Les Backman Stats

Les Backman was born on Tuesday, March 20, 1888, in Cleves, Ohio. Backman was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 3, 1909, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Les Backman baseball stats page.
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Les Backman
 
 
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Birth Name:   Lester John Backman
Nickname:   Les
Born On:   03-20-1888
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cleves, Ohio
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-08-1975
Place of Death Data Died In:   Cincinnati, Ohio
Cemetery:   Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
College:   Rose Polytechnic Institute
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   07-03-1909 (Age 21)
Last Game:   08-28-1910
Draft:   Not Applicable
Les Backman

Les Backman Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1909 Cardinals 21 14 7 3 11 .214 4.14 8 0 0 128.1 526 146 59 69 1 39 - 35 4 3 0 -
1910 Cardinals 26 11 11 6 7 .462 3.03 4 0 2 116.0 497 117 39 55 4 53 - 41 3 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 47 25 18 9 18 .333 3.61 12 0 2 244.1 1,023 263 98 124 5 92 - 76 7 5 0 -
Les Backman

Les Backman Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1909 Cardinals 21 39 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 - - 1 - 0 - .103 .186 .103
1910 Cardinals 26 35 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 4 - 12 0 - 2 - .114 .244 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 47 74 3 8 1 1 0 0 5 8 - 12 1 - 2 - .108 .214 .149
Les Backman

Les Backman Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1909 Cardinals P 21 14 385 39 1.9 38 2 36 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.66 -
1910 Cardinals P 26 11 348 38 1.5 35 5 30 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.72 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 47 25 733 77 1.6 73 7 66 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.69 --
2 Years 47 25 733 77 1.6 73 7 66 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.69 --
Les Backman

Les Backman Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1909 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 19.5 0.90 2.45 2.74
1910 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.9 11.7 0.77 3.18 4.11
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.2 14.8 0.83 2.80 3.39
Les Backman

Les Backman Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1909 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1910 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -




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