“Yeah, happy day. Here we go.
Sal Bando. Third base, that's right, throws right. Six foot, 195.
February 13th, 1944. Cleveland, ohio. January 20th, 2023.
Passed just before he turned 79. Ocono, Moac, Wisconsin. KC Athletics.
Sixth round, 65. June amateur draft. Arizona State.
Another sun devil, dust devil. Warrensville Heights High School in ohio. September 3rd, 1966.
At 22, 12,498th player to debut. 0-3 vs. the Bo Sox.
Also went 0-3 vs. the Tigers in his final game. October 3rd, 1981.
At 37. Salvatore Leonard Bando. Captain Sal.
4-time All-Star. 3-time World Series champ. 72, 73, 74 Oakland A's.
Was with the A's for 11 seasons. They moved from Kansas City to Oakland. 1968 was their first season in Oakland.
All-Star 69 and 72 through 74. Then he was with the Brew Crew in Milwaukee. 77 through his final season, 81.
2019 career games. It was a great year. 2019.
It was when I moved to LA in June. Did some stand-up comedy. Open mics.
Started background acting. It was right before the pandemic. It was good times back in 2019.
162 games in 68 and 69 led the league, led the[…]”
From Baseball Mostly: 879~TOTD #390⚾️HOF or Not❓Sal Bando, Aug 12, 2024
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-mostly/id1454163890?i=1000665057060
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