Frank Viola
Frank John "Sweet Music" Viola
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 209 lbs.
Born: April 19, 1960 in Hempstead, NY
Drafted: 2nd round 1981 by the Minnesota Twins
Acquired: traded from the Twins for Rick Aguilera, David West, Kevin Tapani, Tim Drummond, and a player to be named later (Jack Savage), July 1989
Departed: as a free agent, October 1991
They called him "Sweet Music." I don't know how sweet the music was, but his pitching was a thing of beauty; he had 20-game-winning seasons for both the Twins and the Mets, he won a Cy Young Award, an All-Star game, and two games in the 1987 World Series. This is his 1983 Donruss rookie card. More are pictured below.
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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)YEAR CLUB G GS CG IP W L PCT H R ER SO BB ShO SV ERA 1983 Min AL 35 34 4 210.0 7 15 .318 242 141 128 127 92 0 0 5.49 1984 Min AL 35 35 10 257.2 18 12 .600 225 101 92 149 73 4 0 3.21 1985 Min AL 36 36 9 250.2 18 14 .563 262 136 114 135 68 0 0 4.09 1986 Min AL 37 37 7 245.2 16 13 .552 257 136 123 191 83 1 0 4.51 1987 Min AL 36 36 7 251.2 17 10 .630 230 91 81 197 66 1 0 2.90 1988 Min AL 35 35 7 255.1 24 7 .774 236 80 75 193 54 2 0 2.64 1989 2teams 36 36 9 261.0 13 17 .433 246 115 106 211 74 2 0 3.66 1990 *METS* 35 35 7 249.2 20 12 .625 227 83 74 182 60 3 0 2.67 1991 *METS* 35 35 3 231.1 13 15 .464 259 112 102 132 54 0 0 3.97 1992 Bos AL 35 35 6 238.0 13 12 .520 214 99 91 121 89 1 0 3.44 1993 Bos AL 29 29 2 183.2 11 8 .579 180 76 64 91 72 1 0 3.14 1994 Bos AL 6 6 0 31.0 1 1 .500 34 17 16 9 17 0 0 4.65 1995 Cin NL 3 3 0 14.1 0 1 .000 20 11 10 4 3 0 0 6.28 1996 Tor AL 6 6 0 30.1 1 3 .250 43 28 26 18 21 0 0 7.71 METS TOTALS 82 82 12 566.1 38 32 .543 561 230 208 387 141 4 0 3.31 OTHER CLUBS 339 338 62 2270.0 138 118 .539 2266 1073 967 1457 723 12 0 3.83 CAREER TOTS 421 420 74 2836.1 176 150 .540 2827 1303 1175 1844 864 16 0 3.73 |
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season highlighted in blue denotes he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Pitcher of the Year |
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SPLIT SEASONS YEAR CLUB G GS CG IP W L PCT H R ER SO BB ShO SV ERA |
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This is a list of the Frank Viola cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at
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1986 Topps Tattoos |
1983 Donruss #382
1983 Fleer #625
1983 Topps #586
1984 Donruss #364
1984 Fleer #575
1984 O-Pee-Chee #28
1984 Topps #28
1984 Topps Stickers #312 (uncut)
1985 Donruss #17 (Diamond Kings)
1985 Donruss #436
1985 Donruss Diamond Kings Supers #17
1985 Fleer #291
1985 Topps #266
1985 Topps #710 (All-Star)
1985 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars #7
1985 Topps Tiffany #710 (All-Star)
1986 Donruss #194
1986 Fleer #408
1986 Fleer Star Stickers #124
1986 Kay Bee Young Superstars of Baseball #33
1986 Leaf #126
1986 Minnesota Twins Postcards
1986 O-Pee-Chee #269
1986 Topps #742
1986 Topps Mini Leaders #25
1986 Topps Tattoos (partial panel)
1987 Donruss #196
1987 Fleer #554
1987 O-Pee-Chee #310
1987 Topps #206 (Twins Leaders)
1987 Topps #310
1987 Topps Stickers #277 (uncut)
1988 Chef Boyardee #15
1988 Classic Red #183
1988 Donruss #149
1988 Drake's Super Pitchers #29
1988 Fleer #25
1988 Panini Stickers #134
1988 Rite Aid Team MVP's #33
1988 Score #475
1988 Score Glossy #475
1988 Topps #625
1988 Topps American Baseball #82
1988 Topps Big #201
1988 Topps Mini Leaders #25
1988 Topps Stickers #25
1988 Topps Stickers #282 (uncut)
1988 Woolworth Baseball Highlights #19, #33
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1989 Cadaco |
1989 Baseball Cards Magazine replicard #50
1989 Bazooka Shining Stars #21
1989 Bowman #150
1989 Cadaco Discs
1989 Cap'n Crunch #4
1989 Classic Orange #144
1989 Donruss #23 (Diamond King)
1989 Donruss #237
1989 Donruss All-Stars #8
1989 Donruss Diamond Kings Jumbos #23
1989 Donruss Pop-Ups
1989 Fleer #127
1989 Fleer All Star Team #12
1989 Fleer Heroes of Baseball #42
1989 Hills Team MVP's #31
1989 J. J. Nissen Super Stars #17
1989 Panini Stickers #237, #248, #383, #475
