Royals Caravan stops at Children's Hospital & Medical Center

The Royals Caravan made a stop at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center on Thursday. Alex Gordon, Luke Hochevar, Frank White and John Mayberry visited children, bringing smiles to their faces as they chatted with them.

Isabella cuts her eyes at Luke Hochevar

“Who is your favorite team?” one of players asked a 13-year-old boy named Paul.

“The Royals, now,” Paul said.

The players, and former players, stopped by the room of an 11-year-old girl named Kyra. They found out she likes to play soccer.

Michael, a 15-year-old, wanted to talk about football and Hochevar was more than willing, asking him who was going to win this weekend. Michael is a Steelers fan, so that was his pick.

Splittorff, White and Leonard talk Omaha Royals baseball

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:

• Paul Splittorff
• Frank White
• Dennis Leonard