Wally Backman
Bats/Throws: S/RBorn: Hillsboro, OR, United StatesDebut: Sep 2, 1980Draft: 1977
Wally Backman
Wally Backman is a former major league second baseman. Backman was born on September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro, OR, United States, debuted in the major leagues on September 2, 1980 and last played on May 14, 1993. Backman batted from both sides and threw right. The New York Mets drafted Backman in 1977 (round 1, pick 16 overall) out of Aloha HS (Beaverton, OR).
Bio
- Full name
- Walter Wayne Backman
- Position
- Second baseman (2B)
- Bats / Throws
- S / R
- Height / Weight
- 5' 9", 160 lb
- Born
- Sep 22, 1959, Hillsboro, OR, United States
- MLB debut
- Sep 2, 1980
- Last game
- May 14, 1993
- Draft
- 1977 draft, round 1, pick 16, New York Mets
- School
- Aloha HS (Beaverton, OR)