Title	1989: Frank Thomas
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 2nd edition, 1996, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 271: Frank Thomas, who lettered at Auburn as a six-foot-four freshman tight end in 1986, dropped football after batting.359, driving in 68 runs, hitting an Auburn record 21 homers, and being selected the All-SEC first baseman as a freshman. He also made all-conference the next two seasons and became Auburn's first consensus All-American baseball player at the end of his junior season, then signed a pro contract with the Chicago White Sox after being selected seventh overall in the 1989 draft. Seven years later, he remained Auburn's career leader in home runs with 49, single-season home runs with 21, RBI leader with 205, and single-season RBI leader with 83. He was selected Most Valuable Player in the American League in both 1993 and 1994. Photo source: Auburn University Athletics Department.
Date	ca. 1989
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Baseball Auburn University -- Students Baseball -- Alabama Baseball players -- Alabama College students -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama African Americans -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education Sports & Recreation -- Baseball History -- 1987-present: Recent Alabama
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 2197 x 2784 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	ed2p271035.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 2nd edition. 1996.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge