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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-20 / in Starts: 7-19
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 110 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	62 (25-24-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 110 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	67 (32-22-11)

Most Driven In
M Wilson	2
D Flynn	2
C Washington	1
R Burris	1
B Almon	1
J Moreno	1
E Maddox	1

Most Driven In By
L Mazzilli	3
C Washington	2
A TreviÃ±o	2
M Wilson	1
H Brooks	1
E Maddox	1
S Henderson	1
D Norman	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	132 (131)	Sep 2	NYM	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	8	1.55	0.176	.01	0.00%	2.14	2B
2	2	133	Sep 3	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	8	1.46	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.28	2B
3	3	134	Sep 4	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	8	1.80	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.52	2B
4	4	135	Sep 5	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.357	.273	.630	8	1.00	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.13	2B
5	5	136	Sep 6	NYM	@	SDP	L,7-8	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.368	.333	.702	2	1.34	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.71	2B
6	6	137	Sep 7	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.364	.333	.697	2	1.16	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.06	2B
7	7	138	Sep 9	NYM	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.360	.333	.693	8	1.22	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.35	2B
8	8	139	Sep 10	NYM		PHI	L,0-5	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.393	.348	.741	8	.67	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.28	2B
9	9	140	Sep 11	NYM		PHI	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.375	.308	.683	7	1.20	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.19	2B
10	10	141	Sep 12	NYM		CHC	L,5-10	CG(14)	7	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.421	.333	.754	2	2.13	0.135	.00	0.00%	1.12	2B
11	11	142	Sep 13	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.429	.333	.762	2	1.11	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.89	2B
12	12	143	Sep 14	NYM		CHC	W,10-7	CG	5	4	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.351	.457	.378	.835	2	1.94	0.147	.00	0.00%	1.20	2B
13	13	144	Sep 16 (1)	NYM		MON	L,3-5	CG(11)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.423	.349	.772	2	1.26	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-0.93	2B
14	14	145	Sep 16 (2)	NYM		MON	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.304	.400	.326	.726	7	1.17	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.90	2B
15	15	146	Sep 17	NYM		MON	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.327	.414	.347	.761	2	1.16	0.123	.00	0.00%	0.75	2B
16	16	147	Sep 19	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.403	.340	.743	2	1.22	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.25	SS
17	17	148	Sep 20	NYM	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG(11)	6	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.339	.433	.357	.790	2	1.54	0.118	.00	0.00%	0.61	SS 2B
18	18	151 (2)	Sep 23	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.408	.333	.742	2	.45	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.67	SS
19	19	152	Sep 24	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.317	.405	.333	.739	2	1.23	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.67	SS
20	20	153	Sep 25	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.403	.333	.736	2	1.00	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.00	SS
21	21	155 (1)	Sep 27	NYM		STL	L,2-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.309	.392	.324	.716	8	.90	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.61	2B
22	22	157 (1)	Sep 29	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.381	.315	.696	2	2.08	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.20	2B
23	23	158	Sep 30	NYM		PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.375	.303	.678	2	.68	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.33	2B
24	24	159	Oct 1	NYM		PIT	L,5-10	CG	5	5	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.321	.398	.333	.731	1	.70	0.106	.00	0.00%	1.22	2B
25	25	160	Oct 3	NYM	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.408	.365	.773	2	.76	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.99	SS
26	26	161	Oct 4	NYM	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.315	.392	.348	.740	2	.57	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-1.10	SS
27	27	162	Oct 5	NYM	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.323	.396	.355	.751	2	1.30	0.126	.00	0.00%	0.99	SS
							7-20		110	93	12	30	1	1	9	11	1	14	1	4	1	3	2	3	.323	.396	.355	.751		1.25	0.324	.00	0.00%	3.96

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