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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-11 / in Starts: 28-11
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 113 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	71 (35-22-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 113 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	70 (35-23-11)

Most Driven In
S Yeager	3
W Crawford	2
R Cey	2
J Ferguson	1
S Garvey	1
T Paciorek	1
Self	1
R Auerbach	0

Most Driven In By
B Buckner	3
J Wynn	3
D Lopes	2
S Garvey	2
Self	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	209	3 (2)	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.14	-0.008	.24	-0.01%	-0.49	P
2	210	7 (3)	Apr 11	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-6	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.43	0.002	2.86	0.00%	0.06	P
3	211	11 (3)	Apr 16	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857	1.286	9	.64	0.057	1.37	0.07%	0.85	P
4	212	15 (3)	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.889	1.389	9	1.76	0.196	4.22	0.28%	1.23	P
5	213	19 (3)	Apr 26	LAD		MON	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.917	1.488	9	.20	0.050	.40	0.06%	1.29	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	214	24 (4)	May 1	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	GS-11	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.471	.733	1.204	9	1.08	-0.083	2.32	-0.11%	-0.56	P
7	215	28 (3)	May 8	LAD	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.381	.579	.960	9	.45	-0.045	.87	-0.05%	-0.84	P
8	216	33 (4)	May 13	LAD		HOU	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.360	.522	.882	9	.80	0.170	2.42	0.31%	0.61	P
9	217	38 (4)	May 18	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.321	.462	.783	9	1.06	-0.082	2.90	-0.13%	-0.44	P
10	218	43 (4)	May 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.414	.704	9	.72	-0.058	1.94	-0.09%	-0.74	P
11	219	47 (3)	May 27	LAD	@	STL	L,2-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.419	.722	9	.53	0.013	1.12	0.02%	0.11	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	220	51 (3)	Jun 1	LAD	@	CHC	W,10-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.297	.382	.680	9	.08	-0.005	.18	-0.01%	-0.33	P
13	221	55 (3)	Jun 6	LAD		PIT	W,6-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.317	.361	.678	9	.31	0.018	.62	0.02%	-0.86	P
14	222	60 (4)	Jun 11	LAD		STL	L,0-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.302	.342	.644	9	2.29	-0.063	4.43	-0.07%	-0.60	P
15	223	64 (3)	Jun 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.319	.341	.661	9	1.03	-0.005	2.28	-0.01%	1.57	P
16	224	68 (3)	Jun 21	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.327	.349	.675	9	1.04	0.030	2.71	0.05%	0.16	P
17	225	72 (3)	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.314	.333	.647	9	.78	-0.038	2.62	-0.08%	-0.30	P
18	226	76 (3)	Jun 30	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.321	.362	.682	9	1.04	0.118	2.02	0.14%	0.93	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	227	80 (3)	Jul 4	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.360	.681	9	.79	0.000	1.89	0.00%	0.06	P
20	228	86 (5)	Jul 8	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.322	.346	.668	9	1.25	-0.104	1.24	-0.06%	-1.51	P
21	229	90 (3)	Jul 13	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.306	.327	.634	9	.61	-0.047	.79	-0.04%	-0.75	P
22	230	94 (3)	Jul 18	LAD		MON	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.303	.339	.642	9	.62	0.074	1.29	0.09%	0.44	P
23	231	100 (5)	Jul 26	LAD	@	HOU	L,7-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.299	.333	.632	9	.41	-0.010	.78	-0.01%	-0.09	P
24	232	104 (3)	Jul 30	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-0	GS-8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.217	.304	.333	.638	9	.70	0.027	1.51	0.03%	0.50	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	233	108 (3)	Aug 3	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.306	.333	.639	9	.09	0.007	.17	0.01%	0.52	P
26	234	112 (3)	Aug 7	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.297	.323	.620	9	1.24	-0.051	3.88	-0.10%	-0.38	P
27	235	116 (3)	Aug 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.303	.343	.646	9	.71	0.002	1.34	0.00%	-0.01	P
28	236	120 (3)	Aug 17	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.329	.377	.706	9	1.47	0.219	3.16	0.28%	1.73	P
29	237	124 (3)	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.325	.375	.700	9	.61	0.002	1.78	0.00%	-0.18	P
30	238	127 (2)	Aug 25	LAD		STL	W,9-3	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.329	.392	.721	9	.27	0.022	.83	0.04%	0.40	P
31	239	130 (2)	Aug 29	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.395	.728	9	.30	0.006	.88	0.01%	0.28	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	240	134 (3)	Sep 2	LAD		SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.337	.397	.735	9	.55	0.024	1.52	0.04%	0.16	P
33	241	138 (3)	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.330	.388	.717	9	1.13	-0.068	6.34	-0.23%	-0.85	P
34	242	142 (3)	Sep 11	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS-8	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.337	.405	.742	9	1.55	0.042	4.05	0.07%	0.58	P
35	243	147 (4)	Sep 16	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	GS-8	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.347	.400	.747	9	.71	0.064	2.61	0.14%	0.28	P
36	244	151 (3)	Sep 20	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.337	.386	.723	9	.49	-0.036	2.07	-0.09%	-0.45	P
37	245	155 (3)	Sep 24	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.330	.378	.708	9	1.35	-0.069	.70	-0.02%	-0.47	P
38	246	159 (3)	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.318	.362	.679	9	.83	-0.106	1.29	-0.10%	-1.40	P
39	247	162 (2)	Oct 2	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.312	.354	.666	9	.52	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							28-11		113	96	12	23	8	0	1	11	11	0	28	0	4	2	2	1	0	0	.240	.312	.354	.666		.80	0.240	1.84	0.47%	0.30

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