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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
2	2	Apr 4	NYM	@	CIN	W,2-0	GS	28	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 6	NYM	@	HOU	W,8-1	GS	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
4	5 (1)	Apr 8	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	2B
5	6	Apr 10	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS	17	5.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
6	9 (2)	Apr 14	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
7	10	Apr 17	NYM		MON	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
8	11	Apr 18	NYM		MON	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
9	12	Apr 19	NYM		MON	W,7-6	GS	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
10	14 (1)	Apr 21	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-12	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
11	15	Apr 22	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-12	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
12	16	Apr 23	NYM	@	MON	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
13	17	Apr 25	NYM	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
14	18	Apr 27	NYM		PHI	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
15	19	Apr 28	NYM		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	21 (1)	May 1	NYM		CHC	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
17	22	May 2	NYM		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
18	24 (1)	May 5	NYM		HOU	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
19	25	May 6	NYM		HOU	L,1-10	GS	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
20	26	May 7	NYM		CIN	L,2-11	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
21	27	May 9	NYM		ATL	W,3-1	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
22	28	May 10	NYM		ATL	L,3-7	GS	27	6.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
23	30 (1)	May 12	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
24	32 (1)	May 15	NYM	@	SFG	W,7-6	GS	31	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
25	33	May 16	NYM	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	4	3	0	7	1	2B
26	34	May 18	NYM	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
27	38 (3)	May 24	NYM		SFG	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
28	40 (1)	May 26	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
29	41	May 27	NYM		LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
30	42	May 28	NYM		SDP	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
31	43	May 31	NYM		STL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	44	Jun 1	NYM		STL	L,1-5	GS	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B SS
33	45	Jun 2	NYM		STL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
34	47 (1)	Jun 4	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
35	48	Jun 5	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	6	5	0	11	4	2B
36	49	Jun 6	NYM	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	47	13.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
37	50	Jun 8	NYM	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
38	51	Jun 9 (1)	NYM	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
39	53 (1)	Jun 10	NYM	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
40	54	Jun 11	NYM		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
41	56 (1)	Jun 13	NYM		PIT	W,2-0	GS	25	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
42	57	Jun 14	NYM	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
43	58	Jun 15	NYM	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
44	59	Jun 16	NYM	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
45	60	Jun 17	NYM	@	STL	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
46	63 (2)	Jun 21	NYM		PHI	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
47	64	Jun 22	NYM		MON	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
48	65	Jun 23	NYM		MON	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
49	66	Jun 24	NYM		MON	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
50	67	Jun 25	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	44	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
51	68	Jun 26	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
52	69	Jun 27	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
53	70	Jun 28	NYM		ATL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
54	71	Jun 29	NYM		ATL	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	72	Jul 1 (1)	NYM		ATL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
56	74 (1)	Jul 2	NYM		HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
57	75	Jul 3	NYM		HOU	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
58	78 (2)	Jul 6 (1)	NYM		CIN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
59	79	Jul 6 (2)	NYM		CIN	W,6-5	GS	20	4.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
60	80	Jul 7	NYM		CIN	W,14-4	CG	43	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
61	81	Jul 8	NYM		CIN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
62	82	Jul 12	NYM	@	ATL	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
63	83	Jul 13	NYM	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
64	84	Jul 14	NYM	@	ATL	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
65	85	Jul 15	NYM	@	ATL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
66	86	Jul 16	NYM	@	HOU	W,13-3	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
67	87	Jul 17	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
68	88	Jul 18	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
69	89	Jul 19	NYM	@	CIN	L,6-9	GS	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B SS
70	90	Jul 20	NYM	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
71	91	Jul 21	NYM	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
72	93 (1)	Jul 23	NYM		STL	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 2B
73	95 (1)	Jul 25	NYM		STL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
74	96	Jul 27	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
75	97	Jul 28	NYM		CHC	L,4-11	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
76	99 (1)	Jul 29 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
77	101 (1)	Jul 31	NYM	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	102	Aug 1	NYM	@	STL	L,2-11	CG	46	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
79	103	Aug 2	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
80	105 (1)	Aug 4	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B SS
81	106	Aug 5	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
82	107	Aug 6	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
83	108	Aug 7 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
84	109	Aug 7 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
85	111 (1)	Aug 9	NYM		PIT	L,0-11	CG	49	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
86	112	Aug 10	NYM		PIT	L,1-4	GF	9	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
87	114 (1)	Aug 12	NYM		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
88	115	Aug 13	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
89	116	Aug 14	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-0	GS	22	7.0	0	3	0	3	2	2B
90	117	Aug 15	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
91	118	Aug 17	NYM	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	35	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
92	119	Aug 18	NYM	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	2	2	1	5	0	2B
93	120	Aug 19 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	36	8.1	2	4	0	6	3	2B
94	122 (1)	Aug 20	NYM	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
95	124 (1)	Aug 22	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
96	125	Aug 24 (1)	NYM		SFG	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
97	126	Aug 24 (2)	NYM		SFG	L,5-6	GS	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B SS
98	127	Aug 25	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
99	128	Aug 26	NYM		SFG	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
100	129	Aug 27	NYM		LAD	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
101	131 (1)	Aug 29	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
102	132	Aug 31 (1)	NYM		SDP	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	134 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	NYM		SDP	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
104	135	Sep 1 (2)	NYM		SDP	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
105	136	Sep 2	NYM		SDP	W,3-2	GF	14	4.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
106	137	Sep 3	NYM	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
107	138	Sep 4	NYM	@	STL	L,2-12	CG	41	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
108	139	Sep 5	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-2	GF	10	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 2B
109	140	Sep 6	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
110	141	Sep 7	NYM		CHC	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
111	142	Sep 8	NYM		CHC	L,0-6	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
112	143	Sep 9	NYM		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
113	148 (4)	Sep 14	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
114	149	Sep 15	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
115	152 (2)	Sep 18	NYM	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	2B
116	155 (2)	Sep 22	NYM		MON	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	5	3	1	9	0	2B
117	157 (1)	Sep 24	NYM		PHI	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
118	158	Sep 25	NYM		PHI	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
119	161 (2)	Sep 29	NYM	@	MON	W,8-4	GS	23	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
							123gm		946.2	223	306	10	539	73