Frank Viola

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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

47.0

176

150

ERA

3.73

421

420

2836.1

1844

WHIP

1.301

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-7 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	19 (12-6-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-3)

Most Driven In
D Magadan	1
T Teufel	0
K Elster	0
B Lyons	0

Most Driven In By
G Jefferies	1
J Samuel	0

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	93 (92)	Jul 18	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Minnesota Twins to New York Mets
2	3	105	Aug 2	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.52	-0.030	1.46	-0.02%	-0.20	P
3	4	110 (4)	Aug 7	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.44	-0.056	2.02	-0.05%	-0.38	P
4	5	115 (4)	Aug 11	NYM		STL	L,0-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.88	-0.041	4.40	-0.06%	-0.33	P
5	6	120 (4)	Aug 17	NYM		SDP	L,2-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.11	0.006	2.52	0.01%	0.04	P
6	7	125 (4)	Aug 22	NYM		SFG	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.68	-0.033	2.19	-0.06%	-0.22	P
7	8	130 (4)	Aug 28	NYM	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.99	-0.083	1.83	-0.09%	-0.91	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	9	134 (3)	Sep 2	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.60	-0.029	1.73	-0.05%	-0.22	P
9	10	139 (4)	Sep 7	NYM		STL	W,13-1	GS-7	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.79	0.026	1.41	0.03%	1.13	P
10	11	144 (4)	Sep 12	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.49	-0.081	2.08	-0.07%	-0.57	P
11	12	149 (4)	Sep 18	NYM	@	CHC	L,6-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.61	-0.032	.74	-0.02%	-0.44	P
12	13	154 (4)	Sep 23	NYM		MON	W,13-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	1.15	-0.061	.19	-0.01%	-0.52	P
13	14	159 (4)	Sep 29 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	1.04	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.84	P
							6-7		29	23	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297		1.09	-0.506	1.51	-0.39%	-3.46

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