As the curtain was about to come down on baseball at Rosenblatt Stadium on September 2, 2010, a number of Royal greats came back to celebrate, including Paul Splittorff, Frank White and Dennis Leonard. I caught up with all three of them before the game and talked a little Royals’ baseball with them.
Before you watch the interviews, here’s a brief rundown of their years in an Omaha Royals’ uniform:
Paul Splittorff played for the Omaha Royals from 1969-1971, compiling a 25-24 record with a 3.79 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in 64 games (59 starts). He is ranked T9 all-time on Omaha’s leading wins list with 25 and T6 on the complete games list with 20.
Frank White played for the Omaha Royals in 1973. He hit .264 with 4 HR in 86 games, during which he split time between shortstop and second base.
Dennis Leonard played for the Omaha Royals from 1974 to 1975 and he made three starts for them in 1982. He compiled a 13-17 record with Omaha in 35 starts with a 3.84 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. Not surprisingly, he is T6 on the all-time complete games list for the Omaha Royals with 20.
Here are the links to the video interviews:
Before you watch the interviews, here’s a brief rundown of their years in an Omaha Royals’ uniform:
Paul Splittorff played for the Omaha Royals from 1969-1971, compiling a 25-24 record with a 3.79 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in 64 games (59 starts). He is ranked T9 all-time on Omaha’s leading wins list with 25 and T6 on the complete games list with 20.
Frank White played for the Omaha Royals in 1973. He hit .264 with 4 HR in 86 games, during which he split time between shortstop and second base.
Dennis Leonard played for the Omaha Royals from 1974 to 1975 and he made three starts for them in 1982. He compiled a 13-17 record with Omaha in 35 starts with a 3.84 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. Not surprisingly, he is T6 on the all-time complete games list for the Omaha Royals with 20.
Here are the links to the video interviews:
