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Butch Metzger

Game Log for 1977
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP Apr 08 L, 3-6 at Reds Finish 2.0 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 SDP Apr 13 L, 1-3 vs Giants Middle 1.0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 SDP Apr 14 L, 4-8 vs Giants Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.80 SDP Apr 15 L, 5-9 vs Reds Finish 1.0 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 4.50 SDP Apr 18 W, 12-6 at Braves Middle 1.0 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.86 SDP Apr 23 (2) W, 11-8 at Astros Start 2.1 4 12 5 4 0 1 0 0 6.75 SDP Apr 24 L, 8-9 at Astros Middle 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.30 SDP Apr 27 L, 6-7 vs Dodgers Middle 2.1 4 12 2 2 0 0 0 2 6.57 SDP Apr 28 L, 5-7 vs Dodgers Middle 3.0 3 13 1 1 1 1 0 2 5.87 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SDP May 01 L, 2-8 vs Mets Middle 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.19 SDP May 03 L, 7-8 vs Phillies Middle 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.00 SDP May 05 L, 5-8 vs Phillies Middle 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 SDP May 07 L, 6-7 vs Expos Middle 1.0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.66 SDP May 13 L, 4-5 at Phillies Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.58 SDP May 14 L, 5-9 at Phillies Middle 2.0 1 9 1 1 0 2 0 1 4.57 SDP May 16 L, 6-9 at Cubs Middle 0.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 SDP May 17 L, 6-23 at Cubs Middle 0.2 4 7 3 3 3 1 0 0 5.56 SLC May 22 L, 0-2 vs Giants Finish 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.11 SLC May 23 L, 2-7 vs Giants Finish 2.0 3 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.06 SLC May 25 L, 1-2 vs Phillies Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.71 SLC May 26 W, 4-3 vs Phillies Finish 1.0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.55 W (1-0) SLC May 29 L, 4-14 vs Expos Finish 2.0 2 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.55 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Jun 01 L, 3-4 vs Cubs Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 SLC Jun 03 L, 0-2 at Expos Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.36 SLC Jun 04 L, 7-8 at Expos Middle 1.0 2 7 3 3 1 2 0 1 5.03 SLC Jun 05 L, 5-7 at Expos Finish 2.0 2 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.75 SLC Jun 06 W, 4-3 vs Padres Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66 SLC Jun 07 L, 5-9 vs Padres Finish 2.0 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.42 SLC Jun 10 W, 8-7 vs Dodgers Middle 1.1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 1 4.72 SLC Jun 11 L, 8-9 vs Dodgers Middle 2.0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 SLC Jun 15 W, 9-6 at Giants Middle 1.0 3 9 2 2 0 2 0 2 4.81 SLC Jun 16 L, 1-5 at Giants Finish 1.0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.91 SLC Jun 19 L, 2-6 at Padres Middle 3.0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.60 SLC Jun 21 W, 4-3 at Dodgers Middle 2.0 2 9 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.78 SLC Jun 22 L, 1-12 at Dodgers Finish 3.1 2 15 0 0 0 3 0 1 4.47 SLC Jun 26 L, 0-2 vs Phillies Finish 2.0 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.31 SLC Jun 28 (2) W, 13-3 vs Pirates Finish 1.0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 4.23 SLC Jun 29 L, 1-9 vs Pirates Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Jul 03 L, 0-4 vs Cubs Finish 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.13 SLC Jul 04 (1) L, 2-5 at Pirates Middle 0.2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.08 SLC Jul 06 L, 8-11 at Pirates Middle 5.0 5 23 3 3 1 3 0 2 4.19 SLC Jul 12 L, 4-5 at Phillies Middle 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.06 SLC Jul 14 W, 7-6 at Phillies Middle 2.0 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 1 3.93 SLC Jul 15 L, 6-7 at Expos Middle 0.1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.05 SLC Jul 16 L, 0-3 at Expos Finish 3.0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.88 SLC Jul 25 W, 9-8 vs Reds Finish 1 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.84 SLC Jul 27 W, 5-3 vs Braves Finish 2 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.73 SLC Jul 30 W, 4-1 at Reds Middle 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.63 W (2-0) SLC Jul 31 L, 2-6 at Reds Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Aug 01 W, 6-5 at Braves Finish 3 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.49 SLC Aug 02 W, 6-4 at Braves Middle 0.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.48 W (3-0) SLC Aug 06 (1) W, 3-1 at Astros Finish 4 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.43 SLC Aug 07 W, 5-2 at Astros Finish 5 2.0 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.35 SLC Aug 10 W, 3-1 at Mets Finish 6 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.31 SLC Aug 13 W, 1-0 vs Expos Finish 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.19 W (4-0) SLC Aug 16 L, 1-5 vs Mets Middle 1.1 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 3.24 SLC Aug 21 L, 0-7 vs Padres Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.21 SLC Aug 22 W, 8-6 vs Dodgers Middle 2.0 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.13 SLC Aug 25 L, 2-4 vs Giants Middle 2.0 4 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 3.26 L (4-1) SLC Aug 27 L, 3-4 at Dodgers Middle 1.1 3 9 2 2 0 2 0 1 3.41 L (4-2) SLC Aug 31 L, 1-2 at Padres Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.34 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Sep 02 W, 6-4 at Giants Finish 7 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.30 SLC Sep 03 L, 5-6 at Giants Middle 1.0 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.36 SLC Sep 09 L, 4-11 at Phillies Middle 2.1 5 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 3.47 SLC Sep 11 L, 5-6 at Phillies Finish 3.0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.36 SLC Sep 12 W, 11-9 vs Cubs Middle 1.0 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 3.51 SLC Sep 15 (2) W, 10-7 vs Pirates Middle 1.1 4 9 3 3 0 1 0 2 3.72 SLC Sep 16 L, 6-12 vs Phillies Finish 1.1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 3.67 SLC Sep 17 L, 4-8 vs Phillies Middle 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.61 SLC Sep 21 (1) L, 2-4 at Expos Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.54 SLC Sep 22 L, 0-2 at Expos Middle 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.61 SLC Sep 26 L, 5-9 vs Expos Middle 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.58 SLC Sep 28 L, 2-4 vs Expos Finish 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.53 SLC Sep 30 (2) L, 3-6 vs Mets Middle 2.0 1 9 1 1 0 2 0 2 3.54 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Oct 01 (1) L, 4-8 vs Mets Middle 1.0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.59