1989 Score #290
1989 Score Rookie & Traded #67T
1989 Topps #120
1989 Topps #406 (All-Star)
1989 Topps Big #140
1989 Topps DoubleHeaders
1989 Topps Glossy Rak Pak All-Stars #10
1989 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars #18
1989 Topps Mini Leaders #64
1989 Topps Sticker Cards #30
1989 Topps Stickers #153 (foil)
1989 Topps Stickers #292
1989 Upper Deck #397
1989 Upper Deck #658 (AL Cy Young Award)
1989 Upper Deck #691 (Twins checklist)
1989 Woolworth's Highlights #3
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1989 Topps Coins |
1990 Bowman #122
1990 Bowman Tiffany #122
1990 Classic Blue #91
1990 Classic Yellow #T37
1990 Classic Yellow (4 in 1)
1990 Donruss #353
1990 Donruss NL Best #68
1990 Fleer #219
1990 Fleer Canadian #219
1990 Kahn's Mets #29
1990 Leaf #93
1990 Long John Silver #7, #18
1990 Publications International Stickers (action and portrait)
1990 SCD Baseball Card Price Guide Monthly replicard #49
1990 Score #500
1990 Sportflics #122
1990 Tetley Third Annual Collector's Edition proof
1990 Topps #470
1990 Topps Big #162
1990 Topps DoubleHeaders
1990 Topps Stickers #95 (uncut)
1990 Topps Tiffany #470
1990 Upper Deck #626
1990 US Playing Card Company All-Stars (ace of diamonds)
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1990 Tetley |
1991 Baseball's Best Aces of the Mound Stickers #18
1991 Bowman #477
1991 Classic Green #T92
1991 Classic Purple #1
1991 Cracker Jack Topps #4
1991 Donruss #529
1991 Fleer #165
1991 Fleer Ultra #227
1991 International Playing Card Co. (seven of clubs)
1991 Kahn's Mets #29
1991 Leaf #180
1991 Leaf Studio #210
1991 Panini Stickers #84
1991 Panini Top 15 Stickers #59, #68, #76
1991 Score #460
1991 Score #687 (K-Man)
1991 Score #882 (Dream Team)
1991 Score Superstars #70
1991 Topps #60
1991 Topps #406 (All-Star)
1991 Topps Micro #60
1991 Topps Micro #406 (All-Star)
1991 Topps Stadium Club #292
1991 Topps Stadium Club Charter Member
1991 Topps Stadium Club Dome #190a (error; World Series)
1991 Topps Stadium Club Dome #190b (All-Star)
1991 Topps Tiffany #60
1991 Topps Tiffany #406 (All-Star)
~1991 unnamed, unnumbered 1"x2" card
1991 Upper Deck #122
1991 US Playing Card Co. (seven of clubs)
1991 WIZ Mets #422
1992 Classic Dark Blue #196
1992 Classic Red & Blue #T80
1992 Donruss #498
1992 Donruss Gallery of Stars #GS-6
1992 Fleer #518
1992 Fleer Ultra #319
1992 Leaf #221
1992 Leaf Studio #140
1992 O-Pee-Chee Premier #115
1992 Panini Stickers #229
1992 Pinnacle #407
1992 Score #220
1992 Score Rookie & Traded #6T
1992 Score Superstars #62
1992 Topps #510
1992 Topps #726 (pictured on Kirt Manwaring's card)
1992 Topps Gold Winners #510
1992 Topps Micro #510
1992 Topps Stadium Club #785
1992 Upper Deck #277, #733
1992 Upper Deck #277, #733 (gold holograms)
1993 Donruss #91
1993 Fleer #185
1993 Fleer Flair #169
1993 Fleer Ultra #157
1993 Leaf #21
1993 Leaf Studio #72
1993 Leaf Triple Play #178
1993 O-Pee-Chee #228
1993 Pinnacle #76
1993 Score #55
1993 Score Select #94
1993 Topps #270
1993 Topps Gold #270
1993 Topps Magazine #TM108
1993 Topps Stadium Club #147
1993 Upper Deck #48 (Teammates; "Boston Cy Sox")
1993 Upper Deck #131
1993 Upper Deck Fun Packs #166
1993 Upper Deck SP #207
1993-5 Cardtoons #79
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1994 Stadium Club Golden Rainbow |
1994 Bowman #35
1994 Donruss #321
1994 Donruss Triple Play #210
1994 Fleer Extra Bases #28
1994 Fleer Ultra #320
1994 Leaf #60
1994 O-Pee-Chee #88
1994 Pacific Crown Collection #69
1994 Pinnacle #348
1994 Score #331
1994 Score Gold Rush #331
1994 Sportflics 2000 #137
1994 Topps #140
1994 Topps Finest #406
1994 Topps Stadium Club Golden Rainbow #569
1994 Upper Deck #127
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #283
1994 Upper Deck Electric Diamond #127
1995 Pinnacle #386
1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #419
2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #9
2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (ten of hearts)
Other Frank Viola memorabilia in my collection:
1989 Phoenix Magnets
1989 Topps Coins #30
1990 Bandai Coins
1991 Fotoball
1991 Starting Lineup figure
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