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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-7 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
L Stahl	1
B Campaneris	0
M Hershberger	0

Most Driven In By
D Cater	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	138 (137)	Sep 3	KCA		BOS	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.18	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.53	3B
2	2	140 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	KCA		BOS	W,7-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
3	3	142 (1)	Sep 6	KCA		CAL	L,3-4	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.37	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.61	PH
4	4	144 (1)	Sep 9	KCA		DET	W,2-1	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	2.76	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.75	PH
5	5	150 (5)	Sep 16 susp	KCA	@	WSA	W,3-0	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	4	.59	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.50	PH
6	6	151	Sep 18	KCA	@	WSA	L,0-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0		.286	.286	.286	.571	3						3B
7	7	152	Sep 20	KCA		BAL	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	7	.57	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.09	3B
8	8	153	Sep 21	KCA		BAL	L,8-10	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	3	.68	-0.041	.00	0.00%	0.63	3B
9	9	154	Sep 22	KCA		BAL	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235	.278	.294	.572	6	.54	0.145	.00	0.00%	1.27	3B
10	10	155	Sep 23	KCA		CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.300	.586	6	.81	0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.11	3B
11	11	156	Sep 24	KCA		CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.417	.737	6	.96	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.01	3B
							4-7		26	24	1	7	1	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	2	0	.292	.320	.417	.737		.73	0.095	.00	0.00%	1.32

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