Frank Viola
Frank John "Sweet
Music" Viola, Jr.
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 |
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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 cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I
transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable
Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are
cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones
that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal,
just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order
to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a
card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and
game-used areas. If an orange card is
struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you
feel so moved. Contact me by following
this link: NYMHall.
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1983 Topps |
1984 Fleer |
1985 Topps Tiffany |
1986 Fleer Star Stickers |
1987 O-Pee-Chee |
1983 Donruss #382
1983 Fleer #625
1983 Topps #586
1984 BRF Minnesota Twins #12
1984 Donruss #364
1984 Fleer #575
1984 O-Pee-Chee #28
1984 Topps #28
1984 Topps Stickers #312 (uncut)
1985 BRF Minnesota Twins #12
1985 Donruss #17 (Diamond Kings)1985 Donruss #436
1985 Donruss Diamond Kings Supers #17
1985 Fleer #291
1985 7-Eleven Fire Safety Minnesota Twins #2
1985 Topps #266
1985 Topps #710 (All-Star)
1985 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars #7
1985 Topps Tiffany #710 (All-Star)
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1986 Topps Tattoos |
1986 BRF Minnesota Twins #11
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 BRF Minnesota Twins World Champions #10
1987 Donruss #196
1987 Fleer #554
1987 O-Pee-Chee #310
1987 Topps #206 (Twins Leaders)
1987 Topps #3101987 Topps Stickers #277 (uncut)
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1988 Chef Boyardee |
1988 Rite Aid |
1989 Bazooka |
1989 Cap'n Crunch |
1989 Hills |
1988 Chef Boyardee #15
1988 Classic Red #183
1988 Donruss #149
1988 Donruss Baseball's Best #214
1988 Drake's Super Pitchers #291988 Fleer #25
1988 Fleer World Series #
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 (Don Mattingly
back)
1988 Topps Stickers #282 (uncut; Jack Morris back)
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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 #41989 Classic Orange #144
1989 Donruss #23 (Diamond King)
1989 Donruss #237
1989 Donruss All-Stars #8
1989 Donruss Diamond Kings Jumbos #231989 Donruss Pop-Ups
1989 Fleer #127
1989 Fleer All Star Team #12
1989 Fleer Baseball's Exciting Stars #42
1989 Fleer Heroes of Baseball #42
1989 Fleer SuperStars #41
1989 Hills Team MVP's #31
1989 J. J. Nissen Super Stars #17
1989 Panini Stickers #237, #248, #383,
#4751989 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 (two asterisks)
1989 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars #18
1989 Topps Sticker Cards #30 (Hubie Brooks on reverse)
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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1990 Classic Blue |
1990 Long John Silver |
1991 Fleer |
1991 Panini Top 15 Stickers |
1991 Topps Tiffany |
1990 Bowman #122
1990 Bowman Tiffany #122
1990 Classic Blue #91
1990 Classic Yellow #T37
1990 Classic Yellow (4 in 1; with Nolan
Ryan)
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 O-Pee-Chee #470
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 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #422
1991 O-Pee-Chee #406 (All-Star)
1991 Panini Stickers #84
1991 Panini Top 15 Stickers #59, #68
1991 Panini Top 15 Stickers #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 Member1991 Topps Tiffany #60
1991 Topps Tiffany #406 (All-Star)
~1991 unnamed, unnumbered 1" x
2" card
1991 Upper Deck #122
1991 US Playing Card Co. (seven of clubs)
1991-92 Topps Stadium Club Dome #190a (error; World Series)
1991-92 Topps Stadium Club Dome #190b
(All-Star)
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1992 Donruss Gallery of Stars |
1992 Leaf |
1993 Fleer Flair |
1993 Leaf Studio |
1992 Classic Dark Blue #196
1992 Classic Red & Blue #T80
1992 Donruss #498
1992 Donruss Triple Play 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 #7851992 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 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
1993-95 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 Fleer #43
1995 Pinnacle #386
1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #419
1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Gold Signature #419
1997 Marquette Banks 1987 Minnesota Twins World
Champions #16
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1989 Topps Coins |
1990 Bandai coin |
2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #9
2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (ten of hearts)
2013 Hero Decks
Mets Heroes (ten of hearts)
2015
Choice Las Vegas 51s #32
2015 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs #FFA-FV (autographed)
2016 Choice Las Vegas 51s #33
2016 Topps Stadium Club #191
2017 Choice Las Vegas 51s #33
2018 Choice Binghamton Rumble Ponies #31
2021 Topps Chrome
Platinum Anniversary #564
Other Frank Viola memorabilia in my
collection:
March 1985 Baseball
Digest (Viola on cover)
1989 Phoenix Magnets
1989 Topps Coins #30
1990 Bandai Coins
1991 Fotoball
1991 Starting Lineup figure
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