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Billy Hamilton League 8-20-2079 |
| Al Backman |  Third BaseRetired (1964, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .306 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .848 | Status | Deceased (2003) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1956 | Age at Death | 76 | Date of Birth | 09-22-1927 | |
| HR | 152 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 1 (1951) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (16 games) |
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| RBI | 778 | |||||
| SB | 293 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | (100%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1951 | Majors | 24 | 0.00 | 0 / 12 | 4 / 4 | 2 / 12 | 5 / 7 | 4 / 10 | 4 / 4 | 9 / 14 | 28 / 63 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 25 | 0.00 | 1 / 6 | 4 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 6 | 3 / 11 | 8 / 10 | 8 / 12 | 27 / 56 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 26 | 0.00 | 0 / 5 | 4 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 13 | 7 / 9 | 2 / 5 | 14 / 50 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 27 | 0.00 | 0 / 10 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 14 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 10 | 11 / 59 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 28 | 0.00 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 14 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 6 / 59 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 29 | 0.00 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 16 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 74 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 30 | 0.00 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 11 | 6 / 58 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 31 | 0.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 47 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 32 | 0.00 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 67 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 33 | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 24 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 34 | 0.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 61 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 35 | 0.00 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 35 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 36 | 44.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 44 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 37 | 26.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 26 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 98 | 20 / 107 | 3 / 95 | 14 / 113 | 10 / 103 | 25 / 95 | 24 / 112 | 98 / 723 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Al Backman has retired from the Chicago Cubbies |
| 1951-04-01 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Al Backman to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Marty McFly to the minors. |