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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CAL	@	MIL	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 11	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 15	CAL		MIN	L,2-8	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 19	CAL		KCR	L,1-4	GS	28	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 24	CAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	19 (3)	Apr 29	CAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23 (3)	May 5	CAL		WSA	L,1-6	GS	24	4.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
8	27 (3)	May 9	CAL		NYY	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
9	31 (3)	May 13	CAL		BOS	W,5-3	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	36 (4)	May 18	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
11	40 (3)	May 23	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
12	42 (1)	May 26	CAL		OAK	W,4-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	45 (2)	May 29	CAL		BAL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	49 (3)	Jun 3	CAL		DET	L,4-5	GS	30	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	53 (3)	Jun 7	CAL		CLE	L,4-6	GS	35	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	57 (3)	Jun 12	CAL	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	61 (3)	Jun 16	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-9	GS	18	3.1	1	0	2	3	0	P
18	62	Jun 19	CAL		MIL	L,2-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	65 (2)	Jun 23	CAL		CHW	L,3-7	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	70 (4)	Jun 27	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-2	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	75 (4)	Jul 1	CAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	GS	28	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	79 (3)	Jul 5	CAL		OAK	W,5-1	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	84 (4)	Jul 10	CAL		MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	86 (1)	Jul 12	CAL		MIN	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	87	Jul 16	CAL	@	WSA	W,3-2	GS	22	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	92 (4)	Jul 20	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	97 (4)	Jul 24	CAL		WSA	L,8-9	GS	25	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	109 (11)	Aug 6	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	114 (4)	Aug 11	CAL		BAL	L,0-7	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	117 (2)	Aug 14	CAL		DET	W,7-3	GF	9	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	124 (6)	Aug 22	CAL	@	BAL	W,3-2		11	3.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
32	126 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	CAL	@	DET	W,6-4		9	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
33	129 (2)	Aug 28 (1)	CAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	132 (2)	Aug 30	CAL	@	CLE	W,10-9	GF	15	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	134 (1)	Sep 2	CAL		KCR	W,3-1	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	137 (2)	Sep 5	CAL		MIN	L,3-4	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	142 (4)	Sep 9 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							37gm		194.2	12	23	4	39	3