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| 1 | - | H.R. No. 5 | |
| 1 | + | By: Schofield H.R. No. 5 | |
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| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | R E S O L U T I O N | |
| 5 | 5 | WHEREAS, Former Houston Astro Jeff Bagwell is being inducted | |
| 6 | 6 | into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of | |
| 7 | 7 | 2017, and this honor provides recognition for an athlete who is one | |
| 8 | 8 | of the best first basemen in history; and | |
| 9 | 9 | WHEREAS, born on May 27, 1968, in Boston, Massachusetts, | |
| 10 | 10 | Mr. Bagwell graduated from Xavier High School in Middletown, | |
| 11 | 11 | Connecticut where he also excelled in soccer and basketball; chose | |
| 12 | 12 | to pursue baseball at the University of Hartford; he twice earned | |
| 13 | 13 | recognition as the Eastern College Athletic Conference player of | |
| 14 | 14 | the year, and he was drafted by the Red Sox in the fourth round of | |
| 15 | 15 | the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft; and | |
| 16 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 16 | + | WHEREAS Mr. Bagwell was a standout player for the AA New | |
| 17 | 17 | Britain Red Sox, finishing first in the league in hits and doubles; | |
| 18 | 18 | the Houston Astros wisely requested Mr. Bagwell in a trade with the | |
| 19 | 19 | Red Sox, initiating one of the most one-sided trades in baseball | |
| 20 | 20 | history; and | |
| 21 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 21 | + | WHEREAS making the rare leap from AA to the major leagues, | |
| 22 | 22 | Mr. Bagwell was named the 1991 National League Rookie of the Year, | |
| 23 | 23 | the first Astros player to win the award, Baseball America's Rookie | |
| 24 | 24 | of the Year, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year, and post-season | |
| 25 | 25 | All-Star and on the Topps' Rookie All-Star Team; and | |
| 26 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 26 | + | WHEREAS his batting power was renowned and record-breaking; | |
| 27 | 27 | he was the first Houston Astro to win the National League Most | |
| 28 | 28 | Valuable Player Award; only the fourth player to win unanimously; | |
| 29 | 29 | and | |
| 30 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 30 | + | WHEREAS along with teammates such as Craig Biggio, Lance | |
| 31 | 31 | Berkman, and Derek Bell, he was one of the beloved "Killer Bs"; and | |
| 32 | - | WHEREAS | |
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| 34 | - | ||
| 35 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 32 | + | WHEREAS Mr. Bagwell battled through injuries to return to the | |
| 33 | + | Houston Astros season after season, leading his team by example; | |
| 34 | + | steering them into the playoffs for multiple seasons; and | |
| 35 | + | WHEREAS Mr. Bagwell spent his entire career with the Houston | |
| 36 | 36 | Astros, the first baseman holds Astros records of 449 home runs and | |
| 37 | 37 | 1,529 RBIs. In 15 seasons, he had a .408 on-base average, a .540 | |
| 38 | 38 | slugging percentage and batted .297; and | |
| 39 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 39 | + | WHEREAS Mr. Bagwell remains one of the most consistent | |
| 40 | 40 | players in baseball history; he has amassed multiple records and | |
| 41 | 41 | awards for his contribution to baseball, including Baseball | |
| 42 | 42 | America's Lifetime Achievement Award along with pal Craig Biggio; | |
| 43 | - | now, therefore, be | |
| 44 | - | it | |
| 43 | + | and | |
| 45 | 44 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | |
| 46 | 45 | Legislature hereby congratulates Jeff Bagwell on his election to | |
| 47 | 46 | the National Baseball Hall of Fame and his many seasons bringing joy | |
| 48 | 47 | to Houston Astros fans; and, be it further | |
| 49 | 48 | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | |
| 50 | 49 | prepared for Jeff Bagwell as an expression of high regard by the | |
| 51 | 50 | Texas House of Representatives. | |
| 52 | - | Schofield | |
| 53 | - | ______________________________ | |
| 54 | - | Speaker of the House | |
| 55 | - | I certify that H.R. No. 5 was adopted by the House on March | |
| 56 | - | 16, 2017, by a non-record vote. | |
| 57 | - | ______________________________ | |
| 58 | - | Chief Clerk of the House |