Frank Viola

Q: Where was Frank Viola born?

Frank Viola was born in Hempstead, NY .

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: April 19, 1960 in Hempstead, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from East Meadow HS (East Meadow, NY) and the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. John's University (Queens, NY).

High School: East Meadow HS (East Meadow, NY)

School: St. John's University (Queens, NY)

Debut: June 6, 1982 (Age 22-048d, 14,600th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: May 28, 1996 (Age 36-039d)
vs. CHW 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 6 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Craig Fenech

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Frank John Viola

Nicknames: Sweet Music

Twitter: @FrankViola16

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Career

WAR

47.0

176

150

ERA

3.73

421

420

2836.1

1844

WHIP

1.301

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/BB	Awards
1982	22	MIN	AL	-0.1	4	10	.286	5.21	22	22	0	3	1	0	126.0	152	77	73	22	38	2	84	0	1	4	543	82	4.56	1.508	10.9	1.6	2.7	6.0	2.21
1983	23	MIN	AL	-0.9	7	15	.318	5.49	35	34	0	4	0	0	210.0	242	141	*128*	34	92	7	127	8	2	6	949	77	5.08	1.590	10.4	1.5	3.9	5.4	1.38
1984	24	MIN	AL	4.5	18	12	.600	3.21	35	35	0	10	4	0	257.2	225	101	92	28	73	1	149	4	1	6	1047	131	3.92	1.157	7.9	1.0	2.5	5.2	2.04	CYA-6
1985	25	MIN	AL	1.9	18	14	.563	4.09	36	36	0	9	0	0	250.2	262	136	114	26	68	3	135	2	2	6	1059	107	3.79	1.316	9.4	0.9	2.4	4.8	1.99
1986	26	MIN	AL	2.5	16	13	.552	4.51	37	37	0	7	1	0	245.2	257	136	123	37	83	0	191	3	0	12	1053	95	4.22	1.384	9.4	1.4	3.0	7.0	2.30
1987	27	MIN	AL	8.1	17	10	.630	2.90	36	36	0	7	1	0	251.2	230	91	81	29	66	1	197	6	1	1	1037	159	3.66	1.176	8.2	1.0	2.4	7.0	2.98	CYA-6
1988	28	MIN	AL	7.7	24	7	.774	2.64	35	35	0	7	2	0	255.1	236	80	75	20	54	2	193	3	1	5	1031	154	2.95	1.136	8.3	0.7	1.9	6.8	3.57	AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1989	29	2TM	2LG	4.1	13	17	.433	3.66	36	36	0	9	2	0	261.0	246	115	106	22	74	4	211	4	1	8	1082	106	3.14	1.226	8.5	0.8	2.6	7.3	2.85
1989	29	MIN	AL	3.4	8	12	.400	3.79	24	24	0	7	1	0	175.2	171	80	74	17	47	1	138	3	1	5	731	110	3.30	1.241	8.8	0.9	2.4	7.1	2.94
1989	29	NYM	NL	0.7	5	5	.500	3.38	12	12	0	2	1	0	85.1	75	35	32	5	27	3	73	1	0	3	351	97	2.80	1.195	7.9	0.5	2.8	7.7	2.70
1990	30	NYM	NL	6.4	20	12	.625	2.67	35	35	0	7	3	0	249.2	227	83	74	15	60	2	182	2	0	11	1016	141	2.88	1.150	8.2	0.5	2.2	6.6	3.03	AS,CYA-3
1991	31	NYM	NL	2.6	13	15	.464	3.97	35	35	0	3	0	0	231.1	*259*	112	102	25	54	4	132	1	1	6	980	92	3.83	1.353	10.1	1.0	2.1	5.1	2.44	AS
1992	32	BOS	AL	6.2	13	12	.520	3.44	35	35	0	6	1	0	238.0	214	99	91	13	89	4	121	7	2	12	999	122	3.69	1.273	8.1	0.5	3.4	4.6	1.36
1993	33	BOS	AL	4.3	11	8	.579	3.14	29	29	0	2	1	0	183.2	180	76	64	12	72	5	91	6	0	5	787	148	4.12	1.372	8.8	0.6	3.5	4.5	1.26
1994	34	BOS	AL	0.5	1	1	.500	4.65	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.0	34	17	16	2	17	0	9	0	0	2	136	109	5.03	1.645	9.9	0.6	4.9	2.6	0.53
1995	35	CIN	NL	-0.3	0	1	.000	6.28	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.1	20	11	10	3	3	1	4	0	0	1	64	67	5.89	1.605	12.6	1.9	1.9	2.5	1.33
1996	36	TOR	AL	-0.4	1	3	.250	7.71	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.1	43	28	26	6	21	3	18	2	0	1	150	65	6.83	2.110	12.8	1.8	6.2	5.3	0.86
15 Yrs				47.1	176	150	.540	3.73	421	420	0	74	16	0	2836.1	2827	1303	1175	294	864	39	1844	48	12	86	11933	112	3.81	1.301	9.0	0.9	2.7	5.9	2.13
162 Game Avg				3.8	14	12	.540	3.73	34	34	0	6	1	0	229	229	105	95	24	70	3	149	4	1	7	965	112	3.81	1.301	9.0	0.9	2.7	5.9	2.13

