Alan Trammell ‘Fab Five’ – Card #3 – 1989 Bowman

Alan Trammell ‘Fab Five’ – Card #3 – 1989 Bowman

Now that my Alan Trammell player collection is complete, it is time to show of my favorite five cards from the set.

Card #3 – 1989 Bowman

The 1989 Bowman baseball card set did not offer a lot of images like the one that you are seeing above.  As a matter of fact, I would guess that more than 80% of the cards issued in this set featured some kind of posed portrait-style image versus an action one.

So, while not considered rare due to the volume of cards printed when the set was released, I will say that a card from the 1989 Bowman set that featured an image like this is on the rare side.

Kind of like, Medium-Rare.

Alan Trammell ‘Fab Five’ – Card #4 – 1985 Topps

Alan Trammell ‘Fab Five’ – Card #4 – 1985 Topps

Now that my Alan Trammell player collection is complete, it is time to show of my favorite five cards from the set.

Card #4 – 1985 Topps

Like card number five in my ‘Fab Five’, number four is also a great, popular card from the mid 1980′s – 1985 Topps!!

The ’85 design is a classic look, and it allows for a very large image to be used and featured as the highlight of the card.  This shot of Trammell is nice, and I have to say that the Tigers ‘Tiger Head’ logo helps take this card to another level.

Gotta love the ’85s!!!

Alan Trammell ‘Fab Five’ – Card #5 – 1983 Topps

Alan Trammell ‘Fab Five’ – Card #5 – 1983 Topps

Now that my Alan Trammell player collection is complete, it is time to show of my favorite five cards from the set.

Card #5 – 1983 Topps

You can never go wrong when adding a 1983 Topps baseball card to your ‘Fab Five’. 

And I don’t think that I made a bad pick with this one.  The large action image is a great shot of Trammell as he prepares to haul ass from home plate towards first base.  By the looks of it, he has hit a chopper to in infield – hopefully he made it to first safely!

The card design from Topps is iconic amongst collectors.  The team-themed colors are great complements to the card’s overall look, and I always enjoy looking back at the uniforms my favorite players wore during their playing days.

I Have Completed My Alan Trammell Player Collection – YES!!!

I Have Completed My Alan Trammell Player Collection – YES!!!

Well friends, it took me some time, but I have finally pieced together my Alan Trammell collection. 

As a kid, I watched a lot of Tigers games and my attention was always drawn to Trammell.  His ability to hit and defend at high levels made him an outstanding player and All-Star.

My dad was also a Tigers fan so he often shared stories of other Tigers greats with me - and he, too, thought that Trammell was a superb talent.

As for the cards, there are some really poor one and some spectacular ones.

First, let me show the full collection to you:

And starting next Monday, and running through the week, I will unveil to you my ‘Fab Five’ cards from this recently completed collection.

See you on Monday (and hopefully before as well)!!

Alan Trammell 1978 Topps ROOKIE CARD!!!!

Alan Trammell 1978 Topps ROOKIE CARD!!!!

I have finally landed an Alan Trammell rookie card for my collection that pays homage to his fantastic career.

But, the journey was a rough one…

As you can see, Trammell’s rookie card is a 4-player card that was commonly found in late 1970′s sets issued by Topps.  This style allowed the company to showcase more rookies in each set.

Placed diagonally from Mr. Trammell is another familiar face – Hall of Famer, Paul Molitor.  Having Molitor on the same card only makes the card more collectible and wanted.  So, obtaining this one took a lot of patience as I did not want to overpay – especially since I have already bought one of these for my Molitor collection a few years ago.

But, like always, my patience has paid off and I was able to secure this rookie card, for the second time, at a price that worked for my budget.

The chase was fun – and the reward is great!!  Cross another one off the list…

1988 Fleer Superstar Special Featuring Tony Fernandez, Cal Ripken Jr., and Alan Trammell

1988 Fleer Superstar Special Featuring Tony Fernandez, Cal Ripken Jr., and Alan Trammell

What a great way to start off a Sunday huh??

Showing off a baseball card featuring three of the best shortstops from the American League during the 1980′s.

The card comes from the 1988 Fleer baseball card set, and is part of the in-set subset called ‘Superstar Special’.

The card:

If I had to rank these three great shortstops, it would be very easy to do.

1 – Ripken
2 – Trammell
3 - Fernandez

For all intents and purposes, this one will land in my Alan Trammell player collection, which is getting very close to completion!!!

Alan Trammell 1990 Donruss ‘Baseball’s Best’

Alan Trammell 1990 Donruss ‘Baseball’s Best’

The 1990 Donruss base set did not offer as nice of an image as this 1990 Donruss ‘Baseball’s Best’ card of Alan Trammell.

And for player collectors like me, these extra cards were so much fun to go after because they allowed for more rapid collection growth as well as opportunities to add better looking cards into the collection.

It didn’t always work out that way, but in some cases, the non-base card was a better looking choice than the base card.

The bright Blue border may be a bit on the loud side, but it does complement the Navy Blue of Trammell’s Tigers uniform very nicely.

Alan Trammell 1987 Donruss Highlights

Alan Trammell 1987 Donruss Highlights

I’ve been picking up a lot of Donruss Highlights cards recently.  The reason?  Well, a lot of the player collections I am working on right now feature stars from the 1980s - and the Donruss Highlights set was issued from 1985-87 so there is some good stuff to go after.

This card of Alan Trammell is from the 1987 Highlights set and it acknowledges his winning of the American Leagues’ Player Of The Month Award in September, 1987.

It’s just too bad that the photograph selected does nothing to show you how well Trammell played in September of the 1987 baseball season…  Sheesh.

Alan Trammell 1979 Topps

Alan Trammell 1979 Topps

Wow, this card really takes me back.  Look at how young, and how skinny, Alan Trammell was in the image used for his 1979 Topps baseball card.

I also have to say that I love his socks too!!!

As for Trammell’s second full season in the majors, he was starting to establish himself as one of the more dependable shortstops in the league.  Playing in 142 games, Trammell was starting to hit and defend at the rate in which the Tigers wanted.

He would go on to become one of the best shortstops in the 1980′s.

Alan Trammell 1989 Topps – Base & Team Leaders

Alan Trammell 1989 Topps – Base & Team Leaders

I thought I’d offer up a little ’2-for-1′ special on this wonderful Thursday morning…

Here you are:

Of the lot, on the left you have Alan Trammell’s base card from the 1989 Topps baseball card set.  And on the right is the Detroit Tigers team leaders card from the same set.

I have always enjoyed the 1989 Topps set – and I think that the player’s nameplate of that card’s design is a very underappreciated one.  It could be argued that it is the best looking nameplate issued in the 1980′s!!!

Enjoy your ’2-for-1′ special.