Sal Bando
[edit] Biography
Sal Bando (Salvatore Leonard Bando) was born on February 13, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1966 for the Kansas City Athletics. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .192 with 0 home runs and 6 RBI. Bando played for the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Sal Bando's best season was 1969, when he slugged 31 home runs, hit for a .281 average and knocked in 113 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 11
| 24
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .292
| .320
| .417
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 47
| 130
| 11
| 25
| 0
| 6
| .192
| .295
| .246
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 162
| 605
| 67
| 152
| 9
| 67
| .251
| .314
| .354
| 25
| 5
| 51
| 78
| 7
| 6
| 13
| 6
| 12
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 162
| 609
| 106
| 171
| 31
| 113
| .281
| .400
| .484
| 25
| 3
| 111
| 82
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 12
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 155
| 502
| 93
| 132
| 20
| 75
| .263
| .407
| .430
| 20
| 2
| 118
| 88
| 6
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 12
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 153
| 538
| 75
| 146
| 24
| 94
| .271
| .377
| .452
| 23
| 1
| 86
| 55
| 8
| 6
| 3
| 11
| 14
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 152
| 535
| 64
| 126
| 15
| 77
| .236
| .341
| .368
| 20
| 3
| 78
| 55
| 9
| 6
| 3
| 17
| 13
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 162
| 592
| 97
| 170
| 29
| 98
| .287
| .375
| .498
| 32
| 3
| 82
| 84
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 5
| 13
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 146
| 498
| 84
| 121
| 22
| 103
| .243
| .352
| .426
| 21
| 2
| 86
| 79
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 10
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 160
| 562
| 64
| 129
| 15
| 78
| .230
| .337
| .356
| 24
| 1
| 87
| 80
| 5
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 10
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 158
| 550
| 75
| 132
| 27
| 84
| .240
| .335
| .427
| 18
| 2
| 76
| 74
| 4
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 7
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 159
| 580
| 65
| 145
| 17
| 82
| .250
| .336
| .395
| 27
| 3
| 75
| 89
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 10
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| 152
| 540
| 85
| 154
| 17
| 78
| .285
| .371
| .439
| 20
| 6
| 72
| 52
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 4
| 11
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 130
| 476
| 57
| 117
| 9
| 43
| .246
| .330
| .345
| 14
| 3
| 57
| 42
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 17
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| 78
| 254
| 28
| 50
| 5
| 31
| .197
| .278
| .311
| 12
| 1
| 29
| 35
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 7
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 32
| 65
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 9
| .200
| .268
| .354
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 2019
| 7060
| 982
| 1790
| 242
| 1039
| .254
| .352
| .408
| 289
| 38
| 1031
| 923
| 75
| 65
| 75
| 69
| 149
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 6
| 56.1
| 5
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 44
| 38
| 340.2
| 43
| 96
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 162
| 159
| 1414.2
| 188
| 272
| 17
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 162
| 162
| 1480.2
| 178
| 321
| 24
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 152
| 150
| 1327.1
| 158
| 258
| 20
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 153
| 153
| 1368.1
| 141
| 267
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 151
| 151
| 1344
| 123
| 337
| 19
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 159
| 159
| 1363
| 126
| 281
| 22
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 141
| 139
| 1197
| 113
| 287
| 23
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 160
| 159
| 1371
| 122
| 314
| 15
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 10.2
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 155
| 155
| 1330.1
| 125
| 304
| 17
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 135
| 135
| 1163
| 96
| 277
| 13
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 4
| 38
| 43
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 134
| 131
| 1148
| 89
| 329
| 14
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 110
| 107
| 934.1
| 87
| 222
| 12
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 57
| 53
| 456.2
| 46
| 110
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 1
| 18.2
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 15
| 10
| 96.2
| 7
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 5
| 51
| 58
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 25
| 12
| 127.2
| 135
| 10
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 79
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 4.2
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 17.2
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1897
| 1867
| 16392
| 1647
| 3720
| 228
| 345
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Athletics in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (November 19, 1976).
[edit] Trivia
- All Star in 1969, 1972, 1973, and 1974
- World Series Champion in 1972 with the Oakland Athletics, 1973 with the Oakland Athletics, and 1974 with the Oakland Athletics
- Nicknamed Captain Sal
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