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Player Report for #88 Andy Messersmith Saturday, October 4th, 1969  Rec   9-12  ERA   5.06  IP   194.0  BB   109  K   148 > Name: Andy Messersmith Contract: Major League Contract Nickname: Salary: $29,439 Birthday: 08-06-1945 Signed Through: 1969 Season Age: 24 Years of Major League Service: 2 Years, None Born in: Toms River (New Jersey) Major League Service Days this Year: 180 Days Nationality: American     Height: 6' 0" Years on 40-Man Roster: 2 Years, None Weight: 200 lbs Years of Pro Service: 1 Year     Arbitration Eligibility: Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season Position: SP Minor League Option Years: 3 option years left Bats: Right     Throws: Right Contract Extension - Status: Tired Drafted 1967, 8th Pick in Round 1 Morale: Angry Local Popularity (National) Unknown (Unknown) Player Development Leadership: 3 IF Range: 3 Desire for Winner: 6 IF Arm: 4 Loyalty: 5 IF Range: 3 Greed: 3 IF Error: 3 Intelligence: 7 IF DP: 3 Work Ethic: 1 OF Range: 1 OF Arm: 1 OF Err: 1 Catcher Abil: 0 Catcher Arm: 0 Minnesota Twins ORB2 Pitching Ratings (OSA) Pitching Stuff Movement Control Velocity   Overall 5 8 4 85-87 Mph   Versus LHP 5 8 4   Versus RHP 5 8 4   Talent 2 4 2   Pitching Ratings     Pitches: Fastball, Changeup, Slider Endurance: 9       Groundball Pct.: 53       Holding Runners: 5       Batting Ratings (OSA) Batting Contact Gap Power Discipline/Eye Avoid K's   Overall 3 4 1 4 2   Versus LHP 3 4 2 5 2   Versus RHP 3 4 1 4 2   Talent 2 3 1 2 2   Running & Bunting Ratings     Fielding Ratings Running Speed: 1   Pitcher 7 Stealing Ability: 1   Baserunning Instincts: 1   Sacrifice Bunt: 9   Bunt for Hit: 2   Hitter Type: Spray Hitter                     Game Log, Last 10 Games Date Opponent Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec               10-02-1969 BOS Loss, 5-9 6.2 6 3 3 1 7             09-30-1969 BOS Loss, 7-9 0.2 4 4 4 1 2             09-25-1969 BAL Win, 6-5 4.0 5 3 3 1 1 Win             09-19-1969 @ CLE Loss, 3-15 4.2 6 5 2 3 3             09-07-1969 CHA Loss, 4-5 0.1 0 0 0 1 0             08-30-1969 WS2 Loss, 8-9 6.0 4 3 3 6 10 Loss             08-27-1969 @ BOS Loss, 4-6 4.1 0 0 0 4 0             08-06-1969 ATL Win, 2-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1             07-30-1969 KCR Loss, 6-8 X 7.0 9 6 6 0 9 Loss             07-25-1969 @ WS2 Loss, 5-10 X 1.2 4 7 7 4 0 Loss             Other Reality Baseball 2 1969 Pitching Stats Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS% Overall 34 26 9 12 0 5.06 194.0 193 116 109 19 109 148 2 7.7 1 11 42.3 Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 ERC WHIP VORP BABIP           Overall 1 0 0.0 8 2 14.29 8.95 6.87 5.06 4.68 1.56 1.2 .304           Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS       vs. LHB 379 96 11 0 9 60 60 72 6 1 2 .253 .353 .354 .707       vs. RHB 361 97 17 1 10 56 49 76 2 0 4 .269 .361 .404 .765       Other Reality Baseball 2 1969 Pitching Splits Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K   This Week 2 0 0 0 0 8.59 7.1 10 7 7 2 2 9   Last Week 1 0 1 0 0 6.75 4.0 5 3 3 2 1 1   April 5 5 2 2 0 4.73 32.1 24 17 17 3 20 30   May 7 7 2 3 0 5.16 45.1 47 29 26 3 19 37   June 7 7 2 3 0 5.83 41.2 51 28 27 4 32 23   July 7 7 2 3 0 4.53 47.2 46 24 24 4 21 34   August 3 0 0 1 0 2.53 10.2 4 3 3 0 10 11   September 4 0 1 0 0 8.38 9.2 15 12 9 3 6 6   October 1 0 0 0 0 4.05 6.2 6 3 3 2 1 7   Spring Training 6 6 1 0 0 4.13 24.0 24 12 11 1 15 17   Last Year 35 35 16 14 0 4.43 227.2 207 123 112 21 120 189   Career 69 61 25 26 0 4.72 421.2 400 239 221 40 229 337   Home 19 13 4 6 0 5.53 97.2 98 63 60 13 51 93   Road 15 13 5 6 0 4.58 96.1 95 53 49 6 58 55   Grass 34 26 9 12 0 5.06 194.0 193 116 109 19 109 148   Day 12 10 3 6 0 4.90 68.0 64 37 37 4 44 63   Night 22 16 6 6 0 5.14 126.0 129 79 72 15 65 85   Career Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP 1968 Minnesota - ORB2 22 35 35 16 14 0 4.43 227.2 207 123 112 21 120 189 1 1 1.44 .290 22.8 1969 Minnesota - ORB2 23 34 26 9 12 0 5.06 194.0 193 116 109 19 109 148 2 1 1.56 .304 1.2 Total ORB2 69 61 25 26 0 4.72 421.2 400 239 221 40 229 337 3 2 1.49 .296 24.0 Career Minor League Pitching Stats Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP VORP Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1968 Minnesota - ML P 35 35 21 39 3 62 2 .968 227.2 2.37 1969 Minnesota - ML P 34 26 15 22 2 40 3 .925 194.0 1.72 Player History 12-15-1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall Pick) by the Minnesota Twins. 01-01-1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 8 (4); Control: 5 (3). 04-08-1968 Named the #12 prospect in the ORB2 05-01-1968 Wins the ORB2 AL Pitcher of the Month Award. 06-07-1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! 11-11-1968 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $29,439 through automatic renewal. 01-01-1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 8 (4); Control: 5 (3). 07-08-1969 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! Leader Boards Appearances Year GS Rank 1968 35 6 Year L Rank 1968 14 8 Year IP Rank 1968 227.2 10 Year BF Rank 1968 998 7 Year BB Rank 1968 120 2 1969 109 2 Year K Rank 1968 189 5 Year WP Rank 1968 19 1 Year H/9 Rank 1968 8.18 8 Year K/9 Rank 1968 7.47 8 Year SHO Rank 1968 1 4

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