ALAN TRAMMELL
Shortstop, 1977-1996
"Tram"
#3
--Class of 2000--
Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Born - 2/21/1958
Biography:
For two full decades, shortstop wasn't an issue for the Detroit Tigers. Along with double play partner Lou Whitaker, Alan Stuart Trammell made up one of the most potent and durable double-play combinations in baseball history, as the tandem played a major league record 1,915 games together. Gifted with soft hands and a quick release, "Tram" won four Gold Gloves in five seasons (1980, 1981, 1983, and 1984). The six-time All-Star was potent with the bat as well, and his blossoming offensive skills earned him three Silver Slugger awards (1987, 1988, and 1990). Trammell's breakthrough year with the bat came in 1980, when he batted .300 for the first of seven times during his 20-year playing career. He eventually developed power as well. In 1983 he reached double-digits in homers for the first time, with 14 long-balls. He would continue to log double-digit home run totals for the next six seasons. In 1984, he missed 43 games due to a shoulder injury, but nonetheless finished fifth in American League batting race with a .314 average. But his greatest moment of 1984 may have came during the postseason. He batted .364 during the ALCS and then .450 during the World Series, earning the series MVP award at the conclusion of the Fall Classic. In 1987 he was moved to fourth in the lineup and delivered in a big way. He hit a career-best 28 homers that season, plating 105 runs while scoring 109 of his own. He also finished third in the A.L. with a .343 batting average on his way to finishing second in the MVP voting to Toronto's George Bell. And while he missed out on that award, he was bestowed with a personal honor at the end of the season from his double-play partner. On a Tiger Stadium base, Whitaker inscribed "To Alan Trammell, 1987 AL MVP. From Lou Whitaker." As the years went by, injuries began to take their toll on Trammell. He never played in more than 112 games in any given season after 1990, but did post some fine numbers during 1993 in limited duty, as he batted .329 with 60 RBI and 72 runs scored. Trammell remained for three more seasons but never regained his legendary durability. Three years after the end of his playing career, Trammell returned in 1999 as a coach. After a sojourn in San Diego, he was eventually named Tigers manager in 2003. Plagued by a lack of talent, Trammell's teams won only 186 games during his three years at the helm. A year later, Jim Leyland led the Tigers to the pennant, but the sudden success did nothing to sully Trammell's legend. That legend had already been cemented in the final quarter of the 20th century, at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull.
Hitting:
Code:
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ TB SH HBP
1977 19 DET AL 19 43 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 .186 .255 .186 21 8 1 0
1978 20 DET AL 139 448 49 120 14 6 2 34 3 1 45 56 .268 .335 .339 89 152 6 2
1979 21 DET AL 142 460 68 127 11 4 6 50 17 14 43 55 .276 .335 .357 85 164 12 0
1980 22 DET AL 146 560 107 168 21 5 9 65 12 12 69 63 .300 .376 .404 113 226 13 3
1981 23 DET AL 105 392 52 101 15 3 2 31 10 3 49 31 .258 .342 .327 91 128 16 3
1982 24 DET AL 157 489 66 126 34 3 9 57 19 8 52 47 .258 .325 .395 97 193 9 0
1983 25 DET AL 142 505 83 161 31 2 14 66 30 10 57 64 .319 .385 .471 138 238 15 0
1984 26 DET AL 139 555 85 174 34 5 14 69 19 13 60 63 .314 .382 .468 136 260 6 3
1985 27 DET AL 149 605 79 156 21 7 13 57 14 5 50 71 .258 .312 .380 90 230 11 2
1986 28 DET AL 151 574 107 159 33 7 21 75 25 12 59 57 .277 .347 .469 120 269 11 5
1987 29 DET AL 151 597 109 205 34 3 28 105 21 2 60 47 .343 .402 .551 155 329 2 3
1988 30 DET AL 128 466 73 145 24 1 15 69 7 4 46 46 .311 .373 .464 138 216 0 4
1989 31 DET AL 121 449 54 109 20 3 5 43 10 2 45 45 .243 .314 .334 85 150 3 4
1990 32 DET AL 146 559 71 170 37 1 14 89 12 10 68 55 .304 .377 .449 130 251 3 1
1991 33 DET AL 101 375 57 93 20 0 9 55 11 2 37 39 .248 .320 .373 91 140 5 3
1992 34 DET AL 29 102 11 28 7 1 1 11 2 2 15 4 .275 .370 .392 114 40 1 1
1993 35 DET AL 112 401 72 132 25 3 12 60 12 8 38 38 .329 .388 .496 138 199 4 2
1994 36 DET AL 76 292 38 78 17 1 8 28 3 0 16 35 .267 .307 .414 85 121 2 1
1995 37 DET AL 74 223 28 60 12 0 2 23 3 1 27 19 .269 .345 .350 81 78 3 0
1996 38 DET AL 66 193 16 45 2 0 1 16 6 0 10 27 .233 .267 .259 35 50 1 0
YR From To G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS OPS+
TOTALS 20 1977 1996 2293 8288 1231 2365 412 55 185 1003 850 874 .285 .352 .415 236 109 110