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter       0   0  15.43    1   1   0   0   0   0    2.1    4    12    5    4   0    1   0    0    1-0   11.00 runs/start
Middle relief    2   2   5.52   42   0   0   0   0   0   58.2   71   276   38   36  10   29   4   31   11-31
As closer        2   0   0.99   32   0   0  32   7   0   54.1   30   206    9    6   3   14   2   23   10-22

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              154   20   43   66   6   1   5   19   2   2   14   2   1   23   2  .279  .429  .347  .775
vs RHB              276   37   62  107  19   1   8   34   2   3   30   4   1   31   5  .225  .388  .310  .698

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             2   1   3.04   38   0   0  16   2   0   56.1   51   237   23   19   4   14   3   25   10-28
Road             2   1   4.12   37   1   0  16   5   0   59.0   54   257   29   27   9   30   3   29   12-25  11.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              1   0   1.72   21   0   0  12   2   0   31.1   24   125    6    6   5    8   4   14    3-18
Night            3   2   4.29   54   1   0  20   5   0   84.0   81   369   46   40   8   36   2   40   19-35  11.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            0   0   5.87    9   1   0   3   0   0   15.1   18    69   11   10   2    5   1    5    2-7   11.00 runs/start
May              1   0   3.31   13   0   0   6   0   0   16.1   18    74    7    6   4    4   4    2    1-12
June             0   0   3.75   16   0   0   7   0   0   24.0   16   106   12   10   5   16   1    9    5-11
July             1   0   1.83   11   0   0   5   2   0   19.2   15    78    4    4   1    7   0   11    4-7 
August           2   2   2.37   12   0   0   6   4   0   19.0   16    78    5    5   0    7   0   12    7-5 
September        0   0   4.50   13   0   0   5   1   0   20.0   20    84   12   10   1    5   0   15    3-10
October          0   0   9.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    1.0    2     5    1    1   0    0   0    0    0-1 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           0   0   6.00    4   1   0   2   2   0    6.0    7    28    5    4   0    2   1    3    3-1   11.00 runs/start
Braves           1   0   0.00    4   0   0   2   2   0    5.1    2    21    0    0   0    3   0    2    4-0 
Cubs             0   0  13.50    5   0   0   1   0   0    3.1    6    17    5    5   3    1   1    1    1-4 
Dodgers          0   1   4.67    8   0   0   1   0   0   17.1   17    81    9    9   4   10   0    9    3-5 
Expos            1   0   2.95   12   0   0   7   0   0   18.1   12    70    7    6   2    4   1    6    1-11
Giants           0   1   4.85    9   0   0   5   1   0   13.0   18    59    7    7   2    5   0    6    2-7 
Mets             0   0   3.68    5   0   0   1   1   0    7.1    6    30    3    3   0    3   0    5    1-4 
Padres           0   0   0.00    5   0   0   2   0   0    8.2    4    31    2    0   0    2   0    2    1-4 
Phillies         1   0   1.29   13   0   0   6   0   0   21.0   17    88    5    3   0    6   3   12    2-11
Pirates          0   0   6.48    5   0   0   1   0   0    8.1    9    42    6    6   1    8   0    5    2-3 
Reds             1   0   4.05    5   0   0   4   1   0    6.2    7    27    3    3   1    0   0    3    2-3 

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