(c) Houston Astros
UPDATE 5/4/2001: Success! Craig Biggio collected his 2000th hit on Friday night, May 4, 2001 in Montreal against Javier Vazquez. Humorously, it was an infield bouncer that was momentarily bobbled by the Expos third baseman. After a few tense seconds, the scorekeeper ruled it as an infield hit. What a way to get #2000! After this, everyone will forget that #1999 was a home run.
Welcome to the Craig Biggio Hit Gallery! As you may know, Biggio is rapidly closing in on his 2000th career hit. This is a milestone that very few major-league second basemen reach, so I thought Biggio deserved some sort of tribute for this accomplishment. Of course, he started off the 2001 season in fine fashion with his first career 5-hit game!
I have tried to summarize the major hitting milestones of Biggio's career, how he has fared against pitchers, and how his performance is affected by different 'splits'. There's a lot of information here, so enjoy!
| June 29, 1988 | in Houston, Biggio gets his first major-league hit - a 3rd-inning single off of Orel Hershiser of the Dodgers. |
| July 1, 1988 | in the 2nd game of a doubleheader in New York, Biggio gets his first double - against Rick Aguilera in the 3rd inning. |
| July 4, 1988 | in Houston, Biggio has his first triple and two-hit game. His triple comes against Dennis Martinez in the 3rd-inning, and Biggio follows up with a 7th-inning single off Andy McGaffigan. |
| July 14, 1988 | at Philadelphia, Biggio enjoys his first three-hit game. He starts with a 1st-inning single off Greg Harris, and follows with a 5th-inning single off Bruce Ruffin and a 9th-inning double off Steve Bedrosian. Biggio would end up with four 3-hit games in his first season. |
| Aug. 22, 1988 | at Chicago, Biggio hits his first major-league homer - a solo shot in the 10th inning off of Rich Gossage. By driving himself home, he also collects his first major-league RBI. |
| July 30, 1989 | in Houston, Biggio collects his 100th major-league hit - an 8th-inning, 2-out single against Steve Bedrosian. |
| Sept. 14, 1989 | at Los Angeles, Biggio hits his first grand slam, a 2nd-inning blast off of John Wetteland. |
| Aug. 15, 1990 | at Chicago, Biggio has his first four-hit game. |
| May 20, 1992 | at Philadephia, Biggio collects his 500th major-league hit - a 5th-inning single against Terry Mulholland. |
| Sept. 1, 1992 | in Houston, Biggio hits his 100th double - an 8th-inning hit off of Mike Hartley. |
| May 20, 1995 | in Houston, Biggio hits his 200th double in the 6th inning off of Butch Henry. |
| July 1, 1995 | in Houston, Biggio collects his 1000th major-league hit - a 7th-inning single against Mike Dyer. |
| May 16, 1997 | at Philadelphia, Biggio hits his 100th career home run in the 1st inning off of Mark Leiter. In the 2nd inning, he would hit his 101st - a three-run blast off of reliever Mike Mimbs. |
| Apr. 24, 1998 | at Montreal, Biggio collects his 1500th major-league hit - a 4th-inning single against Rick DeHart. |
| May 29, 1998 | at Colorado, Biggio hit his 300th double, an 8th-inning shot off of Mike DeJean. |
| May 2, 1999 | at Florida, Biggio hits his 343rd career double, an 8th-inning shot against Antonio Alfonseca, tying Cesar Cedeno's franchise record. |
| May 4, 1999 | at New York Biggio hits his 344th career double, a 7th-inning RBI shot off of Al Leiter, setting a new franchise record for career doubles. |
| June 23, 2000 | in Houston, Biggio collects his 1937th career hit, a 3rd-inning single against Livan Hernandez. This ties him with Jose Cruz for the frachise record for career hits. |
| June 26, 2000 | in Arizona, Biggio collects his 1938th career hit, a 6th-inning single against Armando Reynoso. This hit sets a new franchise record for career hits. |
| July 19, 2000 | in Houston, Biggio hits his 400th career double in the 1st inning against Pete Harnisch. |
