Sal Bando
Salvatore Leonard Bando
Born: February 13, 1944
Cleveland, OH USA
Deceased: 2023
Oconomowoc, WI USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
College: Arizona State University
Career: 1966-1981
Draft: Round 6 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Athletics)
School: Arizona State
Minor League Statistics
Sal Bando compiled a career batting average of .254 with 242 home runs and 1039 RBI in his 2019-game career with the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1966 season and last took the field during the 1981 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 11 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .292 | .320 | .417 | .737 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 47 | 152 | 130 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 24 | .192 | .295 | .246 | .541 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 674 | 605 | 67 | 152 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 78 | .251 | .314 | .354 | .668 | 214 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 1969 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 734 | 609 | 106 | 171 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 113 | 1 | 4 | 111 | 82 | .281 | .400 | .484 | .885 | 295 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1970 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 155 | 636 | 502 | 93 | 132 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 75 | 6 | 10 | 118 | 88 | .263 | .407 | .430 | .837 | 216 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 153 | 643 | 538 | 75 | 146 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 94 | 3 | 7 | 86 | 55 | .271 | .377 | .452 | .828 | 243 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 152 | 631 | 535 | 64 | 126 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 55 | .236 | .341 | .368 | .709 | 197 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 689 | 592 | 97 | 170 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 84 | .287 | .375 | .498 | .873 | 295 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 146 | 603 | 498 | 84 | 121 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 103 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 79 | .243 | .352 | .426 | .778 | 212 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| 1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 160 | 658 | 562 | 64 | 129 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 80 | .230 | .337 | .356 | .693 | 200 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 158 | 640 | 550 | 75 | 132 | 18 | 2 | 27 | 84 | 20 | 6 | 76 | 74 | .240 | .335 | .427 | .762 | 235 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1977 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 159 | 666 | 580 | 65 | 145 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 82 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 89 | .250 | .336 | .395 | .731 | 229 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 152 | 629 | 540 | 85 | 154 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 52 | .285 | .371 | .439 | .810 | 237 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 130 | 543 | 476 | 57 | 117 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 42 | .246 | .330 | .345 | .674 | 164 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 78 | 291 | 254 | 28 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 35 | .197 | .278 | .311 | .589 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 32 | 73 | 65 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .200 | .268 | .354 | .621 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 2019 | 8288 | 7060 | 982 | 1790 | 289 | 38 | 242 | 1039 | 75 | 46 | 1031 | 923 | .254 | .352 | .408 | .760 | 2881 | 149 | 75 | 65 | 57 | 69 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 7 | 6 | 56.3 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .933 | 4.473 | 4.000 |
| 1967 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 44 | 38 | 340.7 | 43 | 96 | 6 | 7 | .959 | 3.672 | 3.159 |
| 1968 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 162 | 159 | 1414.7 | 188 | 272 | 17 | 27 | .964 | 2.926 | 2.840 |
| 1968 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 162 | 162 | 1480.7 | 178 | 321 | 24 | 36 | .954 | 3.033 | 3.080 |
| 1970 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 152 | 150 | 1327.0 | 158 | 258 | 20 | 22 | .954 | 2.821 | 2.737 |
| 1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 153 | 153 | 1368.0 | 141 | 267 | 12 | 22 | .971 | 2.684 | 2.667 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 151 | 151 | 1344.0 | 123 | 337 | 19 | 29 | .960 | 3.080 | 3.046 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 159 | 159 | 1363.0 | 126 | 281 | 22 | 24 | .949 | 2.687 | 2.560 |
| 1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 141 | 139 | 1197.0 | 113 | 287 | 23 | 28 | .946 | 3.008 | 2.837 |
| 1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 160 | 159 | 1371.0 | 122 | 314 | 15 | 36 | .967 | 2.862 | 2.725 |
| 1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 155 | 155 | 1330.3 | 125 | 304 | 17 | 26 | .962 | 2.902 | 2.768 |
| 1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | SS | 5 | 0 | 10.7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 1.600 |
| 1977 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 135 | 135 | 1163.0 | 96 | 277 | 13 | 31 | .966 | 2.887 | 2.763 |
| 1977 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 |
| 1977 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 4.000 |
| 1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 134 | 131 | 1148.0 | 89 | 329 | 14 | 25 | .968 | 3.277 | 3.119 |
| 1978 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 5 | 4 | 38.0 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .979 | 1.895 | 9.200 |
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 109 | 107 | 934.3 | 87 | 222 | 12 | 16 | .963 | 2.976 | 2.835 |
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 5.000 |
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 57 | 53 | 456.7 | 46 | 110 | 11 | 12 | .934 | 3.074 | 2.737 |
| 1980 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 7 | 1 | 18.7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .947 | 8.679 | 2.571 |
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 15 | 10 | 96.7 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .967 | 2.700 | 1.933 |
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 9 | 5 | 51.0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.765 | 6.778 |
| Totals | 1932 | 1879 | 16547.7 | 1788 | 3743 | 231 | 362 | .960 | 3.008 | 2.863 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .818 | 1.235 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 5 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .269 | .321 | .308 | .629 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .167 | .318 | .500 | .818 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .231 | .333 | .346 | .679 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .231 | .412 | .692 | 1.104 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 5 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .063 | .200 | .063 | .263 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | AEDIV | 5 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .294 | .368 | .471 | .839 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 183 | 159 | 21 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 32 | .245 | .328 | .409 | .737 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.880 | 2.667 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.600 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 2.323 | 2.286 |
| 1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.326 | 3.400 |
| 1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 66.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 2.727 | 2.857 |
| 1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.750 | 2.750 |
| 1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 2.400 |
| 1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 4.680 | 4.333 |
| 1981 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | AEDIV | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 | 1.600 |
| Totals | 44 | 44 | 394.0 | 40 | 88 | 3 | 9 | .977 | 2.924 | 2.909 |
Awards
1973 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1974 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
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