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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 6	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
3	3	Apr 7	OAK	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
4	4	Apr 9	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 10	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
6	6	Apr 13	OAK		TEX	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
7	7	Apr 14 (1)	OAK		TEX	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	DH 3B
8	9 (1)	Apr 15	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
9	10	Apr 16	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
10	11	Apr 17	OAK		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
11	12	Apr 19	OAK		CAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
12	13	Apr 20	OAK		CAL	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
13	14	Apr 21	OAK		CAL	L,5-9	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
14	15	Apr 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
15	16	Apr 24	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
16	17	Apr 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	62	14.2	0	2	1	3	0	3B
17	18	Apr 27	OAK	@	BAL	W,11-5	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
18	19	Apr 28	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
19	20	Apr 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
21	22	May 3	OAK		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
22	23	May 4	OAK		CLE	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	0	3	1	4	3	3B
23	24	May 5 (1)	OAK		CLE	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	3B
24	25	May 5 (2)	OAK		CLE	L,3-9	GS	34	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
25	42 (16)	May 24	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
26	43	May 25	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-8	GS	39	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
27	44	May 26	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	45	May 27	OAK		DET	W,12-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
29	46	May 28	OAK		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
30	47	May 29	OAK		DET	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
31	48	May 31	OAK		MIL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	49	Jun 1	OAK		MIL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
33	50	Jun 2	OAK		MIL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
34	51	Jun 4 (1)	OAK	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
35	52	Jun 4 (2)	OAK	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
36	53	Jun 5	OAK	@	DET	W,9-1	GS	25	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
37	54	Jun 7	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
38	55	Jun 8	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	1	5	0	6	0	3B
39	56	Jun 9	OAK	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
40	57	Jun 10	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
41	58	Jun 11	OAK	@	BOS	L,9-10	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
42	59	Jun 12	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
43	60	Jun 14	OAK		NYY	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
44	61	Jun 15	OAK		NYY	W,9-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
45	62	Jun 16	OAK		NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
46	63	Jun 17	OAK		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
47	64	Jun 18	OAK		BOS	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
48	65	Jun 19	OAK		BOS	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
49	66	Jun 20	OAK		KCR	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
50	67	Jun 21	OAK		KCR	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
51	68	Jun 22	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
52	69	Jun 23	OAK		KCR	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	70	Jun 24	OAK		CAL	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
54	71	Jun 25	OAK		CAL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
55	72	Jun 26	OAK		CAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
56	73	Jun 27	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
57	74	Jun 28	OAK	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
58	75	Jun 29	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
59	76	Jun 30	OAK	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG	44	8.1	2	3	0	5	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	77	Jul 1	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
61	78	Jul 2	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
62	79	Jul 3	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
63	80	Jul 4	OAK	@	CAL	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
64	81	Jul 5	OAK		BAL	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
65	82	Jul 6	OAK		BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
66	83	Jul 7	OAK		BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	3B
67	84	Jul 8	OAK		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	85	Jul 9	OAK		CLE	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
69	86	Jul 12	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
70	87	Jul 13	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-12	CG	46	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
71	88	Jul 14 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
72	89	Jul 14 (2)	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
73	90	Jul 15	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
74	91	Jul 16	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
75	92	Jul 17	OAK	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
76	93	Jul 18	OAK	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
77	94	Jul 19	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	29	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
78	95	Jul 20	OAK	@	CLE	L,9-10	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
79	97 (1)	Jul 25	OAK		MIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
80	98	Jul 26	OAK		MIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
81	99	Jul 27	OAK		MIN	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
82	100	Jul 28 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
83	101	Jul 28 (2)	OAK		CHW	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
84	102	Jul 29	OAK		CHW	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
85	103	Jul 30	OAK		TEX	W,11-3	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
86	104	Jul 31	OAK		TEX	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	105	Aug 1	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	43	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
88	106	Aug 2	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	23	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
89	107	Aug 4 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,10-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
90	108	Aug 4 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
91	109	Aug 5 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
92	110	Aug 5 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
93	111	Aug 6	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
94	112	Aug 7	OAK	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
95	113	Aug 8	OAK	@	TEX	W,10-2	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
96	114	Aug 9	OAK		BOS	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
97	115	Aug 10	OAK		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
98	116	Aug 11	OAK		BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
99	117	Aug 12	OAK		NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
100	118	Aug 13	OAK		NYY	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
101	119	Aug 14	OAK		NYY	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
102	120	Aug 16	OAK		DET	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
103	121	Aug 17	OAK		DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
104	122	Aug 18	OAK		DET	W,13-3	GS	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
105	123	Aug 19	OAK		MIL	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
106	124	Aug 20	OAK		MIL	W,7-1	GS	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
107	125	Aug 21	OAK		MIL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
108	126	Aug 23	OAK	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
109	127	Aug 24	OAK	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
110	128	Aug 25	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
111	129	Aug 26	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
112	130	Aug 27	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
113	131	Aug 28	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
114	132	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
115	133	Aug 31	OAK	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	134	Sep 1	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
117	135	Sep 2	OAK		CAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
118	136	Sep 3	OAK		CAL	W,7-0	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
119	137	Sep 4	OAK		CAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	3B
120	138	Sep 5	OAK		TEX	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
121	139	Sep 6	OAK		TEX	L,4-5	CG	50	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
122	140	Sep 7	OAK		TEX	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
123	142 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	OAK		KCR	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
124	143	Sep 9 (2)	OAK		KCR	W,7-0	GS	23	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
125	144	Sep 11	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
126	145	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
127	146	Sep 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
128	147	Sep 14	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
129	148	Sep 15	OAK	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
130	149	Sep 17	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
131	150	Sep 18	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
132	151	Sep 19	OAK	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
133	152	Sep 20	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
134	153	Sep 21	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
135	154	Sep 22	OAK	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
136	155	Sep 24	OAK		MIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
137	156	Sep 25	OAK		MIN	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
138	157	Sep 26	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
139	158	Sep 27	OAK		CHW	L,2-3	GS	24	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
140	161 (2)	Oct 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
141	162	Oct 2	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	3B
							141gm		1197.0	113	287	23	423	28