MIN (8 Yrs)				27.0	112	93	.546	3.86	260	259	0	54	10	0	1772.2	1775	842	760	213	521	17	1214	29	9	45	7450	111	3.89	1.295	9.0	1.1	2.6	6.2	2.33
NYM (3 Yrs)				9.8	38	32	.543	3.31	82	82	0	12	4	0	566.1	561	230	208	45	141	9	387	4	1	20	2347	110	3.26	1.240	8.9	0.7	2.2	6.2	2.74
BOS (3 Yrs)				11.0	25	21	.543	3.40	70	70	0	8	2	0	452.2	428	192	171	27	178	9	221	13	2	19	1922	130	3.95	1.339	8.5	0.5	3.5	4.4	1.24
TOR (1 Yr)				-0.4	1	3	.250	7.71	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.1	43	28	26	6	21	3	18	2	0	1	150	65	6.83	2.110	12.8	1.8	6.2	5.3	0.86
CIN (1 Yr)				-0.3	0	1	.000	6.28	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.1	20	11	10	3	3	1	4	0	0	1	64	67	5.89	1.605	12.6	1.9	1.9	2.5	1.33

AL (12 Yrs)				37.6	138	117	.541	3.82	336	335	0	62	12	0	2255.2	2246	1062	957	246	720	29	1453	44	11	65	9522	113	3.94	1.315	9.0	1.0	2.9	5.8	2.02
NL (4 Yrs)				9.5	38	33	.535	3.38	85	85	0	12	4	0	580.2	581	241	218	48	144	10	391	4	1	21	2411	108	3.32	1.249	9.0	0.7	2.2	6.1	2.72

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/BB	Awards
1987	27	MIN	AL,WS	3	1	.750	4.31	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.1	31	16	15	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	132	1.83	1.245	8.9	0.9	2.3	7.2	3.13	WS MVP
1 Yr				3	1	.750	4.31	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.1	31	16	15	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	132	1.83	1.245	8.9	0.9	2.3	7.2	3.13
162 Game Avg				20	7	.750	4.31	34	34	0	0	0	0	211	211	109	102	20	54	0	170	0	0	0	898		1.245	8.9	0.9	2.3	7.2	3.13

WS (1 Yr)				2	1	.667	3.72	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.1	17	8	8	1	3	0	16	0	0	0	76		1.034	7.9	0.5	1.4	7.4	5.33
AL (1 Yr)				1	0	1.000	5.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	14	8	7	2	5	0	9	0	0	0	56	4.79	1.583	10.5	1.5	3.8	6.8	1.80

