1956
Born February 4, 1956
Cleveland, OH, USA
Chris Bando Notable
Chris Bando played for three clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1981 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1989.
Across 498 games he batted .227, with 292 hits and 134 runs. He finished with 27 home runs, 46 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 457 games behind the plate, with 1,888 putouts and 27 errors. He turned 23 double plays.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on February 4, 1956. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CLE | 21 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .213 |
| 1982 | CLE | 66 | 184 | 13 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 0 | .212 |
| 1983 | CLE | 48 | 121 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 0 | .256 |
| 1984 | CLE | 75 | 220 | 38 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 33 | 35 | 1 | .291 |
| 1985 | CLE | 73 | 173 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 0 | .139 |
| 1986 | CLE | 92 | 254 | 28 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 49 | 0 | .268 |
| 1987 | CLE | 89 | 211 | 20 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 0 | .218 |
| 1988 | CLE/DET | 33 | 72 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .125 |
| 1989 | OAK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 498 | 1284 | 134 | 292 | 46 | 2 | 27 | 142 | 138 | 197 | 1 | .227 |
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