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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	NYM		STL	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
2	3 (1)	Apr 12	NYM		CIN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
3	5 (1)	Apr 14	NYM		CIN	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
4	6	Apr 15	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
5	7	Apr 16	NYM	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
6	8	Apr 17	NYM	@	PIT	W,10-6	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
7	9	Apr 19	NYM	@	PHI	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
8	10	Apr 20	NYM	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
9	11	Apr 21	NYM	@	PHI	L,6-10	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
10	12	Apr 22	NYM	@	STL	W,7-6	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
11	13	Apr 23	NYM	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
12	14	Apr 24	NYM	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
13	15	Apr 26	NYM		PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
14	17 (1)	Apr 28	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	CG	72	18.0	6	10	0	16	3	2B
15	18	Apr 30	NYM		HOU	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	19	May 1	NYM		HOU	L,3-10	GF	12	2.0	0	3	0	3	0	PH 2B
17	20	May 3	NYM	@	CIN	W,9-4	GS	25	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
18	21	May 4	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-14	CG	42	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
19	23 (1)	May 7	NYM		ATL	W,5-3	GS	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B SS
20	24	May 8	NYM		ATL	W,4-0	GS	22	6.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
21	25	May 10	NYM		PHI	W,5-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
22	27 (1)	May 12	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
23	28	May 13	NYM	@	ATL	L,0-1	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
24	29	May 14	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
25	30	May 15	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS	31	7.0	0	8	0	8	0	2B
26	31	May 16	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
27	32	May 17	NYM		SFG	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
28	33	May 18	NYM		SFG	L,2-8	CG	44	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
29	34	May 19	NYM		SFG	W,3-2	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
30	35	May 20	NYM		SDP	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
31	36	May 22	NYM		SDP	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
32	37	May 24	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
33	40 (2)	May 27	NYM		LAD	W,8-1	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
34	42 (1)	May 30	NYM	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
35	43	May 31	NYM	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	44	Jun 1	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-3	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
37	45	Jun 2	NYM	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
38	46	Jun 3	NYM	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	50	11.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
39	48 (1)	Jun 5	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
40	49	Jun 7	NYM		STL	L,2-7	GS	30	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
41	51 (1)	Jun 9 (1)	NYM		STL	W,6-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
42	52	Jun 9 (2)	NYM		STL	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	6	5	0	11	2	2B
43	53	Jun 10	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
44	54	Jun 11	NYM	@	PHI	L,7-26	CG	59	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
45	55	Jun 12	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-3	GF	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
46	56	Jun 13	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
47	59 (2)	Jun 16	NYM	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
48	60	Jun 17	NYM		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
49	61	Jun 18	NYM		CHC	W,5-1	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
50	62	Jun 19	NYM		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
51	65 (2)	Jun 22	NYM		MON	L,4-5	CG	46	10.0	3	3	2	8	1	2B
52	66	Jun 23	NYM		MON	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
53	67	Jun 25	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
54	68	Jun 26	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-7	GF	6	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH 2B
55	69	Jun 27	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
56	71 (1)	Jun 29	NYM	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
57	72	Jun 30	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	73	Jul 1	NYM		PIT	L,0-1	GS	29	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
59	75 (1)	Jul 3	NYM		PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
60	76	Jul 4	NYM	@	ATL	W,16-13	CG	87	19.0	8	6	0	14	1	2B
61	77	Jul 5	NYM	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
62	79 (1)	Jul 7 (2)	NYM	@	ATL	W,8-5	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
63	80	Jul 8	NYM	@	CIN	W,7-5	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
64	81	Jul 9	NYM	@	CIN	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
65	83 (1)	Jul 11	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	46	11.1	0	0	0	0	0	2B
66	84	Jul 12	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	5	6	0	11	2	2B
67	85	Jul 13	NYM	@	HOU	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
68	87 (1)	Jul 18	NYM		ATL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	2B
69	88	Jul 19	NYM		ATL	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
70	89	Jul 20	NYM		ATL	W,16-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
71	90	Jul 21	NYM		ATL	W,15-10	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
72	91	Jul 22	NYM		CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
73	93 (1)	Jul 24	NYM		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
74	94	Jul 25	NYM		HOU	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
75	95	Jul 27 (1)	NYM		HOU	W,16-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
76	96	Jul 27 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	2B
77	97	Jul 28	NYM		HOU	L,4-12	CG	54	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
78	98	Jul 29	NYM		MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
79	99	Jul 30	NYM		MON	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	2	2B
80	100	Jul 31	NYM		MON	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	101	Aug 2	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
82	102	Aug 3	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
83	103	Aug 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
84	104	Aug 5	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
85	105	Aug 8	NYM	@	MON	W,14-7	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
86	106	Aug 9	NYM		CHC	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
87	107	Aug 10	NYM		CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
88	108	Aug 11	NYM		CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
89	109	Aug 12	NYM		PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
90	110	Aug 13	NYM		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
91	111	Aug 14	NYM		PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
92	112	Aug 15	NYM		PHI	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
93	113	Aug 16	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	45	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
94	114	Aug 17	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
95	115	Aug 18	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
96	116	Aug 19	NYM	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
97	117	Aug 20	NYM		SFG	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
98	118	Aug 21	NYM		SFG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
99	119	Aug 22	NYM		SFG	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
100	120	Aug 23 (1)	NYM		SDP	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
101	121	Aug 23 (2)	NYM		SDP	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
102	122	Aug 24	NYM		SDP	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
103	123	Aug 25	NYM		SDP	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
104	124	Aug 26	NYM		LAD	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
105	125	Aug 27	NYM		LAD	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
106	126	Aug 29	NYM	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	39	9.1	5	1	0	6	0	2B
107	127	Aug 30	NYM	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
108	128	Aug 31	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	129	Sep 1	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
110	130	Sep 2	NYM	@	SDP	W,12-4	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
111	131	Sep 3	NYM	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
112	132	Sep 4	NYM	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
113	133	Sep 6	NYM	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	50	13.0	6	2	0	8	3	2B
114	134	Sep 7	NYM	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	3	4	0	7	0	2B
115	135	Sep 8	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	53	14.0	3	6	1	10	1	2B
116	136	Sep 10	NYM		STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
117	137	Sep 11	NYM		STL	L,0-1	CG	37	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
118	138	Sep 12	NYM		STL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
119	139	Sep 13 (1)	NYM	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
120	140	Sep 13 (2)	NYM	@	MON	W,7-2	GF	12	3.0	2	4	0	6	2	PH 2B
121	141	Sep 14	NYM	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
122	142	Sep 15	NYM	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
123	143	Sep 16	NYM		PHI	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
124	145 (1)	Sep 18	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
125	146	Sep 19	NYM		CHC	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
126	147	Sep 20	NYM		PIT	L,5-7	GS	31	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
127	148	Sep 21	NYM		PIT	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
128	149	Sep 22	NYM		PIT	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
129	150	Sep 23	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
130	151	Sep 24	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-1	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR 2B
131	152	Sep 25	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	2	2	0	4	0	2B
132	153	Sep 26	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	4	4	2	10	1	2B
133	154	Sep 27	NYM	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
134	155	Sep 28	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-1	GF	14	3.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
135	156	Sep 29	NYM	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	44	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
136	157	Oct 1	NYM	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	41	11.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
137	158	Oct 2	NYM	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
138	159	Oct 3	NYM	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	30	6.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
139	160	Oct 4	NYM		MON	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
140	161	Oct 5	NYM		MON	L,3-8	GS	28	7.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
							141gm		1130.0	273	370	7	650	76