Sal Bando

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: February 13, 1944 in Cleveland, OH us

Died: January 20, 2023 in Oconomowoc, WI

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 6th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Warrensville Heights HS (Warrensville Heights, OH)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 3, 1966 (Age 22-202d, 12,498th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 37-232d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Salvatore Leonard Bando

Nicknames: Captain Sal

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Relatives: Brother of Chris Bando

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

61.5

7060

1790

242

.254

982

RBI

1039

OBP

.352

SLG

.408

OPS

.760

OPS+

119

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
2	2	Apr 13	OAK	@	WSA	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
3	3	Apr 14	OAK	@	WSA	L,1-8	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
4	4	Apr 15	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 16	OAK	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
6	6	Apr 17	OAK		BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 18	OAK		BAL	W,4-3	CG	56	13.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
8	8	Apr 19	OAK		WSA	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	3B
9	9	Apr 20	OAK		WSA	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
10	10	Apr 21	OAK		WSA	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
11	11	Apr 22	OAK		NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
12	12	Apr 23	OAK		NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
13	13	Apr 24	OAK		NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	4	4	1	9	0	3B
14	14	Apr 26	OAK	@	CAL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
15	15	Apr 27	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
16	16	Apr 28	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	43	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	17	Apr 29	OAK	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	1	4	0	5	0	3B
18	18	Apr 30	OAK	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
20	20	May 3	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
21	21	May 4	OAK	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
22	22	May 5	OAK	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
23	23	May 6	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
24	24	May 7	OAK		MIN	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
25	25	May 8	OAK		MIN	W,4-0	CG	27	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
26	26	May 9	OAK		CHW	L,2-4	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
27	27	May 10	OAK		CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
28	28	May 11	OAK		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
29	29	May 12	OAK		CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
30	30	May 14	OAK	@	MIN	W,13-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
31	31	May 16	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
32	32	May 17	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	36	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	3B
33	33	May 18	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	34	May 19 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B LF
35	35	May 19 (2)	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
36	36	May 21 (1)	OAK		CLE	L,0-1	CG	37	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
37	37	May 21 (2)	OAK		CLE	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
38	38	May 22	OAK		CLE	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
39	39	May 24	OAK		DET	T,2-2	CG	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
40	40	May 25	OAK		DET	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
41	41	May 26	OAK		DET	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	1	1	1	3	1	3B
42	42	May 27	OAK		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
43	43	May 28	OAK		BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
44	44	May 29	OAK		BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
45	45	May 30	OAK		BOS	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
46	46	May 31	OAK		CAL	L,0-3	CG	44	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 1	OAK		CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
48	48	Jun 2	OAK		CAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
49	49	Jun 4	OAK	@	WSA	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
50	50	Jun 5	OAK	@	WSA	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
51	51	Jun 6	OAK	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
52	52	Jun 7 (1)	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
53	53	Jun 7 (2)	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	3B
54	54	Jun 8	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
55	55	Jun 10	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
56	56	Jun 11	OAK	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	23	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	3B
57	57	Jun 12	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
58	58	Jun 13	OAK	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	45	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
59	59	Jun 14	OAK		NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
60	60	Jun 15	OAK		NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
61	61	Jun 16 (1)	OAK		BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
62	62	Jun 16 (2)	OAK		BAL	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	2	3	2	7	1	3B
63	63	Jun 17	OAK		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
64	64	Jun 18	OAK		BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
65	65	Jun 19	OAK		BAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	3B
66	66	Jun 21	OAK		WSA	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	3B
67	67	Jun 22	OAK		WSA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
68	68	Jun 23	OAK		WSA	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
69	69	Jun 24	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
70	70	Jun 25	OAK	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
71	71	Jun 26	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
72	72	Jun 28	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
73	73	Jun 29 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
74	74	Jun 29 (2)	OAK	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
75	75	Jun 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	76	Jul 1	OAK	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
77	77	Jul 2	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	78	Jul 3	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
