Auction Ends: Sep 4, 2008 10:00 PM CDT

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Houston Astros Jeff Bagwell Autographed Baseball

Item Number: MD114

Estimated Value: Priceless
Sold: 196 USD to CShore

Number of Bids: 10 - Bid History

Item Description

Jeff Bagwell spent his 15-year career in a Houston uniform and, along with teammate Craig Biggio, was synonymous with the Astros throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s.

Highlights

NL MVP: 1994
NL Rookie of the Year: 1991
NL All-Star: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999
Gold Glove Award (1B): 1994
Silver Slugger Awards (1B): 1994, 1997, 1999
Houston Astros Career Leader in Home Runs (449), RBI (1,529), Walks (1,401), Runs Created (1,715), Sacrifice Flies (102) and Intentional Walks (155).
Holds Houston Astros single season records for Batting Average (.368 in 1994), On-base percentage (.454 in 1999), Slugging Percentage (.750 in 1994), OPS (1.201 in 1994), Runs (152 in 2000), Total Bases (363 in 2000), Home Runs (47 in 2000), Walks (149 in 1999), Times on Base (331 in 1999), Intentional Walks (27 in 1997) and At Bats per Home Run (10.3 in 1994)
Bagwell's best seasons took place in the pitcher-friendly Astrodome, making his numbers even more impressive.
Baseball statistician Bill James, in his New Historical Baseball Abstract, listed Bagwell as the fourth best first baseman of all time.

Bagwell was teammates with Craig Biggio for the entirety of his Major League career. While Derek Bell was on the team from 1995-1999, the trio was sometimes called "The Killer B's." The nickname also sometimes referred to Sean Berry and was later to include Lance Berkman and Carlos Beltran.

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