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- Safe by a Mile
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
Charlie Metro's career runs the gamut of the specialties found in baseball-player, coach, manager, scout, inventor. Metro has lived baseball at every level from the Great Depression to today's multimillion dollar contracts. One of a kind, Metro's life mirrors the astounding changes in the game as well as in the nation. Metro's tale is full of heart and a wealth of anecdotes, the result of a fascinating life and a true love of the game.
Charlie Metro was born Charles Moreskonich in Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania, in 1919. He played in the major leagues from 1943 to 1945 with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics. He managed for parts of two seasons, with the 1962 Cubs and the 1970 Kansas City Royals. He also coached the 1965 Chicago White Sox and the 1982 Oakland Athletics. Although he had far longer service in the minor leagues, he will probably be best remembered as one of the great scouts and teachers in baseball history.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xix
- ONE Hookey from High School
- pp. 1-23
- THREE Up with Detroit and Philadelphia
- pp. 63-105
- FOUR Go West, Young Man
- pp. 106-156
- FIVE Points South
- pp. 157-191
- SIX The Road Back to Triple-A
- pp. 192-226
- SEVEN Mile High, Here We Come
- pp. 227-249
- EIGHT A Car Missing a Wheel
- pp. 250-280
- NINE Scouting, the Toughest Job in Baseball
- pp. 281-315
- TEN Putting All the King’s Men Together
- pp. 316-344
- TWELVE Billy Ball
- pp. 378-402
- THIRTEEN Retirement? What Retirement?
- pp. 403-440
- FOURTEEN My Own Hall of Fame
- pp. 441-468
- FIFTEEN I Dream of Baseball
- pp. 469-498
- Appendix: Career Statistics
- pp. 499-502
Additional Information
ISBN
9780803201804
MARC Record
OCLC
50753832
Pages
537
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No