79	79	Jul 4	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
80	80	Jul 5	OAK	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
81	81	Jul 6	OAK	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
82	82	Jul 7 (1)	OAK	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	32	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	3B
83	83	Jul 7 (2)	OAK	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
84	84	Jul 11	OAK		CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
85	85	Jul 12	OAK		CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
86	86	Jul 13	OAK		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
87	87	Jul 14	OAK		BOS	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
88	88	Jul 15	OAK		BOS	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
89	89	Jul 16	OAK		DET	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	3B
90	90	Jul 17	OAK		DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
91	91	Jul 18	OAK		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
92	92	Jul 19	OAK	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
93	93	Jul 20	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
94	94	Jul 21 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
95	95	Jul 21 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
96	96	Jul 22	OAK	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
97	97	Jul 24 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
98	98	Jul 24 (2)	OAK	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
99	99	Jul 26	OAK		MIN	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
100	100	Jul 27	OAK		MIN	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
101	101	Jul 28	OAK		MIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
102	102	Jul 29	OAK		CHW	L,2-7	CG	54	13.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
103	103	Jul 30	OAK		CHW	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
104	104	Jul 31 (1)	OAK		CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
105	105	Jul 31 (2)	OAK		CAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
106	106	Aug 2	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
107	107	Aug 3	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
108	108	Aug 4 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
109	109	Aug 4 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
110	110	Aug 7 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
111	111	Aug 7 (2)	OAK	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
112	112	Aug 8	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
113	113	Aug 9 (1)	OAK	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
114	114	Aug 9 (2)	OAK	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	3B
115	115	Aug 10	OAK	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
116	116	Aug 11	OAK	@	WSA	W,8-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
117	117	Aug 12	OAK		BAL	L,1-3	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
118	118	Aug 13	OAK		BAL	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
119	119	Aug 14	OAK		BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
120	120	Aug 15	OAK		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
121	121	Aug 16	OAK		NYY	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
122	122	Aug 17	OAK		NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
123	123	Aug 18	OAK		NYY	L,5-7	CG	46	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
124	124	Aug 19	OAK		WSA	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
125	125	Aug 20 (1)	OAK		WSA	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
126	126	Aug 20 (2)	OAK		WSA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
127	127	Aug 22	OAK		CAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
128	128	Aug 23	OAK		CAL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
129	129	Aug 24	OAK		CAL	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
130	130	Aug 25	OAK		CAL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
131	131	Aug 26 (1)	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-8	GS	14	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
132	133 (1)	Aug 27 (1)	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
133	134	Aug 27 (2)	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
134	135	Aug 28	OAK	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
135	136	Aug 29	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
136	137	Aug 30	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
137	138	Aug 31	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
138	139	Sep 1	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
139	140	Sep 2 (1)	OAK		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
140	141	Sep 2 (2)	OAK		DET	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
141	142	Sep 3	OAK		DET	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
142	143	Sep 4	OAK		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
143	144	Sep 6	OAK		CLE	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
144	145	Sep 7	OAK		CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
145	146	Sep 8	OAK		CLE	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
146	147	Sep 9	OAK		BOS	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
147	148	Sep 10	OAK		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
148	149	Sep 11	OAK		BOS	W,3-2	CG	53	12.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
149	150	Sep 13	OAK	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	28	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
150	151	Sep 14	OAK	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	1	0	1	2	0	3B
151	152	Sep 15	OAK	@	DET	L,0-13	CG	45	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
152	153	Sep 17 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
153	154	Sep 17 (2)	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
154	155	Sep 20	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
155	156	Sep 21	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	21	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
156	157	Sep 22	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
157	158	Sep 23	OAK		CHW	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
158	159	Sep 24	OAK		CHW	L,1-5	CG	49	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
159	160	Sep 25	OAK		CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
160	161	Sep 27	OAK		MIN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
161	162	Sep 28	OAK		MIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
162	163	Sep 29	OAK		MIN	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
							163gm		1417.2	188	272	17	477	27