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Name	Team	Age
John Backman	Retired (2086, Age 34)	Died (2118, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32 (2074)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	2 years (5 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C+	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	9/22/2052
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.4 %)	F  (1.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2086-11-01	John Backman has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2084-04-01	The Chicago Cubbies have waived Mike Stapleton. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Gary Haney. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Pat Bell. The Chicago Cubbies have waived John Backman. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Allie Babington. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Ralph Scott.
2081-03-25	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Frank McNulty to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bill Gordon to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have designated John Backman for assignment.
2079-03-25	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted John Backman to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Doc Quinn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jim Lamb to the major league team.
2074-04-08	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Hal Rudolph to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jack Kolb to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Otto Rodriguez to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent John Backman to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Charley Mercer to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Ray Elliott to the minors.
2074-04-02	The Chicago Cubbies have auto-promoted John Backman to the major leagues.