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	18-14 / in Starts: 11-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	38 (19-12-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
G Thomas	3
D Money	2
Self	2
B Oglivie	1
T Simmons	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
C Moore	2
M Brouhard	2
R Yount	2
J Gantner	1
E Romero	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1988	21 (20)	May 5	MIL	@	SEA	W,4-1	GS-9	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	8	.74	0.053	.59	0.03%	0.33	1B
2	1989	22	May 6	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
3	1990	23	May 7	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	3	.93	-0.023	.71	-0.01%	-0.15	PH 1B
4	1991	25 (1)	May 9	MIL	@	OAK	L,5-6	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	7	2.21	-0.054	1.52	-0.02%	-0.20	PH 3B
5	1992	26	May 10	MIL	@	OAK	W,13-5	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.250	.550	7	.69	0.008	.44	0.00%	0.03	3B
6	1993	29 (2)	May 14	MIL		CAL	L,1-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.250	.550	2						PH 3B
7	1994	31 (1)	May 16	MIL		OAK	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.250	.550	4						1B
8	1995	36 (4)	May 22	MIL		BOS	L,3-7	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.357	.545	.903	7	.30	0.034	.22	0.02%	1.53	3B
9	1996	38 (1)	May 24 (1)	MIL		BOS	W,2-1	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.200	.333	.467	.800	7	1.16	0.124	.71	0.05%	1.07	1B
10	1997	44 (5)	May 29	MIL	@	BOS	W,5-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.500	.868	6	.48	0.017	.41	0.01%	0.25	PH 3B
11	1998	45	May 30	MIL	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-10	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.600	.948	3	.50	0.013	.46	0.01%	0.44	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1999	49 (3)	Jun 3	MIL	@	DET	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.571	.905	9	.83	-0.021	.78	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
13	2000	56 (6)	Jun 11	MIL		TEX	W,6-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.360	.571	.931	2	.43	0.004	.27	0.00%	0.27	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	2001	59 (2)	Aug 11 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.379	.640	1.019	7	.81	-0.012	1.07	-0.01%	0.27	3B
15	2002	62 (2)	Aug 14	MIL	@	TOR	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.269	.367	.615	.982	9	3.05	0.045	4.88	0.04%	0.23	PH
16	2003	64 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.367	.615	.982	2						PR 3B
17	2004	69 (4)	Aug 21	MIL		MIN	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.593	.947	9	3.25	-0.087	4.58	-0.07%	-0.20	PH
18	2005	70	Aug 22	MIL		MIN	W,4-3	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.375	.593	.968	9	3.18	0.009	3.73	0.01%	0.21	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	2006	79 (8)	Sep 1	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.364	.571	.935	8	1.15	-0.032	1.94	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
20	2007	80	Sep 2	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.333	.516	.849	7	1.56	-0.081	2.20	-0.07%	-0.64	1B
21	2008	82 (1)	Sep 4	MIL	@	MIN	W,16-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.324	.500	.824	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.51	1B
22	2009	92 (9)	Sep 14	MIL		NYY	L,2-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.316	.485	.801	3	.02	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.21	1B
23	2010	93	Sep 15	MIL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.341	.528	.869	8	.82	0.088	1.35	0.09%	0.77	1B
24	2011	94	Sep 16	MIL		NYY	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.237	.341	.500	.841	7	1.02	-0.036	2.02	-0.04%	-0.36	3B
25	2012	95	Sep 18	MIL	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.476	.810	8	.41	-0.021	1.15	-0.04%	-0.46	3B
26	2013	98 (2)	Sep 21	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.435	.742	8	.39	-0.041	1.35	-0.09%	-0.76	DH
27	2014	99	Sep 22	MIL	@	BOS	W,10-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.304	.420	.724	7	1.15	-0.064	3.54	-0.12%	-0.50	3B
28	2015	100	Sep 23	MIL	@	BOS	L,5-11	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.295	.400	.695	7	1.18	-0.018	3.89	-0.04%	-0.41	3B
29	2016	104 (3)	Sep 28	MIL		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.281	.379	.661	7	1.33	-0.101	6.88	-0.31%	-0.74	3B
30	2017	106 (1)	Sep 30	MIL		BOS	W,10-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.213	.284	.377	.661	7	.79	0.130	5.44	0.54%	1.38	3B
31	2018	107	Oct 2	MIL		DET	W,8-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.279	.371	.650	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	3B
32	2019	108	Oct 3	MIL		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.268	.354	.621	8	1.29	-0.094	12.24	-0.54%	-0.62	3B
							18-14		73	65	10	13	4	0	2	9	6	1	3	0	2	0	3	1	1	1	.200	.268	.354	.621		.93	-0.161	2.33	-0.62%	0.16

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