alan trammell is in my hall of famer collection

i was surprised when alan trammell was voted in to the hall of fame by the veterans' committee.  not that he is not deserving, just that i was ignorant of any real outcry over his omission by the bbwaa. he seemed like a "hall of very good" player to me, but then again, i did not really follow the tigers too closely while trammell was playing.  here's his 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph card as his entry in to my hall of famer collection:

here's the back:

i've said it before - this is one of my favorite retired player sets.

one of my favorite sets ever is 1978 topps, which is where i first saw alan trammell.  he was on a 4-in-1 rookie card along with mickey klutts, ul washington, and paul molitor.  as the seasons went on, i recognized that card pretty much only as the molitor rookie card as i took a liking to the brewer over the tiger. in the end, both guys finished behind (molitor in second, trammell tied for fourth) trammell's teammate lou whitaker in the rookie of the year balloting.

trammell showed up on my radar again in 1984 as his tigers faced the padres and steve garvey in the world series.  i was, of course, rooting for the padres in that matchup, but it was the tigers who won. trammell wound up as the mvp of the series, and i lost a few bucks to a friend.

here's my hall of famer collection as its been documented so far:

babe ruth - 2003 topps tribute world series edition world series tribute relic 351/425

honus wagner - 2001 topps tribute relics

dizzy dean - 2001 topps tribute relics

bob feller - 2001 topps archives

jackie robinson - 2004 topps clubhouse collection clubhouse relics

roberto clemente - 2005 donruss greats hall of fame souvenirs relic

warren spahn - 1999 upper deck century legends epic signatures

mickey mantle - 2000 upper deck legends legendary game jerseys relic

willie mays - 1997 topps willie mays reprints autograph

al kaline - 2001 fleer greats of the game autographs

duke snider - 2003 upper deck sp authentic chirography hall of famers 144/250

hank aaron - 2004 topps originals 1979 topps all-time record holders rbi 03/32

frank robinson - 1995 upper deck autographs

harmon killebrew - 2000 upper deck legends legendary signatures

pee wee reese - 2001 topps tribute relics

rollie fingers - 2018 topps archives signature series 1978 topps buyback 1/3

reggie jackson - 2018 topps tier one tier one talent autographs 19/60

steve carlton - 2018 topps five star career year autographs

mike schmidt - 2002 topps archives autoproof 1980 topps buyback

don sutton - 2001 fleer greats of the game

tony perez - 2004 fleer national pastime 2002 fleer greats authentic autograph buyback 30/59

dave winfield - 2003 upper deck sp authentic chirography hall of famers 121/350

gary carter - 1999 fleer sports illustrated greats of the game autograph collection

paul molitor - 2016 topps museum collection archival autographs 021/125

bruce sutter - 2003 topps all-time fan favorites

jim rice - 2005 upper deck past time pennants past time signatures

andre dawson - 2000 fleer greats of the game autographs

alan trammell - 2001 fleer greats of the game autographs

pete rose* - 2018 panini flawless legendary signatures 15/25

barry bonds* - 2001 bowman heritage autographs

you can find the full list of hall of famers (and some not - yet) that i aim to include in this collection at my want list site.

*not currently a member of the hall of fame