Safe by a mile Charlie Metro with Thomas L. Altherr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metro, Charlie, 1918-

Contributor:

Altherr, Thomas L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metro, Charlie, 1918-.

Baseball managers--United States--Biography.

Baseball managers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 529 p. , [18] p. of pl. ) ill. ;

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Hookey from high school

The big leagues were a long way off

Up with Detroit and Philadelphia

Go West, young man

Points South

The road back to Triple-A

Mile high, here we come

A car missing a wheel

Scouting, the toughest job in baseball

Putting all the king's men together

If this is Tuesday, it must be Albuquerque

Billy ball

Retirement? What retirement?

My own Hall of Fame

I dream of baseball.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-42354-4

9786610423545

0-8032-0180-X

OCLC:

50753832