- Roger Metzger
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#95322c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Roger Metzger
position=Shortstop
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1947|10|10
city-state|Fredericksburg|Texas
debutdate=June 16
debutyear=1970
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=August 10
finalyear=1980
finalteam=San Francisco Giants
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.231
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=972
stat3label=SB
stat3value=83
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (by|1970)
*Houston Astros (by|1971-by|1978)
*San Francisco Giants (1978-by|1980)
highlights=
*Gold Glove in 1973
*Led NL in triples in 1971 and 1973Roger Henry Metzger (born
October 10 1947 inFredericksburg, Texas ) was aShortstop for theChicago Cubs (1970),Houston Astros (1971-78) andSan Francisco Giants (1978-80).He won the 1973
Gold Glove Award at Shortstop.He led the
National League in Triples in 1971 (11) and 1973 (14).He led the National League in Outs (528) in 1972.
In 11 seasons he played in 1,219 Games and had 4,201 At Bats, 453 Runs, 972 Hits, 101 Doubles, 71 Triples, 5 Home Runs, 254 RBI, 83 Stolen Bases, 355 Walks, .231 Batting Average, .291 On-base percentage, .293 Slugging Percentage, 1,230 Total Bases, 90 Sacrifice Hits, 22 Sacrifice Flies and 34 Intentional Walks.
In the offseason between 1979 and 1980 he lost the tips of four fingers (index to pinky) in a table saw accident. He attempted a comeback for the 1980 season, but was released by the San Francisco Giants on August 10, 1980 after only hitting .074 in 28 games.
ee also
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List of Major League Baseball triples champions ources
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