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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 12	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	GS	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	L,2-4	GS	25	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	21 (3)	Apr 29 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-8	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (3)	May 3	LAD		CHC	L,1-4	GS	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	30 (4)	May 8	LAD		PIT	W,7-4	GS	24	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	34 (3)	May 13	LAD	@	SFG	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	38 (3)	May 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 23	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	GS	31	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	48 (4)	May 28	LAD		PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	52 (3)	Jun 2	LAD		MON	L,3-6	GS	32	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	56 (3)	Jun 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
14	61 (4)	Jun 12	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-6	GS	28	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
15	66 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		ATL	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	71 (4)	Jun 23 (1)	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
17	76 (4)	Jun 28 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	82 (5)	Jul 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	20	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	87 (4)	Jul 7	LAD		PIT	W,8-6	GS	29	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
20	91 (3)	Jul 12	LAD		STL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
21	96 (4)	Jul 17	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-4	GS	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	101 (4)	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	27	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
23	105 (3)	Jul 29	LAD		SFG	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	110 (4)	Aug 3	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 8	LAD		NYM	L,0-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	119 (3)	Aug 12	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	123 (3)	Aug 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	127 (3)	Aug 22	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
29	132 (4)	Aug 27	LAD	@	MON	L,0-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	137 (4)	Sep 1	LAD		HOU	L,0-2	GS	27	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
31	145 (7)	Sep 9	LAD		SDP	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	149 (3)	Sep 14	LAD	@	HOU	W,13-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	154 (4)	Sep 19	LAD		ATL	W,4-1	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							33gm		249.2	19	35	5	59	0