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Wally Backman
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 38 of 1252 players
Backman
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.

2b ss 3b

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

Uniform Numbers:
Uniform
Number		Start DateEnd Date
28September 2, 1980October 5, 1980
6April 9, 1981October 12, 1988
86September 28, 2011September 28, 2011
 		28,+6,+86

Wally Backman also played for the following teams:


Wally Backman managed the following Mets farm teams:

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:

Wally Backman vs. Opposing Pitchers
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Gross, Kevin 441711050400020.386.455.449Details
Mahler, Rick 442210020601023.500.523.522Details
Rhoden, Rick 4362001070008.140.186.159Details
Ryan, Nolan 43700050150007.163.163.250Details
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Hershiser, Orel 4110300301101013.244.317.296Details
Soto, Mario 411210050201013.293.317.370Details
Scott, Mike 401111010700014.275.350.293Details
Sutcliffe, Rick 391810020901019.462.487.488Details
Sanderson, Scott 391200050401012.308.308.386Details
Cox, Danny 391110020401012.282.308.317Details
Gullickson, Bill 351321040203017.371.486.436Details
DeLeon, Jose 311420050301016.452.516.528Details
Palmer, David 3150003050005.161.161.235Details
Forsch, Bob 301340100101020.433.667.433Details
Welch, Bob 30810110602012.267.400.290Details
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Denny, John 29711020301010.241.345.290Details
Niekro, Joe 25910030100210.360.400.400Details
Reuschel, Rick 2550005020105.200.200.333Details
Hudson, Charles 251520030000017.600.680.643Details
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Laskey, Bill 2152000010107.238.333.238Details
Ruthven, Dick 20801040000010.400.500.500Details
Tibbs, Jay 19651040100013.316.684.435Details
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Youmans, Floyd 1850006030105.278.278.458Details
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Martinez, Dennis 1741003030005.235.294.350Details
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Walk, Bob 1651003010106.313.375.421Details
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Robinson, Jeff 1310000010011.077.077.071Details
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Tunnell, Lee 1341000010005.308.385.308Details
Hoyt, Lamarr 1321000000103.154.231.154Details
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LaCoss, Mike 1210001040001.083.083.154Details
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