Ken Frailing

Drafted by the White Sox in the fifth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft after graduating from Marion High School, the 6 ft (1.8 m), 190 lb (86 kg) Frailing spent seven seasons in the ChiSox farm system before his recall in the closing weeks of the 1972 season. He appeared in four games as a relief pitcher that year, then ten more in 1973 during a year largely spent with the Triple-A Iowa Oaks. However, his success in the minor leagues that season — he won 11 of 14 decisions with a stellar 2.86 earned run average and was named to the official American Association All-Star Team — attracted the attention of the crosstown Cubs, who asked that Frailing be included in the blockbuster Ron Santo trade that off-season.\n', '

Frailing made the 1974 Cubs\' Major League roster and appeared in 55 games in as a "swing" man, making 16 starts and compiling a 6–9 record and a 3.88 earned run…