Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons At Third Base In Franchise History
By Phil Watson
7. Sal Bando, 1976
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32 | 158 | 640 | 75 | 132 | 18 | 2 | 27 | 84 | 20 | 6 | 76 | 74 | .240 | .335 | .427 | .762 | 128 |
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Generated 2/23/2014.
Bando finished in the top 15 in the MVP voting as Oakland’s run of five consecutive AL West titles came to an end. It was also Bando’s last season with the A’s, he signed a five-year, $1.4 million contract with the Brewers as a member of baseball’s first full free-agent class.
He was third in the American League with a 23.0 Power-Speed number and fifth with a 5.6 WAR. He was also seventh among AL position players with a 5.8 WAR.
Bando was also second in the league with 27 home runs, fourth with 20.4 at-bats per homer and eighth with a 76.92 stolen base percentage (20-for-26).
He was second among AL third basemen with 27 home runs, 84 RBI and 20 stolen bases; and third with 75 runs, a .335 on-base percentage, .427 slugging percentage and .762 OPS.