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	12-10 / in Starts: 9-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1986	NLCS g1	Oct 8	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	2.26	-0.165	59.02	-2.37%	-0.76	2B
2	1986	NLCS g2	Oct 9	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	.55	0.105	14.54	1.79%	0.66	2B
3	1986	NLCS g3	Oct 11	NYM		HOU	W,6-5	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	7	4.37	0.243	137.16	4.94%	0.61	2B
4	1986	NLCS g4	Oct 12	NYM		HOU	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	2	1.32	-0.033	42.60	-0.63%	-0.02	2B
5	1986	NLCS g5	Oct 14	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	2	1.53	0.006	63.20	0.14%	-0.25	2B
6	1986	NLCS g6	Oct 15	NYM	@	HOU	W,7-6	9-GF(16)	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.238	.542	7	3.11	0.307	140.08	9.22%	1.87	PH 2B
7	1986	WS g1	Oct 18	NYM		BOS	L,0-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.227	.519	7	4.54	-0.105	237.40	-3.54%	-0.27	PR 2B
8	1986	WS g2	Oct 19	NYM		BOS	L,3-9	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280	.379	.280	.659	2	.81	0.119	41.78	4.04%	1.31	2B
9	1986	WS g3	Oct 21	NYM	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	2	.53	-0.002	22.00	-0.05%	-0.84	2B
10	1986	WS g4	Oct 22	NYM	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.294	.368	.294	.663	2	.50	0.038	31.92	1.70%	0.34	2B
11	1986	WS g6	Oct 25	NYM		BOS	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.357	.289	.647	2	1.84	-0.039	165.93	-2.66%	-0.40	2B
12	1986	WS g7	Oct 27	NYM		BOS	W,8-5	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.364	.282	.646	2	.52	0.016	85.83	1.43%	-0.13	PR 2B
1988 Postseason			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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	1988	NLCS g1	Oct 4	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.15	-0.089	30.08	-1.34%	-0.75	2B
14	1988	NLCS g2	Oct 5	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.40	-0.029	10.27	-0.40%	-0.47	2B
15	1988	NLCS g3	Oct 8	NYM		LAD	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	8	1.94	0.518	60.85	10.16%	1.78	2B
16	1988	NLCS g4	Oct 9	NYM		LAD	L,4-5	9-GF(12)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	7	2.94	-0.048	94.61	-0.86%	-0.10	2B
17	1988	NLCS g5	Oct 10	NYM		LAD	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	8	.67	-0.041	27.61	-1.03%	-0.15	2B
18	1988	NLCS g6	Oct 11	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.263	.300	.316	.616	2	1.03	0.058	39.32	1.44%	0.25	2B
19	1988	NLCS g7	Oct 12	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.318	.652	2	.38	0.013	31.87	0.59%	0.08	2B
1990 Postseason			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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	1990	NLCS g1	Oct 4	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	1	.95	-0.065	24.93	-0.93%	-0.69	3B
21	1990	NLCS g2	Oct 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	1.73	-0.044	44.42	-0.61%	-0.23	PH
22	1990	NLCS g4	Oct 9	PIT		CIN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	1	.96	-0.009	29.29	-0.26%	0.08	3B
									79	68	12	18	2	0	0	5	8	1	14	0	3	0		0	4	1	.265	.342	.294	.636

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