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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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-19 / in Starts: 2-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	16 (8-7-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In By
D Evans	2
J Wohlford	1
M Sadek	1
R Stennett	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1192	6 (5)	Apr 15	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.62	-0.067	2.29	-0.06%	-0.48	PH
2	1193	10 (3)	Apr 19	SFG		SDP	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						PR
3	1194	13 (2)	Apr 22	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.05	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.14	PH SS
4	1195	14	Apr 23	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.92	-0.030	.97	-0.02%	-0.85	PH
5	1196	16 (1)	Apr 25	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	8	1.20	0.079	1.15	0.05%	0.33	SS
6	1197	17	Apr 26	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	8	.75	-0.040	.77	-0.03%	-0.38	SS
7	1198	18	Apr 27	SFG		CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	8	1.38	-0.072	1.53	-0.05%	-0.54	SS
8	1199	19	Apr 29	SFG		LAD	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8	.39	-0.029	.32	-0.01%	-0.50	SS
9	1200	20	Apr 30	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	8	.68	-0.007	.52	0.00%	-0.10	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	1201	25 (4)	May 5	SFG	@	STL	L,5-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.11	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.10	PH
11	1202	26	May 6	SFG	@	STL	L,7-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	1						2B
12	1203	34 (7)	May 16	SFG		STL	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
13	1204	40 (5)	May 24	SFG	@	PIT	W,10-9	8-GF(15)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	8	1.12	-0.086	.67	-0.03%	-1.21	PR SS
14	1205	43 (2)	May 27	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9						PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	1206	49 (5)	Jun 3	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
16	1207	51 (1)	Jun 6	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.130	.048	.178	8	.61	-0.047	.39	-0.02%	-0.36	SS
17	1208	61 (9)	Jun 17	SFG		MON	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.130	.048	.178	8						PR SS
18	1209	71 (9)	Jun 28	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.130	.048	.178	1						PR
19	1210	73 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	SFG		LAD	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.120	.043	.163	8	.77	-0.037	.45	-0.01%	-0.28	SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	1211	76 (2)	Jul 2	SFG		CIN	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.043	.120	.043	.163	7						SS
21	1212	79 (2)	Jul 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.043	.120	.043	.163	8						SS
22	1213	80	Jul 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.043	.120	.043	.163	7						SS
23	1214	83 (2)	Jul 12 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-4	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.120	.043	.163	9	2.73	0.002	1.44	0.00%	-0.07	PH
24	1215	98 (14)	Jul 27	SFG		PIT	L,4-6	4-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.37	0.012	.46	0.01%	0.20	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	1216	102 (3)	Aug 1	SFG		CHC	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.148	.080	.228	2	2.37	-0.053	2.49	-0.03%	-0.26	PH
26	1217	103	Aug 2	SFG		CHC	W,8-5	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.179	.080	.259	5	1.36	0.054	1.26	0.03%	0.24	PH
27	1218	104	Aug 3 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.172	.077	.249	9	1.36	-0.033	1.19	-0.02%	-0.14	PH
28	1219	111 (6)	Aug 10	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-3	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.167	.074	.241	9	.32	-0.008	.19	0.00%	-0.10	PH
							9-19		31	27	5	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	.074	.167	.074	.241		.95	-0.366	.83	-0.20%	-4.74

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