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: 28-11 / in Starts: 28-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 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	202	3	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,9-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	8	2	2	2	8	1	0	2.00	2.91	35	13	4	2	0	8	69			0	1	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	.41	0.162	.71	0.17%	1.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
2	203	7	Apr 11	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-6	GS-6		3	5.2	8	3	1	4	5	0	0	1.84	2.92	27	6	4	1	1	8	46			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	-0.101	2.49	-0.12%	-0.44	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out d2
3	204	11	Apr 16	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-7		4	7.0	6	3	3	4	2	0	0	2.49	3.18	30	3	15	1	1	6	51			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.69	-0.096	1.46	-0.12%	0.19	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
4	205	15	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	GS-8		4	7.0	5	4	4	3	9	0	0	3.14	2.72	28	6	5	0	0	5	57			1	0	1	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.090	2.53	0.13%	0.28	1t start tie	8t 123 0 out a3
5	206	19	Apr 26	LAD		MON	W,7-1	CG	W(2-0)	4	9.0	3	1	1	3	7	1	0	2.63	2.90	33	9	11	1	2	3	81			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.145	.64	0.18%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
May				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
6	207	24	May 1	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	GS-11		4	11.0	6	1	1	2	5	1	0	2.22	3.01	40	18	9	0	4	6	84			0	0	0	38	0	0	0	3	0	2	1.55	0.646	3.34	0.84%	3.86	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
7	208	28	May 8	LAD	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	W(3-0)	6	9.0	6	3	2	2	6	1	0	2.18	3.06	36	11	11	0	1	6	69			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00	0.206	1.96	0.24%	1.36	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a3
8	209	33	May 13	LAD		HOU	W,8-4	CG	W(4-0)	4	9.0	8	4	4	1	6	3	0	2.43	3.45	36	11	10	2	0	8	60			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	0.151	1.72	0.27%	-0.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
9	210	38	May 18	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	GS-10		4	10.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	0	2.11	3.31	37	14	13	2	0	4	86			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.35	0.771	3.71	1.27%	4.42	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
10	211	43	May 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS-7		4	6.1	8	6	6	4	8	1	0	2.60	3.36	31	6	5	1	2	8	37			2	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.03	-0.160	2.77	-0.26%	-1.50	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out a2
11	212	47	May 27	LAD	@	STL	L,2-7	GS-5	L(4-1)	3	4.0	10	6	6	0	2	3	0	3.10	3.73	22	4	6	0	0	10	20			1	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.301	1.09	-0.38%	-4.16	1b start tie	5b --- 0 out d6
Jun				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	213	51	Jun 1	LAD	@	CHC	W,10-0	SHO	W(5-1)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.81	3.58	32	11	8	0	0	6	78			0	2	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	1	.18	0.112	.41	0.15%	4.27	1b start tie	9b 3 out a10
13	214	55	Jun 6	LAD		PIT	W,6-0	SHO	W(6-1)	4	9.0	5	0	0	1	9	0	0	2.57	3.35	33	10	8	2	1	5	85			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.296	.92	0.36%	3.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
14	215	60	Jun 11	LAD		STL	L,0-1	CG	L(6-2)	4	9.0	4	1	0	1	4	0	0	2.37	3.24	33	12	11	0	3	4	80			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.264	1.61	0.31%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
15	216	64	Jun 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	W(7-2)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	1	2.27	3.16	33	11	10	1	1	5	77			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.58	0.366	1.29	0.49%	3.11	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
16	217	68	Jun 21	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	GS-7		4	7.0	4	3	0	6	5	0	0	2.15	3.19	32	6	11	1	6	4	62			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.06	-0.059	2.76	-0.09%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
17	218	72	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS-8		3	8.0	7	1	1	1	7	0	0	2.09	3.08	31	9	7	2	2	7	70			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.201	4.36	0.41%	2.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
18	219	76	Jun 30	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-7	W(8-2)	4	7.0	6	3	3	5	6	0	0	2.17	3.07	33	10	6	0	0	6	54			1	0	0	28	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.71	-0.048	3.33	-0.06%	0.39	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
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
19	220	80	Jul 4	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-7		3	7.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.13	3.03	27	11	5	2	0	4	66			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.213	3.54	0.31%	2.19	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
