Frank Viola

Full Name: Frank John Viola Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 4"/200 First Game: June 6, 1982 Birthdate: April 19, 1960 Final Game: May 28, 1996 Birthplace: Hempstead, New York MLB Experience: 15 years Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography

Born on April 19, 1960 in Hempstead, New York, Frank Viola (Frank John Viola) played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 15 year career. Viola broke into the bigs on June 6, 1982 with the Minnesota Twins, and put up a 5.21 ERA in 126 innings pitched in 1982, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Frank Viola's best season was 1988, when he posted a 2.64 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 193 batters.

Career Highlights

• All-Star Games: 1988, 1990, 1991
• World Series Champion: 1987, named World Series MVP
• Cy Young Award: 1988

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1982	MIN	A	22	22	4	10	5.21	84	77	73	3	1	0	126	152	22	38	2	4	0
1983	MIN	A	35	34	7	15	5.49	127	141	128	4	0	0	210	242	34	92	7	6	8
1984	MIN	A	35	35	18	12	3.21	149	101	92	10	4	0	257.2	225	28	73	1	6	4
1985	MIN	A	36	36	18	14	4.09	135	136	114	9	0	0	250.2	262	26	68	3	6	2
1986	MIN	A	37	37	16	13	4.51	191	136	123	7	1	0	245.2	257	37	83	0	12	3
1987	MIN	A	36	36	17	10	2.90	197	91	81	7	1	0	251.2	230	29	66	1	1	6
1988	MIN	A	35	35	24	7	2.64	193	80	75	7	2	0	255.1	236	20	54	2	5	3
1989	NY	N	12	12	5	5	3.38	73	35	32	2	1	0	85.1	75	5	27	3	3	1
1989	MIN	A	24	24	8	12	3.79	138	80	74	7	1	0	175.2	171	17	47	1	5	3
1989	Total		36	36	13	17	3.66	211	115	106	9	2	0	261	246	22	74	4	8	4
1990	NY	N	35	35	20	12	2.67	182	83	74	7	3	0	249.2	227	15	60	2	11	2
1991	NY	N	35	35	13	15	3.97	132	112	102	3	0	0	231.1	259	25	54	4	6	1
1992	BOS	A	35	35	13	12	3.44	121	99	91	6	1	0	238	214	13	89	4	12	7
1993	BOS	A	29	29	11	8	3.14	91	76	64	2	1	0	183.2	180	12	72	5	5	6
1994	BOS	A	6	6	1	1	4.65	9	17	16	0	0	0	31	34	2	17	0	2	0
1995	CIN	N	3	3	0	1	6.28	4	11	10	0	0	0	14.1	20	3	3	1	1	0
1996	TOR	A	6	6	1	3	7.71	18	28	26	0	0	0	30.1	43	6	21	3	1	2
Total	NL		85	85	38	33	3.38	391	241	218	12	4	0	580.2	581	48	144	10	21	4
Total	AL		336	335	138	117	3.82	1453	1062	957	62	12	0	2255.2	2246	246	720	29	65	44
Total			421	420	176	150	3.73	1844	1303	1175	74	16	0	2836.1	2827	294	864	39	86	48

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1982	MIN	A	P	22	22	126	1	15	2	0	0	0	12	5	2	.889
1983	MIN	A	P	35	34	210	7	23	1	2	0	0	9	5	2	.968
1984	MIN	A	P	35	35	257.2	6	26	1	1	0	2	7	9	2	.970
1985	MIN	A	P	36	36	250.2	6	33	5	0	0	3	6	9	5	.886
1986	MIN	A	P	37	37	245.2	8	21	3	1	0	0	12	16	2	.906
1987	MIN	A	P	36	36	251.2	6	34	3	1	0	1	6	8	4	.930
1988	MIN	A	P	35	35	255.1	5	30	2	1	0	0	7	8	6	.946
1989	NY	N	P	12	12	85.1	3	9	1	2	0	1	5	2	0	.923
1989	MIN	A	P	24	24	175.2	7	26	3	1	0	1	11	9	5	.917
1989	Total		P	36	36	261	10	35	4	3	0	2	16	11	5	.918
1990	NY	N	P	35	35	249.2	11	34	1	1	0	1	25	15	1	.978
1991	NY	N	P	35	35	231.1	6	34	4	1	0	3	6	16	0	.909
1992	BOS	A	P	35	35	238	6	47	2	6	0	1	12	5	1	.964
1993	BOS	A	P	29	29	183.2	10	31	4	1	0	0	11	11	1	.911
1994	BOS	A	P	6	6	31	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	1.000
1995	CIN	N	P	3	3	14.1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1.000
1996	TOR	A	P	6	6	30.1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.000
Total			P	421	420	2836.1	84	371	32	19	0	13	134	125	32	.934

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1982	MIN	A	22	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	MIN	A	35	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984	MIN	A	35	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	MIN	A	36	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	MIN	A	37	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	MIN	A	36	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	MIN	A	35	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	NY	N	12	23	2	3	0	1	.130	.167	.130	0	0	1	7	0	5	0	0	0
1989	MIN	A	24	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	Total		36	23	2	3	0	1	.130	.167	.130	0	0	1	7	0	5	0	0	0
1990	NY	N	35	85	4	13	0	4	.153	.153	.153	0	0	0	20	0	7	0	0	1
1991	NY	N	35	71	2	9	0	1	.127	.151	.155	2	0	2	13	0	10	0	0	1
1992	BOS	A	35	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	BOS	A	29	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	BOS	A	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	CIN	N	3	6	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996	TOR	A	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		85	185	8	26	0	6	.141	.154	.157	3	0	3	41	0	22	0	0	2
Total	AL		336	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			421	185	8	26	0	6	.141	.154	.157	3	0	3	41	0	22	0	0	2

Transactions

• Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1978).
• Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981).
• Traded by Minnesota Twins to New York Mets in exchange for Rick Aguilera, David West, Kevin Tapani, Tim Drummond and a player to be named later (July 31, 1989); Minnesota Twins received Jack Savage (October 16, 1989).
• Granted free agency (October 28, 1991).
• Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 2, 1992).
• Granted free agency (October 20, 1994).
• Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (April 24, 1995).
• Released by Toronto Blue Jays (July 25, 1995).
• Signed by Cincinnati Reds (July 25, 1995).
• Granted free agency (November 1, 1995).
• Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (February 22, 1996).
• Released by Toronto Blue Jays (June 5, 1996).

See also

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