Sal Fasano

Q: When was Sal Fasano born?

Sal Fasano was born on August 10, 1971.

Q: Where was Sal Fasano born?

Sal Fasano was born in Chicago, IL .

Q: How tall is Sal Fasano?

Sal Fasano is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Sal Fasano weigh when playing?

Sal Fasano weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Sal Fasano in the Hall of Fame?

Sal Fasano has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Sal Fasano drafted?

Sal Fasano was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 37th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) .

Q: How many hits did Sal Fasano have?

Sal Fasano had 245 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Sal Fasano have?

Sal Fasano had 47 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Sal Fasano's average?

Sal Fasano had a .221 average over his career.

Q: How many teams has Sal Fasano played for?

Sal Fasano played for 9 teams; the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Anaheim Angels, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians.

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: August 10, 1971 in Chicago, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 37th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Evansville (Evansville, IN).

High School: Hoffman Estates HS (Hoffman Estates, IL)

School: University of Evansville (Evansville, IN)

Debut: April 3, 1996 (Age 24-237d, 16,820th in major league history)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 2008 (Age 37-035d)
vs. KCR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: Barry Meister

Full Name: Salvatore Frank Fasano

Pronunciation: \fa-SAH-no\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

1109

245

.221

136

RBI

140

OBP

.295

SLG

.392

OPS

.687

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1993	21	KCR-min	A-	49	203	176	25	47	11	1	10	36	4	3	19	49	.267	.355	.511	.866		90	1	6	0	2	2		EUG · NORW
1994	22	KCR-min	A,A+	120	502	435	76	126	23	1	32	113	8	3	46	90	.290	.375	.568	.942		247	13	16	0	5	4		RFD,WMT · MIDW,CARL
1995	23	KCR-min	AA,A+	110	456	405	72	112	21	3	22	73	3	6	32	77	.277	.353	.506	.859		205	12	17	0	2	1		WCH,WMT · TL,CARL
1996	24	KCR-min	AAA	29	112	104	12	24	4	0	4	15	0	1	6	21	.231	.277	.385	.661		40	3	1	0	1	0		OMA · AA
1996	24	KCR	AL	51	160	143	20	29	2	0	6	19	1	1	14	25	.203	.283	.343	.626	58	49	3	2	1	0	0	2
1997	25	KCR-min	AAA,AA	89	331	283	44	56	12	0	17	41	0	2	32	88	.198	.302	.420	.723		119	3	12	0	4	1		OMA,WCH · AA,TL
1997	25	KCR	AL	13	39	38	4	8	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	12	.211	.231	.342	.573	47	13	1	0	0	0	0	2/HD
1998	26	KCR-min	AAA	4	15	14	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	4	.214	.267	.500	.767		7	1	0	0	0	0		OMA · PCL
1998	26	KCR	AL	74	247	216	21	49	10	0	8	31	1	0	10	56	.227	.307	.384	.692	78	83	4	16	3	2	1	2/35H
1999	27	KCR-min	AAA	88	350	280	63	77	15	0	21	49	4	2	42	69	.275	.415	.554	.969		155	7	26	1	1	1		OMA · PCL
1999	27	KCR	AL	23	75	60	11	14	2	0	5	16	0	1	7	17	.233	.373	.517	.890	124	31	1	7	0	1	0	2
2000	28	OAK	AL	52	144	126	21	27	6	0	7	19	0	0	14	47	.214	.306	.429	.734	87	54	3	3	0	1	0	2/H
2001	29	COL-KCR-min	AAA	39	152	128	22	36	5	0	9	30	0	0	13	37	.281	.384	.531	.915		68	5	9	1	1	1		CSP,OMA · PCL
2001	29	TOT	MLB	39	96	85	12	17	5	0	3	9	0	0	5	31	.200	.277	.365	.641	56	31	3	4	2	0	0	2/HD
2001	29	TOT	AL	14	24	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.045	.125	.045	.170	-52	1	2	1	0	0	0	2/HD
2001	29	OAK	AL	11	23	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.048	.130	.048	.178	-49	1	1	1	0	0	0	/2HD
2001	29	KCR	AL	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	/2
2001	29	COL	NL	25	72	63	10	16	5	0	3	9	0	0	4	19	.254	.329	.476	.805	89	30	1	3	2	0	0	2
2002	30	TBD-MIL-ANA-min	AAA	87	315	274	29	67	18	0	12	30	1	1	22	77	.245	.337	.442	.778		121	3	17	0	2	0		DHM,INA,SLK · IL,PCL
2002	30	ANA	AL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2003			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
2004	32	NYY-min	AAA	76	258	236	21	54	15	1	10	34	0	0	10	45	.229	.273	.428	.701		101	6	6	2	4	0		CLB · IL
2005	33	BAL-min	AAA	14	49	45	6	12	3	0	4	12	0	0	2	15	.267	.327	.600	.927		27	1	2	0	0	0		OTT · IL
2005	33	BAL	AL	64	174	160	25	40	3	0	11	20	0	0	9	41	.250	.310	.475	.785	106	76	5	5	0	0	0	2/DH3
2006	34	PHI-min	A+,AA	5	15	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.067	.067	.067	.133		1	1	0	0	0	0		CLW,REA · FLOR,EL
2006	34	TOT	MLB	78	206	189	12	41	12	0	5	15	0	1	7	61	.217	.267	.360	.627	57	68	5	6	4	0	0	2/HD
2006	34	PHI	NL	50	149	140	9	34	8	0	4	10	0	1	5	47	.243	.284	.386	.669	67	54	4	3	1	0	0	2/H
2006	34	NYY	AL	28	57	49	3	7	4	0	1	5	0	0	2	14	.143	.222	.286	.508	30	14	1	3	3	0	0	2/HD
2007	35	TOR-min	AAA	47	163	145	18	38	4	0	8	14	1	0	6	33	.262	.337	.455	.793		66	2	11	0	1	0		SYR · IL
2007	35	TOR	AL	16	49	45	5	8	3	0	1	4	0	0	2	19	.178	.229	.311	.540	41	14	0	1	1	0	0	2
2008	36	ATL-min	AAA	26	92	83	6	16	3	1	2	9	0	0	5	22	.193	.272	.325	.597		27	2	4	0	0	1		RMD · IL
2008	36	CLE	AL	15	54	46	5	12	4	0	0	6	0	0	3	17	.261	.340	.348	.687	85	16	1	3	1	1	0	2/3
2009	37	COL-min	AAA	61	231	212	23	50	12	0	4	21	3	0	10	63	.236	.281	.349	.630		74	5	5	0	4	0		CSP · PCL
11 Yrs				427	1245	1109	136	245	49	0	47	140	2	3	72	327	.221	.295	.392	.687	76	435	26	47	12	5	1
162 Game Avg.				162	472	421	52	93	19	0	18	53	1	1	27	124	.221	.295	.392	.687	76	165	10	18	5	2	0
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
KCR (5 yrs)				164	522	458	56	100	16	0	20	67	2	2	32	110	.218	.303	.384	.687	76	176	10	25	4	3	1
OAK (2 yrs)				63	167	147	23	28	6	0	7	19	0	0	15	59	.190	.281	.374	.656	68	55	4	4	0	1	0
COL (1 yr)				25	72	63	10	16	5	0	3	9	0	0	4	19	.254	.329	.476	.805	89	30	1	3	2	0	0
PHI (1 yr)				50	149	140	9	34	8	0	4	10	0	1	5	47	.243	.284	.386	.669	67	54	4	3	1	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				15	54	46	5	12	4	0	0	6	0	0	3	17	.261	.340	.348	.687	85	16	1	3	1	1	0
ANA (1 yr)				2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				28	57	49	3	7	4	0	1	5	0	0	2	14	.143	.222	.286	.508	30	14	1	3	3	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				64	174	160	25	40	3	0	11	20	0	0	9	41	.250	.310	.475	.785	106	76	5	5	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				16	49	45	5	8	3	0	1	4	0	0	2	19	.178	.229	.311	.540	41	14	0	1	1	0	0

