Sal Bando won three World Series titles and later became the Brewers' GM.
Sal Bando, who spent the final five seasons of a decorated playing career with the Milwaukee Brewers and then held the role of general manager with the franchise for another eight seasons, died Friday at age 78 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.The three-time World Series champion as a player with the Oakland Athletics made four All-Star teams during his playing days with the A's and signed a five-year contract worth $1.
"More than a great player, he was a tremendous person, a really great man. And he really loved Milwaukee, choosing to stay here and raise his family, which meant so much to him. Beyond all of that, Sue and I, and our entire family, cherished our friendship with Sal. He will be truly missed. This is a sad day." The Brewers selected the third baseman Bando in the now-defunct free-agency"draft" of 1976, putting them among a small group of teams with negotiating rights.
Bando played in Milwaukee from 1977-81, posting his best year in the uniform with that 1978 team when he batted .285 with 17 homers. He also played 32 games for the 1981 team that became the first playoff qualifier in club history, serving in a player-coach role for his final two years. "I would be less than candid if I told you I was particularly thrilled about no longer being the general manager of this team, but I am very, very pleased about remaining with the team," Dalton said at the time.
"I didn't understand their approach to that whole negotiation, and I guess I didn't understand the economics of what they were going through at the time," Molitor said later."I just thought that I didn't have the support. I thought they tried to make me out as the bad guy at the time, and they were trying to protect their image and do some damage control, too."
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