Frank White (baseball)
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White at the White House in 1985
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: September 4, 1950 Greenville, Mississippi |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 12, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
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| September 30, 1990, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .255 | ||
| Home runs | 160 | ||
| Runs batted in | 886 | ||
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Frank White, Jr. (born September 4, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, and coach for the Kansas City Royals and their AA affiliate, the Wichita Wranglers. He is one of only three MLB players, along with Ron Washington and U L Washington, who were products of the Royals Academy. He is also a former color commentator for Royals telecasts. He currently serves as the first base coach of the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He was elected to the Jackson County Legislature on November 4, 2014.
White was born in Greenville, Mississippi. After going to college at Longview Community in Lee's Summit, Missouri, he rose through the minors to reach the big leagues. Though initially disliked by fans because he displaced the popular Cookie Rojas at second base, he went on to set a major-league record jointly with teammate George Brett, by appearing in 1,914 games together. The record stood until 1995, when it was broken by the Detroit Tigers' Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker. In 1980, White was the Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, leading the Royals to their first World Series appearance.
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