Andy Messersmith

The Orange County Hall of Fame will be increasing its fold tonight, adding a few famous names to its register, and also honoring some not so famous names. The four inductees into the hall who will be honored at a dinner tonight at the Disneyland Hotel are Rod Carew, Andy Messersmith, Eddie Morris and Carol Spanks. Carew was a seven-time American League batting champion, who spent six of his 19 years in the major leagues with the Angels.

The Orange County Hall of Fame will be increasing its fold tonight, adding a few famous names to its register, and also honoring some not so famous names. The four inductees into the hall who will be honored at a dinner tonight at the Disneyland Hotel are Rod Carew, Andy Messersmith, Eddie Morris and Carol Spanks. Carew was a seven-time American League batting champion, who spent six of his 19 years in the major leagues with the Angels.

The changeup is what Andy Messersmith is remembered for. He threw it by batters often enough during a 12-year career to win 130 games for the Angels, Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. And, in 1976, he threw it at major league baseball, loosening ties that previously had bound players forever to one team.

The change-up is what Andy Messersmith is remembered for. He threw it past batters often enough during a 12-year career to win 130 games for the Angels, Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. And, in 1976, he threw it at major league baseball, loosening ties that previously bound players forever to one team.

Jason Messersmith will make his debut at quarterback for Servite High School at 7:30 tonight when the Friars play host to Colton in Hanford Rant Stadium in Cerritos. Messersmith is the unlikely heir to former Servite quarterbacks Steve Beuerlein (Notre Dame), Eric Buechele (Fresno State) and Tim Rosenkranz (Santa Clara). Messersmith was the fourth-string quarterback for Servite's sophomore team last year and did not play a down until the last game of the season.

The change-up is what Andy Messersmith is remembered for. He threw it past batters often enough during a 12-year career to win 130 games for the Angels, Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. And, in 1976, he threw it at major league baseball, loosening ties that previously bound players forever to one team.

A little more than a decade ago, hearings before an arbitrator on a case involving major league baseball drew little attention from the fans or the media. However, when arbitrator Peter Seitz finally made his ruling it turned out to be a landmark decision in professional sports. That case involved pitcher Andy Messersmith and wound up creating free agency in baseball. The economics of the sport haven't been the same since.

Angels' top career pitchers. VICTORIES Name No. Nolan Ryan 138 Frank Tanana 102 Mike Witt 100 Clyde Wright 87 Dean Chance 74 Andy Messersmith 74 STRIKEOUTS Name No. Nolan Ryan 2416 Frank Tanana 1233 Mike Witt 1146 Dean Chance 857 Rudy May 844 SAVES Name No. Dave LaRoche 65 Donnie Moore 61 Bob Lee 58 Minnie Rojas 43 Ken Tatum 39 SHUTOUTS Name No. Nolan Ryan 40 Frank Tanana 24 Dean Chance 21 George Brunet 14 Geoff Zahn 13 Rudy May 12 Andy Messersmith 11 Mike Witt 10 STARTS Name No.

Right-hander Bartolo Colon got his 10th victory against four losses Monday in the Angels' 13-3 win over Texas. Colon is bidding to become the first Angel pitcher to reach 20 victories since Nolan Ryan in 1974. Here are the Angels' leaders in wins: *--* PLAYER RECORD YEAR 1. (tie) Nolan Ryan 22-16 1974 Clyde Wright 22-12 1970 3. Nolan Ryan 21-16 1973 4. (tie) Bill Singer 20-14 1973 Andy Messersmith 20-13 1971 Dean Chance 20-9 1964 *--*

U.S. Senior District Judge John Oliver of Kansas City, who upheld an arbitrator's ruling in the 1970s that allowed free agency in baseball, has died at the age of 75, court officials said. The judge, who had been hospitalized since collapsing at work last week, died of a massive blood clot about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in Trinity Lutheran Hospital at Kansas City. One of Oliver's most influential decisions was his upholding of a Dec.

The changeup is what Andy Messersmith is remembered for. He threw it by batters often enough during a 12-year career to win 130 games for the Angels, Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. And, in 1976, he threw it at major league baseball, loosening ties that previously had bound players forever to one team.

A little more than a decade ago, hearings before an arbitrator on a case involving major league baseball drew little attention from the fans or the media. However, when arbitrator Peter Seitz finally made his ruling it turned out to be a landmark decision in professional sports. That case involved pitcher Andy Messersmith and wound up creating free agency in baseball. The economics of the sport haven't been the same since.

Jason Messersmith will make his debut at quarterback for Servite High School at 7:30 tonight when the Friars play host to Colton in Hanford Rant Stadium in Cerritos. Messersmith is the unlikely heir to former Servite quarterbacks Steve Beuerlein (Notre Dame), Eric Buechele (Fresno State) and Tim Rosenkranz (Santa Clara). Messersmith was the fourth-string quarterback for Servite's sophomore team last year and did not play a down until the last game of the season.

Lew Cryer and Jerry Doggett will be among those honored Feb. 15 by the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame at its annual induction banquet at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. Cryer, departing commissioner of the Pacific Coast Athletic Assn., and Doggett, who retired last fall after 30 years as an announcer with the Dodgers, will be presented Special Achievement Awards.

Bobby Hatfield, who went from the athletic fields of Anaheim High School to the stages of the world as half of the Righteous Brothers singing duo, has been named the winner of the Orange County Hall of Fame's Ralph Clark Award. Hatfield, an All-Sunset League outfielder in baseball in 1958 and a member of the Colonists' football team, will receive the award Feb. 15 at the Hall of Fame's induction banquet at the Disneyland Hotel.