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| Name | Team | Age |
| Flash Metzger | Retired (1968, Age 34) | Died (2014, Age 80) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 34 (1952) |
CF | B/R |
| League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
| Jumbo Brown League | 0 | 1 years (41 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 5/23/1934 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
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| Date | Transaction |
| 1968-11-01 | Flash Metzger has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1962-04-01 | The Chicago Cubs have waived Flash Metzger. |
| 1962-03-25 | The Chicago Cubs have acquired Flash Metzger from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-04-01 | The Minnesota PULSE have waived Flash Metzger. |
| 1958-09-22 | The Minnesota PULSE have acquired Flash Metzger from the waiver wire. |
| 1958-07-04 | The Philadelphia Nazz have waived Flash Metzger. |
| 1957-09-07 | The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Harvey Huff to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Wheezy Hofmann to the minors. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Flash Metzger to the minors. |
| 1957-09-06 | The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Harvey Huff to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Flash Metzger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Wheezy Hofmann to the major league team. |
| 1957-07-15 | The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Flash Metzger down to the minors. |
| 1957-07-13 | The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Flash Metzger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Bill Murray to the major league team. |
| 1957-07-02 | The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Flash Metzger to the minors. |
| 1957-06-08 | The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Flash Metzger to the major league team. |
| 1957-05-31 | The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Flash Metzger down to the minors. |
| 1957-05-12 | The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Flash Metzger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Harvey Huff to the minors. |
| 1957-05-01 | The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Harvey Huff to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have sent Flash Metzger to the minors. |
| 1957-04-30 | Flash Metzger of the Philadelphia Nazz is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1956-05-01 | The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Blaze Galan to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Balfour Walker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Flash Metzger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have promoted Chappy Samson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Nazz have designated Rafael Endacourt for assignment. The Philadelphia Nazz have designated Sid Schupp for assignment. The Philadelphia Nazz have designated Juan Simmons for assignment. The Philadelphia Nazz have designated Yoshiyasu Sato for assignment. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Philadelphia Nazz have renamed Gene Metzger to Flash Metzger. |
| 1954-05-01 | The Philadelphia Nazz have acquired Gene Metzger from the waiver wire. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Washington Gridlock have waived Gene Metzger. |
| 1952-05-12 | The Washington Gridlock have removed Gene Metzger from the trade block. |
| 1952-04-02 | The Washington Gridlock have placed Gene Metzger on the trade block. |
| 1951-07-13 | Trade #1218531 has been completed between the Washington Gridlock and the Brooklyn Trolly Dodgers. The Brooklyn Trolly Dodgers receive Slim Pickens from the Washington Gridlock in exchange for Pete Medlinger, Draft Pick 1952 Round 2 MIA (Flash Metzger), Draft Pick 1954 Round 2 BRO (Barney Kelleher). |
| 1950-06-21 | Trade #1212170 has been completed between the Miami Pelicans and the Brooklyn Trolly Dodgers. The Brooklyn Trolly Dodgers receive Jim Gatewood, Gary Walker, Draft Pick 1952 Round 2 MIA (Flash Metzger) from the Miami Pelicans in exchange for Zack Pussthrower, Draft Pick 1951 Round 1 BRO (Bob Rigney). |