Chris Bando

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: February 4, 1956 in Cleveland, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 22nd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) and the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: August 13, 1981 (Age 25-190d, 14,469th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1989 (Age 33-239d)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Christopher Michael Bando

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Relatives: Brother of Sal Bando

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

1284

292

.227

134

RBI

142

OBP

.300

SLG

.329

OPS

.629

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 27 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 8 go ahead

1 Tm
CLE	27

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	12

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	13

Outs
2	11
0	10
1	6

12 Opps
MIN	5
BOS	3
OAK	3
SEA	3
TOR	3
TEX	2
CAL	2
DET	2
KCR	1
NYY	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

26 Pitchers
Dave Stieb	2
Paul Mirabella	1
Bruce Hurst	1
Odell Jones	1
Frank Viola	1
Keith Atherton	1
Tom Underwood	1
Don Aase	1
Willie Hernández	1
Bob Stanley	1
Bert Blyleven	1
Dave Geisel	1
Tom Seaver	1
Luis Sánchez	1
Jack Morris	1
Bob Stoddard	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Les Straker	1
Jack O'Connor	1
Leon Roberts	1
Rick Langford	1
John Tudor	1
Mike Caldwell	1
Charlie Lea	1
Jon Matlack	1
Shane Rawley	1

10 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	13
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	7
8	2
89	1
9	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	26
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	27

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
1--	8
12-	4
-2-	3

46 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	12
1 on	11
2 on	4
Any on	15

Inning
2	3
3	5
4	5
5	2
6	4
7	2
8	2
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	8
4-6	11
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	3
+2	5
+1	3
Tied	7
-1	1
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	5

Ahead	11
Tied	7
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	26
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	26
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	12
9th	10
7th	3
5th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1982-07-09	CLE	@	SEA	Floyd Bannister	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	1--		2	5	2	0.176	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Thornton Scores
2	2	2	1	1982-08-17 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	Dave Geisel	tied 0-0	t 2	2	12-		3	8	2	0.253	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Castillo Scores; R. Manning Scores
3	3	3	1	1982-08-22	CLE		MIN	Jack O'Connor	tied 1-1	b 6	2	-2-		2	8	2	0.273	83%		Home Run; R. Craig Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1983-06-05 (1)	CLE		OAK	Tom Underwood	ahead 2-0	b 5	0	---		1	9	2	0.072	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	1983-06-15	CLE		NYY	Shane Rawley	behind 1-7	b 4	2	12-		3	9	2	0.119	18%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Franco Scores; G. Vukovich Scores
6	6	3	1	1983-06-29 (1)	CLE		BOS	John Tudor	behind 0-2	b 4	2	-2-		2	9	2	0.223	51%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Franco Scores
7	7	4	1	1983-08-07 (2)	CLE		TEX	Jon Matlack	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	1--		2	7	2	0.118	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Franco Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1984-06-22	CLE	@	SEA	Paul Mirabella	ahead 12-1	t 6	1	---		1	9	2	0.000	100%		Home Run
9	9	2	1	1984-06-24	CLE	@	SEA	Bob Stoddard	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---		1	9	2	0.117	62%		Home Run
10	10	3	1	1984-07-03	CLE		KCR	Leon Roberts	ahead 12-3	b 8	1	-2-		2	7	2	0.000	100%		Home Run; G. Vukovich Scores
11	11	4	1	1984-07-08	CLE	@	CHW	Tom Seaver	ahead 5-3	t 5	2	---		1	6	2	0.095	81%		Home Run
12	12	5	1	1984-07-15	CLE	@	TEX	Odell Jones	tied 4-4	t 11	0	---		1	8	2	0.336	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	6	1	1984-07-24	CLE		DET	Willie Hernández	behind 4-9	b 9	0	---		1	7	PH	0.011	2%		Home Run
14	14	7	1	1984-08-27	CLE	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	ahead 3-1	t 7	0	1--		2	8	2	0.099	95%		Home Run; M. Hargrove Scores
15	15	8	1	1984-09-02	CLE		BOS	Bruce Hurst	tied 0-0	b 3	0	1--		2	8	2	0.172	77%		Home Run; C. Castillo Scores
16	16	9	1	1984-09-04	CLE		CAL	Don Aase	behind 0-3	b 9	2	12-		3	8	2	0.493	54%		Home Run; A. Thornton Scores; P. Tabler Scores
17	17	10	1	1984-09-09	CLE		OAK	Rick Langford	behind 0-5	b 3	0	---		1	8	2	0.053	16%		Home Run
18	18	11	1	1984-09-12	CLE	@	CAL	Luis Sánchez	ahead 6-1	t 9	1	---		1	8	2	0.004	100%		Home Run
19	19	12	1	1984-09-16	CLE	@	OAK	Keith Atherton	ahead 5-4	t 8	2	1--		2	8	2	0.192	93%		Home Run; G. Vukovich Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1986-05-24	CLE		TOR	Dave Stieb	ahead 5-3	b 4	2	---		1	9	2	0.083	84%		Home Run
21	21	2	1	1986-09-30	CLE	@	MIN	Frank Viola	behind 2-3	t 6	1	12-		3	8	2	0.356	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Jacoby Scores; J. Bell Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1987-05-16	CLE	@	DET	Jack Morris	behind 0-4	t 3	0	---		1	9	2	0.064	21%		Home Run (Deep CF)
23	23	2	1	1987-06-18	CLE		BOS	Bob Stanley	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	1--		2	9	2	0.163	79%		Home Run; T. Bernazard Scores
24	24	3	1	1987-06-25	CLE	@	MIN	Bert Blyleven	behind 1-4	t 6	2	1--		2	9	2	0.165	29%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Jacoby Scores
25	25	4	1	1987-08-02	CLE	@	TOR	Dave Stieb	behind 0-6	t 3	0	---		1	9	2	0.035	10%		Home Run (Deep CF)
26	26	5	1	1987-09-12	CLE		MIN	Les Straker	tied 2-2	b 7	2	---		1	8	2	0.225	75%		Home Run
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1988-04-24	CLE	@	MIN	Charlie Lea	tied 2-2	t 2	0	1--	5,(2-2) BBC1FX	2	8	2	0.164	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Tabler Scores