Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons At Third Base In Franchise History
By Phil Watson
3. Sal Bando, 1973
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 29 | 162 | 690 | 97 | 170 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 84 | .287 | .375 | .498 | .873 | 150 |
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Generated 2/23/2014.
Bando made his third All-Star appearance, his second in a row, and finished fourth in the MVP voting as Oakland repeated as AL West, American League and World Series champs. He led the league with 32 doubles and 295 total bases and was one of four American League players to appear in all 162 games.
He also led the league with a 7.2 Offensive WAR and 113 Runs Created and was third with a 150 OPS-plus. He was seventh among AL position players with a 6.5 WAR.
Bando also led the AL with 54 extra base hits, was third with a .498 slugging percentage, fourth with 29 homers and 98 RBI, fifth with an .873 OPS and 97 runs, sixth with 20.4 at-bats per home run, seventh with 170 hits and 82 walks and eighth with a .375 on-base percentage.
Besides doubles, he led AL third basemen with 29 homers, 98 RBI, 97 runs, a .498 slugging percentage and .873 OPS; was second with a .287 batting average; and third with three triples and a .375 on-base percentage.
Against Baltimore in the ALCS, Bando was 3-for-18 with two runs, two home runs, three RBI and three walks as the A’s took the series in five games. In the World Series against the Mets, Bando was 6-for-26 with five runs, a double, a triple, an RBI and four walks as Oakland triumphed in seven games.