Alan Trammell & Lou Whitaker Were Worth (A Bit) More Than Ozzie Smith

In 2002, Ozzie Smith hit the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. Other notable newcomers included Andre Dawson and Alan Trammell. Smith cruised to victory, garnering 91.7% of the vote. Dawson tallied 45.3% while Trammell received a mere 15.7% of the vote. At least Trammell would remain on the ballot. Three of his Tigers teammates hit the ballot the year before, in 2001. All vanished after failing to receive 5% of the vote. Lance Parrish received just nine votes (1.9%), Kirk Gibson picked up 13 (2.5%), and Lou Whitaker led the trio with 15 votes (2.9%).

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