Jeff Bagwell
Firstbaseman inducted in 2008
Drafted with an extra pick, Bags did his magic off the bench for three years, before earning a regular job as the Champions starting firstbaseman. All he did in his first year as a regular in 1995 was win the MVP, batting .380, with 52 homers, 58 doubles, 97 walks, 20 steals, 116 RBIs, and an amazing 157 runs scored, leading his ballclub to a first place finish, and the first of back-to-back championships. In eight straight years he scored over 100 runs. Jeff played his entire 14 year career with Chicago, finishing with 1,405 runs, 431 home runs, 1,126 RBIs, 1,131 walks, 180 stolen bases, a .286 batting average, and an OBP of .392. Not bad for a player drafted to beef up his team’s bench.
YEAR | CLUB | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | SLG | OBP |
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1992 | CHAMPS | 105 | 112 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 1 | .313 | .509 | .394 |
1993 | CHAMPS | 110 | 141 | 22 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 0 | .291 | .404 | .408 |
1994 | CHAMPS | 118 | 224 | 37 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 0 | .371 | .585 | .440 |
1995 | CHAMPS | 154 | 553 | 157 | 210 | 58 | 0 | 52 | 116 | 97 | 96 | 20 | .380 | .767 | .472 |
1996 | CHAMPS | 124 | 420 | 63 | 101 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 106 | 6 | .240 | .407 | .318 |
1997 | CHAMPS | 162 | 568 | 125 | 145 | 27 | 3 | 36 | 109 | 115 | 149 | 26 | .255 | .504 | .381 |
1998 | CHAMPS | 162 | 535 | 144 | 155 | 46 | 0 | 53 | 121 | 131 | 116 | 27 | .290 | .673 | .429 |
1999 | CHAMPS | 147 | 530 | 126 | 158 | 39 | 3 | 35 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 31 | .298 | .581 | .409 |
2000 | CHAMPS | 162 | 549 | 150 | 176 | 47 | 0 | 44 | 116 | 124 | 112 | 24 | .321 | .647 | .446 |
2001 | CHAMPS | 159 | 565 | 133 | 157 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 97 | 106 | 130 | 7 | .278 | .568 | .392 |
2002 | CHAMPS | 160 | 595 | 135 | 162 | 42 | 1 | 39 | 104 | 93 | 121 | 12 | .272 | .543 | .371 |
2003 | CHAMPS | 158 | 563 | 101 | 143 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 98 | 88 | 130 | 6 | .254 | .476 | .355 |
2004 | CHAMPS | 159 | 603 | 105 | 151 | 31 | 1 | 40 | 108 | 75 | 117 | 13 | .250 | .504 | .336 |
2005 | CHAMPS | 152 | 500 | 97 | 127 | 27 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 84 | 111 | 7 | .254 | .492 | .363 |
14 | Total | 2032 | 6458 | 1405 | 1844 | 446 | 14 | 431 | 1126 | 1131 | 1361 | 180 | .286 | .559 | .392 |