Walter 'Wally' Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro, Oregon) is a retired baseball player. Backman spent his 14 season career with the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and Seattle Mariners. Backman is most well-known for his time with the Mets from 1980-1988, and was as a member of their 1986 World Championship team. Backman was a key part of the 1986 Mets as he batted .320 and played a very solid second base. Wikipedia
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[ edit ] Biographical information If "scrappy" ever gets its own link in this wiki, it'll link to Wally Backman . Backman was the type of player you loved if he was on your team and hated if he was on the opposition. www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Wally_Backman
Made major league debut on 2 September 1980. Played infield (mostly at second base) for the National League's New York Mets (1980-1988), Pittsburgh Pirates (1990), and Philadelphia Phillies (1991-192); and the American League's Minnesota Twins (1989) and www.imdb.com/name/nm1485779/
