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Name Team Age
Sal Bando Retired (1966, Age 37) Died (1999, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 45
(1951)		 RF B/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League 0 12 years (104 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
D- D- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 4/23/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
A  (89.2 %) C  (43.7 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1952 Majors 0.00 6 / 6 2 / 4 5 / 7 2 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 1 2 / 5 20 / 0
1953 Majors 0.00 7 / 9 2 / 5 3 / 6 1 / 8 5 / 8 8 / 8 3 / 12 29 / 0
1954 Majors 0.00 4 / 7 2 / 7 3 / 8 3 / 11 3 / 8 9 / 12 4 / 9 28 / 0
1955 Majors 0.00 1 / 6 1 / 5 1 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 6 5 / 10 1 / 4 10 / 0
1956 Majors 0.00 1 / 13 0 / 8 3 / 9 3 / 7 1 / 13 1 / 5 2 / 6 11 / 0
1957 Majors 0.00 3 / 13 2 / 9 3 / 7 0 / 4 3 / 11 6 / 10 1 / 5 18 / 0
1958 Majors 0.00 1 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 2 1 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 11 1 / 8 4 / 0
1959 Majors 0.00 0 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 2 1 / 5 1 / 9 3 / 0
1960 Majors 0.00 1 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 7 0 / 13 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 7 3 / 0
1961 Majors 50.00 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 8 1 / 12 3 / 50
1962 Majors 47.00 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 47
1963 Majors 50.00 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 50
1964 Majors 56.29 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 12 1 / 56
1965 Majors 49.99 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 49
1966 Majors 29.30 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 29
Total 0 0 0 24 / 112 10 / 107 20 / 96 13 / 106 15 / 105 32 / 109 17 / 115 131 / 750
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Sal Bando has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1966-07-08The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Sal Bando from the waiver wire.
1966-07-08The Kansas City Athletics have demoted George Burns to the minor leagues.
1966-07-04The Detroit Tigers have designated Sal Bando for assignment.
1961-03-03The Detroit Tigers have renamed Mike Ainsel to Sal Bando.
1959-05-21A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Horsemen and the Detroit Psycobilly Cats. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats receive Cesar Taylor, Cooter Davenport, Mike Ainsel, Al Cunnane, Charlie Hartsel, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 3 (STL) from the St. Louis Horsemen in exchange for Lou Bull, Mickey Garcia, Howie Wagner.
1955-03-01The St. Louis Horsemen have renamed Joe Coveleski to Mike Ainsel.
1953-03-01The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Dick Bolling to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Lou Hinch to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Joe Coveleski to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Alta Werts to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Larry File to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Ray Campbell to the minors. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent John Hoffman to the minors. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Dave Brown to the minors.
1952-10-03The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted John Hoffman to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Dennis Eckersley to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Doug Pujols to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Dave Brown to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Larry File to the minors. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Cecil Wilmet to the minors. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Dick Bolling to the minors. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Joe Coveleski to the minors.
1952-04-18The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Joe Coveleski to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Eric Karros to the minors.
1951-06-17The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Barry Hulswitt to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Joe Coveleski to the minors.
1951-06-01The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Joe Coveleski to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Doug Pujols to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Eric Karros to the minors. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Terry Montefusco to the minors.