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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 18	ATL		LAD	W,7-6	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	10 (1)	Apr 21	ATL		SFG	W,3-0	GF	5	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
3	12 (1)	Apr 24	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-10	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 28	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (3)	May 2	ATL		PHI	L,2-8	GS	30	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
6	24 (3)	May 7	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	2	3	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 12	ATL		NYM	L,3-6	GS	25	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
8	32 (3)	May 17 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 21	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 26	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	44 (1)	May 30 (1)	ATL		HOU	L,2-5	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 4	ATL	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
13	52 (3)	Jun 9	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 14	ATL	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	61 (3)	Jun 19 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 23 (1)	ATL		MON	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
17	72 (5)	Jun 27	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	1	2	1	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (3)	Jul 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
19	80 (3)	Jul 6	ATL		PIT	W,4-2	GS	29	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	84 (3)	Jul 10	ATL		NYM	L,2-4	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	87 (2)	Jul 16	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-7	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	91 (3)	Jul 20	ATL	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	95 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	ATL		CIN	W,5-4	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	100 (4)	Jul 30	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106 (5)	Aug 3	ATL		SDP	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	110 (3)	Aug 7	ATL		SFG	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	117 (6)	Aug 14	ATL		STL	L,0-4	GS	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	122 (4)	Aug 19	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	127 (4)	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	L,3-14	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							29gm		207.1	14	33	5	52	2