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Awards
1982	22	MIN	AL	126.0	22	22	77	5.50	4.52	0.34	0.14	106	4.57	-13	-1.2		-0.1	-0.1	-1	.444	.492
1983	23	MIN	AL	210.0	35	34	141	6.04	4.62	0.08	0.14	104	4.86	-28	-2.7	0.51	-0.1	-0.9	-8	.423	.483
1984	24	MIN	AL	257.2	35	35	101	3.53	4.54	0.62	0.14	103	4.19	19	2.2		-0.1	4.5	43	.563	.514	CYA-6
1985	25	MIN	AL	250.2	36	36	136	4.88	4.64	0.25	0.15	105	4.76	-3	-0.3		-0.1	1.9	21	.491	.498
1986	26	MIN	AL	245.2	37	37	136	4.98	4.74	-0.14	0.15	101	5.10	3	0.3		-0.1	2.5	27	.508	.502
1987	27	MIN	AL	251.2	36	36	91	3.25	4.98	0.08	0.17	103	5.24	55	5.9		-0.2	8.1	81	.664	.536	CYA-6
1988	28	MIN	AL	255.1	35	35	80	2.82	4.36	0.07	0.14	101	4.49	47	5.5		-0.2	7.7	71	.657	.534	AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1989	29	2TM	2LG	261.0	36	36	115	3.97	4.22	-0.03	0.14	103	4.55	17	1.8		-0.2	4.1	40	.551	.507
1989	29	MIN	AL	175.2	24	24	80	4.10	4.35	-0.13	0.15	107	4.95	17	1.8		-0.1	3.4	33	.575	.511
1989	29	NYM	NL	85.1	12	12	35	3.69	3.96	0.17	0.14	95	3.73	0	0.0		-0.1	0.7	7	.503	.500
1990	30	NYM	NL	249.2	35	35	83	2.99	4.15	-0.23	0.15	99	4.49	42	4.4		-0.1	6.4	62	.625	.527	AS,CYA-3
1991	31	NYM	NL	231.1	35	35	112	4.36	4.12	-0.43	0.14	99	4.67	8	0.7		-0.1	2.6	26	.521	.504	AS
1992	32	BOS	AL	238.0	35	35	99	3.74	4.48	-0.13	0.15	106	5.02	34	3.9		-0.2	6.2	58	.612	.524
1993	33	BOS	AL	183.2	29	29	76	3.72	4.83	0.47	0.17	107	4.82	22	2.5		-0.1	4.3	42	.588	.516
1994	34	BOS	AL	31.0	6	6	17	4.94	5.24	0.11	0.18	104	5.53	2	0.2		0.0	0.5	6	.532	.501
1995	35	CIN	NL	14.1	3	3	11	6.91	4.68	0.24	0.18	95	4.40	-4	-0.4		0.0	-0.3	-3	.376	.498
1996	36	TOR	AL	30.1	6	6	28	8.31	5.51	-0.13	0.20	100	5.84	-8	-0.7		0.0	-0.4	-5	.380	.496
15 Yrs				2836.1	421	420	1303	4.13	4.53	0.06	0.15	103	4.75	194	22.2	0.51	-1.6	47.1	461	.553	.512
162 Game Avg				229	34	34	105	4.13	4.53	0.06	0.15	103	4.75	16	1.8	0.51	-0.1	3.8	37	.553	.512

MIN (8 Yrs)				1772.2	260	259	842	4.27	4.61	0.15	0.15	104	4.77	98	11.4	0.51	-1.0	27.0	267	.544	.510
NYM (3 Yrs)				566.1	82	82	230	3.66	4.11	-0.25	0.14	99	4.45	50	5.1		-0.3	9.8	96	.563	.513
BOS (3 Yrs)				452.2	70	70	192	3.82	4.67	0.13	0.16	106	4.98	58	6.7		-0.3	11.0	106	.595	.519
TOR (1 Yr)				30.1	6	6	28	8.31	5.51	-0.13	0.20	100	5.84	-8	-0.7		0.0	-0.4	-5	.380	.496
CIN (1 Yr)				14.1	3	3	11	6.91	4.68	0.24	0.18	95	4.40	-4	-0.4		0.0	-0.3	-3	.376	.498

AL (12 Yrs)				2255.2	336	335	1062	4.24	4.63	0.14	0.15	104	4.83	148	17.4	0.51	-1.3	37.6	368	.552	.511
NL (4 Yrs)				580.2	85	85	241	3.74	4.12	-0.24	0.15	99	4.45	46	4.8		-0.3	9.5	93	.556	.513

