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

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Team Record in Appearances: 9-19 / in Starts: 2-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 14

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	59	Jun 13 susp	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	9-GF		99	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	inf	inf	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.81	-0.069	1.30	-0.02%	-2.21	9b 123 0 out tie	9b end d 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	2	79	Jul 4	CAL	@	DET	L,10-13	2-7		20	5.1	3	2	2	1	3	2	0	5.06	9.14	20	4	9	2	2	3		2	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.006	.06	0.00%	0.33	2b 12- 2 out d5	7b 3 out d3
3	3	82	Jul 7(1)	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-8	5-6		2	2.0	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	4.91	7.70	10	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	.98	-0.070	.24	-0.01%	-0.25	5b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d2
4	4	83	Jul 7(2)	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-7	9-9		-1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	7.70	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.023	.09	0.00%	-2.61	9b 123 2 out a5	9b --3 2 out a2
5	5	86	Jul 13	CAL		BOS	L,6-7	4-6		5	3.0	1	1	1	3	4	0	0	4.35	6.26	13	3	2	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	-0.076	.04	-0.01%	-1.16	4t 123 0 out d2	6t 3 out d5
6	6	90	Jul 17	CAL		CLE	L,2-4	5-7		3	3.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.38	5.01	12	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	.95	0.120	.11	0.01%	1.08	5t --- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d1
7	7	92	Jul 20	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-6	4-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.21	4.60	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.011	.02	0.00%	0.44	4b 1-- 1 out d4	4b 3 out d4
8	8	93	Jul 21(1)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-5	5-5		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.07	4.23	3	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.051	.06	0.00%	-0.70	5b -23 1 out d2	5b 3 out d4
9	9	95	Jul 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-5	4-7	W(1-0)	0	3.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.50	3.66	10	4	4	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.111	.07	0.01%	1.59	4b 12- 2 out a4	7b 3 out a4
10	10	100	Jul 27	CAL		CHW	L,0-1	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.37	3.60	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.023	.02	0.00%	0.36	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
11	11	104	Jul 31(2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	7-7		3	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.37	3.60	2	0	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	-0.198	.07	0.00%	-1.19	7b -2- 1 out a2	7b 12- 1 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	12	107	Aug 3(1)	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	4-6		2	3.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.05	3.52	11	5	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.014	.00	0.00%	1.22	4b --- 0 out d5	6b 3 out d5
13	13	112	Aug 7	CAL	@	WSA	W,4-2	7-GF	S(1)	3	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.80	3.23	10	3	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.218	.00	0.00%	1.09	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 2
14	14	114	Aug 9	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.73	3.12	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.38	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
15	15	117	Aug 12	CAL		NYY	L,2-5	9-9		2	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.03	3.14	5	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.75	9t 1-3 0 out tie	9t 1-3 2 out d3
16	16	118	Aug 13	CAL		NYY	L,2-3	1-7		0	6.1	1	0	0	4	7	0	0	1.64	2.93	24	4	8	1	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	1	0	0	0	.84	0.250	.00	0.00%	2.85	1t 123 2 out d3	7t 3 out d1
17	17	121	Aug 16	CAL		WSA	L,2-4	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.54	2.73	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.72	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
18	18	122	Aug 17	CAL		WSA	W,5-3	9-GF	W(2-0)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.50	2.66	3	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	0.120	.00	0.00%	0.71	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
19	19	126	Aug 21	CAL		BAL	L,3-4	10-13		3	4.0	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	1.35	2.64	15	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.39	0.428	.00	0.00%	1.44	10t --- 0 out tie	13t 3 out tie
20	20	131	Aug 26(1)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-6	6-GF(8)		4	2.1	4	4	4	1	2	0	0	2.13	2.60	12	4	1	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	1	0	0	0	.60	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-3.01	6b -2- 2 out d1	8b end d 5
21	21	134	Aug 27(2)	CAL	@	NYY	W,2-0	6-GF	S(2)	0	3.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.97	2.52	11	4	3	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	0.350	.00	0.00%	1.77	6b 123 2 out a1	9b end a 2
22	22	137	Aug 30	CAL		OAK	W,5-3	8-GF	S(3)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.89	2.53	7	1	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.106	.00	0.00%	0.72	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	23	140	Sep 2	CAL		CLE	L,2-4	8-8		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.86	2.49	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	-0.014	.00	0.00%	0.06	8t 1-3 1 out d2	8t 3 out d3
24	24	143	Sep 6	CAL		BOS	W,4-0	SHO	W(3-0)	3	9.0	2	0	0	6	6	0	0	1.57	2.58	35	10	11	1	0	2	83			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.350	.00	0.00%	3.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
25	25	147	Sep 10	CAL		DET	L,2-7	GS-4	L(3-1)	3	3.0	6	5	4	1	3	0	0	2.09	2.52	15	2	3	0	1	6	31			0	0	0	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	.70	-0.260	.00	0.00%	-2.85	1t start tie	4t 12- 0 out d3
26	26	151	Sep 15	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	W(4-1)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	5	0	0	1.95	2.40	32	9	13	0	0	4	79			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.308	.00	0.00%	2.59	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
27	27	155	Sep 21	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-6		5	6.0	6	1	1	3	4	0	0	1.91	2.41	27	7	7	1	0	6	57			1	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.67	0.224	.00	0.00%	1.26	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
28	28	160	Sep 27	CAL		CHW	L,1-5	GS-7	L(4-2)	5	6.0	6	4	4	3	6	0	0	2.21	2.37	26	5	6	1	0	6	47			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	.98	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.77	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out d2
							9-19		W-L:4-2,Sv:3	2.3	81.1	44	21	20	35	74	3	1	2.21	2.37	321	0.88		5%	2%	44	59	29	52%	1	2	0	280	10	2	4	2	2	0	.94	1.496	.02	-0.03%	5.37

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