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Andy Messersmith
MLB · 1968–1979 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'1"
Weight
200 lbs
Born
1945-08-06
Birthplace
Toms River, USA
Years Active
1968–1979
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
353
H
124
HR
5
RBI
54
SB
1
AVG
.170
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CAL | 29 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .100 |
| 1969 | CAL | 42 | 77 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 28 | .156 |
| 1970 | CAL | 38 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .157 |
| 1971 | CAL | 39 | 93 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .172 |
| 1972 | CAL | 26 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .189 |
| 1973 | LAN | 34 | 89 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .169 |
| 1974 | LAN | 39 | 96 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 28 | .240 |
| 1975 | LAN | 44 | 108 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .157 |
| 1976 | ATL | 29 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .179 |
| 1977 | ATL | 16 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .118 |
| 1978 | NYA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | LAN | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CAL | 4 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 74 | 2.21 |
| 1969 | CAL | 16 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 169 | 70 | 17 | 100 | 211 | 2.52 |
| 1970 | CAL | 11 | 10 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 144 | 65 | 21 | 78 | 162 | 3.01 |
| 1971 | CAL | 20 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 224 | 92 | 16 | 121 | 179 | 2.99 |
| 1972 | CAL | 8 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 125 | 53 | 5 | 68 | 142 | 2.81 |
| 1973 | LAN | 14 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 196 | 75 | 24 | 77 | 177 | 2.70 |
| 1974 | LAN | 20 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 227 | 84 | 24 | 94 | 221 | 2.59 |
| 1975 | LAN | 19 | 14 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 244 | 82 | 22 | 96 | 213 | 2.29 |
| 1976 | ATL | 11 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 166 | 70 | 14 | 74 | 135 | 3.04 |
| 1977 | ATL | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 101 | 50 | 12 | 39 | 69 | 4.40 |
| 1978 | NYA | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 5.64 |
| 1979 | LAN | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 4.91 |
Awards
Gold Glove (1974)
Player of the Week (1974)
TSN All-Star (1974)
Gold Glove (1975)
Player of the Week (1975)
Pitcher of the Month (1976)
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