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					Batting Against					Pitching Ratios			Batted Ball				Win Probability
Season	Age	Team	Lg	IP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	HR%	K%	BB%	LD%	GB%	FB%	GB/FB	WPA	cWPA	RE24	Awards
1982	22	MIN	AL	126.0	.302	.351	.491	.842	.327	4.1	15.5	7.0					-1.3	0.0%	-9.58
1983	23	MIN	AL	210.0	.288	.363	.479	.842	.305	3.6	13.4	9.7					-3.3	-0.9%	-34.06
1984	24	MIN	AL	257.2	.233	.289	.373	.662	.249	2.7	14.2	7.0					3.9	10.4%	29.10	CYA-6
1985	25	MIN	AL	250.2	.268	.315	.410	.725	.287	2.5	12.7	6.4					0.1	-0.1%	-0.71
1986	26	MIN	AL	245.2	.268	.327	.442	.769	.299	3.5	18.1	7.9					0.1	0.4%	-2.77
1987	27	MIN	AL	251.2	.241	.293	.378	.671	.275	2.8	19.0	6.4					4.8	8.8%	47.74	CYA-6
1988	28	MIN	AL	255.1	.245	.286	.357	.642	.286	1.9	18.7	5.2	21.3	35.7	28.9	0.58	5.2	3.2%	43.04	AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1989	29	2TM	2LG	261.0	.249	.303	.372	.675	.295	2.0	19.5	6.8	18.7	42.5	25.7	0.80	0.1	-0.2%	8.93
1989	29	MIN	AL	175.2	.256	.306	.398	.704	.298	2.3	18.9	6.4	19.0	42.2	25.4	0.80	0.0	-0.2%	7.60
1989	29	NYM	NL	85.1	.236	.296	.318	.614	.289	1.4	20.8	7.7	18.0	43.2	26.4	0.82	0.1	0.0%	1.34
1990	30	NYM	NL	249.2	.242	.288	.333	.621	.285	1.5	17.9	5.9	19.2	47.4	21.0	0.98	3.3	5.3%	38.76	AS,CYA-3
1991	31	NYM	NL	231.1	.286	.325	.423	.749	.311	2.6	13.5	5.5	18.5	42.2	27.0	0.79	-0.3	1.4%	-3.87	AS
1992	32	BOS	AL	238.0	.242	.313	.331	.643	.264	1.3	12.1	8.9	22.4	49.9	19.4	1.03	3.0	0.6%	19.48
1993	33	BOS	AL	183.2	.259	.331	.372	.703	.281	1.5	11.6	9.1	20.1	43.4	25.1	0.81	2.9	2.6%	24.05
1994	34	BOS	AL	31.0	.296	.381	.452	.833	.302	1.5	6.6	12.5	21.8	33.6	28.2	0.54	0.0	0.0%	-0.67
1995	35	CIN	NL	14.1	.333	.359	.483	.843	.315	4.7	6.3	4.7	14.0	29.8	38.6	0.45	-0.3	0.0%	-2.17
1996	36	TOR	AL	30.1	.350	.443	.537	.980	.363	4.0	12.0	14.0	27.5	44.0	21.1	0.84	-0.9	-0.5%	-10.86
15 Yrs				2836.1	.260	.316	.395	.711	.288	2.5	15.5	7.2	20.1	43.1	24.7	0.81	17.2	30.9%	146.40
MLB Average					.261	.327	.395	.723	.288	2.3	14.9	8.6	20.7	43.6	25.0	0.81

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					Batting Against					Pitching Ratios			Batted Ball				Win Probability
Season	Age	Team	Lg	IP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	HR%	K%	BB%	LD%	GB%	FB%	GB/FB	WPA	cWPA	RE24	Awards
1987	27	MIN	AL,WS	31.1	.250	.295	.347	.642	.292	2.3	18.9	6.1	18.2	48.5	25.3	0.96	0.0	24.5%	2.35	WS MVP
1 Yr				31.1	.250	.295	.347	.642	.292	2.3	18.9	6.1	18.2	48.5	25.3	0.96	0.0	24.5%	2.35
MLB Average					.257	.324	.393	.717	.289	2.5	16.6	8.1	15.9	42.3	28.6	0.85

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					Batting				Batting Ratios			Batted Ball							Win Probability			Baserunning
Season	Age	Team	Lg	PA	rOBA	Rbat+	BAbip	ISO	HR%	SO%	BB%	LD%	GB%	FB%	GB/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	WPA	cWPA	RE24	RS%	XBT%	Pos	Awards
1988	28	MIN	AL	0																				1	AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1989	29	2TM	2LG	29	.181	-22	.188	.000	0.0	24.1	3.4	9.5	52.4	4.8	2.75	5.0	85.0	10.0	-0.5	-0.4%	-3.46	50.0	0.0	1
1989	29	MIN	AL	0																				1
1989	29	NYM	NL	29	.181	-22	.188	.000	0.0	24.1	3.4	9.5	52.4	4.8	2.75	5.0	85.0	10.0	-0.5	-0.4%	-3.46	50.0	0.0	1
1990	30	NYM	NL	92	.149	-46	.200	.000	0.0	21.7	0.0	13.9	52.8	13.9	1.46	21.4	62.9	15.7	-0.9	-2.0%	-13.56	30.8	0.0	1	AS,CYA-3
1991	31	NYM	NL	83	.168	-32	.155	.028	0.0	15.7	2.4	7.4	58.8	11.8	2.35	27.9	58.8	13.2	-1.3	-1.1%	-16.01	18.2	0.0	1	AS

