Things that you may not have known about Craig Biggio:
Uniforms Craig Biggio Has Worn:
Houston Astros -1988-1993:
Houston Astros-1994-1999
Houston Astros-2000-2007:
Facts and Tidbits about Craig Biggio:
No other player besides Craig has had the last name of Biggio in MLB since the league started in 1849.
In 1997, Biggio became the 1st player in MLB history not to ground into a double play during a full 162 game season. Two players, Augie Galan (1935) and Dick McAuliffe (1968), had previously played an entire season with the same feat, but did not play in as many games in their respective seasons.
In 1998, Craig Biggio became the second player in baseball history to collect 50 doubles and 50 stolen bases in the same season, joining Hall of Famer Tris Speaker.
On April 8th, 2000, Craig Biggio had the 1st Astros hit and first Astros double in Minute Maid Park history
On April 8th, 2002, Craig Biggio hit for the cycle.
On June 28, 2007, Craig Biggio became the first player to collect five hits in the same game in which he reached the 3,000-hit mark. Biggio lined a single in the seventh inning to reach the magical plateau.
Craig Biggio is the 27th member of the 3000 hit club, but only the 9th player to get all 3000 hits with only one team
Craig Biggio is the 9th Astro to have his number retired. He briefly wore #4 in 1988. His #7 hangs next to Jeff Bagwell's #5, his teamate for 15 years.
Biggio holds the Astros fanchise record for:
Most Career Games Played-2,850
Consecutive Games-1,800
At Bats-10,876
Hits-3,060
Runs Scored-1,844
Doubles-668
Hit By Pitch-285
Unlike many players, Biggio was only granted free angency once, on October 31th, 1995. On December 14th, 1995, The Houston Astros signed Biggio, which is regarded as one of the best moves in the history of the franchise.
Craig Biggio has been featured in 2 books and one movie clip. In 2002, sports writer David Siroty wrote the book "The Hit Men and the Kid Who Batted Ninth: Biggio, Valentin, Vaughn, and Robinson: Together Again In The Big Leagues" which traced the baseball lives of Biggio, Mo Vaughn, John Valentin, and Marteese Robinson from the playgrounds, through college at Seton Hall, and to the big leagues.
In 2008, sportswriter Michael Hart, a self proclaimed "huge fan of Biggio" wrote the book "Biggio:The Final Game". It was orginally supposed to be a gift to Biggio, but Michael decided to share tthe book with all the Biggio fans of the world. This book details everything that happened on September 30, 2007, Craig Biggio's final game. That includes: Pre-Game, Batting, Fielding, Running, and Post Game Reaction. This book also includes 120 photos, a foreward by former Astros pitcher Larry Dierker, and a afterword by Houston Chronicle columnist and ESPN Radio contributor Richard Justice.
In late 2007, the movie High School Musical 2 was released. It was a big hit with fans of all ages. However, one song stood out: I Dont Dance. The scene where the song takes place is on a baseball diamond, so Major League Baseball decided to have a little fun with the song and made a video of curent MLB players singing and dancing to the song "I Dont Dance" Craig is on from :12, and :52-:55
