IL HR0647

Illinois House Resolution congratulating Frank Thomas for his extraordinary Major League Baseball career and contributions to Chicago sports history

Career highlights include a lifetime batting average above .300, over 500 doubles, nearly 450 home runs, and back-to-back American League Most Valuable Player awards

Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot, an honor reserved for the most exceptional players in baseball history

Spent the majority of his career with the Chicago White Sox, becoming a franchise cornerstone and defining figure during the 1990s and early 2000s

Recognized as a trailblazing Black athlete who shaped the legacy of Black excellence in professional sports and served as a role model beyond the playing field