Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons At Third Base In Franchise History
By Phil Watson
8. Sal Bando, 1972
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 28 | 152 | 629 | 64 | 126 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 55 | .236 | .341 | .368 | .709 | 116 |
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Generated 2/23/2014.
Bando earned his second All-Star Game berth while helping to lead the A’s to their first AL pennant since 1931 and first World Series title since 1930.
He was 10th in the American League with a 1.7 Defensive WAR. He was also sixth among AL position players with a 5.6 WAR.
Bando was second in the league with 17 intentional walks, third with nine hit by pitches, fifth with 78 walks and seventh with 77 RBI.
He was led AL third basemen with 77 RBI and a .341 on-base percentage; was second with 15 homers, three triples, three stolen bases and a .709 OPS; and third with a .368 slugging percentage.
In the ALCS against the Tigers, Bando was 4-for-20 and in the World Series against Cincinnati, he was 7-for-26 with two runs, a double, an RBI and two walks.