Butch Metzger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: May 23, 1952 in Lafayette, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from John F. Kennedy HS (Sacramento, CA).

High School: John F. Kennedy HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: September 8, 1974 (Age 22-108d, 13,557th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 28, 1978 (Age 26-036d)
vs. CHC 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Clarence Edward Metzger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

3.74

191

293.1

175

WHIP

1.463

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 13	SDP		SFG	L,1-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7	Apr 14	SDP		SFG	L,4-8	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8	Apr 15	SDP		CIN	L,5-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	11 (2)	Apr 18	SDP	@	ATL	W,12-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	16 (4)	Apr 23 (2)	SDP	@	HOU	W,11-8	GS	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	17	Apr 24	SDP	@	HOU	L,8-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	20 (2)	Apr 27	SDP		LAD	L,6-7		12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	21	Apr 28	SDP		LAD	L,5-7		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	24 (2)	May 1	SDP		NYM	L,2-8		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	26 (1)	May 3	SDP		PHI	L,7-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	28 (1)	May 5	SDP		PHI	L,5-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	30 (1)	May 7	SDP		MON	L,6-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	34 (3)	May 13	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	35	May 14	SDP	@	PHI	L,5-9		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	37 (1)	May 16	SDP	@	CHC	L,6-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	38	May 17	SDP	@	CHC	L,6-23		7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
				Player went from San Diego Padres to St. Louis Cardinals
18	37	May 22	STL		SFG	L,0-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	38	May 23	STL		SFG	L,2-7	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	40 (1)	May 25	STL		PHI	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
21	41	May 26	STL		PHI	W,4-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	44 (2)	May 29	STL		MON	L,4-14	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	47 (2)	Jun 1	STL		CHC	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	48	Jun 3	STL	@	MON	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	49	Jun 4	STL	@	MON	L,7-8		7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	50	Jun 5	STL	@	MON	L,5-7	GF	9	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	51	Jun 6	STL		SDP	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	52	Jun 7	STL		SDP	L,5-9	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	55 (2)	Jun 10	STL		LAD	W,8-7		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	56	Jun 11	STL		LAD	L,8-9		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	59 (2)	Jun 15	STL	@	SFG	W,9-6		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	60	Jun 16	STL	@	SFG	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	63 (2)	Jun 19	STL	@	SDP	L,2-6		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	65 (1)	Jun 21	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	66	Jun 22	STL	@	LAD	L,1-12	GF	15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	69 (2)	Jun 26	STL		PHI	L,0-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	72 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	STL		PIT	W,13-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	73	Jun 29	STL		PIT	L,1-9		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	77 (3)	Jul 3	STL		CHC	L,0-4	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	78	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	81 (2)	Jul 6	STL	@	PIT	L,8-11		23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	87 (5)	Jul 12	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	89 (1)	Jul 14	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	90	Jul 15	STL	@	MON	L,6-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	91	Jul 16	STL	@	MON	L,0-3	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	97 (5)	Jul 25	STL		CIN	W,9-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	99 (1)	Jul 27	STL		ATL	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	103 (3)	Jul 30	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	104	Jul 31	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	105	Aug 1	STL	@	ATL	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
51	106	Aug 2	STL	@	ATL	W,6-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	109 (2)	Aug 6 (1)	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	111 (1)	Aug 7	STL	@	HOU	W,5-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	114 (2)	Aug 10	STL	@	NYM	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
55	116 (1)	Aug 13	STL		MON	W,1-0	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	119 (2)	Aug 16	STL		NYM	L,1-5		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	123 (3)	Aug 21	STL		SDP	L,0-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	124	Aug 22	STL		LAD	W,8-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	127 (2)	Aug 25	STL		SFG	L,2-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	129 (1)	Aug 27	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4		9	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
61	133 (3)	Aug 31	STL	@	SDP	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	134	Sep 2	STL	@	SFG	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	135	Sep 3	STL	@	SFG	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	141 (5)	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	L,4-11		12	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
65	143 (1)	Sep 11	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	144	Sep 12	STL		CHC	W,11-9		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	147 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	STL		PIT	W,10-7		9	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
68	148	Sep 16	STL		PHI	L,6-12	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	149	Sep 17	STL		PHI	L,4-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	151 (1)	Sep 21 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
71	153 (1)	Sep 22	STL	@	MON	L,0-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	155 (1)	Sep 26	STL		MON	L,5-9		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
73	157 (1)	Sep 28	STL		MON	L,2-4	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
74	159 (1)	Sep 30 (2)	STL		NYM	L,3-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
75	160	Oct 1 (1)	STL		NYM	L,4-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							75gm		115.1	5	12	0	17	1