
Born: August 6, 1945 in Toms River, NJ
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary).
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Debut: July 4, 1968
Final Game: June 1, 1979
About biographical information
In memory of Doug Pappas sponsor(s) this page.
Flood & Miller took on the reserve clause, but it was Messersmith's and McNally's case that created free agency. This page is in honor of the late Doug Pappas, a fan & scholar who immeasurably improved the understanding of the business of baseball.
| RBI Opportunities | ||
| Andy Messersmith -- PA: 75 | RBI: 2 | Actual Runners on Base: 55 (27-18-10), |
| ML Avg. Player with PA: 75 | RBI: 7 | Avg. Runners on Base: 46 (24-14-7) |
| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | Pos | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 | 1 | Apr 7 | CAL | @ | MIL | W,12-0 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 9 | P |
| 2 | 73 | 4 | Apr 11 | CAL | @ | KCR | W,6-3 | GS-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 9 | P |
| 3 | 74 | 7 | Apr 15 | CAL | MIN | L,2-8 | GS-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 9 | P | |
| 4 | 75 | 11 | Apr 19 | CAL | KCR | L,1-4 | GS-9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 9 | P | |
| 5 | 76 | 15 | Apr 24 | CAL | @ | WSA | L,3-5 | GS-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 | 9 | P |
| 6 | 77 | 19 | Apr 29 | CAL | @ | NYY | W,3-2 | GS-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .200 | .333 | 9 | P |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | Pos | ||||||||
| 7 | 78 | 23 | May 5 | CAL | WSA | L,1-6 | GS-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .176 | .294 | 9 | P | |
| 8 | 79 | 27 | May 9 | CAL | NYY | W,11-3 | CG | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | 9 | P | |
| 9 | 80 | 29 | May 11 | CAL | BOS | W,2-1 | 15-16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .381 | .571 | 3 | PH | |
| 10 | 81 | 31 | May 13 | CAL | BOS | W,5-3 | GS-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .348 | .522 | 9 | P | |
| 11 | 82 | 36 | May 18 | CAL | @ | CHW | W,6-1 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .333 | .519 | 9 | P |
| 12 | 83 | 40 | May 23 | CAL | @ | MIN | L,4-5 | GS-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .367 | .567 | 9 | P |
| 13 | 84 | 42 | May 26 | CAL | OAK | W,4-2 | 8-GF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .367 | .567 | 9 | P | ||
| 14 | 85 | 45 | May 29 | CAL | BAL | L,0-2 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .333 | .515 | 9 | P | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | Pos | ||||||||
| 15 | 86 | 49 | Jun 3 | CAL | DET | L,4-5 | GS-9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .162 | .297 | .459 | 9 | P | |
| 16 | 87 | 53 | Jun 7 | CAL | CLE | L,4-6 | GS-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .282 | .436 | 9 | P | |
| 17 | 88 | 57 | Jun 12 | CAL | @ | DET | W,5-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .140 | .256 | .395 | 9 | P |
| 18 | 89 | 61 | Jun 16 | CAL | @ | CLE | L,2-9 | GS-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .250 | .386 | 9 | P |
| 19 | 90 | 62 | Jun 19 | CAL | MIL | L,2-5 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .250 | .386 | 9 | P | ||
| 20 | 91 | 65 | Jun 23 | CAL | CHW | L,3-7 | GS-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .130 | .239 | .370 | 9 | P | |
| 21 | 92 | 70 | Jun 27 | CAL | @ | KCR | L,0-2 | GS-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .229 | .354 | 9 | P |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | Pos | ||||||||
| 22 | 93 | 75 | Jul 1 | CAL | @ | MIL | W,4-3 | GS-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .140 | .240 | .380 | 9 | P |
| 23 | 94 | 79 | Jul 5 | CAL | OAK | W,5-1 | GS-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .250 | .404 | 9 | P | |
| 24 | 95 | 84 | Jul 10 | CAL | MIN | W,2-1 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .145 | .236 | .382 | 9 | P | |
| 25 | 96 | 86 | Jul 12 | CAL | MIN | W,6-2 | 9-GF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .145 | .236 | .382 | 9 | P | ||
| 26 | 97 | 87 | Jul 16 | CAL | @ | WSA | W,3-2 | GS-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .263 | .421 | 9 | P |
| 27 | 98 | 92 | Jul 20 | CAL | @ | NYY | L,1-6 | GS-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .271 | .441 | 9 | P |
| 28 | 99 | 97 | Jul 24 | CAL | WSA | L,8-9 | GS-6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .177 | .274 | .452 | 9 | P | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | Pos | ||||||||
| 29 | 100 | 109 | Aug 6 | CAL | @ | MIN | L,1-2 | GS-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .262 | .431 | 9 | P |
| 30 | 101 | 114 | Aug 11 | CAL | BAL | L,0-7 | GS-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .258 | .424 | 9 | P | |
| 31 | 102 | 117 | Aug 14 | CAL | DET | W,7-3 | 7-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .164 | .254 | .418 | 9 | P | |
| 32 | 103 | 124 | Aug 22 | CAL | @ | BAL | W,3-2 | 7-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .162 | .250 | .412 | 9 | P |
| 33 | 104 | 126 | Aug 25 (1) | CAL | @ | DET | W,6-4 | 9-12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .246 | .406 | 8 | P |
| 34 | 105 | 129 | Aug 28 (1) | CAL | @ | CLE | W,3-2 | 9-GF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .246 | .406 | 9 | P | |
| 35 | 106 | 132 | Aug 30 | CAL | @ | CLE | W,10-9 | 6-GF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .246 | .406 | 7 | P |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | Pos | ||||||||
| 36 | 107 | 134 | Sep 2 | CAL | KCR | W,3-1 | 7-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .157 | .243 | .400 | 9 | P | |
| 37 | 108 | 137 | Sep 5 | CAL | MIN | L,3-4 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .157 | .243 | .400 | 9 | P | ||
| 38 | 109 | 142 | Sep 9 (2) | CAL | @ | CHW | L,1-3 | 7-GF(8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .157 | .243 | .400 | 9 | P | |
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