December 08, 2008
White at Second
Cardboard Gods remembers Frank White:
All I know for sure is that Frank White was, as this 1980 baseball card reports, an All-Star. In my mind he was as constant a presence in that annual game as anyone from his era, and since he was not a magnetic superstar such as Pete Rose or Reggie Jackson there was something even more solid about his presence in the midsummer classic than other more well-known perennial all-stars.
One of my favorite All-Star games was the 1986 contest at the Astrodome. Roger Clemens pitched three perfect innings and the American League picked up a win, 3-2. The three AL runs came on two home runs, one by starting second baseman Lou Whitaker and one by substitute second baseman Frank White. Both were good power hitters for their positions, and I thought it cool that the only long balls in the game, in a park known for knocking down home runs, came off the bats of second basemen.
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One of the comments on the link nailed it. Frank certainly wasn't one of THE greats, but he was one of MY greats.
and the best product of the Royals baseball academy...a good teammate and a class act.
Frank White was a fer real GG 2B. No offense to Dustin Pedroia but White was head and shoulders better in the field.