Sal Fasano Notable

b. August 10, 1971 · Kansas City Royals 1996–1999, 2001, Oakland Athletics 2000–2001, Colorado Rockies 2001, Anaheim Angels 2002, Baltimore Orioles 2005, Philadelphia Phillies 2006, New York Yankees 2006, Toronto Blue Jays 2007, Cleveland Indians 2008

Sal Fasano played for nine clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1996 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 2008.

Across 427 games he batted .221, with 245 hits and 136 runs. He finished with 47 home runs, 49 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He played 415 games behind the plate, with 2,189 putouts and 31 errors. He turned 20 double plays.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on August 10, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1996	KCR	51	143	20	29	2	6	19	14	25	1	.203
1997	KCR	13	38	4	8	2	1	1	1	12	0	.211
1998	KCR	74	216	21	49	10	8	31	10	56	1	.227
1999	KCR	23	60	11	14	2	5	16	7	17	0	.233
2000	OAK	52	126	21	27	6	7	19	14	47	0	.214
2001	COL/KCR/OAK	39	85	12	17	5	3	9	5	31	0	.200
2002	ANA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2005	BAL	64	160	25	40	3	11	20	9	41	0	.250
2006	NYY/PHI	78	189	12	41	12	5	15	7	61	0	.217
2007	TOR	16	45	5	8	3	1	4	2	19	0	.178
2008	CLE	15	46	5	12	4	0	6	3	17	0	.261
Career	—	427	1109	136	245	49	47	140	72	327	2	.221

On this day & linked events

1971

Born August 10, 1971

Chicago, IL, USA

1996

Major-league debut: Sal Fasano

Sal Fasano made a major-league debut on April 3, 1996.

2008

Final major-league game: Sal Fasano

Sal Fasano played a final major-league game on September 14, 2008.

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