Lee Viau Notable

b. July 5, 1866 · Cincinnati Red Stockings 1888–1889, Cincinnati Reds 1890, Cleveland Spiders 1890–1892, Louisville Colonels 1892, Boston Beaneaters 1892

Lee Viau played for five clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1888 and closing with the Boston Beaneaters in 1892.

He went 83 and 77 with a 3.33 earned run average, pitching 1,442 innings in 178 games. He struck out 554, completed 146 of his 162 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 184 games he batted .139, with 82 hits and 58 runs. He finished with 9 doubles and 17 stolen bases.

He was born in Corinth, VT, USA on July 5, 1866, and died on December 17, 1947. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1888	CIN	43	149	16	13	1	2	8	11	46	5	.087
1889	CIN	47	147	14	21	2	1	9	11	47	4	.143
1890	CIN/CLV	26	79	8	12	1	0	3	7	15	4	.152
1891	CLV	45	144	15	23	3	2	6	12	28	2	.160
1892	BSN/CLV/LOU	23	69	5	13	2	0	5	7	18	2	.188
Career	—	184	588	58	82	9	5	31	48	154	17	.139

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1888	CIN	27	14	42	42	0	387.2	331	114	110	164	2.65
1889	CIN	22	20	47	42	1	373.0	379	157	136	152	3.79
1890	CIN/CLV	11	14	26	23	0	197.0	198	85	81	71	3.88
1891	CLV	18	17	45	38	0	343.2	367	115	138	130	3.01
1892	BSN/CLV/LOU	5	12	18	17	0	140.2	166	62	61	37	3.97
Career	—	83	77	178	162	1	1442.0	1441	533	526	554	3.33

On this day & linked events

1866

Born July 5, 1866

Corinth, VT, USA

1947

Died December 17, 1947

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