By:
Advanced search…

Welcome to Detroit Sports Forum!

By joining our community, you'll be able to connect with fellow fans that live and breathe Detroit sports just like you!

Get Started
  • If you are no longer able to access your account since our recent switch from vBulletin to XenForo, you may need to reset your password via email. If you no longer have access to the email attached to your account, please fill out our contact form and we will assist you ASAP. Thanks for your continued support of DSF.

Tigers trio of Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell, Jack Morris could get HOF vote in Dec.

good. It would have been nice if the article included a list of potential candidates, to see how the trio stack up.
 
The Hall of Fame will be releasing the its latest Modern Baseball Era Committee ballot tomorrow, and Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are likely to be on it. With that in mind, let?s look at a few numbers:

Legendary double-play duo Johnny Evers (49.0) and Joe Tinker (55.5) were a combined 94.5 WAR.
Trammell (63.7) and Whitaker (68.1) were a combined 131.8 WAR.

Trammell and Whitaker deserve to join Tinker and Evers in the Hall of Fame. Not only that, they should go in together.

Fangraphs
 
https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/2017/11/06/new-hall-fame-ballot-include-number-tigers/
New Hall of Fame ballot could include a number of Tigers.
Detroit Athletic

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/11/alan_trammell_hall_of_fame.html#incart_river_index
Alan Trammell, Jack Morris on 2nd-chance Hall of Fame ballot.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...trammell-lou-whitaker-hall-of-fame/835410001/
Detroit Tigers greats Morris and Trammell up for Hall of Fame again; Whitaker snubbed.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...er-left-hof-ballot-trammell-morris/107409000/
HOF defends excluding Whitaker on ballot; Trammell, Morris on it.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...-modern-baseball-era-ballot/?topicId=27118376
Trammell, Morris on Modern Era HOF ballot.
Tigers greats among 10 to be considered by committee.
Tigers official site

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/11...trammell-to-get-another-shot-at-hall-of-fame/
Jack Morris, Alan Trammell To Get Another Shot At Hall Of Fame.
CBSDetroit

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/1...ou-whitaker-jack-morris-eligible-hall-of-fame
Former Tigers Jack Morris and Alan Trammell eligible for the Hall of Fame, Lou Whitaker not nominated.
BYBTB

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/1...taker-snubbed-hall-of-fame-seriously-wtf-guys
Former Tiger Lou Whitaker got snubbed for the Hall of Fame again and it's f***ing inexcusable.
The Baseball Hall of Fame screwed up yet again.
BYBTB

https://detroitsportsnation.com/det...jack-morris-get-another-shot-hall-fame/97804/
Tigers legends Alan Trammell and Jack Morris to get another shot at Hall of Fame.
DSN

Trammell is joined on the ballot by former players Steve Garvey, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Ted Simmons and Luis Tiant, as well as former players union executive Marvin Miller.

Trammell spent his entire 20-year career with the Tigers and later served as team manager. Morris pitched for the Tigers for parts of 14 seasons.

Lou Whitaker, who played alongside Trammell in the Tigers infield, is not listed on this year's ballot.

The Modern Era committee considers players who failed to make it to Cooperstown on the traditional ballot voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
 
Last edited:
Of the Top 10 second-basemen by bWAR, seven are in the HOF, Cano is still playing, and the other two are Bobby Grich and Lou Whitaker.

Of the Top 10 shortstops of all-time by bWAR, eight are in the HOF, Derek Jeter is going there, and the other one is Alan Trammell.

DET has 5 players in the Top 10 bWAR/position, 1921-present:

C: Cochrane
2B: Gehringer, Whitaker*
SS: Trammell*
RF: Kaline

*Not in the HOF
 
So let me get this straight, Lou got snubbed because he was quiet and forgot his all star jersey once? What a sham.
 
I like that Tram is with the organization. I hope he's here a long time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

About Us

Founded in 2011, Detroit Sports Forum is a community of fanatics dedicated to teams like the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Wolverines, and more. We live and breathe Detroit sports!

Stay Connected

Forum statistics

Threads
35,014
Messages
1,131,080
Members
981
Latest member
harmony

Affiliates

    Discussion Hub
Back
Top