All Time Greatest Shortstops

All Time Greatest Shortstops

Ranking the Shortstops The 1990’s and early 2000’s were the time of the shortstops. No longer were they just slick fielders. They became middle of the order hitters and MVP’s, Alex Rodriquez, Derek Jeter,Nomar Garciaparra, Miguel Tejeda, and Barry Larkin lead the way. ♦  Most heroic, Travis ⇒ ♦  Biggest overachiever, Eckstein ⇒ ♦  Most disappointing career, Templeton…

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Episode 116 – Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker Are Joined

Ruth and Gehrig. Brett and White. Mays and McCovey. There have been so many great pairs of teammates in baseball history. But none of them played together as long or as often as Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker, who began their HoF-worthy careers in the same game 42 years ago this week. Mike and Bill…

Daily Rewind Season 3, Episode 5 Jackie Robinson meets Branch Rickey

Daily Rewind Season 3, Episode 5 Jackie Robinson meets Branch Rickey

This Week we cover August 26 – Sept 1 . . . We are going to talk Tom Yawkey, Jackie Robinson, Jeff Bagwell, The First Televised Game, Rob Dibble, The Rat and Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell. TRIVIA – Who was the first black/African American player in Major League Baseball History? On August 26, 1939…

Alan Trammell Stats & Facts
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Alan Trammell Stats & Facts

  VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Alan Trammell Essentials Positions: ShortstopBats: Right Throws: RightHeight: 6′  Weight: 165Born: February 21, 1958 in Garden Grove, CA USADebut: September 9, 1977Last Game: September 29, 1996Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 2018 by VeteransFull Name: Alan Stuart Trammell   Nine Players Who Debuted in 1977 Eddie…

The Hall of Fame inducts Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell

The Hall of Fame inducts Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell

The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history before a crowd of more than 50,000 in Cooperstown, NY. Honored are Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell, four of them having been elected by the BBWAA and Morris and Trammell by the Veterans Committee.

After six years away from the dugout Jim Leyland is hired to manage the Detroit Tigers

After six years away from the dugout Jim Leyland is hired to manage the Detroit Tigers

On October 4, 2005, after six years away from the dugout, Jim Leyland is hired to manage the Detroit Tigers. Leyland replaces Alan Trammell, who was fired at the end of the season. In 1997, Leyland guided the Florida Marlins to a World Series title, and in Pittsburgh in the 1990s, he had won three…

Tigers’ manager Alan Trammell becomes the 1st new manager to begin 0-8 since 1904

Tigers’ manager Alan Trammell becomes the 1st new manager to begin 0-8 since 1904

  VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia April 10, 2003 – The Kansas City Royals down the Detroit Tigers‚ 4-2‚ sending Detroit to its 8th straight defeat to start the season. Tigers’ manager Alan Trammell becomes the 1st new manager to begin 0-8 since Malachi Kittridge began the 1904 season at 0-13 with the Washington…

Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell, appearing in the same game for the 1,915th time, set an American League record for joint appearances

Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell, appearing in the same game for the 1,915th time, set an American League record for joint appearances

Tiger second baseman Lou Whitaker and shortstop Alan Trammell, appearing in the same game for the 1,915th time, set an American League record for joint appearances. The Detroit middle infielders surpass the mark established in 1990 by Royals’ teammates George Brett and Frank White.

At Tiger Stadium, Detroit scores six times in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat a stunned Yankees team, 7-6. Allen Trammell ends the game dramatically, hitting a two-out walk-off grand slam off Cecilio Guante.

On June 21, 1988 At Tiger Stadium, Detroit scores six times in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat a stunned Yankees team, 7-6. Allen Trammell ends the game dramatically, hitting a two-out walk-off grand slam off Cecilio Guante.

George Bell becomes the first Toronto Blue Jays player ever to win the American League MVP Award, edging Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers, 332-311. Bell hit .308 with 47 home runs and a league-leading 134 RBI.

George Bell becomes the first Toronto Blue Jays player ever to win the American League MVP Award, edging Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers, 332-311. Bell hit .308 with 47 home runs and a league-leading 134 RBI.

1987 – George Bell becomes the first Toronto Blue Jays player ever to win the American League MVP Award, edging Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers, 332-311. Bell hit .308 with 47 home runs and a league-leading 134 RBI.