Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-09-22
Place of Birth
Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
Wally Backman
Biography
Walter Wayne Backman is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He is best known for his time with the New York Mets from 1980-1988 and was a member of their 1986 World Series-winning team. He was also the former manager for the Las Vegas 51s, the Mets' AAA minor league team, from 2013 to 2016.
Known for
Once Upon a Time in Queens
The story of the 1986 Mets, one of the most dominating, infamous, and magical teams of all time. The series traces the team's origins back to the late 1970s. The story of their triumph may have been magical, but the tale of their fall was inevitable.
1988 Mets: 100 Winning Ways, The Tradition of Excellence Continues
Adoring capsule of the Mets 1988 season, in which they won 100 games and the National League east division but lost the pennant to the Los Angeles Dodgers.