Alan Trammell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Alan Trammell Shortstop Born: February 21, 1958 (1958-02-21) (age 50) Garden Grove, California Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 9, 1977 for the Detroit Tigers Last MLB appearance September 29, 1996 for the Detroit Tigers Career statistics Batting average .285 Home runs 185 Runs batted in 1,003 Teams As player Detroit Tigers (1977–1996) As manager Detroit Tigers (2003–2005) Career highlights and awards 6x All-Star selection (1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) World Series champion (1984) 4x Gold Glove Award winner (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984) 3x Silver Slugger Award winner (1987, 1988, 1990) 1984 World Series MVP 1983 AL Comeback Player of the Year Alan Stuart Trammell (born February 21, 1958 in Garden Grove, California) is a retired American baseball shortstop of the Detroit Tigers from 1977 to 1996. Trammell, nicknamed "Tram", played his entire career with the Tigers, highlighted by a World Series championship in 1984 and an American League East division championship in 1987. An excelled defensive shortstop of the 1980s, Trammell had good range, soft hands and was smooth turning the double play.[citation needed] Although his arm was not overpowering, he had a quick release and made accurate throws. Trammell's defense perfectly complemented the play of his double play partner, Lou Whitaker, with whom Trammell formed the most enduring keystone-combination in Major League Baseball history.[citation needed] Trammell would later serve as the team's manager from 2003 through 2005. He currently is the bench coach for the Chicago Cubs. Contents [hide] 1 Playing career 1.1 Early years 1.2 1984 1.3 Glory Years 1985 to 1988 1.4 Later years, injuries and retirement 1.5 Hall of Fame eligibility 2 Managerial career 3 Career highlights 4 See also 5 References 6 External links [edit] Playing career [edit] Early years While playing for the Tigers' farm team in Montgomery of the Southern League, Trammell played his first game with teammate Lou Whitaker before the two infielders were promoted, making their major league debut at Fenway Park together, during the second game of a double-header on September 9, 1977, the first of nineteen seasons together. In 1980, Trammell batted .300 in 1980 as he made the All-Star team for first time. In 1983 he batted .319 with 14 home runs, 66 runs batted in and 30 stolen bases. He won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award in the American League. Trammell and Whitaker also made a cameo appearance on the television show Magnum, P.I. starring Tom Selleck during the 1983 season.[1] [edit] 1984 Trammell, along with his Tiger teammates, enjoyed a special season in 1984, when they started the season 35–5 and won the World Series. Despite a season-long battle with tendinitis in his shoulder,[citation needed] which caused him to miss 23 regular season games, he finished fifth in AL batting race with .314 and ranked eighth in on base percentage. In the 1984 American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals, Trammell hit .364 with one home run and three RBI. Finally, in the World Series, he was 9-for-20 against the San Diego Padres, including pair of two-run home runs that accounted for all of Tigers' runs in a Game 4 victory. Detroit won the series 4–1 and Trammell was named World Series MVP. [edit] Glory Years 1985 to 1988 In 1985, after two consecutive years of batting not lower than .314, Trammell was hampered by injuries,[citation needed] and posted only a .258 batting average. He underwent postseason surgery on left knee and right shoulder. The following season, playing without any injuries, Trammell became only second player in Detroit history to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases (Kirk Gibson was the other and Curtis Granderson has since joined the club). Trammell also set a career-high with 75 RBI. In 1987, asked by manager Sparky Anderson to bat cleanup, Trammell responded with the best season of his career.[citation needed] In September, he batted .416 with six homers and 17 RBIs, putting together an 18-game hitting streak in which he hit a .457,[citation needed] helping his team to win the AL East division by two games on the last day of the season. He became the first Tiger to collect 200 hits and 100 RBI in the same season since Al Kaline did it in 1955.