Baseball Historians

.!. Lou Pinella announced that Alan Trammell would be his bench coach for the Cubs next season.  I always thought Tram got a raw deal in Detroit and I’m glad he’s getting another chance, and this time in a major media market.  I know it&#…

The writing was on the wall, and it became official today. Alan Trammell was offered a job with the organization as Special Assistant to the GM, but he’ll no longer be the skipper of the Tigers. I know I’ve taken some heat for defending Tra…

I took some heat for my last post on Tram when I said he should be given one more year. First off, I apologize about the error. They were 26-26 in two runs games, not in games decided by less then two runs. All I was trying to show here was one of many…

the Tigers have now lost eight of their last ten and nine of their last twelve. It’s definitely been a rough week for the Tigers, and I have a feeling we’ll start hearing (again) fans call for Trammell’s job. Personally, I’d lik…

Leave it up to Tram. Old reliable. He had a career OPS+ of only 110, and he had just as many seasons below 100 as he did above. But over almost 2,300 career games, he posted a batting average of .285, and an OBP of .352. 1983 was Alan Trammell’s …

1984 World Series Game 5 – October 14, 1984 Tigers 8, Padres 4 Tigers Win Best of Seven Series 4-1 The score looks like a blowout, but what a game. The Tigers took the series in five, and beat the Padres to win the World Series at Tiger Stadium. …

1984 World Series Game 4 – October 13, 1984 Tigers 4, Padres 2 Tigers Lead Best of Seven Series 3-1 Jack Morris had a an incredible first half in 1984. He had an equally poor second half as he got roughed up start after start. But once the playof…

1984 World Series Game 3 – October 12, 1984 Tigers 5, Padres 2 Tigers Lead Best of Seven Series 2-1 Milt Wilcox got the nod in game three after pitching an incredible game a week before in the ALCS. He started out this game on a decent note. He l…

1984 World Series – Game OneOctober 9, 1984 Tigers 3, Padres 2 Tigers Lead Best of Seven Series 1-0 For the third time in four playoff games, the Tigers put a run on the board in the first inning. Lou Whitaker led off with a single, and Alan Tram…

American League Championship Series Game 2October 3, 1984 Tigers 5, Royals 3 Tigers Lead Best of Five Series 2-0 While the first game was over pretty much after the first inning, this game showed why the Kansas City Royals walked away with the AL West …

American League Championship Series Game 1October 2, 1984 Tigers 8, Royals 1 (Tigers Lead Best of Five Series 1-0)
Big players produce during big moments, and two of the Tiger’s bread winners, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell, came up huge in game one to give the Detroit Tigers a 1-0 lead in their quest for a [...]