Jose Altuve Stats, Fantasy & News Tickets. 75PA)...started his second consecutive All-Star Game at second base in what was his fourth All-Star appearance overall (also 2012, 2014, 2015)...became just the second player in club history to start consecutive All-Star games, joining Craig Biggio, who started four consecutive games at second base from 1995-98...his four All-Star nods are tied for the third-most in club history with Jeff Bagwell (4) and Cesar Cedeno (4), behind only Craig Biggio (7) and Lance Berkman (5)...was a clutch performer, hitting .372 with a 1.042 OPS with runners in scoring position, and .327 with a .971 OPS with RISP and two outs...batted .341 prior to the All-Star Break and .333 after the Break...his batting average did not drop below .330 after June 5...played in 161 of the club's 162 games...reached 200 hits for the third straight season, becoming the first player to do so since Ichiro Suzuki (2001-10)...prior to 2016, the last right-handed hitters with as many or more consecutive 200-hit seasons were Michael Young (2003-07) and Derek Jeter (2005-07)...he and shortstop Carlos Correa each had 96 RBI, becoming the first AL middle infield combo to reach 95 or more RBI in the same season since 1950, when Red Sox SS Bobby Doerr (120) and 2B Vern Stephens (144) turned the trick...became the second player in MLB history listed at 5-foot-6 or shorter with a 24-homer season, along with Hall of Famer Hack Wilson, who did so four times, most recently in 1930 (56HR)...his eight games with four-or-more hits were the most in franchise history for a single season...the last Major Leaguer with at least eight games with four-or-more hits was Ichiro Suzuki in 2004...became the first Astros player with 20 HR 64 2017 HOUSTON ASTROS and 20 stolen bases in the same season since Carlos Beltran in 2004 (23 HR, 28 SB)...had 96 RBI (tied for the club lead), with 86 coming as a second baseman...marked the most RBI by an Astros second baseman since Jeff Kent set the club record in 2004 with 106...became the second player in club history to record 40 doubles in three straight seasons: also Craig Biggio (2003-05)...became one of three second basemen in ML history to have a year with 40 doubles, 100 runs, 24 HR and 27 steals: also Alfonso Soriano (2002, 2005) and Roberto Alomar (1999)... reached 1,000 hits for his career in his 786th career game...became the quickest player in franchise history to reach 1,000 career hits, and the second-quickest among then-active Major League players behind Ichiro Suzuki (696 games)...surpassed Cesar Cedeno (889 games) for the club record...made his fifth consecutive Opening Day roster and start, and remained with the club for the duration of the season...missed four games from June 18-21 with discomfort in his right hamstring, but was not placed on the Disabled List...named the AL Co-Player of the Week on April 8, along with Baltimore's Mark Trumbo...was his second career Player of the Week award...hit .407 (11x27) with eight runs, three doubles, three HR, seven RBI, two steals and a 1.336 OPS (.484 OBP/.852 SLG) in seven games...led the AL in OPS in that span...became the first player in Major League history to reach 11 doubles and nine stolen bases in April in a single season...prior to 2016, the last Major League player to reach both marks in any month was also Altuve (11 2B, 9 SB) in May of 2014...prior to Altuve, the last player to reach both marks in a single month was 2B Jason Kipnis (12 2B, 9 SB) in June 2013...became the first Astros player to record three leadoff home runs in April of a single season...his 17 extra-base hits were the second-highest total in a single month in his career, trailing only his 2015 September (19 extra-base hits)...had two season-long 12 games hitting streaks...his first was May 8-20, batting (.408, 20x49)...the second spanned from May 26-June 6, batting .429 (21x49)...had a season-long four-game hitless streak between the two, 12-game runs...became the second player in MLB history with six leadoff HR before June of a single season, joining Brady Anderson (7 in 1996 for BAL)...on June 9, made his first-career appearance at a position on the field other than second base, as he moved to shortstop when Correa left the game with a left ankle sprain...received two chances at shortstop and recorded two assists...had a 32-game on-base streak from May 26-June 29, which was the longest of his career (previously 29 games from 8/1-9/1/15)...during the streak, he hit .424 (53x125) with a .483 OBP...was the longest streak by an Astro since Lance Berkman reached safely in 37 consecutive games from July 30-Sept. 8, 2004...went 0x2 with two sac-bunts and an intentional walk on July 10 vs. OAK...was his first-career game with multiple sac-hits...joined Roger Metzger (July 23, 1972 vs. CHC) as the only players