Roger Metzger
[edit] Biography
Roger Metzger (Roger Henry Metzger) was born on October 10, 1947 in Fredericksburg, Texas. He made his Major League debut on June 16, 1970 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 0 home runs and 26 RBI. Metzger played for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 11 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 150
| 562
| 64
| 132
| 0
| 26
| .235
| .294
| .299
| 14
| 11
| 44
| 50
| 4
| 5
| 15
| 4
| 5
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 153
| 641
| 84
| 142
| 2
| 38
| .222
| .288
| .259
| 12
| 3
| 60
| 71
| 1
| 9
| 23
| 1
| 7
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 154
| 580
| 67
| 145
| 1
| 35
| .250
| .299
| .322
| 11
| 14
| 39
| 70
| 3
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 10
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 143
| 572
| 66
| 145
| 0
| 30
| .253
| .297
| .320
| 18
| 10
| 37
| 73
| 0
| 21
| 9
| 1
| 13
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 127
| 450
| 54
| 102
| 2
| 26
| .227
| .289
| .296
| 7
| 9
| 41
| 39
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 10
| 6
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 152
| 481
| 37
| 101
| 0
| 29
| .210
| .286
| .270
| 13
| 8
| 52
| 63
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 10
| 11
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 97
| 269
| 24
| 50
| 0
| 16
| .186
| .272
| .264
| 9
| 6
| 32
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 7
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 75
| 235
| 17
| 61
| 0
| 17
| .260
| .294
| .294
| 6
| 1
| 12
| 17
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 4
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 45
| 123
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 6
| .220
| .287
| .268
| 4
| 1
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 120
| 358
| 28
| 88
| 0
| 23
| .246
| .292
| .285
| 10
| 2
| 24
| 26
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 3
| 12
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 94
| 259
| 24
| 65
| 0
| 31
| .251
| .311
| .340
| 7
| 8
| 23
| 31
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 6
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 28
| 27
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .074
| .167
| .074
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 1219
| 4201
| 453
| 972
| 5
| 254
| .231
| .291
| .293
| 101
| 71
| 355
| 449
| 8
| 90
| 83
| 34
| 79
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 148
| 145
| 1302.1
| 275
| 459
| 17
| 91
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 153
| 153
| 1373.1
| 238
| 504
| 22
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 149
| 146
| 1306.2
| 231
| 429
| 12
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 142
| 142
| 1261.2
| 238
| 451
| 17
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 126
| 123
| 1094.1
| 186
| 441
| 15
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 150
| 149
| 1304.1
| 253
| 462
| 10
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 96
| 86
| 758
| 130
| 260
| 11
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| SS
| 74
| 67
| 592.1
| 112
| 184
| 8
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 42
| 38
| 333.2
| 59
| 103
| 6
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 116
| 105
| 926
| 171
| 287
| 14
| 51
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 5
| 55
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| SS
| 78
| 68
| 598.1
| 108
| 219
| 15
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| SS
| 13
| 7
| 69
| 14
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1172
| 1125
| 10001
| 1845
| 3535
| 135
| 671
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 15
| 7
| 76
| 19
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (16th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Houston Astros in exchange for Hector Torres (October 12, 1970).
- Sold by Houston Astros to San Francisco Giants (June 15, 1978).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (August 16, 1980).
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