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Jumbo Brown League
6-8-2125
Wally Backman Shortstop
Retired (1996, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .774 Status Deceased (2034) Option Years 0  
H 1500 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 07-12-1960
HR 212 Drafted Round 1, Pick 22
(1978)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(56 games)
RBI 857
SB 199
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D    Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B C- (32.9%) LF D  (14.8%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B B  (63.2%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF D- (5.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1984 CIN
142
571
81
131
19
5
27
73
43
 94 3 0
16
 10 35
.709
.287
.422
.193
.229
1985 CIN
142
523
62
129
13
2
16
59
51
 110 1 1
9
 4 36
.685
.314
.371
.124
.247
1986 CIN
142
530
63
137
18
4
19
94
48
 104 1 3
5
 1 36
.735
.320
.415
.157
.258
1987 CIN-HOU
140
534
79
146
28
5
13
60
45
 113 3 3
23
 11 24
.749
.332
.418
.144
.273
1988 HOU-PHI
107
282
50
86
10
2
16
45
29
 56 1 1
13
 6 10
.895
.371
.525
.220
.305
1989 PHI
142
579
104
167
32
5
23
100
56
 98 3 3
20
 8 14
.833
.353
.480
.192
.288
1990 PHI
109
427
64
126
23
4
14
62
41
 83 1 2
16
 4 7
.823
.357
.466
.171
.295
1991 PHI
142
544
86
140
18
5
18
79
60
 104 1 1
14
 13 9
.740
.332
.408
.151
.257
1992 PHI
140
548
82
147
25
3
17
87
57
 110 2 2
32
 6 8
.756
.338
.418
.150
.268
1993 PHI
113
423
59
119
17
5
19
93
50
 94 2 0
14
 10 4
.840
.360
.480
.199
.281
1994 PHI
135
327
36
78
9
5
11
46
36
 61 1 1
12
 15 6
.713
.315
.398
.159
.239
1995 PHI
146
291
47
90
13
2
19
57
38
 62 1 1
25
 17 8
.953
.390
.564
.254
.309
1996 SEA-PHI
18
25
2
4
0
2
0
2
4
 6 1 0
0
 0 1
.620
.300
.320
.160
.160
Total
1618
5604
815
1500
225
49
212
857
558
 1095 21 18
199
 105 198
.774
.335
.439
.171
.268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Wally Backman has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1996-09-22The Philadelphia have waived Wally Backman.
1996-06-03The Philadelphia have acquired Wally Backman from the waiver wire.
1996-05-22The Seattle Night Rangers have waived Wally Backman.
1996-05-08The Seattle Night Rangers have designated Wally Backman for assignment.
1996-04-11The Seattle Night Rangers have acquired Wally Backman from the waiver wire.
1996-04-01The Philadelphia have promoted Jack Young to the major league team. The Philadelphia have designated Wally Backman for assignment.
1995-06-16The Philadelphia have re-claimed Wally Backman from the waiver wire.
1995-06-13The Philadelphia have promoted Larry Sirotka to the major league team. The Philadelphia have designated Wally Backman for assignment.
1993-04-19Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1990-05-25Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1990-05-07Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1988-04-04Trade #1420696 has been completed between the Philadelphia and the Houston Cougars. The Houston Cougars receive Lowell Leek, Draft Pick 1991 Round 2 PHI (Pete Pose), Draft Pick 1990 Round 2 PHI (Jack Lampard), Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 PHI (Bill Cady) from the Philadelphia in exchange for Wally Backman, Tommy Aulds.
1987-04-21Trade #1400257 has been completed between the Houston Cougars and the Cincinnati Carnage. The Cincinnati Carnage receive Steve Umbarger, Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 CLE (Stan Tessmer) from the Houston Cougars in exchange for Wally Backman.
1984-03-25The Cincinnati Carnage have promoted Wally Backman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Carnage have promoted Red Dead Atkins to the major league team.
1978-04-01The Cincinnati Carnage have renamed Wally Ballard to Wally Backman.