Did you know that Wally Backman appeared in 44 games at home, had 114 at-bats, drove in 7 runs, scored 16 times, had 30 hits (3 doubles / 0 triples / 1 home runs), walked 20 times (1 intentional), struck out 22 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 1 times (1 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .263 batting average, .373 on base percentage and .315 slugging average?
On the road, Wally Backman appeared in 52 games, had 147 at-bats, drove in 15 runs, scored 21 times, had 41 hits (10 doubles / 2 triples / 2 home runs), walked 29 times (0 intentional), struck out 25 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 1 times (1 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .278 batting average, .397 on base percentage and .414 slugging average?
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