Andy Messersmith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: August 6, 1945 in Toms River, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) and the California Angels in the 1st round (12th) of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA).

High Schools: Western HS (Anaheim, CA), Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: July 4, 1968 (Age 22-333d, 12,713th in major league history)
vs. DET 5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 1, 1979 (Age 33-299d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: John Alexander Messersmith

Nicknames: Bluto or Channel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.2

130

ERA

2.86

344

295

2230.1

1625

WHIP

1.143

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 11	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-6	GS	27	5.2	2	1	1	4	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 16	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	GS	28	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 26	LAD		MON	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (4)	May 1	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	GS	40	11.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
7	28 (3)	May 8	LAD	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
8	33 (4)	May 13	LAD		HOU	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	38 (4)	May 18	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	GS	37	10.0	1	3	1	5	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	47 (3)	May 27	LAD	@	STL	L,2-7	GS	22	4.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	51 (3)	Jun 1	LAD	@	CHC	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	P
13	55 (3)	Jun 6	LAD		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 11	LAD		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
16	68 (3)	Jun 21	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	72 (3)	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
18	76 (3)	Jun 30	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	80 (3)	Jul 4	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	86 (5)	Jul 8	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
21	90 (3)	Jul 13	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	94 (3)	Jul 18	LAD		MON	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	100 (5)	Jul 26	LAD	@	HOU	L,7-8	GS	17	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	104 (3)	Jul 30	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-0	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	108 (3)	Aug 3	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
26	112 (3)	Aug 7	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	116 (3)	Aug 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	120 (3)	Aug 17	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
29	124 (3)	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS	34	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	127 (2)	Aug 25	LAD		STL	W,9-3	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	130 (2)	Aug 29	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	GS	25	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	134 (3)	Sep 2	LAD		SFG	L,3-5	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	138 (3)	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS	24	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	142 (3)	Sep 11	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	147 (4)	Sep 16	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	151 (3)	Sep 20	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
37	155 (3)	Sep 24	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	159 (3)	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS	27	7.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
39	162 (2)	Oct 2	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS	19	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
							39gm		292.1	18	44	9	71	3