Roger Metzger

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: October 10, 1947 in Fredericksburg, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (16th) of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Edward's University (Austin, TX).

High School: Holy Cross HS (San Antonio, TX)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), St. Edward's University (Austin, TX)

Debut: June 16, 1970 (Age 22-249d, 13,004th in major league history)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 10, 1980 (Age 32-305d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Roger Henry Metzger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

4201

972

.231

453

RBI

254

OBP

.291

SLG

.293

OPS

.584

OPS+

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	1	Apr 8	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
2	2	Apr 9	HOU		ATL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
3	3	Apr 10	HOU		ATL	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
4	4	Apr 11	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
5	5	Apr 12	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	SS
6	6	Apr 13	HOU		CIN	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
7	7	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
8	8	Apr 16	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
9	9	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
10	10	Apr 19	HOU		SFG	L,4-7	GS	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
11	11	Apr 20	HOU		SFG	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	SS
12	12	Apr 22	HOU		SDP	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
13	13	Apr 23 (1)	HOU		SDP	L,2-7	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
14	14	Apr 23 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
15	15	Apr 24	HOU		SDP	W,9-8	GS	37	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
16	16	Apr 26	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	64 (47)	Jun 17	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
18	66 (1)	Jun 19	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
19	68 (1)	Jun 21	HOU	@	MON	L,0-6	GS	28	7.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
20	72 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	HOU		SFG	L,1-4	GS	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
21	74 (1)	Jun 27	HOU		SDP	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
22	75	Jun 28	HOU		SDP	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
23	76	Jun 29	HOU		SDP	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	77	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
25	78	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
26	79	Jul 3	HOU		ATL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
27	80	Jul 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-7	CG	46	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
28	81	Jul 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,7-8	CG	56	11.1	1	7	1	9	1	SS
29	82	Jul 6	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	53	14.0	5	4	0	9	2	SS
30	83	Jul 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-7	GS	31	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
31	84	Jul 8	HOU		CIN	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
32	85	Jul 9	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
33	86	Jul 10	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
34	87	Jul 11	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
35	88	Jul 12	HOU		LAD	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
36	89	Jul 13	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	CG	46	13.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
37	90	Jul 14	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	9	0	10	2	SS
38	91	Jul 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
39	92	Jul 16	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
40	93	Jul 17	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
41	94	Jul 21	HOU	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
42	95	Jul 22	HOU	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
43	96	Jul 23	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	10.1	0	2	0	2	0	SS
44	97	Jul 24 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
45	98	Jul 24 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
46	99	Jul 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-9	GS	34	7.0	2	2	0	4	3	SS
47	100	Jul 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
48	101	Jul 27	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
49	102	Jul 28	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
50	103	Jul 29	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
51	104	Jul 30	HOU		CHC	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	SS
52	105	Jul 31	HOU		CHC	L,1-4	GS	29	7.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	106	Aug 1	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	CG	52	11.0	0	1	2	3	0	SS
54	107	Aug 2	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	CG	41	10.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
55	108	Aug 3	HOU		PIT	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
56	109	Aug 5	HOU		STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
57	110	Aug 6 (1)	HOU		STL	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
58	113 (2)	Aug 9 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
59	114	Aug 9 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-5	GS	30	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
60	115	Aug 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
61	116	Aug 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	SS
62	117	Aug 12	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS	38	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
63	118	Aug 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
64	119	Aug 15	HOU	@	ATL	W,15-3	CG	41	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
65	120	Aug 16	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
66	121	Aug 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-9	GS	33	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
67	125 (3)	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
68	128 (2)	Aug 25	HOU		PHI	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
69	129	Aug 26	HOU		MON	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
70	130	Aug 27	HOU		MON	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
71	131	Aug 28	HOU		MON	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
72	132	Aug 30	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
73	133	Aug 31	HOU		NYM	W,5-2	GF	12	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	PR SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	136 (2)	Sep 4	HOU	@	MON	W,7-1	GF	9	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH SS
75	137	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR SS
76	138	Sep 6	HOU		CIN	W,8-3	GF	10	3.0	0	3	0	3	0	PR SS
77	139	Sep 7	HOU		SDP	L,5-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
78	140	Sep 8	HOU		SDP	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
79	141	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
80	142	Sep 10	HOU		SFG	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
81	143	Sep 11	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
82	144	Sep 12	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
83	145	Sep 13	HOU	@	CIN	W,13-4	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
84	146	Sep 14	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
85	147	Sep 15	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
86	148	Sep 16	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	23	5.0	3	2	1	6	1	SS
87	149	Sep 17	HOU	@	SDP	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
88	150	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
89	151	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
90	152	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,4-8	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
91	153	Sep 23	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
92	154	Sep 24	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
93	155	Sep 25	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
94	156	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	L,10-12	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
95	157	Sep 27	HOU	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	SS
96	160 (2)	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GF	23	5.1	1	4	0	5	1	SS
97	162 (1)	Oct 2	HOU	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
							97gm		759.0	130	260	11	401	45