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Billy Hamilton League 8-23-2079 |
Al Backman | ![]() Retired (1964, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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AVG | .306 | Total Rating | ![]() |
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 |
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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1951 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
1952 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
1953 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
1954 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
1955 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
1956 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | CHN | 3 | 0 | 6 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
1958 | CHN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
1959 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
1960 | CHN | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
1961 | CHN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
1962 | CHN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
1963 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
1964 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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. |