Frank White (baseball)

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Frank White in 1985.

Frank White (born September 4, 1950 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a retired American baseball player and is a former coach of the Kansas City Royals. He was a second baseman. He now is part of the television broadcast team for the Royals.

White won the World Series with the Kansas City Royals in 1985.

His number (#20) is retired by the Royals. He is one of only two Royals players to have his number retired by the team (the other is George Brett).[1]

Awards[change | change source]

  • Selected for the All-Star game x5 in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1986
  • 8× Gold Glove Award winner in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987
  • Silver Slugger Award winner in 1986
  • ALCS MVP in 1980

References[change | change source]

  1. "Royals Retired Numbers | Kansas City Royals". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-04-26.