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	16-13 / in Starts: 15-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 77 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	56 (30-17-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 77 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (23-15-8)

Most Driven In
D Chaney	3
K Henderson	2
E Williams	2
R Belloir	1
D May	1
V Correll	1

Most Driven In By
J Wynn	2
R Office	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 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	292	8 (7)	Apr 18	ATL		LAD	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.044	1.37	-0.04%	-0.64	P
2	293	10 (1)	Apr 21	ATL		SFG	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	294	12 (1)	Apr 24	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.14	-0.055	1.79	-0.05%	-0.68	P
4	295	16 (3)	Apr 28	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.68	0.027	.97	0.02%	0.23	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	296	20 (3)	May 2	ATL		PHI	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.49	0.025	.56	0.02%	0.28	P
6	297	24 (3)	May 7	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.87	-0.042	.68	-0.02%	-0.35	P
7	298	28 (3)	May 12	ATL		NYM	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.09	-0.027	.56	-0.01%	-0.22	P
8	299	32 (3)	May 17 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.67	-0.059	.28	-0.02%	-1.25	P
9	300	37 (4)	May 21	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.22	-0.022	.07	0.00%	-1.06	P
10	301	42 (4)	May 26	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	1.22	-0.068	.53	-0.02%	-0.61	P
11	302	44 (1)	May 30 (1)	ATL		HOU	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	1.27	-0.084	.40	-0.02%	-0.72	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
12	303	48 (3)	Jun 4	ATL	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.074	.107	.074	.181	9	.85	-0.145	.18	-0.02%	-2.18	P
13	304	52 (3)	Jun 9	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.067	.097	.067	.163	9	1.33	0.027	.46	0.01%	0.52	P
14	305	57 (4)	Jun 14	ATL	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	.74	0.152	.11	0.01%	1.70	P
15	306	61 (3)	Jun 19 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,9-3	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.162	.114	.276	9	.80	-0.058	.10	0.00%	-0.54	P
16	307	66 (4)	Jun 23 (1)	ATL		MON	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.171	.128	.299	9	1.15	0.095	.21	0.01%	0.96	P
17	308	72 (5)	Jun 27	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	1.84	0.168	1.14	0.06%	1.36	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
18	309	76 (3)	Jul 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.234	.200	.434	9	.98	0.111	.32	0.02%	1.50	P
19	310	80 (3)	Jul 6	ATL		PIT	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9	.52	-0.021	.20	-0.01%	0.06	P
20	311	84 (3)	Jul 10	ATL		NYM	L,2-4	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.264	.204	.468	9	1.93	-0.060	.37	-0.01%	-0.30	P
21	312	87 (2)	Jul 16	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.264	.204	.468	9						P
22	313	91 (3)	Jul 20	ATL	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.273	.216	.488	9	1.10	0.034	.17	0.00%	0.59	P
23	314	95 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	ATL		CIN	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.263	.208	.471	9	1.38	-0.069	.13	0.00%	-0.57	P
24	315	100 (4)	Jul 30	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.232	.499	9	1.08	0.131	.02	0.00%	0.75	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
25	316	106 (5)	Aug 3	ATL		SDP	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.217	.467	9	.31	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
26	317	110 (3)	Aug 7	ATL		SFG	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.246	.213	.459	9	1.30	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
27	318	117 (6)	Aug 14	ATL		STL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.239	.206	.445	9	.99	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
28	319	122 (4)	Aug 19	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.229	.197	.426	9	.75	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
29	320	127 (4)	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	L,3-14	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.225	.194	.419	9	.44	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
							16-13		77	67	3	12	1	0	0	10	4	0	19	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	.179	.225	.194	.419		.94	-0.166	.34	-0.06%	-3.36

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