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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	HOU		SFG	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
2	2	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
3	3	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
4	4	Apr 18	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
5	5	Apr 19	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
6	6	Apr 21	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	7	1	9	0	SS
7	7	Apr 22	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
8	8	Apr 23	HOU	@	SFG	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
9	9	Apr 24	HOU		CHC	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	1	8	0	9	1	SS
10	10	Apr 25	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	SS
11	11	Apr 26	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	48	10.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
12	12	Apr 28	HOU		STL	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
13	13	Apr 29	HOU		STL	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	5	4	0	9	1	SS
14	14	Apr 30	HOU		STL	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	1	SS
16	16	May 3	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
17	17	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	6	0	8	4	SS
18	18	May 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	3	4	1	8	0	SS
19	19	May 9	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
20	20	May 10	HOU	@	STL	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
21	21	May 11	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
22	22	May 12	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
23	23	May 13	HOU		PIT	L,1-6	CG	52	12.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
24	24	May 14	HOU		PIT	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
25	25	May 15	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	SS
26	26	May 16	HOU		ATL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	5	0	5	2	SS
27	27	May 17	HOU		ATL	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
28	28	May 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	51	11.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
29	29	May 19	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
30	30	May 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
31	31	May 21	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
32	32	May 22	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
33	33	May 23 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
34	34	May 23 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
35	35	May 24	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
36	36	May 26	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
37	37	May 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
38	38	May 28	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	CG	48	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
39	39	May 29	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
40	40	May 30	HOU		CIN	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
41	41	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,4-12	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	HOU		CIN	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
43	43	Jun 2	HOU	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
44	44	Jun 3	HOU	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	37	9.1	4	5	0	9	1	SS
45	45	Jun 4	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
46	46	Jun 6	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
47	47	Jun 7	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
48	48	Jun 8	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
49	49	Jun 9	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	3	SS
50	50	Jun 10	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
51	51	Jun 11	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
52	52	Jun 12	HOU		MON	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
53	53	Jun 13	HOU		MON	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
54	54	Jun 14	HOU		MON	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
55	55	Jun 16	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	46	11.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
56	56	Jun 17	HOU		PHI	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
57	57	Jun 18	HOU		PHI	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
58	58	Jun 19	HOU		NYM	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
59	59	Jun 20	HOU		NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
60	60	Jun 21	HOU		NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
61	61	Jun 22	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
62	62	Jun 23	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	7	1	8	1	SS
63	63	Jun 24	HOU	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
64	64	Jun 25	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	1	4	0	5	1	SS
65	65	Jun 26	HOU	@	SDP	W,14-7	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
66	66	Jun 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
67	67	Jun 28	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
68	68	Jun 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	SS
69	69	Jun 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
71	71	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
72	72	Jul 3	HOU		ATL	L,9-13	CG	54	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
73	73	Jul 4	HOU		PIT	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
74	74	Jul 5	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
75	75	Jul 6	HOU		PIT	L,3-7	CG	70	17.0	7	7	0	14	1	SS
76	76	Jul 7	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
77	77	Jul 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
78	78	Jul 9	HOU	@	STL	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
79	79	Jul 11 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
80	80	Jul 11 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
81	81	Jul 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
82	82	Jul 13	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
83	83	Jul 14	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	3	SS
84	84	Jul 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
85	85	Jul 16 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
86	86	Jul 16 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
87	87	Jul 17	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
88	88	Jul 18	HOU		STL	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
89	89	Jul 19	HOU		STL	L,0-6	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
90	90	Jul 21	HOU		CHC	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
91	91	Jul 22	HOU		CHC	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
92	92	Jul 23	HOU		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
93	93	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	2	SS
94	94	Jul 28	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
95	95	Jul 29	HOU		LAD	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
96	96	Jul 30 (1)	HOU		SDP	L,7-10	CG	67	14.0	0	2	1	3	1	SS
97	97	Jul 30 (2)	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
98	98	Jul 31	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	99	Aug 1	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
100	100	Aug 2	HOU		CIN	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
101	101	Aug 4	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	SS
102	102	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
103	103	Aug 6 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
104	104	Aug 6 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS	19	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
105	105	Aug 8	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8	GS	14	2.0	0	3	1	4	1	SS
106	106	Aug 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
107	107	Aug 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	SS
108	108	Aug 11	HOU		SFG	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
109	109	Aug 12	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
110	110	Aug 13	HOU		SFG	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
111	111	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
112	112	Aug 15	HOU	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	3	3	0	6	1	SS
113	113	Aug 16	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
114	114	Aug 17	HOU	@	MON	W,17-5	CG	42	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
115	115	Aug 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
116	116	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
117	117	Aug 20	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
118	118	Aug 21	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	SS
119	119	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
120	120	Aug 23	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	SS
121	121	Aug 25	HOU		MON	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
122	122	Aug 26	HOU		MON	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
123	123	Aug 27	HOU		MON	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
124	124	Aug 29	HOU		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
125	125	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	6	1	7	1	SS
126	126	Aug 31	HOU		PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	127	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
128	128	Sep 2	HOU		NYM	L,8-11	CG	46	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	SS
129	129	Sep 3	HOU		NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
130	130	Sep 4	HOU		ATL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
131	131	Sep 5	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	SS
132	132	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	49	13.0	3	6	0	9	0	SS
133	133	Sep 8	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
134	134	Sep 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
135	135	Sep 10	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
136	136	Sep 11	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
137	137	Sep 13	HOU		SDP	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
138	138	Sep 14	HOU		SDP	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	1	4	1	6	2	SS
139	139	Sep 15	HOU		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
140	140	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	L,0-10	CG	48	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
141	141	Sep 17	HOU		LAD	W,15-11	CG	48	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
142	142	Sep 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
143	143	Sep 20	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-13	GS	42	7.0	1	6	0	7	1
144	144	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
145	145	Sep 23	HOU		CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
146	146	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
147	147	Sep 26	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
148	148	Sep 27	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
149	149	Sep 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
150	150	Sep 30	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	54	12.0	1	9	0	10	2	SS
151	151	Oct 1	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
152	152	Oct 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
153	153	Oct 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
							153gm		1373.1	238	504	22	764	101