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Frank Viola
	Frank John Viola
	(Sweet Music)

	Born: April 19, 1960 in Hempstead, NY
	53 years old
	Bats: L	Throws: L	Ht: 6'4"	Wt: 200

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Notes:
- Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1981 - (Round 2)
- High School: East Meadow (East Meadow, NY)
- College/Univ: St. John's University (1979-1981)

Teams

												Park Factors			Attendance
Yr	Age	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	W%	WC	Div	Lg	WS	Run	HR	Ballpark	Rank	Ratio
1982	22.2	Minnesota Twins	AL	7	60	102	.370					1.02	1.17	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	14 / 14	0.56
1983	23.2	Minnesota Twins	AL	5	70	92	.432					1.05	1.09	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	12 / 14	0.50
1984	24.2	Minnesota Twins	AL	2	81	81	.500					1.06	1.11	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	10 / 14	0.93
1985	25.2	Minnesota Twins	AL	4	77	85	.475					1.04	1.04	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	9 / 14	0.91
1986	26.2	Minnesota Twins	AL	6	71	91	.438					1.05	1.07	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	13 / 14	0.70
1987	27.2	Minnesota Twins	AL	1	85	77	.525		✓	✓	✓	1.01	1.00	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	6 / 14	1.07
1988	28.2	Minnesota Twins	AL	2	91	71	.562					1.05	1.07	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	1 / 14	1.48
1989	29.2	Minnesota Twins	AL	5	80	82	.494					1.05	1.03	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	7 / 14	1.07
1989	29.2	New York Mets	NL	2	87	75	.537					0.96	0.95	Shea Stadium	3 / 12	1.38
1990	30.2	New York Mets	NL	2	91	71	.562					0.97	0.99	Shea Stadium	2 / 12	1.34
1991	31.2	New York Mets	NL	5	77	84	.478					1.00	0.99	Shea Stadium	5 / 12	1.09
1992	32.2	Boston Red Sox	AL	7	73	89	.451					1.06	0.99	Fenway Park II	6 / 14	1.09
1993	33.2	Boston Red Sox	AL	5	80	82	.494					1.06	0.92	Fenway Park II	4 / 14	1.02
1994	34.2	Boston Red Sox	AL	4	54	61	.470					1.05	1.01	Fenway Park II	7 / 14	0.91
1995	35.2	Cincinnati Reds	NL	1	85	59	.590		✓			0.99	1.07	Riverfront Stadium	6 / 14	1.02
1996	36.2	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	4	74	88	.457					1.00	1.02	Skydome	5 / 14	1.20
15		5			1236	1290	.489	0	2	1	1	1.03	1.00			1.02

												Park Factors				Att
Yrs		Team			W	L	W%	WC	Div	Lg	WS	Run	HR			Ratio
8		MIN			615	681	.475	0	1	1	1	1.04				0.90
3		NYM			255	230	.526	0	0	0	0	0.98				1.27
3		BOS			207	232	.472	0	0	0	0	1.05				1.02
1		CIN			85	59	.590	0	1	0	0	0.99				1.02
1		TOR			74	88	.457	0	0	0	0	1.00				1.20

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James