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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	MIN		OAK	W,4-1	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 13	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-6	GS	32	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 23	MIN		CAL	L,3-7	GS	30	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 28	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-5	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (2)	May 2	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	GS	23	4.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 7	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	GS	30	7.1	0	2	1	3	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 12	MIN	@	BAL	L,7-10	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 17	MIN		BOS	W,10-8	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	41 (3)	May 22	MIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	45 (3)	May 27	MIN		MIL	W,7-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	50 (4)	Jun 1	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 6	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	59 (4)	Jun 12 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 16	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-3	GS	24	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	68 (3)	Jun 21	MIN		CHW	W,8-6	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	72 (3)	Jun 26	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	78 (5)	Jul 1	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	83 (4)	Jul 6	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
20	88 (4)	Jul 11	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	91 (2)	Jul 17	MIN		TOR	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	96 (4)	Jul 22	MIN		NYY	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	101 (4)	Jul 27	MIN	@	SEA	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	0	5	1	6	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	105 (3)	Aug 1	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
25	110 (4)	Aug 6	MIN		OAK	W,9-4	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	114 (3)	Aug 11	MIN		CAL	W,7-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	119 (4)	Aug 16	MIN		SEA	W,5-1	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	124 (4)	Aug 21	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-11	GS	23	4.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
29	129 (4)	Aug 26	MIN		DET	L,8-10	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	132 (2)	Aug 30	MIN	@	MIL	W,10-6	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	136 (3)	Sep 4	MIN		MIL	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	141 (4)	Sep 9	MIN		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	145 (3)	Sep 14	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-8	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	149 (3)	Sep 19	MIN		CLE	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	153 (3)	Sep 24	MIN		TEX	W,4-0	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
36	160 (6)	Oct 2	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-6	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							36gm		251.2	6	34	3	43	1