Fernando Viña Notable

b. April 16, 1969 · Seattle Mariners 1993, New York Mets 1994, Milwaukee Brewers 1995–1999, St. Louis Cardinals 2000–2003, Detroit Tigers 2004

Fernando Viña played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 1993 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2004. His longest stay was with the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1995 to 1999.

Across 1,148 games he batted .282, with 1,196 hits and 627 runs. He finished with 40 home runs, 194 doubles and 116 stolen bases.

He played 1,049 games at second base, with 2,855 assists and 86 errors. He turned 779 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1998.

He was born in Sacramento, CA, USA on April 16, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1998
Gold Glove	2	2001, 2002

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1993	SEA	24	45	5	10	2	0	0	2	4	3	6	.222
1994	NYM	79	124	20	31	6	0	0	6	12	11	3	.250
1995	MIL	113	288	46	74	7	7	3	29	22	28	6	.257
1996	MIL	140	554	94	157	19	10	7	46	38	35	16	.283
1997	MIL	79	324	37	89	12	2	4	28	12	23	8	.275
1998	MIL	159	637	101	198	39	7	7	45	54	46	22	.311
1999	MIL	37	154	17	41	7	0	1	16	14	6	5	.266
2000	STL	123	487	81	146	24	6	4	31	36	36	10	.300
2001	STL	154	631	95	191	30	8	9	56	32	35	17	.303
2002	STL	150	622	75	168	29	5	1	54	44	36	17	.270
2003	STL	61	259	35	65	14	4	4	23	11	24	4	.251
2004	DET	29	115	21	26	5	0	0	7	9	9	2	.226
Career	—	1148	4240	627	1196	194	49	40	343	288	292	116	.282

On this day & linked events

1969

Born April 16, 1969

Sacramento, CA, USA

1993

Major-league debut: Fernando Viña

Fernando Viña made a major-league debut on April 10, 1993.

2004

Final major-league game: Fernando Viña

Fernando Viña played a final major-league game on May 11, 2004.