Butch Metzger
Game Log for 1978
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYM Apr 08 W, 6-5 vs Expos Middle 0.1 3 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 54.00 NYM Apr 09 (2) L, 0-5 vs Expos Middle 0.2 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 27.00 NYM Apr 21 L, 0-5 at Cubs Finish 1.1 2 7 1 1 0 2 0 1 15.43 NYM Apr 23 L, 2-3 at Cubs Finish 1.2 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.25 L (0-1) NYM Apr 25 L, 1-2 vs Pirates Middle 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 NYM Apr 28 L, 1-5 vs Reds Middle 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.62 NYM Apr 29 L, 7-14 vs Reds Middle 2.0 5 12 4 4 1 0 1 2 8.10 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYM May 01 L, 5-6 at Braves Middle 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.84 NYM May 05 L, 4-9 at Phillies Finish 2.0 3 10 2 2 0 0 1 2 8.03 NYM May 07 L, 5-8 at Phillies Middle 1.2 4 10 2 2 1 0 1 1 8.36 NYM May 12 L, 4-5 vs Astros Middle 1.0 2 7 2 2 0 2 0 1 9.00 NYM May 13 L, 4-7 vs Astros Finish 2.2 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 7.64 NYM May 18 W, 8-7 vs Braves Middle 2.0 2 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 7.32 NYM May 20 L, 4-9 vs Phillies Middle 1.1 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 6.86 NYM May 26 L, 4-5 at Astros Finish 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.26 NYM May 27 W, 9-7 at Astros Middle 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.00 W (1-1) NYM May 30 L, 2-8 vs Cardinals Middle 2.0 4 11 4 4 1 0 1 0 6.92 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYM Jun 06 L, 2-8 vs Dodgers Finish 3.0 2 13 2 2 1 3 0 1 6.83 NYM Jun 11 L, 5-7 vs Giants Middle 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.39 NYM Jun 15 L, 0-3 at Dodgers Finish 3.0 4 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 5.82 NYM Jun 18 (1) L, 0-3 at Giants Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.77 NYM Jun 24 L, 4-7 vs Pirates Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.71 NYM Jun 25 L, 0-4 vs Pirates Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 NYM Jun 26 L, 9-10 at Cubs Middle 0.1 3 5 4 4 0 1 0 0 6.32 L (1-2) NYM Jun 28 L, 8-9 at Cubs Finish 0.1 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 6.51 L (1-3)
| 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
Middle relief 1 1 9.64 14 0 0 0 0 0 18.2 29 97 21 20 3 8 4 13 3-11
As closer 0 2 3.38 11 0 0 11 0 0 18.2 19 83 7 7 1 7 3 8 0-11
L/R G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS
vs LHB 63 10 25 36 2 0 3 10 0 0 6 6 0 8 1 .397 .571 .487 1.058
vs RHB 85 14 23 29 3 0 1 14 2 1 9 1 1 13 0 .271 .341 .343 .685
Team
Site W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Home 0 0 6.17 14 0 0 4 0 0 23.1 23 105 17 16 3 11 2 15 2-12
Road 1 3 7.07 11 0 0 7 0 0 14.0 25 75 11 11 1 4 5 6 1-10
Team
Time of Day W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Day 0 3 8.47 14 0 0 7 0 0 17.0 26 88 17 16 2 7 3 10 1-13
Night 1 0 4.87 11 0 0 4 0 0 20.1 22 92 11 11 2 8 4 11 2-9
Team
Month W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
April 0 1 8.10 7 0 0 2 0 0 10.0 15 51 10 9 1 5 1 8 1-6
May 1 0 6.19 10 0 0 3 0 0 16.0 22 78 11 11 2 5 5 7 2-8
June 0 2 5.56 8 0 0 6 0 0 11.1 11 51 7 7 1 5 1 6 0-8
Team
Opponent W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Astros 1 0 2.70 4 0 0 2 0 0 6.2 6 30 2 2 0 3 2 2 1-3
Braves 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 1-1
Cardinals 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 11 4 4 1 0 1 0 0-1
Cubs 0 3 17.18 4 0 0 3 0 0 3.2 10 25 7 7 0 3 1 1 0-4
Dodgers 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 2 0 0 6.0 6 27 2 2 1 4 0 3 0-2
Expos 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 10 4 3 0 2 0 1 1-1
Giants 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2
Phillies 0 0 7.20 3 0 0 1 0 0 5.0 9 27 4 4 1 1 2 4 0-3
Pirates 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2 0 0 4.1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-3
Reds 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 20 4 4 1 1 1 5 0-2
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