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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.2

130

ERA

2.86

344

295

2230.1

1625

WHIP

1.143

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	59 (58)	Jun 13 susp	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	79 (19)	Jul 4	CAL	@	DET	L,10-13		20	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	82 (2)	Jul 7 (1)	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-8		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	83	Jul 7 (2)	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	86 (2)	Jul 13	CAL		BOS	L,6-7		13	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
6	90 (3)	Jul 17	CAL		CLE	L,2-4		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	92 (1)	Jul 20	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	93	Jul 21 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	95 (1)	Jul 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-5		10	3.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
10	100 (4)	Jul 27	CAL		CHW	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	104 (3)	Jul 31 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	107 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-8		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	112 (4)	Aug 7	CAL	@	WSA	W,4-2	GF	10	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	114 (1)	Aug 9	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	117 (2)	Aug 12	CAL		NYY	L,2-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	118	Aug 13	CAL		NYY	L,2-3		24	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	121 (2)	Aug 16	CAL		WSA	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
18	122	Aug 17	CAL		WSA	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	126 (3)	Aug 21	CAL		BAL	L,3-4		15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	131 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-6	GF	12	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	134 (2)	Aug 27 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	W,2-0	GF	11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	137 (2)	Aug 30	CAL		OAK	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	140 (2)	Sep 2	CAL		CLE	L,2-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	143 (2)	Sep 6	CAL		BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	147 (3)	Sep 10	CAL		DET	L,2-7	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	151 (3)	Sep 15	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	155 (3)	Sep 21	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	160 (4)	Sep 27	CAL		CHW	L,1-5	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							28gm		81.1	6	12	1	19	0