Wally Backman

Walter Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He is best known for his time with the New York Mets from 1980-1988 and was a member of their 1986 World Series-winning team. Backman currently is the Manager for the Las Vegas 51s, the New York Mets AAA minor league Team (beginning in 2013 season).

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Filmography

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Selected Wally Backman film and TV show credits.

Acting Credits

2003

The Curse of the Bambino (TV Movie)

Himself

1990

Sunday Night Baseball (TV Show)

Himself - Philadelphia Phillies Pinch Hitter

1990

1990 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Third Baseman

1988

1988 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Mets Second Baseman

1986

1986 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Mets Pinch Runner

1986

1986 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Mets Second Baseman

Self

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Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Wally Backman.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1980	NYM	27	93	12	30	1	1	0	9	2	11	14	0.323	0.396	0.355
1981	NYM	26	36	5	10	2	0	0	0	1	4	7	0.278	0.350	0.333
1982	NYM	96	261	37	71	13	2	3	22	8	49	47	0.272	0.387	0.372
1983	NYM	26	42	6	7	0	1	0	3	0	2	8	0.167	0.205	0.214
1984	NYM	128	436	68	122	19	2	1	26	32	56	63	0.280	0.360	0.339
1985	NYM	145	520	77	142	24	5	1	38	30	36	72	0.273	0.320	0.344
1986	NYM	124	387	67	124	18	2	1	27	13	36	32	0.320	0.376	0.385
1987	NYM	94	300	43	75	6	1	1	23	11	25	43	0.250	0.307	0.287
1988	NYM	99	294	44	89	12	0	0	17	9	41	49	0.303	0.388	0.344
1989	MIN	87	299	33	69	9	2	1	26	1	32	45	0.231	0.306	0.284
1990	PIT	104	315	62	92	21	3	2	28	6	42	53	0.292	0.374	0.397
1991	PHI	94	185	20	45	12	0	0	15	3	30	30	0.243	0.344	0.308
1992	PHI	42	48	6	13	1	0	0	6	1	6	9	0.271	0.352	0.292
1993	SEA	10	29	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0.138	0.167	0.138
Career		1102	3245	482	893	138	19	10	240	117	371	480	-	-	-

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Major League fielding statistics for Wally Backman.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1980	NYM	27	26	231	62	55	1	11	0.992
1981	NYM	12	5	58	14	21	2	2	0.946
1982	NYM	92	73	620	173	209	16	30	0.960
1983	NYM	16	5	62	16	15	2	2	0.939
1984	NYM	119	110	946	223	306	10	73	0.981
1985	NYM	140	122	1,130	273	370	7	76	0.989
1986	NYM	113	92	848	186	290	17	56	0.966
1987	NYM	89	77	654	131	210	6	44	0.983
1988	NYM	92	84	707	128	219	4	36	0.989
1989	MIN	84	79	655	146	187	6	37	0.982
1990	PIT	85	82	625	56	136	12	10	0.941
1991	PHI	55	40	342	54	79	4	13	0.971
1992	PHI	12	3	37	10	20	1	4	0.968
1993	SEA	10	8	66	4	15	3	0	0.864
Career		946	806	-	1476	2132	91	394	-

First Name	Walter
Middle Name	Wayne
Last Name	Backman
Full Name at Birth	Walter Wayne Backman
Age	53
Date of Birth	September 22, 1959
Birthplace	Hillsboro, OR
Height	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight	160 lbs (72.6 kg)
Star Sign	Virgo
Nationality	American
High School	Aloha (Beaverton, OR)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Second Baseman, Third Baseman
Bats	Both
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	2 September 1980
Last MLB Game	14 May 1993
Draft	Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.