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Frank Viola Frank Viola
Full name: Frank John Viola
Born: April 19, 1960, Hempstead, New York
First Game: June 6, 1982; Final Game: May 28, 1996
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 4" Weight: 200
AL Cy Young (1988)
World Series MVP (1987)
TSN AL Pitcher of the Year (1988)
LHP on TSN NL All-Star Team (1990)
LHP on TSN AL All-Star Team (1988)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1982 MIN A                22     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1982 MIN A
1983 MIN A                35     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1983 MIN A
1984 MIN A                35     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1984 MIN A
1985 MIN A                36     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1985 MIN A
1986 MIN A                37     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1986 MIN A
1987 MIN A                36     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1987 MIN A
1988 MIN A                35     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1988 MIN A
1989 MIN A                24     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 MIN A
1989 NY  N Daily Splits   12    23    2    3   0   0   0    1    1   0    7   0   5   0   0   1   0    0   0  .130  .167  .130   0.0 1989 NY  N
1989 Total                36    23    2    3   0   0   0    1    1   0    7   0   5   0   0   1   0    0   0  .130  .167  .130   0.0 1989 Total
1990 NY  N Daily Splits   35    85    4   13   0   0   0    4    0   0   20   0   7   0   0   1   1    0   0  .153  .153  .153   0.0 1990 NY  N
1991 NY  N Daily Splits   35    71    2    9   2   0   0    1    2   0   13   0  10   0   0   2   1    0   0  .127  .151  .155   0.0 1991 NY  N
1992 BOS A                35     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1992 BOS A
1993 BOS A                29     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1993 BOS A
1994 BOS A                 6     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1994 BOS A
1995 CIN N Daily Splits    3     6    0    1   1   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .167  .333   0.0 1995 CIN N
1996 TOR A                 6     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1996 TOR A
Total NL                  85   185    8   26   3   0   0    6    3   0   41   0  22   0   0   4   2    0   0  .141  .154  .157   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 336     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits  421   185    8   26   3   0   0    6    3   0   41   0  22   0   0   4   2    0   0  .141  .154  .157   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1987 MIN A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1987 MIN A
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits    3     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1987 MIN A
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1988 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1988 AL   
1990 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1990 NL   
1991 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1991 NL   
Total                      3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1982 MIN A Daily Splits   22  22   3   1   0   0  126    152   543  22   77   73   38   2   84   2   0   4   0   1  25   2  12   5   4  10   5.21  -1.2 1982 MIN A
1983 MIN A Daily Splits   35  34   4   0   0   0  210    242   949  34  141  128   92   7  127   5   2   6   8   2  43   8  13   9   7  15   5.49  -2.5 1983 MIN A
1984 MIN A Daily Splits   35  35  10   4   0   0  257.2  225  1047  28  101   92   73   1  149   1   5   6   4   1  37   7  19  14  18  12   3.21   2.9 1984 MIN A
1985 MIN A Daily Splits   36  36   9   0   0   0  250.2  262  1059  26  136  114   68   3  135   5   5   6   2   2  51   5  17  15  18  14   4.09   0.4 1985 MIN A
1986 MIN A Daily Splits   37  37   7   1   0   0  245.2  257  1053  37  136  123   83   0  191   4   5  12   3   0  45   5  16  13  16  13   4.51  -0.7 1986 MIN A
1987 MIN A Daily Splits   36  36   7   1   0   0  251.2  230  1037  29   91   81   66   1  197   7   3   1   6   1  44   0  13   7  17  10   2.90   4.5 1987 MIN A
1988 MIN A Daily Splits   35  35   7   2   0   0  255.1  236  1031  20   80   75   54   2  193   6   6   5   3   1  37   5  20   8  24   7   2.64   4.7 1988 MIN A
1989 MIN A Daily Splits   24  24   7   1   0   0  175.2  171   731  17   80   74   47   1  138   9   4   5   3   1  36   4  10   9   8  12   3.79   0.7 1989 MIN A
1989 NY  N Daily Splits   12  12   2   1   0   0   85.1   75   351   5   35   32   27   3   73   3   2   3   1   0   7   2   6   4   5   5   3.38  -0.1 1989 NY  N
1989 Total                36  36   9   2   0   0  261    246  1082  22  115  106   74   4  211  12   6   8   4   1  43   6  16  13  13  17   3.66   0.6 1989 Total
1990 NY  N Daily Splits   35  35   7   3   0   0  249.2  227  1016  15   83   74   60   2  182  13   3  11   2   0  36   2  17  17  20  12   2.67   3.7 1990 NY  N
