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Name Team Age
John Backman Retired (2238, Age 38) Died (2272, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(2218)		 3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League 0 14 years (112 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
67 95 51
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
90 64 61
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
48 69 26
Endurance Velocity Control
55 10 8
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
66 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
25 0 10/28/2200
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
83 (83.3 %) 17 (17.8 %) 1 (1.8 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
2223 AHP 69 289 88 14 1 13 42 32 46 .871 .376 .495 .304
2223 HHP 66 250 62 17 0 1 20 37 52 .675 .347 .328 .248
2223 LHP 47 105 21 3 0 2 13 10 24 .562 .276 .286 .200
2223 RHP 122 434 129 28 1 12 49 59 74 .832 .383 .449 .297
2224 AHP 54 230 67 10 2 10 38 28 36 .849 .367 .483 .291
2224 HHP 55 224 64 9 3 7 34 27 35 .811 .365 .446 .286
2224 LHP 36 76 24 3 0 4 15 12 9 .922 .409 .513 .316
2224 RHP 99 378 107 16 5 13 57 43 62 .812 .357 .455 .283
2225 AHP 73 297 84 8 4 8 35 42 45 .795 .378 .418 .283
2225 HHP 62 253 67 9 4 7 36 20 41 .735 .320 .415 .265
2225 LHP 60 153 40 5 1 6 34 17 24 .760 .335 .425 .261
2225 RHP 108 397 111 12 7 9 37 45 62 .772 .359 .413 .280
2226 AHP 54 222 69 15 2 0 16 28 43 .785 .389 .396 .311
2226 HHP 81 338 100 16 3 4 44 33 52 .754 .358 .396 .296
2226 LHP 66 156 43 8 0 2 22 14 25 .701 .335 .365 .276
2226 RHP 120 404 126 23 5 2 38 47 70 .792 .383 .408 .312
2227 AHP 59 252 63 8 5 4 29 25 54 .686 .317 .369 .250
2227 HHP 59 251 62 10 1 7 24 21 46 .686 .308 .378 .247
2227 LHP 65 153 39 3 1 4 18 14 33 .683 .317 .366 .255
2227 RHP 104 350 86 15 5 7 35 32 67 .687 .310 .377 .246
2228 AHP 69 286 81 11 2 7 34 27 45 .759 .350 .409 .283
2228 HHP 66 272 76 10 3 5 36 34 42 .757 .363 .393 .279
2228 LHP 65 167 50 6 1 3 30 14 30 .751 .350 .401 .299
2228 RHP 116 391 107 15 4 9 40 47 57 .761 .360 .402 .274
2229 AHP 67 278 78 16 4 9 28 30 49 .816 .352 .464 .281
2229 HHP 60 236 67 11 0 6 35 25 38 .759 .352 .407 .284
2229 LHP 57 139 36 7 2 4 21 13 21 .745 .320 .424 .259
2229 RHP 112 375 109 20 2 11 42 42 66 .806 .364 .443 .291
2230 AHP 66 263 84 16 3 11 28 28 36 .917 .389 .529 .319
2230 HHP 69 264 84 17 5 9 37 28 37 .905 .382 .523 .318
2230 LHP 65 150 49 11 2 6 17 19 24 .947 .400 .547 .327
2230 RHP 116 377 119 22 6 14 48 37 49 .897 .379 .517 .316
2231 AHP 69 286 89 11 5 10 46 38 49 .882 .393 .490 .311
2231 HHP 66 254 66 11 3 8 28 31 47 .758 .337 .421 .260
2231 LHP 53 129 31 4 2 3 22 15 24 .685 .313 .372 .240
2231 RHP 120 411 124 18 6 15 52 54 72 .867 .383 .484 .302
2232 AHP 70 289 73 9 0 7 36 38 49 .698 .341 .356 .253
2232 HHP 65 260 74 4 4 6 28 30 52 .761 .361 .400 .285
2232 LHP 57 153 46 4 1 4 29 10 30 .762 .344 .418 .301
2232 RHP 118 396 101 9 3 9 35 58 71 .714 .353 .361 .255
2233 AHP 73 306 89 18 3 9 39 28 39 .806 .348 .458 .291
2233 HHP 63 242 84 16 2 6 27 36 49 .934 .430 .504 .347
2233 LHP 54 127 43 7 1 4 24 13 32 .901 .397 .504 .339
2233 RHP 117 421 130 27 4 11 42 51 56 .852 .382 .470 .309
2234 AHP 54 219 79 9 3 5 40 34 36 .947 .449 .498 .361
2234 HHP 81 334 113 16 6 10 47 36 47 .915 .403 .512 .338
2234 LHP 46 102 30 3 2 4 14 4 18 .801 .321 .480 .294
2234 RHP 130 451 162 22 7 11 73 66 65 .955 .442 .512 .359
