Wally Backman Notable

b. September 22, 1959 · New York Mets 1980–1988, Minnesota Twins 1989, Pittsburgh Pirates 1990, Philadelphia Phillies 1991–1992, Seattle Mariners 1993

Wally Backman played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Mets in 1980 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1993.

Across 1,102 games he batted .275, with 893 hits and 482 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 138 doubles and 117 stolen bases.

He played 826 games at second base, with 1,953 assists and 69 errors. He turned 383 double plays. He also played 111 games at third base.

He was born in Hillsboro, OR, USA on September 22, 1959. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1980	NYM	27	93	12	30	1	1	0	9	11	14	2	.323
1981	NYM	26	36	5	10	2	0	0	0	4	7	1	.278
1982	NYM	96	261	37	71	13	2	3	22	49	47	8	.272
1983	NYM	26	42	6	7	0	1	0	3	2	8	0	.167
1984	NYM	128	436	68	122	19	2	1	26	56	63	32	.280
1985	NYM	145	520	77	142	24	5	1	38	36	72	30	.273
1986	NYM	124	387	67	124	18	2	1	27	36	32	13	.320
1987	NYM	94	300	43	75	6	1	1	23	25	43	11	.250
1988	NYM	99	294	44	89	12	0	0	17	41	49	9	.303
1989	MIN	87	299	33	69	9	2	1	26	32	45	1	.231
1990	PIT	104	315	62	92	21	3	2	28	42	53	6	.292
1991	PHI	94	185	20	45	12	0	0	15	30	30	3	.243
1992	PHI	42	48	6	13	1	0	0	6	6	9	1	.271
1993	SEA	10	29	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	.138
Career	—	1102	3245	482	893	138	19	10	240	371	480	117	.275

On this day & linked events

1959

Born September 22, 1959

Hillsboro, OR, USA

1980

Major-league debut: Wally Backman

Wally Backman made a major-league debut on September 2, 1980.

1993

Final major-league game: Wally Backman

Wally Backman played a final major-league game on May 14, 1993.

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