[citation needed] In addition, Trammell appeared amongst the league leaders in most AL offensive categories: third in batting average (.343), tenth in RBI (105), third in hits (205), tied for fifth in runs (109), fourth in total bases (329), fifth in on base percentage (.402), eighth in slugging average (.551), and tied for fifth in game-winning RBI (16). Despite his efforts, Trammell finished second to Toronto's George Bell in the MVP voting (332–311). After the season finale, Whitaker gave him second base, with the inscription: To Alan Trammell, 1987 AL MVP. From, Lou Whitaker.[citation needed] [edit] Later years, injuries and retirement The following years, Trammell suffered a long string of injuries that slowed his production both at bat and on the field.[citation needed] In 1991, he was limited to 107 games because of knee and ankle injuries. It was even worse in 1992. He played 29 games before breaking his right ankle, losing the rest of the season. His days as a regular shortstop for Detroit were close to being over. After two more seasons, he retired in 1996. In his twenty year career, Trammell batted over .300 seven times ending with a career average of .285 and he hit 185 home runs with 1,003 RBIs, 1231 runs, 2365 hits, 412 doubles, 55 triples, and 236 stolen bases in 2,293 games. After finishing his playing career, Trammell served as a hitting coach for Detroit (1999), the first base coach for the San Diego Padres (2000–2002), manager for the Tigers (2003–2005) and is currently a bench coach with the Chicago Cubs. [edit] Hall of Fame eligibility In 2001, Trammell was rated as the ninth best shortstop of all time in "The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract," rating him higher than fourteen Hall of Fame shortstops. However, Trammell has not been enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame as of 2009. In his first six years of eligibility, he has received the following percentage of votes: 15.7% (2002), 14.1% (2003), 13.8% (2004), 16.9% (2005), 17.7% (2006), 13.4% (2007), 18.2% (2008) and 17.4% (2009). Trammell's name will appear on the ballot again in 2010. [edit] Managerial career Alan Trammell was named the manager of a struggling Tigers team on October 9, 2002. The team lost an AL-record 119 games in his first season in 2003, before improving to 72–90 in 2004, the biggest turnaround in the AL since Baltimore's 33-game improvement from 1988 to 1989.[citation needed] In the 2005 season, however, the team's record regressed slightly, finishing 71–91. The Tigers compiled a record of 186–300 in three seasons under Trammell. During the 2003 season, Detroit nearly matched the MLB record of 120 losses, set by the expansion New York Mets (40–120) in 1962. The Tigers won five of their last six games to avoid the distinction. On October 3, 2005, the Tigers released Trammell after three seasons in which the organization failed to post a winning record. Trammell was replaced by Jim Leyland on October 4, 2005. Leyland led Detroit to a 24-game improvement in the regular season, an AL pennant and a World Series appearance in 2006. While some critics believe that Trammell's stint as Tiger's manager tainted his baseball legacy, others contend that he was a rookie manager put in charge of a team that was severely lacking in talent, and believe his managerial stint played an integral role in re-instilling professionalism and pride throughout the Detroit organization. Many, including Leyland, attribute a degree of the success that the Tigers saw in the 2006 postseason to Trammell's efforts in the three years prior.[citation needed] In October, 2006, Trammell returned to Comerica Park for the first time since his firing to participate, along with Sparky Anderson, in pregame festivities prior to Game 2 of the World Series. Trammell was showered with a lengthy standing ovation from Detroit baseball fans upon taking the field.[citation needed] After being replaced by Leyland, Trammell turned down an offer to stay with the Tigers as a special assistant, instead opting to sit out 2006.