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Frank Thomas, whose number 35 was retired in 2010, was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player in 1993 and 1994, a five-time American League All-Star from 1993 to 1997, and a four-time American League Silver Slugger winner in 1991 to 1994 and 2000. A member of the White Sox Team of the Century in 2000, he ranks first in White Sox history in home runs, doubles, RBI, runs scored, extra-base hits, walks, total bases, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage, and ranks among the club's all-time leaders in hits, games played, at-bats, and batting average. He is one of four players in baseball history to have a .300 average with 500 home runs, 1500 RBI, 1,000 runs scored, and 1,500 walks in a career. He led the American League in batting average in 1997, in on-base percentage in 1991, 1992, 1994, and 1997, in runs scored in 1994, in walks in 1991, 1992, 1994, and 1995, and in extra-base hits in 1992 and 1994. He was a member of three American League Division champion White Sox teams in 1993, 2000, and 2005, a member of the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox, and played for the White Sox from 1990 to 2005, Oakland in 2006 and 2008, and Toronto from 2007 to 2008.
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