AL (11 yrs)				352	1024	906	117	195	36	0	40	121	2	2	63	261	.215	.295	.387	.682	76	351	21	41	9	5	1
NL (2 yrs)				75	221	203	19	50	13	0	7	19	0	1	9	66	.246	.298	.414	.712	74	84	5	6	3	0	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sal Fasano?

Sal Fasano is 52 years old.

When was Sal Fasano born?

Sal Fasano was born on August 10, 1971.

Where was Sal Fasano born?

Sal Fasano was born in Chicago, IL.

How tall is Sal Fasano?

Sal Fasano is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Sal Fasano weigh when playing?

Sal Fasano weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Sal Fasano play?

Sal Fasano played 11 seasons.

Is Sal Fasano in the Hall of Fame?

Sal Fasano has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Sal Fasano drafted?

Sal Fasano was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 37th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Evansville (Evansville, IN).

What position did Sal Fasano play?

Sal Fasano was a Catcher.

How many hits did Sal Fasano have?

Sal Fasano had 245 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Sal Fasano have?

Sal Fasano had 47 home runs over his career.

What was Sal Fasano's average?

Sal Fasano had a .221 average over his career.

How many teams has Sal Fasano played for?

Sal Fasano played for 9 teams; the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Anaheim Angels, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians.

When did Sal Fasano retire?

Sal Fasano last played in 2008.

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