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Andy Messersmith

Game Log for 1979
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, 5-2 vs Padres Start 7.0 2 27 1 1 0 5 0 2 1.29 W (1-0) LAD Apr 12 L, 2-10 vs Braves Start 6.1 6 29 4 4 2 3 1 4 3.38 L (1-1) LAD Apr 17 W, 10-6 vs Astros Start 6.0 8 24 4 4 1 0 0 2 4.19 LAD Apr 23 L, 3-4 at Phillies Start 7.2 3 31 3 3 1 7 0 5 4.00 LAD Apr 29 (2) L, 3-6 at Mets Start 0.1 1 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 4.94 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD May 05 L, 0-11 vs Phillies Start 5.0 10 26 6 6 1 2 0 1 5.85 L (1-2) LAD May 10 W, 14-1 vs Mets Start 7.0 6 27 1 1 1 3 0 4 5.03 W (2-2) LAD May 16 L, 2-3 at Braves Start 7.2 5 30 3 3 0 3 0 2 4.79 L (2-3) LAD May 21 L, 2-3 at Padres Start 1 8.1 6 38 3 3 1 6 1 2 4.55 L (2-4) LAD May 27 W, 8-7 vs Reds Start 6.0 4 23 3 3 1 1 0 4 4.55 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record LAD Jun 01 L, 7-8 at Cardinals Start 1.0 4 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 4.91

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       2   4   4.91   11  11   1   0   0   0   62.1   55   266   34   34   9   32   2   26    4-7   5.09 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               89   12   26   43   6   1   3   12   2   2   12   1   0   14   1  .292  .483  .379  .862
vs RHB              136   17   29   51   4   0   6   17   1   0   20   1   0   12   4  .213  .375  .318  .693

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             2   2   4.58    6   6   0   0   0   0   37.1   36   156   19   19   6   14   1   17    4-2   6.50 runs/start
Road             0   2   5.40    5   5   1   0   0   0   25.0   19   110   15   15   3   18   1    9    0-5   3.40 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              0   0   8.53    2   2   0   0   0   0    6.1    5    27    6    6   1    3   0    4    1-1   5.50 runs/start
Night            2   4   4.50    9   9   1   0   0   0   56.0   50   239   28   28   8   29   2   22    3-6   5.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            1   1   4.94    5   5   0   0   0   0   27.1   20   115   15   15   4   17   1   13    2-3   4.60 runs/start
May              1   3   4.24    5   5   1   0   0   0   34.0   31   144   16   16   4   15   1   13    2-3   5.20 runs/start
June             0   0  27.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    1.0    4     7    3    3   1    0   0    0    0-1   7.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           0   0   6.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.0    8    24    4    4   1    0   0    2    1-0   10.00 runs/start
Braves           0   2   4.50    2   2   0   0   0   0   14.0   11    59    7    7   2    6   1    6    0-2   2.00 runs/start
Cardinals        0   0  27.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    1.0    4     7    3    3   1    0   0    0    0-1   7.00 runs/start
Mets             1   0   4.91    2   2   0   0   0   0    7.1    7    31    4    4   1    5   0    4    1-1   8.50 runs/start
Padres           1   1   2.35    2   2   1   0   0   0   15.1    8    65    4    4   1   11   1    4    1-1   3.50 runs/start
Phillies         0   1   6.39    2   2   0   0   0   0   12.2   13    57    9    9   2    9   0    6    0-2   1.50 runs/start
Reds             0   0   4.50    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.0    4    23    3    3   1    1   0    4    1-0   8.00 runs/start

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