What is Frank Thomas?
{{Infobox MLB player |name=Frank Thomas |image=File:Frank Thomas 1997 CROP.jpg |caption=Frank Thomas in 1997 |width=250 |position=[[First baseman]] / [[designated hitter]] |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1968|5|27}} |birth_place=[[Columbus, Georgia]] |debutdate=August 2 |debutyear=1990 |debutteam=Chicago White Sox |finaldate=August 29 |finalyear=2008 |finalteam=Oakland Athletics |stat1label=[[Batting average]] |stat1value=.301 |stat3label=[[Home run]]s |stat3value=521 |stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]] |stat2value=2,468 |stat4label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat4value=1,704 |teams=<nowiki></nowiki> * [[Chicago White Sox]] (1990–2005) * [[Oakland Athletics]] (2006) * [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (2007–2008) * [[Oakland Athletics]] (2008) |awards=<nowiki></nowiki> * 5× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] (1993–1997) * 4× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000) * 2× AL MVP (1993, 1994) * AL Comeback Player of the Year (2000) * AL batting champion (1997) * [[Home Run Derby]] champion (1995) * [[Chicago White Sox#Retired numbers|Chicago White Sox #35]] retired |hofdate=2014 |hofvote=83.7% (first ballot) }} {{Otheruses4|the baseball player|the [[Walt Disney Studios]] [[animation|animator]] of the same name|Frank Thomas (animator)}} '''Frank Thomas''' (born May 27, 1968) is a former [[Americans|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] player who spent most of his career with the [[Chicago White Sox]]. Near the end of his career, he also played with the [[Oakland Athletics]] and [[Toronto Blue Jays]]. He hit his 500th career [[home run]] on June 28, 2007. He was the 21st person to hit 500 home runs. Thomas was elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 2014, and will officially enter the Hall on July 27. {{commonscat|Frank Thomas (AL baseball player)}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Frank}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American baseball players]] [[Category:Sportspeopl