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

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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 12	LAD		ATL	L,2-10	GS	29	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,10-6	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (4)	Apr 23	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	23 (4)	Apr 29 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	28 (4)	May 5	LAD		PHI	L,0-11	GS	26	5.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
7	33 (4)	May 10	LAD		NYM	W,14-1	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	38 (4)	May 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	30	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	43 (4)	May 21	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
10	48 (4)	May 27	LAD		CIN	W,8-7	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	53 (4)	Jun 1	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							11gm		62.1	5	9	0	14	1