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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	MIN	@	OAK	W,3-2	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 12	MIN		SEA	L,4-10	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (4)	Apr 17	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 21	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 26	MIN		CAL	L,6-7	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 1	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS	17	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 6	MIN		BAL	L,3-5	GS	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (2)	May 10	MIN		DET	W,12-2	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 15	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
10	39 (4)	May 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-17	GS	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	42 (2)	May 24	MIN		MIL	L,3-6	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	47 (4)	May 30	MIN		BOS	W,13-5	GS	22	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	52 (4)	Jun 4	MIN	@	TOR	W,10-4	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 9	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
15	62 (4)	Jun 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-3	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	66 (3)	Jun 20	MIN		CLE	W,9-8	GS	34	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	25	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	75 (3)	Jun 30	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-2	GS	31	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	80 (4)	Jul 5	MIN		BAL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	85 (4)	Jul 10	MIN		NYY	L,1-11	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	89 (3)	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS	29	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	93 (3)	Jul 21	MIN	@	DET	W,1-0	GS	26	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	97 (3)	Jul 26	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-4	GS	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	100 (2)	Jul 29	MIN		SEA	W,4-2	GS	28	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (3)	Aug 3	MIN		OAK	L,4-5	GS	26	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	109 (4)	Aug 9	MIN	@	OAK	W,9-2	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	114 (4)	Aug 13	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	119 (4)	Aug 18	MIN		BOS	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	124 (4)	Aug 24	MIN		TOR	L,5-7	GS	30	6.1	1	1	1	3	1	P
30	129 (4)	Aug 30	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-8	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	134 (4)	Sep 5	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-12	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	139 (4)	Sep 11	MIN		TEX	W,6-2	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	143 (3)	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS	32	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	147 (3)	Sep 20	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	152 (4)	Sep 25	MIN		KCR	L,1-8	GS	29	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	157 (4)	Sep 30	MIN		CLE	W,10-9	GS	27	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	162 (4)	Oct 5	MIN		CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							37gm		245.2	8	21	3	32	1