Jeff Bagwell was the first Houston Astros player to win Rookie of the Year (1991), the first to win a Most Valuable Player Award (1994), the first Gold Glove First Baseman (1994), and the first to join the 30 / 30 Club (1997 & 1999). [ 30 Home Runs and 30 Stolen Bases ]

Did you know that Jeff Bagwell was only the fourth National League player to unanimously win the MVP , following Carl Hubbell (1936), Orlando Cepeda (1967) and Mike Schmidt (1980)?

Did you know that Jeff Bagwell was also the fourth different Astros ' player to complete a cycle, following Cesar Cedeno ( August 2, 1972 & August 9, 1976 ), Bob Watson ( June 24, 1977 ) and Andujar Cedeno ( August 25, 1992 )?

Did you know that Jeff Bagwell played Little League Baseball and is one of several former Little Leaguers who are also enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame? [ Full List ]

Jeff Bagwell was not the first Astro to wear number #5 , Steve Henderson used it with the 1988 Astros , but Bags will be the last to wear it since Houston retired the number permanently on August 26, 2007. During the pre-game ceremony, teammate Brad Ausmus , in honor of the #5 being retired, shared with 44,430 fans five things they didn't know about Bagwell:

1. "Growing up in Connecticut, he liked soccer as much as he liked baseball."

2. "He finished only three home runs behind boyhood idol, Carl Yastrzemski -- 452 to 449."

3. "His baseball card says he's six feet tall. He's closer to 5-10."

4. "He had 32 triples in his career. Same as me."

5. "If you've seen him on TV or around town, you notice his hair is a lot longer. I want to confirm he does not have hair extensions."

Source : MLB. Bagwell's No. 5 lifted to the rafters. Alyson Footer. August 6, 2007.

Did you know that the Houston Astros had previously retired the following numbers: #24 , Jimmy Wynn (August 25, 2005), #25 , Jose Cruz (October 3, 1992), #32 , Jim Umbricht (April 12, 1965), #33 , Mike Scott (October 3, 1992), #34 , Nolan Ryan (September 29, 1996), #40 , Don Wilson (April 13, 1975), and #49 , Larry Dierker (May 19, 2002)?

Jeff Bagwell is the Houston Astros career record holder for runs batted in (1,529), walks (1,401), home runs (449), intentional walks (155), and sacrifice flies (102). Bagwell is also the team single season record holder for batting average (.368 in 1994), on-base percentage (.454 in 1999), slugging percentage (.750 in 1994), runs scored (152 in 2000), total bases (363 in 2000), home runs (47 in 2000), walks (149 in 1999), and intentional walks (27 in 1997).