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  1.                                  7 home runs in 60 games. 
  2.                                  Frank has been a big 
  3.                                  man in the Sox lineup 
  4.                                  ever since.
  5.  
  6. Even though Frank was a big leaguer, people 
  7. began questioning his defensive skills. In 
  8. response, Frank lifted weights more, took 
  9. extra fielding practice, and worked hard in the 
  10. off-season. In 1993, Frank was selected as 
  11. the starting first baseman for the American 
  12. League All-Star team, a feat he repeated in 
  13. the strike-shortened season of 1994.
  14.  
  15. Frank became only the fifth major leaguer in
  16. history to bat over .300, hit 20 home runs, 
  17. drive in 100 runs, score 100 runs, and 
  18. walk 100 times in three consecutive
  19.