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Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 38 of 1252 players

Walter Wayne Backman
Born: September 22, 1959 at Hillsboro, Ore.
Throws: Right Bats: Both
Height: 5.09 Weight: 160

Wally Backman has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 25 times, most recently on April 25, 2022.

First Mets game: September 2, 1980
Last Mets game: October 12, 1988

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
28	September 2, 1980	October 5, 1980
6	April 9, 1981	October 12, 1988
86	September 28, 2011	September 28, 2011

28,+6,+86

Wally Backman also played for the following teams:

Minnesota Twins 1989; Pittsburgh Pirates 1990; Philadelphia Phillies 1991, 1992; Seattle Mariners 1993

Wally Backman managed the following Mets farm teams:
Brooklyn Cyclones 2010; Binghamton Mets 2011

Selected by New York Mets organization in first round (16th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 7, 1977.

Traded by the New York Mets to the Minnesota Twins with Mike Santiago in exchange for Toby Nivens, Steve Gasser and Jeff Bumgarner on December 7, 1988.

On disabled list:

from August 15, 1982 to September 7, 1982 (fractured left collarbone)
from June 9, 1987 to June 29, 1987 (pulled left hamstring)
from August 27, 1988 to September 11, 1988 (aggravated strain, right hamstring)

Minor League Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1977 Little Falls (A) 69 255 44 83 10 2 6 30 28 -- 53 1 20 7 2 1 115 .326 .451 .393

1978 Lynchburg (A) 132 494 86 149 19 9 3 38 74 -- 99 5 42 17 6 2 195 .302 .395 .397

1979 Jackson (AA) 110 404 63 114 11 5 2 19 35 -- 50 5 23 5 3 1 141 .282 .349 .346

1980 Tidewater (AAA) 125 400 53 117 15 5 1 51 87 -- 67 0 11 7 7 4 145 .293 .363 .415

1981 Tidewater (AAA) 21 59 6 9 3 1 0 6 10 1 8 0 2 2 1 0 14 .153 .237 .275

1983 Tidewater (AAA) 101 361 69 114 11 3 1 28 68 2 47 0 37 15 0 2 134 .316 .371 .422

Wally Backman played for the following teams in the Mets organization:

Little Falls Mets 1977; Lynchburg Mets 1978; Jackson Mets 1979; Tidewater Tides 1980, 1981, 1983

Games played by position
1977: Little Falls (A): Shortstop 62, Third Base 1
1978: Lynchburg (A): Shortstop 131
1979: Jackson (AA): Shortstop 104, Second Base 5
1980: Tidewater (AAA): Second Base 103, Shortstop 21
1981: Tidewater (AAA): Shortstop 6, Third Base 5, Second Base 2
1983: Tidewater (AAA): Second Base 85, Shortstop 12, Third Base 4

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