Charlie Metro
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Charlie Metro | |
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Outfielder / Manager | |
Born: Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 18, 1918|
Died: March 18, 2011 Buckingham, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 92)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 4, 1943, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 5, 1945, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .193 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 23 |
Managerial record | 62–102 |
Winning % | .378 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager
As coach |
Charlie Metro (born Charles Moreskonich; April 18, 1918 – March 18, 2011) was an American
Metro was born and grew up in
Career
Player
At age 18, Metro attended a tryout camp for the St. Louis Browns, then bounced around in the minor leagues. In 1940, he joined the Texarkana Liners, then an independent baseball team but which became affiliated with the Detroit Tigers. Due to his light hitting ability, he was never able to become a full-time starter, although he did make the Tigers club out of spring training in 1943. He was released by the Tigers in 1944, partly because of his attempts to organize a players union.
The Philadelphia Athletics picked him up, and, under Connie Mack, Metro won "a shot" at starting center fielder, although his inability to hit consistently cost him this job.
In 171 major league
In the closing weeks of 1945, Metro joined the
Manager, coach and scout
In
After one season, Metro resumed his scouting career.
He took over as manager when Joe Gordon resigned after only one season at the helm.[3] However, his stint there as manager was shorter than his Cubs tenure, lasting only 52 games (19–33, .365), being replaced by Bob Lemon on June 7.[4]
Metro went back to scouting for the Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then followed a coaching assignment with the Oakland Athletics, and in 1984 he returned to the Dodgers as a scout.
After being dismissed by Los Angeles, Metro retired to his Denver ranch.
He died in Buckingham, Virginia, where he lived, on March 18, 2011, from mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Charlie Metro, long-time baseball player, manager, coach and scout, passes away". Nanty Glo Home Page. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Retrosheet: 1945 PHI A batting log for Charlie Metro
- ^ Ferguson, Lew (October 8, 1969). "Charlie Metro named manager of Royals". The Day. p. 23. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ Blount, Jr., Roy (June 22, 1970). "Tale of the Derailed Metro". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 32, no. 25. New York. p. 43. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Moss, Irv (March 23, 2011). "Former Bears manager Metro dies at 91". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Charlie Metro managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com