Leon A. Viau (July 5, 1866 – December 17, 1947) was a professional baseball player who played

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

in the Major Leagues from 1888 to 1892. Viau played for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds,

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, and

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."Lee Viau Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

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1866 births 1947 deaths People from Corinth, Vermont Major League Baseball pitchers Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players Cincinnati Reds players Cleveland Spiders players Louisville Colonels players Boston Beaneaters players Minor league baseball managers 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from Vermont St. Paul Saints (Northwestern League) players Torrington Tornadoes players Paterson Silk Weavers players Paterson Weavers players Worcester Farmers players Utica Pent-Ups players Binghamton Bingos players Binghamton Crickets (1880s) players Newark Colts players Troy Washerwomen players Troy Trojans (minor league) players Providence Grays (minor league) players Montreal Royals players Binghamton Bingoes players Braddock Infants players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Ilion Typewriters players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1860s-stub