Biggio: I passed Babe Ruth in doubles one time. Babe Ruth. That was unbelievable to me. And I passed Carl Yastrzemski. I'll never forget that one. You know, you're just out there playing. You're not even thinking about stuff like this. And then you find yourself thrown in with all these icons of the game, and it's a great feeling. So it's not the numbers, really. It's the names.
Biggio: You know, you're just out there playing. You're not even thinking about stuff like this. And then you find yourself thrown in with all these icons of the game, and it's a great feeling. (On getting his 3,000th hit)
Craig became the first player to collect five hits in the game in which he got his 3,000th hit.
On June 28, 2007, Craig became the 27th MLB player to collect 3,000 hits. This came on the same day that Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run marking the first time that both accomplishments came on the same day. He was thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double on the play.
Craig Biggio has played for the Astros for 20 seasons. He is the 24th player ever to play for the same franchise in 20 or more seasons, and 21 of the other 23 are in the Hall of Fame.
Craig led the National League in runs scored with 123 in 1995 and 146 in 1997.
Craig played in 7 All-Star games (1991, 1992, 1994-1998).
Craig played in the 2005 World Series.
He is 5'11" and weighs 185 pounds.
Craig has the same birthday as baseball player Billy Koch and the prophet Nostradamus.
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