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Lee Viau

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-4, 160lb (163cm, 72kg)

Born: July 5, 1866 in Corinth, VT us

Died: December 17, 1947 in Hopewell, NJ

Buried: Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, NJ

School: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)

Last Game: August 27, 1892 (Age 26-053d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1888 season

Full Name: Leon A. Viau

Pronunciation: \Vee-oh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

ERA

3.33

178

162

1442.0

554

WHIP

1.364

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1887	20	-3.1	St. Paul	NWES	N/A		24	19	.558	2.01	5.69	48	46		46	1		416.1	506	263	93		113		205	17		26		1.487	10.9		2.4	4.4	1.81
1888	21	-2.3	CIN	AA	Maj	CIN	27	14	.659	2.65	4.46	42	42	0	42	1	0	387.2	331	192	114	7	110		164	20	0	27	1618	1.138	7.7	0.2	2.6	3.8	1.49
1889	22	-1.8	CIN	AA	Maj	CIN	22	20	.524	3.79	5.40	47	42	5	38	1	1	373.0	379	224	157	8	136		152	10	0	18	1631	1.381	9.1	0.2	3.3	3.7	1.12
1890	23		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-CLV	11	14	.440	3.88	6.12	26	23	3	20	2	0	197.0	198	134	85	12	81		71	6	0	4	870	1.416	9.0	0.5	3.7	3.2	0.88
1890	23	-1.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	7	5	.583	4.50	6.90	13	10	3	7	1	0	90.0	97	69	45	8	39		41	1	0	1	404	1.511	9.7	0.8	3.9	4.1	1.05
1890	23	-1.3	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	4	9	.308	3.36	5.47	13	13	0	13	1	0	107.0	101	65	40	4	42		30	5	0	3	466	1.336	8.5	0.3	3.5	2.5	0.71
1891	24	-1.8	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	18	17	.514	3.01	6.26	45	38	6	31	0	0	343.2	367	239	115	3	138		130	15	0	21	1548	1.469	9.6	0.1	3.6	3.4	0.94
1892	25		3 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-CLV-LOU	5	12	.294	3.97	5.89	18	17	1	15	1	0	140.2	166	92	62	7	61		37	0	0	4	649	1.614	10.6	0.4	3.9	2.4	0.61
1892	25	-0.3	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	0	1	.000	36.00	45.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	5	4	0	1		0	0	0	0	9	6.000	45.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1892	25	-0.3	LOU	NL	Maj	LOU	4	11	.267	3.99	5.92	16	15	1	14	1	0	130.2	156	86	58	7	56		36	0	0	4	604	1.622	10.7	0.5	3.9	2.5	0.64
1892	25	-0.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	1	0	1.000	0.00	1.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	36	1.000	5.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.25

1896	29	4.9	Paterson	ATLL	A		7	5	.583	2.64	7.09	13	12		10	0		99.0	100	78	29		50		41	6		3		1.515	9.1		4.5	3.7	0.82
1897	30	5.4	Paterson	ATLL	B		17	20	.459	1.27	5.19	39	38		37	1		333.0	329	192	47		114		122	31		6		1.330	8.9		3.1	3.3	1.07

1899	32		3 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A		12	9	.571		6.46	26	25		17	1		191.0	203	137			56		61	16	1	4		1.356	9.6		2.6	2.9	1.09
1899	32	5.7	Worcester	EL	A		1	4	.200		10.15	6	6		4	0		47.0	63	53			15		16	1	1	1		1.660	12.1		2.9	3.1	1.07
1899	32	6.8	Utica	NYSL	C		6	2	.750		4.04	12	11		5	1		78.0	70	35			27		25	10		1		1.244	8.1		3.1	2.9	0.93
1899	32	6.8	Binghamton	NYSL	C		5	3	.625		6.68	8	8		8	0		66.0	70	49			14		20	5		2		1.273	9.5		1.9	2.7	1.43

1901	34	7.0	Troy	NYSL	C							42

1903	36	11.4	Providence	EL	A		12	19	.387										303				62		77										1.24

1906	39	12.6	Binghamton	NYSL	B							23
1907	40	14.7	Braddock	POML	D							22
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		83	77	.519	3.33	5.50	178	162	15	146	5	1	1442.0	1441	881	533	37	526		554	51	0	74	6316	1.364	9.0	0.2	3.3	3.5	1.05
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		48	53				165	75		64	2		623.0	935	407	76		282		301	53	1	13
Other (1 season)					Other		24	19	.558	2.01	5.69	48	46		46	1		416.1	506	263	93		113		205	17		26		1.487	10.9		2.4	4.4	1.81
All Levels (13 Seasons)							155	149				391	283	15	256	8	1	2481.1	2882	1551	702	37	921		1060	121	1	113	6316

A (3 seasons)					Minors		20	28	.417			19	18		14	0		146.0	466	131	29		127		134	7	1	4		4.062				8.3	1.06
B (2 seasons)					Minors		17	20				62	38		37	1		333.0	329	192	47		114		122	31		6
C (2 seasons)					Minors		11	5				62	19		13	1		144.0	140	84			41		45	15		3
D (1 season)					Minors							22