Craig Biggio

    • Born: December 14, 1965
    • Born in Smithtown, New York
    • Debuted with the Houston Astros in 1988
    • Record 285 times hit by pitch
    • Finished career with 3,060 hits
    • Became first player in a 162 game season to avoid hitting into a double play.

  • Craig Biggio is a retired former All-Star for the Houston Astros. He was a seven-time All-Star and played his entire career, spanning 2,850 games, with the Houston Astros. Biggio holds club records for games, at bats, runs and hits. He retired in 2007 and currently resides in Houston, where he coaches high school baseball.

  • Man of Many positions

    Biggio was called up to the Astros in 1988 as a catcher, where he caught Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan's 100 win as an Astro. The team's management wanted to avoid playing Biggio as catcher in order to limit wear and tear on Biggio, which they feared would limit his speed. The team convinced Biggio to convert to second base in 1992, making Biggio the first player to be and All-Star catcher and All-Star second baseman. After suffering a knee-injury in 2000 and having lackluster performance, Biggio moved once again, this time to the outfield in order to accommodate newly acquired Jeff Kent. After Kent left for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005, Biggio moved back to second.

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