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Andy Messersmith

Game Log for 1974
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD Apr 07 W, 9-2 vs Padres Start 1 9.0 8 35 2 2 1 2 0 8 2.00 W (1-0) LAD Apr 11 L, 4-6 at Braves Start 5.2 8 27 3 1 0 4 0 5 1.84 LAD Apr 16 W, 5-3 at Reds Start 7.0 6 30 3 3 0 4 0 2 2.49 LAD Apr 21 L, 4-6 vs Giants Start 7.0 5 28 4 4 0 3 0 9 3.14 LAD Apr 26 W, 7-1 vs Expos Start 2 9.0 3 33 1 1 1 3 0 7 2.63 W (2-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD May 01 W, 2-1 vs Mets Start 11.0 6 40 1 1 1 2 0 5 2.22 LAD May 08 W, 6-3 at Expos Start 3 9.0 6 36 3 2 1 2 0 6 2.18 W (3-0) LAD May 13 W, 8-4 vs Astros Start 4 9.0 8 36 4 4 3 1 0 6 2.43 W (4-0) LAD May 18 W, 1-0 vs Braves Start 10.0 4 37 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.11 LAD May 23 L, 6-7 at Giants Start 6.1 8 31 6 6 1 4 0 8 2.60 LAD May 27 L, 2-7 at Cardinals Start 4.0 10 22 6 6 3 0 0 2 3.10 L (4-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD Jun 01 W, 10-0 at Cubs Start 5 1 9.0 6 32 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.81 W (5-1) LAD Jun 06 W, 6-0 vs Pirates Start 6 2 9.0 5 33 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.57 W (6-1) LAD Jun 11 L, 0-1 vs Cardinals Start 7 9.0 4 33 1 0 0 1 0 4 2.37 L (6-2) LAD Jun 16 W, 7-1 at Mets Start 8 9.0 5 33 1 1 0 1 0 5 2.27 W (7-2) LAD Jun 21 W, 4-3 vs Giants Start 7.0 4 32 3 0 0 6 0 5 2.15 LAD Jun 25 W, 2-1 vs Braves Start 8.0 7 31 1 1 0 1 0 7 2.09 LAD Jun 30 W, 5-3 at Giants Start 7.0 6 33 3 3 0 5 0 6 2.17 W (8-2) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD Jul 04 W, 3-2 at Reds Start 7.0 5 27 1 1 0 2 0 5 2.13 LAD Jul 08 W, 4-0 at Phillies Start 9 3 9.0 3 34 0 0 0 4 0 9 2.01 W (9-2) LAD Jul 13 W, 2-1 vs Mets Start 10 9.0 7 34 1 1 0 0 0 9 1.96 W (10-2) LAD Jul 18 W, 7-5 vs Expos Start 11 9.0 7 38 5 5 1 4 0 10 2.11 W (11-2) LAD Jul 26 L, 7-8 at Astros Start 3.0 9 17 5 5 1 0 0 3 2.32 LAD Jul 30 W, 8-0 at Padres Start 7.0 5 27 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.24 W (12-2) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD Aug 03 W, 5-1 vs Astros Start 12 9.0 4 31 1 1 0 2 0 8 2.18 W (13-2) LAD Aug 07 L, 0-2 vs Reds Start 8.0 4 31 2 2 1 3 0 5 2.18 L (13-3) LAD Aug 12 L, 1-3 at Mets Start 6.0 4 23 3 3 1 1 0 3 2.25 L (13-4) LAD Aug 17 L, 3-4 at Pirates Start 7.0 6 30 4 4 0 5 0 2 2.34 L (13-5) LAD Aug 21 W, 7-5 at Cubs Start 7.1 7 34 5 5 2 4 0 6 2.47 W (14-5) LAD Aug 25 W, 9-3 vs Cardinals Start 5.0 5 23 3 3 0 4 0 7 2.53 W (15-5) LAD Aug 29 W, 3-1 vs Cubs Start 7.0 2 25 1 1 1 2 0 4 2.49 W (16-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD Sep 02 L, 3-5 vs Giants Start 6.0 10 28 5 5 3 1 0 9 2.62 L (16-6) LAD Sep 07 L, 5-7 at Reds Start 4.1 6 24 5 5 2 4 0 6 2.75 LAD Sep 11 W, 5-4 at Giants Start 7.0 6 28 3 2 1 1 0 5 2.75 W (17-6) LAD Sep 16 W, 7-2 vs Astros Start 7.0 9 30 2 2 0 2 0 4 2.74 W (18-6) LAD Sep 20 W, 2-1 vs Padres Start 13 9.0 6 35 1 0 0 4 0 6 2.65 W (19-6) LAD Sep 24 W, 2-1 vs Braves Start 8.0 7 32 1 1 0 1 0 4 2.61 LAD Sep 28 W, 5-2 at Padres Start 7.2 4 27 2 2 0 3 0 2 2.60 W (20-6) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD Oct 02 W, 5-4 at Astros Start 5.0 2 19 1 1 0 1 0 4 2.59

