Wally Backman

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (16th) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aloha HS (Aloha, OR).

High School: Aloha HS (Aloha, OR)

Debut: September 2, 1980 (Age 20-346d, 14,360th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 14, 1993 (Age 33-234d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Terry Bross • Previously: Dick Moss

Full Name: Walter Wayne Backman

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1986 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.2

3245

893

.275

482

RBI

240

117

OBP

.349

SLG

.339

OPS

.687

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	NYM	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
2	6 (3)	Apr 10	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2B
3	7	Apr 12	NYM		MON	W,3-0	GS	16	4.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
4	11 (3)	Apr 17	NYM		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	2B
5	16 (4)	Apr 23	NYM	@	STL	W,12-9	GS	28	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
6	17	Apr 24	NYM	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
7	19 (1)	Apr 27	NYM	@	ATL	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PR 2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	25 (5)	May 4	NYM		HOU	W,8-0	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
9	27 (1)	May 7	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
10	31 (3)	May 11	NYM	@	HOU	W,9-8	GS	28	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
11	36 (4)	May 17	NYM	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
12	37	May 18	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	2B
13	38	May 19	NYM	@	SDP	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
14	39	May 20	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
15	40	May 21	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
16	41	May 22	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
17	42	May 24	NYM		SFG	L,2-4	GS	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
18	43	May 25	NYM		SFG	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
19	44	May 26	NYM		SFG	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
20	45	May 27	NYM		SDP	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
21	46	May 28	NYM		SDP	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
22	48 (1)	May 30	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
23	49	May 31	NYM		LAD	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	0	9	0	9	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	50	Jun 1	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
25	51	Jun 2	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	49	13.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
26	53 (1)	Jun 4	NYM		CHC	W,6-5	CG	55	13.0	2	9	0	11	0	2B
27	54	Jun 5	NYM		CHC	W,11-3	GS	23	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
28	57 (2)	Jun 8	NYM	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
29	58	Jun 10	NYM	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
30	59	Jun 11	NYM	@	MON	L,4-6	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
31	60	Jun 12	NYM	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	40	10.1	1	3	0	4	0	2B
32	62 (1)	Jun 14	NYM		STL	W,5-0	GS	29	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
33	63	Jun 15	NYM		STL	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
34	64	Jun 17	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
35	65	Jun 18	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	GF	20	5.0	2	1	0	3	1	PR 2B
36	68 (2)	Jun 21	NYM		PIT	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
37	69	Jun 22	NYM		PIT	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
38	70	Jun 23	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
39	71	Jun 24	NYM	@	CHC	W,8-3	GF	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 2B
40	73 (1)	Jun 26	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
41	74	Jun 27	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
42	75	Jun 28	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
43	76	Jun 29	NYM	@	PIT	W,8-7	GS	29	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	2B
44	77	Jun 30	NYM		HOU	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	78	Jul 1 (1)	NYM		HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
46	81 (2)	Jul 3	NYM		HOU	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
47	82	Jul 4	NYM		CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
48	84 (1)	Jul 6	NYM		CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
49	86 (1)	Jul 9	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
50	87	Jul 10	NYM	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	36	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	2B
51	88	Jul 14	NYM	@	ATL	W,9-8	CG	48	11.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
52	90 (1)	Jul 16	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
53	92 (1)	Jul 18	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	PR 2B
54	93	Jul 19	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
55	94	Jul 22 (1)	NYM		ATL	W,6-1	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 2B
56	95	Jul 22 (2)	NYM		ATL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
57	96	Jul 23	NYM		ATL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
58	99 (2)	Jul 26	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
59	100	Jul 27	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
60	102 (1)	Jul 30	NYM		PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
61	103	Jul 31	NYM		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	104	Aug 1	NYM		PIT	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
63	106 (1)	Aug 3	NYM		CHC	L,1-3	GS	34	8.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
64	107	Aug 4	NYM		CHC	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
65	108	Aug 5	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
66	109	Aug 6	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
67	110	Aug 7	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-2	GS	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
68	111	Aug 8	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
69	112	Aug 9	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
70	114 (1)	Aug 11	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-6	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
71	115	Aug 12	NYM		MON	L,2-5	GS	34	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
72	117 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	NYM		MON	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
73	118	Aug 14 (2)	NYM		MON	W,4-2	GF	2	0.2	0	2	0	2	0	2B
74	120 (1)	Aug 17	NYM	@	SFG	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
75	121	Aug 18	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
76	122	Aug 19	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
77	123	Aug 21	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
78	125 (1)	Aug 23	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
79	126	Aug 24	NYM	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
80	127	Aug 26	NYM		SFG	W,3-0	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	141 (13)	Sep 11	NYM	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
82	143 (1)	Sep 13	NYM		PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
83	144	Sep 14	NYM		CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
84	145	Sep 15	NYM		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
85	146	Sep 16	NYM		MON	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
86	147	Sep 17	NYM		MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
87	148	Sep 18	NYM		MON	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
88	150 (1)	Sep 21	NYM		PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
89	155 (4)	Sep 26	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-4	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
90	157 (1)	Sep 28	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
91	158	Sep 30	NYM		STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
92	159	Oct 1	NYM		STL	W,6-3	GS	13	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
							92gm		707.2	128	219	4	351	36