Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons At Third Base In Franchise History
By Phil Watson
5. Sal Bando, 1970
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26 | 155 | 636 | 93 | 132 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 75 | 6 | 10 | 118 | 88 | .263 | .407 | .430 | .837 | 135 |
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Generated 2/23/2014.
Bando didn’t have quite the power he showed in 1969, but he set a career high in walks and on-base percentage as the A’s finished second to Minnesota in the AL West for a second straight season.
He was seventh in the American League with a 5.8 Offensive WAR, ninth with a 135 OPS-plus and 10th with a 6.1 WAR (eighth among position players).
Bando was fourth in the league with 118 walks, fifth with a .407 on-base percentage and 10th with an .837 OPS. Defensively, he led AL third basemen with 158 putouts.
Offensively, he was second among AL third basemen with a .407 on-base percentage and third with 93 runs, a .430 slugging percentage and .837 OPS.