1995	35	CIN	NL	6	.211	6	.200	.167	0.0	16.7	0.0	20.0	40.0	20.0	0.67	0.0	100.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0%	-1.67	0.0		/1
5 Yrs				210	.162	-36	.181	.016	0.0	19.5	1.4	10.8	54.8	12.0	1.82	21.5	65.0	13.5	-2.8	-3.5%	-34.70	27.6	0.0	1
MLB Average					.334	100	.288	.135	2.3	14.9	8.6	20.7	43.6	25.0	0.81	28.9	52.2	18.9				30.9	43.9

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						Batting Ratios			Win Probability
Season	Age	Team	Lg	PA	ISO	HR%	SO%	BB%	WPA	cWPA	RE24	Pos	Awards
1987	27	MIN	AL,WS	1	.000	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	-0.9%	-0.24	/1	WS MVP
1 Yr				1	.000	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	-0.9%	-0.24	/1
MLB Average					.135	2.5	16.6	8.1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1982	22	MIN	AL	P	22	22	3	126.0	18	1	15	2	0	.889	.958	1.14	1.80	0.73	1.80	4	12	5	29.4	36.3	2
1983	23	MIN	AL	P	35	34	4	210.0	31	7	23	1	2	.968	.958	1.29	1.80	0.86	1.78	6	9	5	35.7	32.7	2
1984	24	MIN	AL	P	35	35	10	257.2	33	6	26	1	1	.970	.958	1.12	1.79	0.91	1.78	6	7	9	56.3	36.1	2	CYA-6
1985	25	MIN	AL	P	36	36	9	250.2	44	6	33	5	0	.886	.953	1.40	1.86	1.08	1.84	6	6	9	60.0	32.9	5
1986	26	MIN	AL	P	37	37	7	245.2	32	8	21	3	1	.906	.957	1.06	1.83	0.78	1.81	12	12	16	57.1	34.1	1
1987	27	MIN	AL	P	36	36	7	251.2	43	6	34	3	1	.930	.955	1.43	1.84	1.11	1.82	1	6	8	57.1	30.8	4	CYA-6
1988	28	MIN	AL	P	35	35	7	255.1	37	5	30	2	1	.946	.961	1.23	1.78	1.00	1.77	5	7	8	53.3	31.3	6	AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1989	29	2TM	2LG	P	36	36	9	261.0	49	10	35	4	3	.918	.957	1.55	1.87	1.25	1.86	8	16	11	40.7	31.5	5
1989	29	MIN	AL	P	24	24	7	175.2	36	7	26	3	1	.917	.960	1.69	1.87	1.38	1.85	5	11	9	45.0	31.4	5
1989	29	NYM	NL	P	12	12	2	85.1	13	3	9	1	2	.923	.947	1.27	1.87	1.00	1.87	3	5	2	28.6	31.9	0
1990	30	NYM	NL	P	35	35	7	249.2	46	11	34	1	1	.978	.957	1.62	1.80	1.29	1.79	11	25	15	37.5	28.9	1	AS,CYA-3
1991	31	NYM	NL	P	35	35	3	231.1	44	6	34	4	1	.909	.955	1.56	1.86	1.14	1.85	6	6	16	72.7	32.9	0	AS
1992	32	BOS	AL	P	35	35	6	238.0	55	6	47	2	6	.964	.953	2.00	1.72	1.51	1.71	12	12	5	29.4	33.5	1
1993	33	BOS	AL	P	29	29	2	183.2	45	10	31	4	1	.911	.953	2.01	1.79	1.41	1.78	5	11	11	50.0	36.0	1
1994	34	BOS	AL	P	6	6	0	31.0	4	0	4	0	1	1.000	.955	1.16	1.71	0.67	1.72	2	3	3	50.0	31.0	0
1995	35	CIN	NL	P	3	3	0	14.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.955	1.26	1.82	0.67	1.83	1	2	1	33.3	29.7	1
1996	36	TOR	AL	P	6	6	0	30.1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	.960	1.19	1.78	0.67	1.77	1	0	3	100.0	30.3	0
15 Yrs					421	420	74	2836.1	487	84	371	32	19	.934	.956	1.44	1.81	1.08	1.80	86	134	125	48.3	32.7	31

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1987	27	MIN	AL,WS	P	5	5	31.1	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	2.01	1.40	1	1	50.0	WS MVP
1 Yr					5	5	31.1	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	2.01	1.40	1	1	50.0

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Frank Viola is 64 years old.

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Frank Viola was born on April 19, 1960.

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Frank Viola was born in Hempstead, NY.

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Frank Viola is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

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Frank Viola weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

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Frank Viola played 15 seasons.

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Frank Viola was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from East Meadow HS (East Meadow, NY) and the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. John's University (Queens, NY).

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Frank Viola had 1,844 strikeouts over his career.

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