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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
2	2	Apr 8	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 9	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
4	4	Apr 11	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
5	11 (6)	Apr 19	OAK		MIN	L,3-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
6	15 (3)	Apr 25	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
7	16	Apr 26	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	17	Apr 27	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
9	18	Apr 28	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
10	19	Apr 29	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
11	20	Apr 30	OAK	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	21	May 1	OAK	@	WSA	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
13	22	May 2	OAK	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
14	23	May 3 (1)	OAK	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	24	May 3 (2)	OAK	@	WSA	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
16	25	May 5	OAK		NYY	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
17	26	May 6	OAK		NYY	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
18	27	May 7	OAK		NYY	L,3-7	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
19	28	May 8	OAK		BOS	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
20	29	May 9	OAK		BOS	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
21	30	May 10	OAK		BOS	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
22	31	May 12	OAK		WSA	W,5-3	CG	46	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
23	32	May 13	OAK		WSA	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
24	33	May 15	OAK		CAL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
25	34	May 16	OAK		CAL	W,11-3	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
26	35	May 17 (1)	OAK		CAL	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
27	36	May 17 (2)	OAK		CAL	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
28	37	May 19	OAK	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
29	38	May 20	OAK	@	MIL	L,7-8	CG	42	8.1	0	2	1	3	0	3B
30	39	May 22	OAK	@	CHW	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
31	40	May 23	OAK	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
32	41	May 24 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
33	42	May 24 (2)	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
34	43	May 26	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
35	44	May 27	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
36	45	May 28	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
37	46	May 29	OAK		CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
38	47	May 30	OAK		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
39	48	May 31	OAK		CLE	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	49	Jun 2	OAK		BAL	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
41	50	Jun 3	OAK		BAL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
42	51	Jun 4	OAK		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
43	52	Jun 5	OAK		DET	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
44	53	Jun 6	OAK		DET	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
45	54	Jun 7	OAK		DET	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
46	55	Jun 9	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
47	56	Jun 10	OAK	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
48	57	Jun 11	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
49	59 (1)	Jun 13	OAK	@	BAL	W,10-7	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
50	60	Jun 14	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
51	61	Jun 15	OAK	@	DET	W,12-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
52	62	Jun 16	OAK	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
53	63	Jun 17	OAK	@	DET	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
54	64	Jun 19	OAK		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
55	65	Jun 20	OAK		CHW	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
56	66	Jun 21 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
57	67	Jun 21 (2)	OAK		CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
58	68	Jun 22	OAK		KCR	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
59	69	Jun 23	OAK		KCR	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
60	70	Jun 24	OAK		KCR	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
61	71	Jun 26	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	66	14.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
62	72	Jun 27	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
63	73	Jun 28 (1)	OAK	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
64	74	Jun 28 (2)	OAK	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
65	75	Jun 30	OAK	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	76	Jul 1	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
67	77	Jul 2	OAK	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
68	78	Jul 3	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
69	79	Jul 4	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
70	80	Jul 5	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
71	81	Jul 6	OAK		MIN	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
72	82	Jul 7	OAK		MIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
73	83	Jul 8	OAK		MIN	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
74	84	Jul 10	OAK		MIL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
75	85	Jul 11	OAK		MIL	W,11-1	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
76	86	Jul 12 (1)	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
77	87	Jul 12 (2)	OAK		MIL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
78	88	Jul 16 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
79	89	Jul 16 (2)	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
80	90	Jul 17	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
81	91	Jul 18	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
82	92	Jul 19	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
83	93	Jul 20	OAK	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
84	94	Jul 21	OAK	@	WSA	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
85	95	Jul 22	OAK	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
86	96	Jul 24	OAK		NYY	W,11-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
87	97	Jul 25	OAK		NYY	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
88	98	Jul 26	OAK		NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
89	99	Jul 28	OAK		BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
90	100	Jul 29	OAK		BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
91	101	Jul 30	OAK		BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
92	102	Jul 31	OAK		WSA	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	103	Aug 1	OAK		WSA	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
94	104	Aug 2 (1)	OAK		WSA	L,2-6	GS	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
95	105	Aug 2 (2)	OAK		WSA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	3B
96	106	Aug 3	OAK		CAL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
97	107	Aug 4	OAK		CAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
98	108	Aug 5	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
99	109	Aug 6	OAK	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
100	110	Aug 7	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
101	111	Aug 8	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
102	112	Aug 9 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
103	113	Aug 9 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
104	114	Aug 10	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
105	115	Aug 11	OAK		CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
106	116	Aug 12	OAK		CLE	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
107	117	Aug 13	OAK		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
108	118	Aug 14	OAK		BAL	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
109	119	Aug 15	OAK		BAL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
110	120	Aug 16	OAK		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
111	121	Aug 17	OAK		DET	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
112	122	Aug 18	OAK		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
113	123	Aug 19	OAK		DET	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
114	124	Aug 21	OAK	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
115	125	Aug 22	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	41	9.1	1	0	1	2	0	3B
116	126	Aug 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
117	127	Aug 25	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
118	128	Aug 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
119	129	Aug 27	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
120	130	Aug 28	OAK	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
121	131	Aug 29	OAK	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
122	132	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	133	Sep 1	OAK		CHW	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
124	134	Sep 2	OAK		CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
125	135	Sep 3	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
126	136	Sep 4	OAK		KCR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
127	137	Sep 5	OAK		KCR	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
128	138	Sep 6	OAK		KCR	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
129	139	Sep 7 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
130	140	Sep 7 (2)	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
131	141	Sep 9	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
132	142	Sep 10 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
133	143	Sep 10 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
134	144	Sep 11	OAK	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
135	145	Sep 12	OAK	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
136	146	Sep 13 (1)	OAK	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG	50	10.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
137	147	Sep 13 (2)	OAK	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG	54	11.1	0	4	1	5	0	3B
138	148	Sep 15 (1)	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
139	149	Sep 15 (2)	OAK	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
140	150	Sep 16	OAK	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
141	151	Sep 18	OAK		CAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
142	152	Sep 19	OAK		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
143	153	Sep 20	OAK		CAL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
144	154	Sep 21	OAK		MIN	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
145	155	Sep 22	OAK		MIN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
146	156	Sep 23	OAK		MIN	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
147	157	Sep 25	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
148	158	Sep 26	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
149	159	Sep 27	OAK	@	CAL	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
150	160	Sep 29	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
151	161	Sep 30	OAK		MIL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
152	162	Oct 1	OAK		MIL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
							152gm		1327.1	158	258	20	436	22