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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	CAL		KCR	L,2-3	GS	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 13	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	26	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 22	CAL		OAK	L,3-7	GS	25	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	20 (4)	Apr 27	CAL		CLE	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 1	CAL		DET	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	27 (2)	May 6 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 10	CAL	@	DET	L,2-5	GS	25	5.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 15	CAL		MIL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 19	CAL		MIN	L,6-12	GS	22	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 23	CAL		CHW	W,10-5	GS	30	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	47 (2)	May 28	CAL	@	NYY	W,9-6	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	53 (5)	Jun 4	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-10	GS	19	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	57 (3)	Jun 9	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	3	2	1	6	0	P
15	62 (4)	Jun 14	CAL		BOS	L,3-4	GS	42	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 19	CAL	@	KCR	W,7-4	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	71 (3)	Jun 23 (1)	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-6	GS	32	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
18	76 (4)	Jun 27 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS	19	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	81 (4)	Jul 1	CAL		KCR	L,4-9	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	86 (4)	Jul 6	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-5	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	90 (3)	Jul 10	CAL	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
22	93 (2)	Jul 15	CAL		BAL	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	1	5	0	6	0	P
23	98 (4)	Jul 20	CAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	102 (3)	Jul 25 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
25	107 (4)	Jul 30	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	GS	28	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	112 (4)	Aug 4	CAL		CHW	L,3-10	GS	14	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	114 (1)	Aug 6	CAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	120 (5)	Aug 13	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	124 (3)	Aug 17	CAL	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	P
30	128 (3)	Aug 22	CAL		NYY	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
31	132 (3)	Aug 27	CAL		BOS	W,1-0	GS	27	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	136 (3)	Sep 1	CAL		OAK	L,0-7	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	140 (3)	Sep 6	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	144 (3)	Sep 10	CAL		MIL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	149 (4)	Sep 15	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	153 (3)	Sep 19	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-0	GS	22	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	157 (3)	Sep 24	CAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
38	160 (2)	Sep 28	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							38gm		276.2	18	49	5	72	2