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	13-13 / in Starts: 10-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 58 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	34 (17-14-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 58 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
L Stanton	0

Most Driven In By
S Alomar	2

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	149	1	Apr 15	CAL		TEX	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.49	-0.109	2.45	-0.11%	-0.49	P
2	150	4 (2)	Apr 19	CAL		MIN	L,3-12	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.05	-0.017	1.78	-0.02%	-0.08	P
3	151	8 (3)	Apr 24	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	1.17	-0.053	1.58	-0.04%	-0.29	P
4	152	12 (3)	Apr 29	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.26	-0.090	1.25	-0.05%	-0.65	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
5	153	16 (3)	May 6	CAL		MIL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.74	-0.050	.73	-0.03%	-0.48	P
6	154	20 (3)	May 11	CAL		BOS	L,1-8	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.30	-0.007	.26	0.00%	-0.07	P
7	155	27 (6)	May 18	CAL		OAK	W,4-3	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8						PR
8	156	35 (7)	May 26	CAL		KCR	W,10-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						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
9	157	87 (51)	Jul 19	CAL	@	BOS	L,2-8	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8						P
10	158	91 (3)	Jul 22 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-7	5-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.04	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
11	159	96 (4)	Jul 30	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.333	.611	9	1.11	-0.019	.05	0.00%	-0.07	P
Aug		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
12	160	99 (2)	Aug 3	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9	1.51	-0.105	.03	0.00%	-0.63	P
13	161	102 (2)	Aug 6 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
14	162	104 (1)	Aug 8	CAL		CHW	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	.99	-0.051	.03	0.00%	-0.35	P
15	163	108 (3)	Aug 12	CAL		MIN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.320	.560	9	2.16	-0.019	.03	0.00%	-0.09	P
16	164	112 (3)	Aug 17	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.286	.527	9	.51	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
17	165	116 (3)	Aug 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.267	.492	9	.49	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
18	166	120 (3)	Aug 26	CAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	9	.18	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
19	167	123 (2)	Aug 30	CAL		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.243	.257	.500	9	.21	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
Sep/Oct		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
20	168	127 (3)	Sep 3	CAL		BAL	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.256	.500	9	1.64	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
21	169	131 (3)	Sep 7	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.244	.476	9	1.20	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
22	170	137 (5)	Sep 13	CAL		TEX	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.222	.233	.455	9	.44	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
23	171	141 (3)	Sep 17	CAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.205	.255	.250	.505	9	.77	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.96	P
24	172	145 (3)	Sep 22	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.260	.277	.537	9	1.28	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
25	173	149 (3)	Sep 26	CAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.196	.241	.255	.496	9	1.37	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
26	174	153 (3)	Oct 1	CAL		MIN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.232	.245	.477	9	.54	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
							13-13		58	53	2	10	3	0	0	0	3	0	13	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	.189	.232	.245	.477		.97	-0.540	.37	-0.26%	-3.88

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