Lee Viau Stats

Lee Viau was born on Thursday, July 5, 1866, in Corinth, Vermont. Viau was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1888, with the Cincinnati Red Stockings. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lee Viau baseball stats page.
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Lee Viau
 
 
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Birth Name:   Leon A. Viau
Nickname:   None
Born On:   07-05-1866  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Corinth, Vermont
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-17-1947 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hopewell, New Jersey
Cemetery:   Laurel Grove Cemetery, Paterson, New Jersey
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Dartmouth College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   04-22-1888 (Age 21)
Last Game:   08-27-1892
Draft:   Not Applicable
Lee Viau

Lee Viau Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1888 22 Red Stockings 42 42 0 27 14 .659 2.65 42 1 0 387.2 1,502 331 114 192 7 110 - 164 0 0 0 -
1889 23 Red Stockings 47 42 5 22 20 .524 3.79 38 1 1 373.0 1,612 379 157 224 8 136 - 152 15 0 0 -
1890 24 Reds 13 10 3 7 5 .583 4.50 7 1 0 90.0 0 97 45 69 8 39 - 41 1 0 0 -
1890 24 Spiders 13 13 0 4 9 .308 3.36 13 1 0 107.0 0 101 40 65 4 42 - 30 3 0 0 -
1891 25 Spiders 45 38 6 18 17 .514 3.01 31 0 0 343.2 0 367 115 239 3 138 - 130 21 0 0 -
1892 26 Spiders 1 1 0 0 1 .000 36.00 0 0 0 1.0 0 5 4 5 0 1 - 0 0 0 0 -
1892 26 Colonels 16 15 1 4 11 .267 3.99 14 1 0 130.2 0 156 58 86 7 56 - 36 4 0 0 -
1892 26 Beaneaters 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 0 9.0 0 5 0 1 0 4 - 1 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 178 162 15 83 77 .519 3.33 146 5 1 1,442.0 3,114 1,441 533 881 37 526 - 554 44 0 0 -
Lee Viau

Lee Viau Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1888 22 Red Stockings 43 149 16 13 1 2 0 0 8 11 - - - - 0 - .087 .150 .121
1889 23 Red Stockings 47 147 14 21 2 1 0 0 9 11 - 47 - - 1 - .143 .208 .170
1890 24 Reds 13 36 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 7 - - 0 - .139 .205 .139
1890 24 Spiders 13 43 6 7 1 0 0 0 2 4 - 8 - - 0 - .163 .234 .186
1891 25 Spiders 45 144 15 23 3 2 0 0 6 12 - 28 - - 0 - .160 .224 .208
1892 26 Spiders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1892 26 Colonels 21 66 5 13 2 0 0 0 5 7 - 16 - - 1 - .197 .284 .227
1892 26 Beaneaters 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 - - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 184 588 58 82 9 5 0 0 31 48 - 108 - - 2 0 .139 .207 .172
Lee Viau

Lee Viau Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1888 Red Stockings P 42 42 1,163 105 2.5 96 18 78 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .914 2.23
1888 Red Stockings RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1889 Red Stockings CF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1889 Red Stockings P 47 42 1,119 74 1.6 70 9 61 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .946 1.69
1890 Reds P 13 10 270 29 2.2 28 5 23 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.80
1890 Spiders P 13 13 321 23 1.8 20 1 19 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .870 1.68
1891 Spiders P 45 38 1,031 105 2.3 91 12 79 14 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 2.38
1891 Spiders RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1892 Spiders P 1 1 3 3 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .667 18.00
1892 Colonels P 16 15 392 50 3.1 47 8 39 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .940 3.24
1892 Colonels RF 5 - - 7 1.4 7 5 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1892 Beaneaters P 1 1 27 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 178 162 4,326 391 2.2 356 55 301 35 8 n/a n/a n/a .910 2.22
RF Totals 7 0 0 7 1.0 7 5 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
CF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
5 Years 186 162 4,326 398 2.1 363 60 303 35 9 n/a n/a n/a .912 2.27
Lee Viau

Lee Viau Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1888 Red Stockings 5 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 18.6 1.49 3.81 2.55
1889 Red Stockings 4 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 16.3 1.12 3.67 3.28
1890 Reds 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.1 36.0 1.05 4.10 3.90
1890 Spiders 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.4 21.5 0.71 2.52 3.53
1891 Spiders 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.1 24.0 0.94 3.40 3.61
1892 Spiders 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.00
1892 Colonels 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.1 13.2 0.64 2.48 3.86
1892 Beaneaters 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.25 1.00 4.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 17 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.4 19.0 1.05 3.46 3.28
Lee Viau

Lee Viau Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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