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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	23	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 17	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 21	LAD	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 25	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	22 (3)	Apr 29	LAD		ATL	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	25 (2)	May 3	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 7	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	STL	W,6-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 17	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (3)	May 21	LAD		CHC	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	46 (4)	May 26	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	36	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	48 (1)	May 28	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	49	May 30 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	50	May 31	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	54 (3)	Jun 4	LAD	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
17	58 (3)	Jun 9	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	62 (3)	Jun 13	LAD		PHI	L,1-5	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	66 (3)	Jun 17	LAD		HOU	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	70 (3)	Jun 21	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	75 (4)	Jun 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS	31	7.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
22	79 (3)	Jun 30	LAD		SDP	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	83 (3)	Jul 4	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	87 (3)	Jul 9	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	91 (3)	Jul 13	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	23	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
26	92	Jul 17	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	96 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	100 (3)	Jul 25 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
29	105 (4)	Jul 29	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	109 (3)	Aug 2	LAD		CIN	L,0-1	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	113 (3)	Aug 6	LAD		ATL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	117 (3)	Aug 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	121 (3)	Aug 16	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	125 (3)	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-7	GS	31	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	130 (4)	Aug 25	LAD		PHI	L,2-4	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	135 (4)	Aug 30	LAD		NYM	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	139 (3)	Sep 3	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-13	GS	24	3.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
38	144 (4)	Sep 8	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	149 (4)	Sep 13	LAD		ATL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	153 (3)	Sep 17	LAD		SDP	W,7-1	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	157 (3)	Sep 22	LAD	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	21	4.2	0	2	1	3	0	P
42	161 (3)	Sep 27	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							42gm		321.2	11	43	5	59	1