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| Name | Team | Age |
| Wally Backman | Retired (1996, Age 36) | Died (2034, Age 74) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 22 (1978) |
SS | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jumbo Brown League | 0 | 12 years (56 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 7/12/1960 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (81.0 %) | (63.2 %) | (32.9 %) |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (14.8 %) | (5.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
| Alt Pos (C) | Alt Pos (CF) | |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
| 1984 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CIN-HOU | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1988 | HOU-PHI | 0 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 42 |
| 1989 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1995 | PHI | 2 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 24 |
| 1996 | SEA-PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1996-11-01 | Wally Backman has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1996-09-22 | The Philadelphia have waived Wally Backman. |
| 1996-06-03 | The Philadelphia have acquired Wally Backman from the waiver wire. |
| 1996-05-22 | The Seattle Night Rangers have waived Wally Backman. |
| 1996-05-08 | The Seattle Night Rangers have designated Wally Backman for assignment. |
| 1996-04-11 | The Seattle Night Rangers have acquired Wally Backman from the waiver wire. |
| 1996-04-01 | The Philadelphia have promoted Jack Young to the major league team. The Philadelphia have designated Wally Backman for assignment. |
| 1995-06-16 | The Philadelphia have re-claimed Wally Backman from the waiver wire. |
| 1995-06-13 | The Philadelphia have promoted Larry Sirotka to the major league team. The Philadelphia have designated Wally Backman for assignment. |
| 1993-04-19 | Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 36 days. |
| 1990-05-25 | Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1990-05-07 | Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1988-04-04 | Trade #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. |
| 1987-04-21 | Trade #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. |
| 1984-03-25 | The Cincinnati Carnage have promoted Wally Backman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Carnage have promoted Red Dead Atkins to the major league team. |
| 1978-04-01 | The Cincinnati Carnage have renamed Wally Ballard to Wally Backman. |