| Apr. 3, 2001 | in Houston, Biggio celebrates Opening Day against the Brewers with the first five-hit game of his career. |
| May 4, 2001 | in Montreal, Biggio collects his 2000th hit, an infield single against Javier Vazquez. |
Multi-hit games
Three-hit games: 107
Four-hit games: 23
Five-hit games: 1
 (c) Houston Astros |
Hits .400 against:
.500 Danny Jackson (11 for 22) .433 Kirk Rueter (13 for 30) .414 Mike Bielecki (12 for 29) .410 Orel Hershiser (25 for 61) .400 Bob Tewksbury (12 for 30)
Against Cy Young winners:
.412 Steve Bedrosian (7 for 17) .410 Orel Hershiser (25 for 61) .387 Fernando Valenzuela (12 for 31) .364 Pedro Martinez (12 for 33) .364 Rick Sutcliffe (4 for 11) .364 Mark Davis (4 for 11) .355 Doug Drabek (11 for 31) .286 Dwight Gooden (12 for 42) .278 Greg Maddux (25 for 90) .253 John Smoltz (25 for 99) .235 Tom Glavine (19 for 81) .200 David Cone (5 for 25) .071 Bret Saberhagen (1 for 14) .000 Randy Johnson (0 for 5)
Most hitless at-bats:
.000 Hector Carrasco (0 for 12) .000 Kelly Downs (0 for 11) .000 Frank Seminara (0 for 8) .000 John Johnstone (0 for 8)
Greatest nemesis:
.071 Kevin Gross (3 for 42)
 (c) Houston Astros |
Vs. Lefty-Righty:
Pitcher ab h 2B 3B hr rbi avg obp slg Left 1800 525 107 11 43 184 .292 .400 .435 Right 4966 1444 295 32 117 557 .291 .374 .434
Home and Road:
Home/Road ab h 2B 3B hr rbi avg obp slg Home 3311 957 208 25 66 351 .289 .383 .427 Road 3455 1012 194 18 94 390 .293 .379 .441
By Opposing Team:
Opponent ab h 2B 3B hr rbi avg obp slg Arizona 107 31 12 0 4 14 .290 .355 .514 Atlanta 548 136 18 1 11 42 .248 .322 .345 Chicago AL 48 16 2 0 1 5 .333 .393 .438 Chicago NL 514 155 34 6 19 68 .302 .409 .502 Cincinnati 602 158 35 1 8 41 .262 .349 .364 Cleveland 49 18 2 1 1 7 .367 .448 .510 Colorado 324 115 24 6 12 50 .355 .458 .577 Detroit 39 17 2 2 2 5 .436 .450 .744 Florida 266 87 17 1 7 34 .327 .434 .477 Kansas City 48 16 2 0 2 9 .333 .370 .500 Los Angeles 552 152 39 5 15 52 .275 .356 .446 Milwaukee 127 42 6 0 4 14 .331 .470 .472 Minnesota 41 16 3 0 1 7 .390 .457 .537 Montreal 459 134 42 3 8 48 .292 .374 .449 New York NL 439 109 23 1 10 46 .248 .331 .374 Philadelphia 466 135 25 3 12 50 .290 .394 .433 Pittsburgh 497 145 33 4 4 53 .292 .382 .398 San Diego 559 148 33 2 10 54 .265 .359 .385 San Francisco 563 177 25 0 15 60 .314 .406 .439 St. Louis 518 162 25 7 14 82 .313 .390 .469
By Month:
Month ab h 2B 3B hr rbi avg obp slg March 6 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 April 904 261 62 5 17 77 .289 .385 .425 May 1226 365 86 8 31 153 .298 .391 .457 June 1224 340 66 3 33 136 .278 .364 .417 July 1268 400 78 12 26 146 .315 .395 .457 August 1105 324 60 8 31 128 .293 .388 .446 September 963 256 46 7 20 92 .266 .364 .390 October 70 21 4 0 2 8 .300 .329 .443
With Runners on:
Runners ab h 2B 3B hr rbi avg obp slg Empty 4286 1196 254 27 107 107 .279 .368 .426 1st 992 328 59 9 23 77 .331 .400 .478 2nd 598 174 33 1 12 123 .291 .425 .410 3rd 185 62 19 1 5 102 .335 .418 .530 1st & 2nd 338 99 11 2 8 84 .293 .373 .408 1st & 3rd 158 52 10 0 2 79 .329 .395 .430 2nd & 3rd 102 33 8 1 1 81 .324 .465 .451 Loaded 107 25 8 2 2 88 .234 .291 .402
By Inning:
Inning ab h 2B 3B hr rbi avg obp slg 1 1394 410 81 13 35 71 .294 .370 .446 2 368 116 24 6 8 85 .315 .414 .478 3 968 283 69 3 29 98 .292 .383 .460 4 531 166 39 1 7 69 .313 .410 .429 5 792 231 39 5 19 103 .292 .379 .426 6 662 206 41 3 19 85 .311 .402 .468 7 693 179 40 2 14 76 .258 .364 .382 8 686 196 42 7 15 89 .286 .367 .433 9 515 139 21 2 12 57 .270 .358 .388 10 71 22 3 0 1 4 .310 .443 .394 11 41 10 2 1 0 1 .244 .426 .341 12 22 6 1 0 0 1 .273 .385 .318 13 13 2 0 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 15 4 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .250 1.000 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000
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