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	4-7 / in Starts: 4-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	10 (6-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
G Thomasson	1
D Thomas	1

Most Driven In By
B Russell	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	337	3 (2)	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.24	-0.093	1.92	-0.09%	-0.73	P
2	338	8 (4)	Apr 12	LAD		ATL	L,2-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.53	-0.026	.82	-0.03%	-0.19	P
3	339	13 (4)	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,10-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.058	1.61	-0.05%	-0.64	P
4	340	18 (4)	Apr 23	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.18	-0.109	1.27	-0.07%	-0.80	P
5	341	23 (4)	Apr 29 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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	342	28 (4)	May 5	LAD		PHI	L,0-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.20	-0.028	1.07	-0.02%	-0.28	P
7	343	33 (4)	May 10	LAD		NYM	W,14-1	GS-8	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	.11	0.009	.11	0.01%	2.08	P
8	344	38 (4)	May 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9	.87	-0.067	1.41	-0.06%	-0.64	P
9	345	43 (4)	May 21	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.150	.250	9	1.19	-0.062	1.49	-0.05%	-0.45	P
10	346	48 (4)	May 27	LAD		CIN	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.136	.227	9	.65	-0.031	.99	-0.03%	-0.30	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
11	347	53 (4)	Jun 1	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.136	.227	9						P
							4-7		23	22	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.136	.227		.86	-0.465	1.16	-0.38%	-1.96

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