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter      20   6   2.59   39  39  13   0   0   3  292.1  227  1179   93   84  24   94   0  221   28-11  4.64 runs/start

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              530   40  108  152  14   0  10   39  10   5   50   0   1  112   6  .204  .287  .273  .560
vs RHB              539   47  119  180  13   3  14   44   3   6   44   0   2  109  10  .221  .334  .281  .615

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home            11   3   1.85   20  20   9   0   0   1  165.0  115   645   39   34  12   45   0  130   16-4   4.15 runs/start
Road             9   3   3.53   19  19   4   0   0   2  127.1  112   534   54   50  12   49   0   91   12-7   5.16 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              6   3   3.72   12  12   3   0   0   1   84.2   78   358   35   35  11   32   0   65    8-4   5.33 runs/start
Night           14   3   2.12   27  27  10   0   0   2  207.2  149   821   58   49  13   62   0  156   20-7   4.33 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            2   0   2.63    5   5   2   0   0   0   37.2   30   153   13   11   2   16   0   31    3-2   5.80 runs/start
May              2   1   3.47    6   6   2   0   0   0   49.1   42   202   20   19   9   11   0   31    4-2   4.17 runs/start
June             4   1   0.78    7   7   4   0   0   2   58.0   37   227    9    5   0   17   0   41    6-1   4.86 runs/start
July             4   0   2.45    6   6   3   0   0   1   44.0   36   177   12   12   2   12   0   43    5-1   5.17 runs/start
August           4   3   3.47    7   7   1   0   0   0   49.1   32   197   19   19   5   21   0   35    4-3   4.00 runs/start
September        4   1   3.12    7   7   1   0   0   0   49.0   48   204   19   17   6   16   0   36    5-2   4.14 runs/start
October          0   0   1.80    1   1   0   0   0   0    5.0    2    19    1    1   0    1   0    4    1-0   5.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           3   0   3.55    5   5   2   0   0   0   33.0   32   133   13   13   4    6   0   25    4-1   6.40 runs/start
Braves           0   0   0.85    4   4   0   0   0   0   31.2   26   127    5    3   0    8   0   20    3-1   2.25 runs/start
Cardinals        1   2   4.50    3   3   1   0   0   0   18.0   19    78   10    9   3    5   0   13    1-2   3.67 runs/start
Cubs             3   0   2.31    3   3   1   0   0   1   23.1   15    91    6    6   3    8   0   15    3-0   6.67 runs/start
Expos            3   0   2.67    3   3   3   0   0   0   27.0   16   107    9    8   3    9   0   23    3-0   6.67 runs/start
Giants           2   1   4.46    6   6   0   0   0   0   40.1   39   180   24   20   5   20   0   42    3-3   4.50 runs/start
Mets             2   1   1.54    4   4   2   0   0   0   35.0   22   130    6    6   2    4   0   22    3-1   3.00 runs/start
Padres           4   0   1.10    4   4   2   0   0   0   32.2   23   124    5    4   1   11   0   23    4-0   6.00 runs/start
Phillies         1   0   0.00    1   1   1   0   0   1    9.0    3    34    0    0   0    4   0    9    1-0   4.00 runs/start
Pirates          1   1   2.25    2   2   1   0   0   1   16.0   11    63    4    4   0    6   0   11    1-1   4.50 runs/start
Reds             0   1   3.76    4   4   0   0   0   0   26.1   21   112   11   11   3   13   0   18    2-2   3.25 runs/start

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