Was Sal Bando a good fielder?

Sal Bando was a Major League Baseball third baseman and general manager. Sal Bando was a solid fielder.

He had good power and fielded well at the hot spot. His ability to get on base was his greatest strength, and he had no obvious weaknesses as a player.

Sal Bando was an All-Star four times with the Athletics, once in 1969 and three years in a row from 1972 to 1974. Bando finished second in the American League MVP voting in 1972.

Bando finished his career third in AL history with 1,896 career games at third base, as well as fourth in league history in assists (3,720), fourth in double plays (345), and tenth in putouts (1,647).

His 789 RBI as an Oakland player were a record until Mark McGwire broke it in 1996, and his 192 home runs with the team were a record until Jose Canseco broke it in 1991.

Following his playing career, he worked as a special assistant for the Brewers before becoming the team’s general manager from October 1991 to August 1999.

In 2013, he was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, and in 2022, he was inducted into the Oakland Athletics Hall of Fame.