20	221	86	Jul 8	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-0	SHO	W(9-2)	3	9.0	3	0	0	4	9	0	0	2.01	2.96	34	14	4	0	1	3	86			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	1	0	1	.84	0.386	.83	0.23%	4.32	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
21	222	90	Jul 13	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	W(10-2)	4	9.0	7	1	1	0	9	0	0	1.96	2.84	34	13	5	1	1	7	78			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.519	1.71	0.40%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
22	223	94	Jul 18	LAD		MON	W,7-5	CG	W(11-2)	4	9.0	7	5	5	4	10	1	0	2.11	2.85	38	8	9	1	1	7	59			3	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	1	1	.97	0.144	2.00	0.18%	-1.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
23	224	100	Jul 26	LAD	@	HOU	L,7-8	GS-3		7	3.0	9	5	5	0	3	1	0	2.32	2.89	17	3	2	1	0	9	24			0	1	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.418	2.28	-0.48%	-3.69	1b start a 1	3b 3 out d3
24	225	104	Jul 30	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-0	GS-7	W(12-2)	3	7.0	5	0	0	2	7	0	0	2.24	2.83	27	11	2	0	2	5	72			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.163	.90	0.21%	3.06	1b start tie	7b 3 out a7
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
25	226	108	Aug 3	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	W(13-2)	3	9.0	4	1	1	2	8	0	0	2.18	2.77	31	8	9	2	2	4	81			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.40	0.176	.72	0.19%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
26	227	112	Aug 7	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	L(13-3)	3	8.0	4	2	2	3	5	1	0	2.18	2.82	31	12	7	2	0	4	68			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.78	0.051	2.45	0.10%	1.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
27	228	116	Aug 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS-6	L(13-4)	4	6.0	4	3	3	1	3	1	0	2.25	2.86	23	10	6	0	3	3	54			2	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	.77	-0.108	1.44	-0.12%	-0.26	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
28	229	120	Aug 17	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	L(13-5)	4	7.0	6	4	4	5	2	0	0	2.34	2.90	30	12	5	0	0	6	46			0	0	0	24	4	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	-0.371	2.87	-0.48%	-1.52	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out d1
29	230	124	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS-8	W(14-5)	3	7.1	7	5	5	4	6	2	1	2.47	3.02	34	7	10	2	1	6	46			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	-0.071	3.13	-0.12%	-1.71	1b start a 3	8b 1-- 1 out a2
30	231	127	Aug 25	LAD		STL	W,9-3	GS-6	W(15-5)	3	5.0	5	3	3	4	7	0	0	2.53	3.00	23	2	5	1	1	5	48			0	1	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	.78	-0.190	2.38	-0.35%	-2.61	1t start tie	6t 123 0 out a3
31	232	130	Aug 29	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	GS-7	W(16-5)	3	7.0	2	1	1	2	4	1	0	2.49	3.04	25	6	11	1	3	2	71			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.260	2.72	0.45%	2.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
Sep/Oct				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
32	233	134	Sep 2	LAD		SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	L(16-6)	3	6.0	10	5	5	1	9	3	0	2.62	3.12	28	4	4	0	1	10	40			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.429	2.44	-0.71%	-2.96	1t start tie	7t -2- 0 out d2
33	234	138	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-5		4	4.1	6	5	5	4	6	2	1	2.75	3.23	24	2	5	0	2	6	33			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.244	6.77	-0.82%	-2.86	1b start a 1	5b 1-3 1 out a1
34	235	142	Sep 11	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS-7	W(17-6)	3	7.0	6	3	2	1	5	1	0	2.75	3.24	28	7	9	2	3	6	59			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.094	2.32	0.15%	0.39	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a2
35	236	147	Sep 16	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	GS-7	W(18-6)	4	7.0	9	2	2	2	4	0	0	2.74	3.21	30	7	8	1	0	9	53			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.091	3.85	0.20%	1.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
36	237	151	Sep 20	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	W(19-6)	3	9.0	6	1	0	4	6	0	0	2.65	3.19	35	12	7	1	1	6	75			0	2	1	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	0.549	7.86	1.38%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
37	238	155	Sep 24	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS-8		3	8.0	7	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.61	3.15	32	15	5	0	1	7	67			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.258	.46	0.08%	2.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
38	239	159	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-8	W(20-6)	3	7.2	4	2	2	3	2	0	0	2.60	3.16	27	8	10	0	2	4	62			0	1	1	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	0.322	1.58	0.30%	1.20	1b start a 1	8b -2- 2 out a3
39	240	162	Oct 2	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-5		3	5.0	2	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.59	3.13	19	11	1	1	0	2	62			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.26	0.163	.00	0.00%	1.19	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
							28-11		W-L:20-6	3.7	292.1	227	93	84	94	221	24	3	2.59	3.13	1179	1.25		5%	8%	224	62		---%	13	11	3	1069	27	3	0	16	3	14	.96	4.203	2.32	4.86%	38.20

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