[citation needed] In October 2006, he agreed to join the Chicago Cubs as a bench coach for the 2007 season, a possible precursor to an eventual return to managing a major league club. During the four-game suspension of Lou Piniella in 2007, Trammell was acting manager of the Chicago Cubs. [edit] Career highlights 6-time All-Star (1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) 4-time Gold Glove (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984) 3-time Top 10 MVP (1984, 1987, 1988) Collected both 200th hit of season and 1,500th career in same at bat (October 1, 1987) Had a 21 game hit streak during the 1987 season. Had a 20 game hit streak during the 1984 season. Comeback Player of the Year (1983) Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1987, 1988, 1990) Along with teammate Lou Whitaker holds AL record playing together (1,918 games). They also set the major league record by turning more double plays than any other shortstop-second baseman combination in the long history of professional baseball.[citation needed] The Trammell–Whitaker duo twice won Gold Gloves together, joining a list of eight shortstop-second baseman duos have won the honor in the same season while playing together (1983, 1984). [edit] See also List of Gold Glove middle infield duos List of major league players with 2,000 hits Top 500 home run hitters of all time List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI [edit] References ^ http://www.tv.com/magnum-p.i./a-sense-of-debt/episode/16065/summary.html [edit] External links Major league career managerial statistics from Baseball-Reference Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube Alan Trammell: Behind the Dugout Baseball Evolution Hall of Fame - Player Profile Preceded by Andre Thornton AL Comeback Player of the Year 1983 Succeeded by Dave Kingman Preceded by Rick Dempsey World Series MVP 1984 Succeeded by Bret Saberhagen Preceded by TBA Detroit Tigers Hitting Coach 1999 Succeeded by Bruce Fields Preceded by Davey Lopes San Diego Padres First Base Coach 2000-2002 Succeeded by Davey Lopes Preceded by Luis Pujols Detroit Tigers Manager 2003–2005 Succeeded by Jim Leyland Preceded by Dick Pole Chicago Cubs Bench Coach 2007-current Succeeded by current coach [show]v • d • eDetroit Tigers 1984 World Series Champions 1 Lou Whitaker | 3 Alan Trammell | 8 Marty Castillo | 13 Lance Parrish | 14 Dave Bergman | 15 Rusty Kuntz | 16 Tom Brookens | 17 Bill Scherrer | 20 Howard Johnson | 21 Willie Hernández | 23 Kirk Gibson | 27 Bárbaro Garbey | 29 Aurelio López | 30 Johnny Grubb | 31 Larry Herndon | 32 Ruppert Jones | 34 Chet Lemon | 39 Milt Wilcox | 40 Doug Bair | 41 Darrell Evans | 46 Dan Petry | 47 Jack Morris Manager 11 Sparky Anderson [show]v • d • eWorld Series MVP Award 1955: Podres | 1956: Larsen | 1957: Burdette | 1958: Turley | 1959: Sherry | 1960: Richardson | 1961: Ford | 1962: Terry | 1963: Koufax | 1964: Gibson | 1965: Koufax | 1966: F. Robinson | 1967: Gibson | 1968: Lolich | 1969: Clendenon | 1970: B. Robinson | 1971: Clemente | 1972: Tenace | 1973: Jackson | 1974: Fingers | 1975: Rose | 1976: Bench | 1977: Jackson | 1978: Dent | 1979: Stargell | 1980: Schmidt | 1981: Yeager, Guerrero, & Cey | 1982: Porter | 1983: Dempsey | 1984: Trammell | 1985: Saberhagen | 1986: Knight | 1987: Viola | 1988: Hershiser | 1989: Stewart | 1990: Rijo | 1991: Morris | 1992: Borders | 1993: Molitor | 1994: No Series | 1995: Glavine | 1996: Wetteland | 1997: Hernandez | 1998: Brosius | 1999: Rivera | 2000: Jeter | 2001: Johnson & Schilling | 2002: Glaus | 2003: Beckett | 2004: Ramirez | 2005: Dye | 2006: Eckstein | 2007: Lowell | 2008: Hamels [show]v • d • eAmerican League Comeback Player of the Year Award 1965: Cash | 1966: Powell | 1967: Chance | 1968: Harrelson | 1969: Conigliaro | 1970: Wright | 1971: Cash | 1972: Tiant | 1973: Hiller | 1974: Jenkins | 1975: Powell | 1976: Ellis | 1977: Soderholm | 1978: Caldwell | 1979: Horton | 1980: Keough | 1981: Zisk | 1982: Thornton | 1983: Trammell | 1984: Kingman | 1985: G. 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Thomas | 2001: Sierra | 2002: Salmon | 2003: Meche | 2004: Konerko | 2005: Giambi | 2006: Thome | 2007: Peña | 2008: Lee [show]v • d • eAmerican League Shortstop Silver Slugger Award 1980: Yount | 1981: Burleson | 1982: Yount | 1983: Ripken, Jr. | 1984: Ripken, Jr. | 1985: Ripken, Jr. | 1986: Ripken, Jr. | 1987: Trammell | 1988: Trammell | 1989: Ripken, Jr. | 1990: Trammell | 1991: Ripken, Jr. | 1992: Fryman | 1993: Ripken, Jr. | 1994: Ripken, Jr. | 1995: Valentin | 1996: Rodriguez | 1997: Garciaparra | 1998: Rodriguez | 1999: Rodriguez | 2000: Rodriguez | 2001: Rodriguez | 2002: Rodriguez | 2003: Rodriguez | 2004: Tejada | 2005: Tejada | 2006: Jeter | 2007: Jeter | 2008: Jeter [show]v • d • eAmerican League Shortstop Gold Glove Award 1958: Aparicio | 1959: Aparicio | 1960: Aparicio | 1961: Aparicio | 1962: Aparicio | 1963: Versalles | 1964: Aparicio | 1965: Versalles | 1966: Aparicio | 1967: Fregosi | 1968: Aparicio | 1969: Belanger | 1970: Aparicio | 1971: Belanger | 1972: Brinkman | 1973: Belanger | 1974: Belanger | 1975: Belanger | 1976: Belanger | 1977: Belanger | 1978: Belanger | 1979: Burleson | 1980: Trammell | 1981: Trammell | 1982: Yount | 1983: Trammell | 1984: Trammell | 1985: Griffin | 1986: Fernández | 1987: Fernández | 1988: Fernández | 1989: Fernández | 1990: Guillén | 1991: Ripken, Jr. | 1992: Ripken, Jr. | 1993: Vizquel | 1994: Vizquel | 1995: Vizquel | 1996: Vizquel | 1997: Vizquel | 1998: Vizquel | 1999: Vizquel | 2000: Vizquel | 2001: Vizquel | 2002: Rodriguez(ON STEROIDS) | 2003: Rodriguez(ON STEROIDS) | 2004: Jeter | 2005: Jeter | 2006: Jeter | 2007: Cabrera | 2008: Young [show]v • d • eDetroit Tigers managers Stallings (1901) • Dwyer (1902) • Barrow (1903–04) • Lowe (1904) • Armour (1905–06) • Jennings (1907–20) • Cobb (1921–26) • Moriarty (1927–28) • Harris (1929–33, 1955–56) • Baker (1933, 1936–42) • Cochrane (1934–38) • Perkins (1937) • O'Neill (1943–48) • Rolfe (1949–52) • Hutchinson (1952–54) • Tighe (1957–58) • Norman (1958–59) • Dykes (1959–60) • Hitchcock (1960) • Gordon (1960) • Scheffing (1961–63) • Dressen (1963–66) • Swift (1965–66) • Skaff (1966) • Smith (1967–70) • Martin (1971–73) • Schultz (1973) • Houk (1974–78) • Moss (1979) • Tracewski (1979) • Anderson (1979–95) • Bell (1996–98) • Parrish (1998–99) • Garner (2000–02) • Pujols (2002) • Trammell (2003–05) • Leyland (2006–present) [show]v • d • eDetroit Tigers starting shortstops Kid Elberfeld (1901–02) • Sport McAllister (1903) • Charley O'Leary (1904–07) • Germany Schaefer (1908) • Donie Bush (1909–21) • Topper Rigney (1922–24) • Jackie Tavener (1925–28) • Heinie Schuble (1929) • Mark Koenig (1930) • Billy Rogell (1931–38) • Frank Croucher (1939, 1941) • Dick Bartell (1940) • Billy Hitchcock (1942) • Joe Hoover (1943–44) • Skeeter Webb (1945) • Eddie Lake (1946–47) • Johnny Lipon (1948–51) • Neil Berry (1952) • Harvey Kuenn (1953–57) • Billy Martin (1958) • Rocky Bridges (1959) • Chico Fernandez (1960–62) • Dick McAuliffe (1963–66) • Ray Oyler (1967–68) • Tom Tresh (1969) • César Gutiérrez (1970) • Ed Brinkman (1971–74) • Tom Veryzer (1975–77) • Alan Trammell (1978–91, 1994) • Travis Fryman (1992–93) • Chris Gomez (1995) • Andújar Cedeño (1996) • Deivi Cruz (1997–01) • Shane Halter (2002) • Ramón Santiago (2003) • Carlos Guillén (2004–07) • Edgar Rentería (2008) • Adam Everett (2009–present) [show]v • d • eChicago Cubs current roster Active roster 1 Kosuke Fukudome | 2 Ryan Theriot | 4 Joey Gathright | 6 Micah Hoffpauir | 7 Aaron Miles | 9 Reed Johnson | 12 Alfonso Soriano | 13 Jake Fox | 16 Aramis Ramírez | 17 Mike Fontenot | 18 Geovany Soto | 19 Richie Robnett | 21 Milton Bradley | 22 Kevin Hart | 24 Paul Bako | 25 Derrek Lee | 27 Sam Fuld | 29 Jeff Samardzija | 30 Ted Lilly | 36 Randy Wells | 37 Ángel Guzmán | 38 Carlos Zambrano | 40 Rich Harden | 45 Sean Marshall | 46 Ryan Dempster | 47 Aaron Heilman | 48 Neal Cotts | 49 Carlos Mármol | 51 Luis Vizcaíno | 52 Jeff Stevens | 54 David Patton | 55 Koyie Hill | 56 Brad Snyder | 57 Chad Gaudin | 58 José Ascanio | 60 Mitch Atkins | 62 Marcos Mateo | 63 Kevin Gregg | 64 Justin Berg Disabled list Coaching staff Manager: 41 Lou Piniella | Bench Coach: 3 Alan Trammell | First Base Coach: 39 Matt Sinatro | Third Base Coach: 8 Mike Quade | Hitting Coach: 28 Gerald Perry | Pitching Coach: 50 Larry Rothschild | Bullpen Coach: 35 Lester Strode | Sp. Asst: 11 Iván DeJesús Persondata NAME Trammell, Alan Stuart ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Baseball player DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1958 PLACE OF BIRTH Garden Grove, California DATE OF DEATH Living PLACE OF DEATH Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Trammell" Categories: 1958 births | Living people | Major League Baseball players from California | American League All-Stars | Detroit Tigers players | Detroit Tigers managers | Major League Baseball shortstops | Gold Glove Award winners | Americans of Polish descent | People from Orange County, California | People from San Diego, California