Les Backman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: March 20, 1888 in Cleves, OH us

Died: November 8, 1975 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

School: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, IN)

Debut: July 3, 1909 (Age 21-105d, 3,191st in major league history)
vs. CIN 6.1 IP, 11 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, L

Last Game: August 28, 1910 (Age 22-161d)
vs. BSN 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Lester John Backman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

ERA

3.61

244.1

WHIP

1.453

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-17 / in Starts: 3-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games

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1909 Batting Game Log

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1909 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	1	61 (60)	Jul 3 (1)	STL		CIN	L,2-10	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.000	.500	.000	.500	9			P
2	2	65 (3)	Jul 8	STL	@	BSN	L,6-10	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9			P
3	3	72 (6)	Jul 15 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,4-6	GS-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.200	.429	.200	.629	9			P
4	4	76 (3)	Jul 19 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.143	.333	.143	.476	9			P
5	5	78 (1)	Jul 21	STL	@	NYG	L,7-11	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.300	.125	.425	9			P
6	6	80 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-1	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.100	.250	.100	.350	9			P
7	7	82 (1)	Jul 27	STL		CHC	T,4-4	0-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.083	.214	.083	.298	9			P
8	8	84 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.067	.176	.067	.243	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
9	9	88 (3)	Aug 1	STL		BSN	L,4-10	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.063	.167	.063	.229	9			P
10	10	91 (2)	Aug 5	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.105	.190	.105	.296	9			P
11	11	95 (3)	Aug 9	STL		NYG	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	2	0	1	0	0	0		1		0	0	1				0		.143	.250	.143	.393	9			P
12	12	100 (4)	Aug 14	STL		BRO	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.222	.125	.347	9			P
13	13	104 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.111	.200	.111	.311	9			P
14	14	108 (3)	Aug 21 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	0	0				0		.097	.200	.097	.297	9			P
15	15	113 (4)	Aug 25	STL	@	BSN	L,8-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.097	.200	.097	.297	9			P
16	16	114	Aug 26	STL	@	BSN	L,8-10	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.091	.189	.091	.280	9			P
17	17	117 (2)	Aug 28 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,0-6	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.091	.211	.091	.301	9			P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
18	18	120 (2)	Sep 1	STL	@	NYG	L,6-9	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.086	.200	.086	.286	9			P
19	19	122 (1)	Sep 3	STL	@	NYG	L,4-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.086	.200	.086	.286	9			P
20	20	126 (3)	Sep 6 (2)	STL		CIN	L,5-6	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.105	.209	.105	.315	9			P
21	21	130 (3)	Sep 11	STL	@	CHC	L,4-10	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.103	.205	.103	.307	9			P
							3-17		45	39	1	4	0	0	0	1	5		13	0	1		0		0		.103	.205	.103	.307

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