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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 |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/23/1929 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (89.2 %) | (43.7 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1951 | KC | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .000 | .000 |
| 1952 | KC | 93 | 286 | 44 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 23 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .753 | .316 | .437 | .252 |
| 1953 | KC | 140 | 519 | 79 | 149 | 31 | 5 | 24 | 101 | 37 | 90 | 11 | 8 | 5 | .842 | .337 | .505 | .287 |
| 1954 | KC | 142 | 571 | 92 | 173 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 102 | 49 | 105 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .897 | .358 | .539 | .303 |
| 1955 | STL | 115 | 387 | 59 | 99 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 61 | 45 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .780 | .336 | .444 | .256 |
| 1956 | STL | 145 | 549 | 79 | 160 | 27 | 4 | 20 | 90 | 59 | 93 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .823 | .359 | .464 | .291 |
| 1957 | STL | 138 | 542 | 94 | 157 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 122 | 56 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .864 | .351 | .513 | .290 |
| 1958 | STL | 137 | 470 | 84 | 147 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 85 | 73 | 85 | 12 | 7 | 3 | .885 | .406 | .479 | .313 |
| 1959 | STL-DET | 136 | 436 | 61 | 135 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 86 | 61 | 68 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .891 | .394 | .498 | .310 |
| 1960 | DET | 132 | 479 | 67 | 122 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 67 | 52 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .757 | .327 | .430 | .255 |
| 1961 | DET | 123 | 462 | 84 | 164 | 22 | 10 | 29 | 101 | 36 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1.033 | .398 | .634 | .355 |
| 1962 | DET | 117 | 436 | 56 | 117 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 37 | 77 | 11 | 8 | 8 | .745 | .328 | .417 | .268 |
| 1963 | DET | 125 | 452 | 79 | 131 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 39 | 77 | 21 | 5 | 3 | .794 | .352 | .442 | .290 |
| 1964 | DET | 142 | 501 | 62 | 146 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 60 | 88 | 13 | 3 | 20 | .823 | .368 | .455 | .291 |
| 1965 | DET | 133 | 451 | 63 | 135 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 67 | 39 | 92 | 8 | 5 | 20 | .810 | .358 | .452 | .299 |
| 1966 | DET-KC | 84 | 266 | 37 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 4 | .676 | .304 | .372 | .233 |
| Total | 1904 | 6813 | 1040 | 1969 | 318 | 80 | 269 | 1149 | 691 | 1222 | 155 | 65 | 102 | .833 | .356 | .478 | .289 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1966-11-01 | Sal Bando has retired from the Kansas City Athletics |
| 1966-07-08 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Sal Bando from the waiver wire. |
| 1966-07-08 | The Kansas City Athletics have demoted George Burns to the minor leagues. |
| 1966-07-04 | The Detroit Tigers have designated Sal Bando for assignment. |
| 1961-03-03 | The Detroit Tigers have renamed Mike Ainsel to Sal Bando. |
| 1959-05-21 | A 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. |
| 1955-03-01 | The St. Louis Horsemen have renamed Joe Coveleski to Mike Ainsel. |
| 1953-03-01 | The 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. |
| 1952-10-03 | The 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. |
| 1952-04-18 | The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Joe Coveleski to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Eric Karros to the minors. |
| 1951-06-17 | The Kansas City Perfectos have promoted Barry Hulswitt to the major league team. The Kansas City Perfectos have sent Joe Coveleski to the minors. |
| 1951-06-01 | The 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. |