Sal Bando of the 1974 Oakland Athletics takes the field during a pregame ceremony honoring the team prior to the game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at O.co Coliseum on May 31, 2014 in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Angels 11-3.
Sal Bando, former A's star and World Series champion, dead at 78 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Sal Bando died in Wisconsin on Friday after a five-year battle with cancer.
The Bando family released the news in a statement on Saturday morning:
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"Captain Sal" played with the Athletics for 11 seasons, two in Kansas City and nine in Oakland, serving as a key leader during their World Series three-peat. He finished his career with five seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers.
The power-hitting third baseman was a four-time All Star (1969, 1972-74) and three-time World Series champion (1972-74) with the A's. He was second in AL MVP voting in 1971 and ended his career with 1,790 hits, 242 home runs, 1,039 RBIs and a .254 batting average.
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After retiring from playing, Bando transitioned into a broadcasting job with NBC and then a front-office role with the Brewers. He served as Milwaukee's general manager from 1991 to 1999.
Bando was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.
