Did you know that Wally Backman appeared in 49 games at home, had 82 at-bats, drove in 11 runs, scored 10 times, had 23 hits (9 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 13 times (0 intentional), struck out 15 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 4 times (1 hits & 3 flies), and finished at home with a .280 batting average, .367 on base percentage and .390 slugging average?
On the road, Wally Backman appeared in 45 games, had 103 at-bats, drove in 4 runs, scored 10 times, had 22 hits (3 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 17 times (0 intentional), struck out 15 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 1 times (1 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .213 batting average, .325 on base percentage and .242 slugging average?
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