Roger Metzger Notable

b. October 10, 1947 · Chicago Cubs 1970, Houston Astros 1971–1978, San Francisco Giants 1978–1980

Roger Metzger played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1970 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1980. His longest stay was with the Houston Astros, from 1971 to 1978.

Across 1,219 games he batted .231, with 972 hits and 453 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 101 doubles, 71 triples and 83 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples two times between 1971 and 1973, topping out at 14. He played 1,173 games at shortstop, with 3,535 assists and 135 errors. He turned 671 double plays.

He was born in Fredericksburg, TX, USA on October 10, 1947. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	1	1973

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1970	CHC	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1971	HOU	150	562	64	132	14	11	0	26	44	50	15	.235
1972	HOU	153	641	84	142	12	3	2	38	60	71	23	.222
1973	HOU	154	580	67	145	11	14	1	35	39	70	10	.250
1974	HOU	143	572	66	145	18	10	0	30	37	73	9	.253
1975	HOU	127	450	54	102	7	9	2	26	41	39	4	.227
1976	HOU	152	481	37	101	13	8	0	29	52	63	1	.210
1977	HOU	97	269	24	50	9	6	0	16	32	24	2	.186
1978	HOU/SFG	120	358	28	88	10	2	0	23	24	26	8	.246
1979	SFG	94	259	24	65	7	8	0	31	23	31	11	.251
1980	SFG	28	27	5	2	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	.074
Career	—	1219	4201	453	972	101	71	5	254	355	449	83	.231

On this day & linked events

1947

Born October 10, 1947

Fredericksburg, TX, USA

1970

Major-league debut: Roger Metzger

Roger Metzger made a major-league debut on June 16, 1970.

1980

Final major-league game: Roger Metzger

Roger Metzger played a final major-league game on August 10, 1980.

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