Frank White from the Chronology

Aug 30, 1995 - Tiger teammates Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell tie an AL record by playing in their 1‚914th game together‚ a 10-7 loss to the White Sox. The record was set by KC's George Brett and 2B Frank White.

Jul 6, 1987 - Cleveland starts three days of contentious baseball with Kansas City by beating the Royals‚ 9-7. Snyder drives in 6 runs with 2 homers‚ the 2nd a grand slam off Farr‚ in relief of Saberhagen (14-3) in the 8th. Winning pitcher Sammy Stewart hits Jamie Quirk with a pitch‚ breaking his hand‚ and Frank White is also decked. Tomorrow‚ Willie Wilson will be decked by Ken Schrom and will lead a benches-clearing brawl with a charge to the mound. The Tribe will come back to win that one as well‚ as Joe Carter hits a 2-run HR off Quissenberry in the 9th.

Aug 26, 1984 - Frank White leads off the bottom of the 16th with a single‚ but one out later gets picked off 2nd base. Greg Pryor then smacks a game-ending HR as Kansas City beats Chicago‚ 6-5.

Aug 3, 1982 - Kansas City's Frank White completes the cycle with an RBI triple in the bottom of the 9th to give the Royals a 6-5 win over the Tigers.

May 1, 1981 - Frank White's 4th-inning sacrifice ?y off Steve Comer ends the Rangers' consecutive-scoreless-inning streak at 39‚ and Kansas City goes on to a 4-0 win. Texas pitchers had tossed 4 consecutive shutouts‚ one shy of the AL record.

Sep 26, 1979 - Dennis Leonard shuts out California‚ 4-0‚ and Royals SS Frank White hits for the cycle.

May 8, 1979 - During an 8-7 loss to Texas‚ Kansas City loses 2 regulars‚ both as a result of being hit by pitches from Ed Farmer. OF Al Cowens suffers a fractured jaw and will miss 21 games. 2B Frank White sustains a broken hand and will sit out 33 contests. Farmer will be traded 3 times in the next 12 months. On June 20‚ 1980‚ Cowens will hit a grounder off Farmer and charge the mound.

Apr 19, 1977 - Kansas City whips the Twins‚ 11-3‚ as Frank White paces the KC offense with a double and homer in one inning.

Jun 4, 1970 - In the June draft‚ the Padres select high school catcher Mike Ivie as the number-one pick and sign him in 3 days to a $100‚000 contract. He'll play in the ML 11 years but catch only 9 games in the Bigs because of a phobia about throwing the ball back to the pitcher. Choosing next‚ the Indians take Stanford P Steve Dunning‚ who will debut in 10 days. He's just the 2nd player drafted who will skip the minors. Catchers Barry Foote (Expos) and Darrell Porter (Brewers) go next. The Pirates wait till the 14th round to take Dave Parker. Rich Gossage goes in the 9th round to the White Sox; Rick Reuschel to the Cubs (3); pitcher Dale Murphy to the Braves (18th). The Giants took Randy Moffitt and Chris Speier on the first round in January and repeat the good first round picks today with John D'Acquisto and Dave Kingman. The Reds take prep SS Gary Polczynski in the first round‚ but have better luck in the 8th (Wayne McEnaney)‚ the 10th (Ray Knight) and the 19th (Pat Zachary). The Phillies‚ Royals‚ Dodgers‚ and Angels pick 5th‚ 8th‚ 9th and 10th on the first round and also come up with duds. Future seventeen-year major leaguer Frank White goes undrafted today while the Cards take Bake McBride on the 37th round.