1991 NY  N Daily Splits   35  35   3   0   0   0  231.1  259   980  25  112  102   54   4  132  15   5   6   1   1  41   4  15  14  13  15   3.97  -0.9 1991 NY  N
1992 BOS A Daily Splits   35  35   6   1   0   0  238    214   999  13   99   91   89   4  121   7  10  12   7   2  40   0  29  16  13  12   3.44   2.3 1992 BOS A
1993 BOS A Daily Splits   29  29   2   1   0   0  183.2  180   787  12   76   64   72   5   91   8   7   5   6   0  32   5  15  12  11   8   3.14   2.6 1993 BOS A
1994 BOS A Daily Splits    6   6   0   0   0   0   31     34   136   2   17   16   17   0    9   2   2   2   0   0   8   2   6   2   1   1   4.65   0.1 1994 BOS A
1995 CIN N Daily Splits    3   3   0   0   0   0   14.1   20    64   3   11   10    3   1    4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   6.28  -0.2 1995 CIN N
1996 TOR A Daily Splits    6   6   0   0   0   0   30.1   43   150   6   28   26   21   3   18   1   3   1   2   0   5   0   6   2   1   3   7.71  -0.9 1996 TOR A
Total NL                  85  85  12   4   0   0  580.2  581  2411  48  241  218  144  10  391  31  11  21   4   1  84   8  39  35  38  33   3.38   2.5 Total NL        
Total AL                 336 335  62  12   0   0 2255.2 2246  9522 246 1062  957  720  29 1453  57  52  65  44  11 403  43 176 112 138 117   3.82  12.9 Total AL        
Total            Splits  421 420  74  16   0   0 2836.1 2827 11933 294 1303 1175  864  39 1844  88  63  86  48  12 487  51 215 147 176 150   3.73  15.4 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   12     14    56   2    8    7    5   0    9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   5.25 1987 MIN A
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits    3   3   0   0   0   0   19.1   17    76   1    8    8    3   0   16   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   2   1   3.72 1987 MIN A
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1988 AL    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    2      0     6   0    0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00 1988 AL   
1990 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      1     3   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0.00 1990 NL   
1991 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      0     4   0    0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1991 NL   
Total            Splits    3   1   0   0   0   0    4      1    13   0    0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0.00 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1982 MIN A Daily   P   22   22    3   126       1   15    2    0   0    0    5   12    2  .889
1983 MIN A Daily   P   35   34    4   210       7   23    1    2   0    0    5    9    2  .968
1984 MIN A Daily   P   35   35   10   257.2     6   26    1    1   0    2    9    7    2  .970
1985 MIN A Daily   P   36   36    9   250.2     6   33    5    0   0    3    9    6    5  .886
1986 MIN A Daily   P   37   37    7   245.2     8   21    3    1   0    0   16   12    2  .906
1987 MIN A Daily   P   36   36    7   251.2     6   34    3    1   0    1    8    6    4  .930
1988 MIN A Daily   P   35   35    7   255.1     5   30    2    1   0    0    8    7    6  .946
1989 MIN A Daily   P   24   24    6   175.2     7   26    3    1   0    1    9   11    5  .917
1989 NY  N Daily   P   12   12    2    85.1     3    9    1    2   0    1    2    5    0  .923
1989 Total         P   36   36    8   261      10   35    4    3   0    2   11   16    5  .918
1990 NY  N Daily   P   35   35    7   249.2    11   34    1    1   0    1   15   25    1  .978
1991 NY  N Daily   P   35   35    3   231.1     6   34    4    1   0    3   16    6    0  .909
1992 BOS A Daily   P   35   35    6   238       6   47    2    6   0    1    5   12    1  .964
1993 BOS A Daily   P   29   29    2   183.2    10   31    4    1   0    0   11   11    1  .911
1994 BOS A Daily   P    6    6    0    31       0    4    0    1   0    0    3    3    0 1.000
1995 CIN N Daily   P    3    3    0    14.1     0    2    0    0   0    0    1    2    1 1.000
1996 TOR A Daily   P    6    6    0    30.1     2    2    0    0   0    0    3    0    0 1.000
Total              P  421  420   73  2836.1    84  371   32   19   0   13  125  134   32  .934
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1987 MIN A Daily   P    2    2    0    12       0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1987 MIN A Daily   P    3    3    0    19.1     1    5    0    0   0    0    1    1    1 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1988 AL    Daily   P    1    1    0     2       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1990 NL    Daily   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1991 NL    Daily   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total              P    3    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG

TransactionsTransactions
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).


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