Education
Stanford University.
Stanford University.
The 6 ft 6 in (198 m), 235 lb (107 kg) right-hander was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 18th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft. During a five-year Major League career, Frost played for the White Sox (1978), California Angels (1978–1981), and Kansas City Royals (1982). Frost made his MLB debut on September 11, 1977 against the California Angels at Anaheim Stadium.
He turned in a quality start, pitching 61⁄3 innings and giving up just two earned runs.
He struck out three, walked none, and received a no decision in the 5-4 White Sox loss. He was traded to the Angels on December 5, 1977 in a six-player deal, and became a valuable addition to the Angel pitching staff
He split time between Salt Lake City (PCL) and the big leagues in 1978, and went 5–4 with a 2.58 earned run average in 11 games (ten starts) for the Angels. Next year would be even better.
Frost had his biggest year in 1979.
California had an impressive group of starters that year, including Frost, Nolan Ryan, Don Aase, Jim Barr, Chris Knapp, and Frank Tanana. Unfortunately, elbow problems severely limited Frost"s effectiveness the remainder of his career. In the next three seasons (two with the Angels and one with the Kansas City Royals) he was a combined 11–22 with a 5.43 European Research Area. Career totals for 99 games pitched include a 33-37 record, 84 games started, 16 complete games, 3 shutouts, 1 save, and 7 games finished.
He allowed 251 earned runs in 5502⁄3 innings pitched, giving him a lifetime European Research Area of 4.10.
Career highlights include:
A four-hit, no walk complete game shutout versus the Oakland A"s (July 3, 1979)
Held All-Stars Sal Bando, Buddy Bell, Mike Hargrove, Rickey Henderson, Roy Howell, Pat Kelly, Hal McRae, Willie Randolph, Jim Rice, and Roy Smalley to a.103 collective batting average (15-for-145)
Held Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, Cal Ripken, Junior., and Robin Yount to a.167 collective batting average (3-for-18)
Threw the opening pitch at a Los Angeles Angels game on Monday, June 27, 2011.