IP 2836
ERA 3.729
WHIP 1.301
BB/9 2.742
SO/9 5.852
  • Full name Frank John Viola
  • Born 04/19/1960 in West Hempstead, NY
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 209 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • Debut 06/06/1982
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (37th overall) by the Minnesota Twins in 1981.
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    Outstanding lefthander from St. John’s who compiled perfect 10-0 record this season, with 0.87 ERA. He was 10-1, 2.16 a year ago as a sophomore. Viola was winning pitcher in NCAA Northeast regional game against Yale, in which Ron Darling threw his heralded no-hitter against St. John’s for 11 innings only to lose 1-0 in 12th. He was a second-round draft choice of Minnesota this spring and has since signed with the Twins.

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