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