Frank Viola

Frank John Viola, Jr. (born April 19, 1960) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982–1989), New York Mets (1989–91), Boston Red Sox (1992–1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995) and Toronto Blue Jays (1996). A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988. Long-time Tigers manager Sparky Anderson said of Viola, "...He's an artist; I love watching him work..." His overall career stats are impressive, with a 3.73 ERA, 176-150 record, 74 complete games, and 16 shutouts in 421 games.

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2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

Himself

1991

1991 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

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1990

1990 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

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1988

1988 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

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1987

1987 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Minnesota Twins Pitcher

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Major League pitching statistics for Frank Viola.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1982	MIN	4-10	5.21	22	22	3	1	126	152	77	73	38	84
1983	MIN	7-15	5.49	35	34	4	0	210	242	141	128	92	127
1984	MIN	18-12	3.21	35	35	10	4	257	225	101	92	73	149
1985	MIN	18-14	4.09	36	36	9	0	250	262	136	114	68	135
1986	MIN	16-13	4.51	37	37	7	1	245	257	136	123	83	191
1987	MIN	17-10	2.90	36	36	7	1	251	230	91	81	66	197
1988	MIN	24-7	2.64	35	35	7	2	255	236	80	75	54	193
1989	MIN	8-12	3.79	24	24	7	1	175	171	80	74	47	138
1989	NYM	5-5	3.38	12	12	2	1	85	75	35	32	27	73
1990	NYM	20-12	2.67	35	35	7	3	249	227	83	74	60	182
1991	NYM	13-15	3.97	35	35	3	0	231	259	112	102	54	132
1992	BOS	13-12	3.44	35	35	6	1	238	214	99	91	89	121
1993	BOS	11-8	3.14	29	29	2	1	183	180	76	64	72	91
1994	BOS	1-1	4.65	6	6	0	0	31	34	17	16	17	9
1995	CIN	0-1	6.28	3	3	0	0	14	20	11	10	3	4
1996	TOR	1-3	7.71	6	6	0	0	30	43	28	26	21	18
Career		176-150	-	421	420	74	16	-	2827	1303	1175	864	1844

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Major League fielding statistics for Frank Viola.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1982	MIN	22	22	126	1	15	2	0	0.889
1983	MIN	35	34	210	7	23	1	2	0.968
1984	MIN	35	35	257	6	26	1	1	0.970
1985	MIN	36	36	250	6	33	5	0	0.886
1986	MIN	37	37	245	8	21	3	1	0.906
1987	MIN	36	36	251	6	34	3	1	0.930
1988	MIN	35	35	255	5	30	2	1	0.946
1989	MIN	24	24	175	7	26	3	1	0.917
1989	NYM	12	12	85	3	9	1	2	0.923
1990	NYM	35	35	249	11	34	1	1	0.978
1991	NYM	35	35	231	6	34	4	1	0.909
1992	BOS	35	35	238	6	47	2	6	0.964
1993	BOS	29	29	183	10	31	4	1	0.911
1994	BOS	6	6	31	0	4	0	1	1.000
1995	CIN	3	3	14	0	2	0	0	1.000
1996	TOR	6	6	30	2	2	0	0	1.000
Career		421	420	-	84	371	32	19	-

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Major League batting statistics for Frank Viola.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1982	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1983	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1984	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1985	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1986	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1987	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1988	MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1989	MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1989	NYM	12	23	2	3	0	1	1	7	0.130	0.167	0.130
1990	NYM	35	85	4	13	0	4	0	20	0.153	0.153	0.153
1991	NYM	35	71	2	9	2	1	2	13	0.127	0.151	0.155
1992	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1993	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1994	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1995	CIN	3	6	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.167	0.167	0.333
1996	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		87	185	8	26	3	6	3	41	-	-	-

First Name	Frank
Middle Name	John
Last Name	Viola
Full Name at Birth	Frank John Viola
Other Names	Sweet Music
Age	53
Date of Birth	April 19, 1960
Birthplace	Hempstead, New York, USA
Height	6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight	200 lbs (90.7 kg)
Build	Athletic
Hair Color	Brown - Light
Star Sign	Aries
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
High School	East Meadow (East Meadow, NY)
University	St. John's University
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	6 June 1982
Last MLB Game	28 May 1996
Draft	Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Claim to Fame	Minnesota Twins

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