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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-9 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	26 (15-9-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (11-7-4)

Most Driven In
R Gilbreath	1
D Chaney	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Royster	1
Self	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 Batting Game Log
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	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	321	1	Apr 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.58	0.003	2.52	0.00%	-0.10	P
2	322	5 (3)	Apr 12	ATL	@	LAD	L,10-14	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.58	-0.028	.95	-0.03%	-0.45	P
3	323	8 (2)	Apr 16	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.92	-0.007	1.42	-0.01%	-0.20	P
4	324	12 (3)	Apr 20	ATL		SDP	W,2-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	.77	0.064	1.29	0.07%	0.41	P
5	325	20 (7)	Apr 30	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	1.40	-0.022	1.19	-0.01%	-0.20	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	326	40 (19)	May 22	ATL		CHC	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	9	.37	-0.021	.05	0.00%	-0.46	P
7	327	44 (3)	May 26	ATL	@	SDP	W,8-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	9	.92	-0.065	.16	-0.01%	-1.21	P
8	328	48 (3)	May 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325	9	.79	-0.043	.12	0.00%	-0.33	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	329	52 (3)	Jun 3 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,8-7	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	9	.88	-0.065	.09	0.00%	-0.96	P
10	330	56 (3)	Jun 8	ATL	@	MON	L,0-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.200	.136	.336	9	.93	0.015	.11	0.00%	0.15	P
11	331	60 (3)	Jun 12	ATL		PHI	W,5-3	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.292	.514	9	1.23	0.107	.08	0.00%	0.74	P
12	332	64 (3)	Jun 17	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-11	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.207	.269	.476	9	.87	-0.047	.04	0.00%	-0.48	P
13	333	67 (2)	Jun 21	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-5	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.188	.241	.429	9	.88	-0.068	.02	0.00%	-0.59	P
14	334	70 (2)	Jun 25	ATL		SDP	W,9-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.200	.281	.481	9	.40	0.018	.01	0.00%	1.12	P
15	335	74 (3)	Jun 29	ATL		LAD	L,7-13	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.189	.265	.454	9	.85	-0.062	.01	0.00%	-0.77	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	336	78 (3)	Jul 3	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.189	.265	.454	9						P
							7-9		39	34	2	4	2	0	1	3	3	0	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.189	.265	.454		.88	-0.221	.57	0.01%	-3.31

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