Craig Biggio

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Birthdate 12/14/1965
Death Date
Debut Year 1988
Year of Induction 2015
Teams Astros
Positions Catcher, Second Base

Perhaps the greatest all around player in the history of the Houston Astros, Craig Biggio is the first player in the Hall depicted as an Astro.

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Craig Biggio is the Astros all-time leader in games, hits, runs, doubles and total bases

Craig Biggio is the Astros all-time leader in games, hits, runs, doubles and total bases

Houston great Craig Biggio signed this contract just 50 games into his big league career. A lifelong member of the Houston Astros, Biggio holds the Houston franchise career record for hits, doubles, and runs. During the term of the contract, Biggio would earn his first two All Star selections and make the defensive switch from catcher to second base.
Biggio and Jeff Bagwell teamed to form Houston's Killer B's; here's Bagwell's Topps contract

Biggio and Jeff Bagwell teamed to form Houston's Killer B's; here's Bagwell's Topps contract

Jeff Bagwell played all 15 of his big league seasons with the Houston Astros and teamed with Craig Biggio to anchor the team for more than a decade. From 1991-2005 Biggio and Bagwell captured the hearts of baseball fans in Houston by forming the “Killer B’s”. For seven of those seasons the Lance Berkman joined them to terrorize opposing pitchers.

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