IAL Hall of Fame: Jeff Bagwell

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
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