Number Retirement
| Craig Biggio's number 7 was retired by the Houston Astros in 2008. |
On May 23, 2008, during a pre-game ceremony in which Biggio received an award for MLB.com's This Year in Baseball 2007 Moment of the Year award for his 3,000th hit on June 28, the Astros announced that they would retire Craig Biggio's jersey. The Houston Astros retired his No. 7 jersey on August 17, 2008, prior to the start of a game versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Biggio was the ninth player in Astros history to have his number retired; most recently, Biggio's longtime teammate Jeff Bagwell had his No. 5 retired in 2007.
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