Jeff Bagwell appeared in 110 Major League games during [6] Bagwell finished second in HR to Matt Williams, who hit 43. document.write(update); The envelopes, please", "Bagwell's latest stat: All the M.V.P. He also hit 23 home runs in 56 games at the Astrodome, setting a record that stood for the stadium that was famed to be pitcher-friendly until the Astros moved out following the 1999 season. Of the ten seasons in which hitters eclipsed Bagwell's .750 SLG% mark, seven of the seasons belonged to Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds. Here are some facts - and deeper in depth statistics - about his season and its historical significance that you may not have realized. [14], Offensively, the Astros led the Majors in doubles during the strike-shortened season (252) intentional walks (58) and sacrifice hits (73). We were in the early years of the game's offensive boom -- Cecil Fielder's 51-homer campaign in 1990 was the first 50-homer season since George Foster's 52 in 1977. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of
Thirteen of the nineteen OPS marks higher than Bagwell's belong to Babe Ruth, Ted Williams or Barry Bonds.
[7], By Friday, August 12, the Astros had compiled a 66-49 record through 115 games. May 28, 1998: Houston Astros activated 1B Jeff Bagwell from the 15-day disabled list. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.
The first installment will examine the legendary strike (and injury) shortened season of Jeff Bagwell en route to his -and the Astros franchise's - only MVP award. Every single player directly ahead of him on the list are obviously in the Hall Of Fame with the obviously temporary exception of the still-active Albert Pujols, who will deservedly be enshrined in the first year he's eligible. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in, Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts, Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts, Overview of Jeff Bagwell's unanimous Most Valuable Player Award season, Last edited on 15 September 2019, at 13:18, National League Pitcher of the Month Award, National League Player of the Month Award, "The greatest seasons in Astros history: Jeff Bagwell, 1994", "Tony Gwynn, Hall of Fame batting champion, dies at 54 of cancer", "Best individual seasons in Astros history?
Played a game in Right Field, going 1-2 with a solo home run and a walk, Posted a slash line of .460/.514/.990 with a ridiculous 1.504 OPS when leading off an inning, hitting 14 home runs, nine doubles and a triples in said scenario, Absolutely feasted on pitchers in the middle innings of the game in his second and third at bats, hitting .422/.500/.933 (1.433 OPS) with 18 home runs, 13 doubles and one triple in innings 4-6 of baseball games that season, In a nearly identical number of at bats (201 at bats at home, 199 at bats away) posted excellent numbers both home and away. They had scored 602 runs (5.23 per game) and had allowed 503 runs (4.37 per game). biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, detailed fielding Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. Visit his page for comprehensive Bagwell's 10.26 at bats per home run (AB/HR) ratio is the 25th-best in history.
The Houston Astros' 1994 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the inaugural season of the National League Central division; they finished in second place. The best year in Bagwell's professional career was the strike-shortened 1994 season when he was unanimously named National League Most Valuable Player after batting.368 with 39 home runs, 116 runs batted in and 104 runs scored, in just 400 at-bats. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the inaugural season of the National League Central division; they finished in second place.
However, if you removed, Bagwell posted identical 13.6 K% and 13.6 BB% in 1994. He led the major leagues in SLG, OPS+, RBI, and total bases, and the NL in runs scored and OPS, but fell short of winning the batting Triple Crown, finishing second for the batting title to Tony Gwynn, who, after batting .394, had the highest average in the major leagues since Ted Williams in 1941.
What some don't seem to notice or care about is that Jeff Bagwell's JAWS score is better than sixteen Hall Of Fame first basemen. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Bagwell appeared in, specifically relating to his 1994 hitting statistics.
But this isn't as much an argument about the place he obviously should already hold in Cooperstown, or even an article bemoaning the absurdity of the obvious reason he doesn't yet hold that position - the asinine witch hunt the BBWAA has undertaken against slugging baseball players of the 90s and 2000s, even in cases like Bagwell's where there's literally never been a shred of evidence to actually physically support any evidence of wrongdoing. May 31, 1994: Mitch Williams was released by the Astros. Jeff Bagwell is a name which is practically synonymous with baseball in Houston. All the rest of that stuff, being a star or whatever, is never something I've been interested in." May 13, 1998: Houston Astros placed 1B Jeff Bagwell on the 15-day disabled list. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. On June 24, Jeff Bagwell hit three home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Astrodome – two in the same inning – in a 16–4 rout, becoming the first Astro since Glenn Davis in 1990 to do so.
Jeff Bagwell 1994 Game by Game Batting Logs.
Seven of the ten seasons that exceeded his .750 SLG belonged to Bonds and Ruth. First Base: Jeff Bagwell, 1994 2 of 16 Unlike most players (Griffey, Belle, Thomas, Williams, Bonds) who were dominating during the 1994 season, Jeff Bagwell actually benefited from the strike. [5], Bagwell finished the 1994 season playing in 110 games and batting .368 with a .750 SLG, 1.201 OPS, 39 HR, 116 RBI, 104 runs scored, 300 total bases and 213 adjusted OPS (OPS+) in 400 at-bats. During his banner season in 1994, Jeff Bagwell hit .368 with 39 home runs, 116 RBIs and 104 runs in 110 games before breaking his left hand. The first installment of this new series will, fittingly, focus on one of the most dominant individual seasons any Astro has turned in in the 50+ year history of the franchise: Jeff Bagwell's eye-popping 1994 season. Need just a split in the next two to advance. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link Jeff Bagwell appeared in 110 Major League games during the 1994 regular season. Are you a Jeff Bagwell fan? the Position(s) column. [15], Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.