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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
2	2	Apr 10	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
3	3	Apr 11	OAK	@	CAL	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
4	4	Apr 12	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
5	5	Apr 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
6	6	Apr 14	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 17	OAK		BAL	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
8	8	Apr 18	OAK		BAL	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
9	9	Apr 19	OAK		DET	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
10	10	Apr 20	OAK		DET	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
11	11	Apr 21	OAK		DET	L,3-7	GS	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
12	12	Apr 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
13	13	Apr 24	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
14	14	Apr 25	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
15	15	Apr 27	OAK	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
16	16	Apr 28	OAK	@	DET	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
17	17	Apr 30	OAK	@	BAL	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 2 (1)	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
19	19	May 2 (2)	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
20	20	May 3	OAK		CLE	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
21	21	May 4	OAK		CLE	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
22	22	May 5	OAK		CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	23	May 7	OAK		NYY	L,4-14	CG	50	9.0	0	2	3	5	0	3B
24	24	May 8	OAK		NYY	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
25	25	May 9	OAK		NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	12.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
26	26	May 10	OAK		CAL	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
27	27	May 11	OAK		CAL	W,6-4	GS	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
28	28	May 14	OAK		TEX	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
29	29	May 15	OAK		TEX	L,4-6	CG	50	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
30	30	May 16	OAK		TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
31	31	May 17	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	32	May 18	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
33	33	May 19	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-5	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
34	34	May 20	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
35	35	May 21	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
36	36	May 22	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
37	37	May 23 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	38	May 23 (2)	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
39	39	May 24	OAK		MIN	W,12-7	CG	40	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
40	40	May 25	OAK		MIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
41	41	May 26	OAK		MIN	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
42	42	May 27	OAK		MIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
43	43	May 28	OAK		CHW	W,11-0	GS	21	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
44	44	May 29	OAK		CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
45	45	May 30	OAK		CHW	L,3-4	GS	30	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
46	46	May 31	OAK		KCR	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 1	OAK		KCR	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
48	48	Jun 2	OAK		KCR	L,3-4	CG	53	12.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
49	49	Jun 4	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	48	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
50	50	Jun 5	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
51	51	Jun 6 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
52	52	Jun 6 (2)	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	34	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	53	Jun 8	OAK	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
54	54	Jun 9	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
55	55	Jun 10	OAK	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
56	56	Jun 11	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
57	57	Jun 12	OAK	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
58	58	Jun 13	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
59	59	Jun 15	OAK		BOS	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
60	60	Jun 16	OAK		BOS	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
61	61	Jun 17	OAK		BOS	L,3-8	GS	31	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	62	Jun 18	OAK		MIL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
63	63	Jun 19	OAK		MIL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
64	64	Jun 20	OAK		MIL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
65	65	Jun 21	OAK		TEX	L,0-1	CG	37	10.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
66	66	Jun 22	OAK		TEX	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
67	67	Jun 23	OAK	@	CAL	W,8-2	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
68	68	Jun 24	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
69	69	Jun 25	OAK		MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
70	70	Jun 26	OAK		MIN	L,3-11	GS	49	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B SS
71	71	Jun 27	OAK		MIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
72	72	Jun 28	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	41	10.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
73	73	Jun 29	OAK	@	TEX	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
74	74	Jun 30	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	75	Jul 1	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
76	76	Jul 2	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
77	77	Jul 3	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
78	78	Jul 4	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
79	79	Jul 5	OAK		BAL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
80	80	Jul 6	OAK		BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
81	81	Jul 7	OAK		BAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
82	82	Jul 8	OAK		BAL	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
83	83	Jul 9	OAK		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
84	84	Jul 10	OAK		CLE	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	85	Jul 11	OAK		CLE	W,9-3	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
86	86	Jul 15	OAK	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	44	10.2	1	4	0	5	0	3B
87	87	Jul 16	OAK	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	40	10.1	1	3	0	4	0	3B
88	88	Jul 17	OAK	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
89	89	Jul 18	OAK	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
90	90	Jul 19 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B SS
91	91	Jul 19 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	W,10-3	GS	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
92	92	Jul 20	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-4	GS	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B SS
93	93	Jul 21	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-10	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
94	94	Jul 22	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
95	95	Jul 23	OAK		KCR	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
96	96	Jul 24	OAK		KCR	L,5-6	GS	39	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
97	97	Jul 25	OAK		KCR	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
98	98	Jul 26	OAK		CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
99	99	Jul 27	OAK		CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
100	100	Jul 28	OAK		CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
101	101	Jul 30	OAK	@	MIN	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
102	102	Jul 31	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS	37	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	103	Aug 1 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,7-8	GS	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
104	104	Aug 1 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
105	105	Aug 2	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
106	106	Aug 3	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
107	107	Aug 4	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
108	108	Aug 6	OAK		CAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
109	109	Aug 7	OAK		CAL	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
110	110	Aug 8 (1)	OAK		CAL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
111	111	Aug 8 (2)	OAK		CAL	W,13-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
112	112	Aug 10	OAK		MIL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
113	113	Aug 11	OAK		MIL	W,8-5	GS	24	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
114	114	Aug 12	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
115	115	Aug 13	OAK		BOS	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
116	116	Aug 14	OAK		BOS	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
117	117	Aug 15	OAK		BOS	W,8-7	GS	36	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
118	118	Aug 16	OAK	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	1	4	0	5	2	3B
119	119	Aug 17	OAK	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
120	120	Aug 18	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
121	121	Aug 20	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
122	122	Aug 21	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
123	123	Aug 22	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	51	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
124	124	Aug 23	OAK	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
125	125	Aug 24	OAK	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
126	126	Aug 25	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
127	127	Aug 27	OAK		DET	L,1-8	GS	31	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
128	128	Aug 28	OAK		DET	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
129	129	Aug 29	OAK		DET	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
130	130	Aug 30	OAK		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
131	131	Aug 31	OAK		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	132	Sep 1	OAK		NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	3B
133	133	Sep 3	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
134	134	Sep 4	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
135	135	Sep 5	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
136	136	Sep 6	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	37	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
137	137	Sep 7	OAK		CHW	W,4-0	GS	17	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
138	142 (4)	Sep 12	OAK	@	TEX	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
139	143	Sep 14 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
140	144	Sep 14 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
141	145	Sep 15	OAK		MIN	W,5-2	GS	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B SS
142	146	Sep 16	OAK		MIN	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
143	147	Sep 17	OAK		TEX	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
144	148	Sep 18	OAK		TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
145	149	Sep 19 (1)	OAK		TEX	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
146	150	Sep 19 (2)	OAK		TEX	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
147	151	Sep 21	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
148	152	Sep 22	OAK	@	KCR	W,11-1	GS	22	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
149	153	Sep 23	OAK	@	KCR	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
150	154	Sep 24	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
151	155	Sep 25	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-4	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
152	156	Sep 27	OAK		KCR	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
153	157	Sep 28	OAK		KCR	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
154	158	Sep 29	OAK		KCR	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
155	159	Oct 1	OAK		CAL	L,0-2	CG	46	12.0	4	6	0	10	0	3B
156	161 (1)	Oct 3	OAK		CAL	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH SS
							160gm		1341.0	127	310	17	454	27