Frank Viola
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Frank Viola is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for his dominant years with the Minnesota Twins, including helping them win the 1987 World Series and earning recognition as one of the top pitchers of his era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Viola canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
baseball player
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human ⓘ left-handed pitcher ⓘ pitcher ⓘ |
| allStarSelection |
1988
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1990 ⓘ 1991 ⓘ |
| bats | left ⓘ |
| brokeIntoMajorsAs | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | St. John’s University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| CyYoungAward | 1988 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-04-19 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftRound | 2 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| earnedRunAverageLeader | American League 1988 ⓘ |
| familyName | Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 1996-05-28 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Frank John Viola Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoachedFor | New York Mets minor league system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
being one of the top pitchers of the late 1980s
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dominant seasons with the Minnesota Twins ⓘ key role in 1987 World Series championship ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber |
16
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26 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Boston Red Sox
NERFINISHED
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Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1982-06-06 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePitch | changeup ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | East Meadow, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCollegeBaseballFor | St. John’s Redmen baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| throws | left ⓘ |
| winsLeader | American League 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesChampion | 1987 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesMostValuablePlayerAward | 1987 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1988 American League season
subject surface form:
1987 World Series
subject surface form:
1987 World Series