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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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CAL		TEX	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 19	CAL		MIN	L,3-12	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 24	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-6	GS	34	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 29	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS	36	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	16 (3)	May 6	CAL		MIL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
6	20 (3)	May 11	CAL		BOS	L,1-8	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	35 (14)	May 26	CAL		KCR	W,10-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	87 (51)	Jul 19	CAL	@	BOS	L,2-8	GF	12	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	91 (3)	Jul 22 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-7	GF	16	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	96 (4)	Jul 30	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	99 (2)	Aug 3	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
12	102 (2)	Aug 6 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	104 (1)	Aug 8	CAL		CHW	L,3-4	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	108 (3)	Aug 12	CAL		MIN	L,1-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	112 (3)	Aug 17	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	116 (3)	Aug 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	120 (3)	Aug 26	CAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	123 (2)	Aug 30	CAL		DET	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	127 (3)	Sep 3	CAL		BAL	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
20	131 (3)	Sep 7	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-6	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	137 (5)	Sep 13	CAL		TEX	W,6-5	GS	29	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	141 (3)	Sep 17	CAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	145 (3)	Sep 22	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	38	8.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
24	149 (3)	Sep 26	CAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	153 (3)	Oct 1	CAL		MIN	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							25gm		169.2	9	24	0	33	0