in club history to record an IBB and two SH in the same game...was just the sixth time since 1913 that a player had a game like this with the DH rule in effect (last, Jose Valentin for CWS on July 5, 2000 at KC)...his 119 hits were the third-most in club history prior to the All-Star Break of a single season...trailed only Bob Watson (123 hits in 1973) and his own club record of 130 hits he set in 2014... recorded 12 hits from July 17-20...per Elias, marked the most hits in a four-game span for an Astros player since Lance Berkman (13 in 2008)...posted a career-high six RBI in what was his second career multi-HR game on July 24 vs. LAA...per Elias, the only other second baseman in club history to record two HR and six RBI in a single game was Craig Biggio on Aug. 23, 1998 vs. CHC...became the first Astros player with six RBI in a game since Chris Johnson on May 2, 2012 vs. NYM...had a 21-game road hitting streak from June 8-July 30 (.512, 43x84, 6 2B, 2 3B, 14 RBI, 1.291 OPS)...tied for the third-longest road hitting streak in club history, behind only Cesar Cedeno (26g from 1975-76) and Lance Berkman (23g in 2008)...had a 43-game road on-base streak from April 30 at OAK to Aug. 14 at TOR...batted .482 (82x170) with 10 doubles, four triples, five HR, 32 RBI and a 1.212 OPS (.536 OBP/.676 SLG) during the streak, which was the longest by a Major Leaguer since Edwin Encarnacion reached in 46 straight road games in 2015...was third-longest streak in club history, behind two separate streaks by Jeff Bagwell (52g from 1998-99; 43g in 1998)...reached 200 career doubles on Aug. 5 at CLE in what was his 804th career game...reached the 200-double mark in the fewest amount of games in club history (previously Lance Berkman, 811 games)...had a 19-game hitting streak vs. LAA (Sept. 11, 2015- Sept. 22, 2016) in which he hit .487 (38x78) with seven doubles, two triples, four homers, 13 RBI and a 1.300 OPS...the last player with a 19-game streak vs. the Angels was Hank Blalock (2007-08).Was named to his third career All-Star Game, his first start, won his second consecutive Silver Slugger, earned his first career Gold Glove and was given the inaugural Majestic Always Game Award, a Players Choice Award voted on by the MLBPA...led the American League in hits (200) and steals (38) for the second consecutive season, joining NYY's Snuffy Stirnweiss (1944-45) as the only players in Major League history to lead the American League in both hits and steals in back-to-back seasons...became the first player in club history to reach 200 hits in consecutive seasons, as he led the Majors with a franchise-record 225 hits in 2014...the only other player in club history to record a 200-hit season was Craig Biggio in 1998 (210 hits)...was the only Major Leaguer to reach 40 doubles, 15 homers and 35 stolen bases this season, and the first to do so since Jacoby Ellsbury in 2011...the only other player in club history to reach these marks in a single year: Craig Biggio in 1998...started his first career All-Star Game at second base in what was his third All-Star appearance overall (also 2012, 2014)...became the seventh player in club history to earn a fan-elected start (10th time overall), and the first to do so since Lance Berkman in 2008...joined 2015 Hall of Fame inductee Craig Biggio (1995-98) and Jeff Kent (2004) as the only Houston second basemen to earn a fan elected start...led the AL in three-hit games (21), and ranked third in batting average...led all Major League second basemen in fielding percentage (.993, 5E/669TC), closing out his season with 51 consecutive errorless games...became the first player in club history to record four consecutive 30-double, 30-steal campaigns...became the 20th player in club history to reach 800 hits, and became just the fourth player in Major League history to record 800 hits, 150 doubles and 150 steals through his first five seasons in the big leagues...joined Ray Durham (1995-99), Ben Chapman (1930-34) and Del Pratt (1912-16)...his 830 career hits through his first five Major League seasons are a franchise record (previously Cesar Cedeno: 782 from 1970-74)...set career highs in home runs (15) and RBI (66)...joined Michael Bourn (2008-11), Jose Cruz (1977-80), Cesar Cedeno (1972-77) and Enos Cabell (1976-79) as the only players in club history with 30-or-more steals in four consecutive seasons...had three walk-off hits for Houston, which led the club...hit .372 (70x188) vs. left-handed pitchers, which led the Majors for the second consecutive season...became the only player since 1974 (the year left/right splits were first tracked) to lead the Majors in batting average against lefties in consecutive seasons...his .353 (258x730) career average against southpaws is the best since 1974 (min.
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