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Alan Trammell was Detroit Tigers' heartbeat for 20 years: Here's how

We unearthed thousands of Free Press photo negatives and one sports writer's score book to tell the tale of baseball's greats. "Bless you, boys." Brian Kaufman, Detroit Free Press

Alan Trammell sat in a plane, scribbling notes, working on the most important speech of his life — the one he will give Sunday at his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How do you capture an entire career? An entire life in baseball, all 20 years with the Detroit Tigers?

His on-field partnership with Lou Whitaker — the longest running double-play combination in history.