1977 Topps Baseball #215 - Butch Metzger

• Butch Metzger was coming off of a co-Rookie of the Year Award (with Pat Zachry of the Cincinnati Reds) in 1976, which explains the "5" number. Unfortuantely, Metzger had a tough time with the Padres in 1977.
• Butch was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for John D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon on May 17. He performed better for the Cardinals, but that was about it for Metzger as an effective major league pitcher.
• 1977 Stats:
• San Diego Padres - 0-0, 5.56 ERA in 17 games (1 start)
• St. Louis Cardinals - 4-2, 3.11 ERA, 7 saves in 58 games
• TOTAL: 4-2, 3.59 ERA, 7 saves in 75 games (1 start)
• 1977 Highlights:
• Aug 10 - Pitched a scoreless 9th inning to earn the save in the Cardinals' 3-1 win over the New York Mets
• Aug 13 - Earned the victory by pitching three innings and allowing no runs on one hit.The Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 1-0 in ten innings.
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