Sal bando is born in Cleveland OH.

On February 13, 1944 Sal Bando was born in Cleveland, OH.

His best season was in 1969 when he had 31 HR, 113 RBI, 111 BB, .281 BA, .400 OBP, & .885 OPS. Bando was a 4X All-Star and a key member of 3 World Series champions (1972-74 Oakland A’s). He also finished in the top 4 of the AL MVP voting 3X (1971, 1973-74).

In his 16-year career (1966-1981), Sal had 1,790 hits, 242 HR, 1,039 RBI, 1,031 BB, .254 BA, .352 OBP, .408 Slg., & .760 OPS. Bando was a 6th-round pick out of Arizona State in the 1965 draft, the first in MLB history. Hal McRae went to the Reds two slot ahead of him.

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