2235 AHP 70 292 87 13 5 4 33 26 48 .775 .357 .418 .298
2235 HHP 69 273 85 13 2 11 34 31 41 .882 .388 .495 .311
2235 LHP 42 70 19 1 1 2 9 6 8 .729 .329 .400 .271
2235 RHP 132 495 153 25 6 13 58 51 81 .841 .378 .463 .309
2236 AHP 68 227 64 9 1 4 32 31 38 .747 .364 .383 .282
2236 HHP 68 227 66 12 2 8 37 30 32 .839 .372 .467 .291
2236 LHP 30 39 15 4 1 1 12 2 7 1.030 .415 .615 .385
2236 RHP 131 415 115 17 2 11 57 59 63 .771 .364 .407 .277
2237 AHP 43 163 41 5 2 2 23 13 22 .647 .303 .344 .252
2237 HHP 46 152 35 6 2 2 23 19 33 .650 .314 .336 .230
2237 LHP 26 41 12 2 2 1 9 4 6 .853 .340 .512 .293
2237 RHP 84 274 64 9 2 3 37 28 49 .618 .304 .314 .234
2238 AHP 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 .614 .364 .250 .125
2238 HHP 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .000 .000
2238 RHP 5 9 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 .607 .385 .222 .111
Total AHP 961 3907 1137 173 42 103 499 451 636 .801 .366 .436 .291
Total HHP 979 3831 1105 177 40 97 490 439 644 .794 .362 .431 .288
Total LHP 769 1760 498 71 17 50 289 167 315 .771 .344 .428 .283
Total RHP 1734 5978 1744 279 65 150 700 723 965 .805 .370 .435 .292
Total 1940 7738 2242 350 82 200 989 890 1280 .798 .364 .434 .290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2238-11-01John Backman has retired from the Chicago SouthSiders
2238-09-24The Chicago SouthSiders have promoted John Backman to the major league team.
2238-09-24The Chicago SouthSiders have acquired John Backman from the waiver wire.
2238-06-28The Montreal Canucks have acquired Doug Adams from the waiver wire. The Montreal Canucks have waived John Backman.
2238-05-13The Montreal Canucks have designated John Backman for assignment.
2238-04-28The Montreal Canucks have promoted John Backman to the major league team.
2238-04-01The Montreal Canucks have promoted Lew Sutcliffe to the major league team. The Montreal Canucks have promoted Bill Sauer to the major league team. The Montreal Canucks have promoted Hideki Kakehata to the major league team. The Montreal Canucks have promoted Ducky Mays to the major league team. The Montreal Canucks have designated Bob Pechiney for assignment. The Montreal Canucks have designated John Backman for assignment. The Montreal Canucks have designated Jack Sebring for assignment. The Montreal Canucks have sent Roger Garrity to the minors.
2237-04-25John Backman of the Montreal Canucks is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2237-04-18The Montreal Canucks have acquired John Backman from the waiver wire.
2237-03-25The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Ike Erskine for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Backman for assignment.
2229-09-20John Backman of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
2227-09-07John Backman of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
2224-05-21John Backman of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
2223-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Larry French to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted John Backman to the major league team.
2221-10-03Trade #1706159 has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Deus Exe Shadows. The Toronto Deus Exe Shadows receive Augie Naehring, Babe West from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for John Backman, Park Clarkson, Draft Pick 2222 Round 1 TOR (Doug Carroll), Draft Pick 2223 Round 1 TOR (Ike Erskine).