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| Charlie Metro | |
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| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: April 18, 1918 Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: March 18, 2011 (aged 92) Buckingham, Virginia, U.S. | |
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 professional baseball player, manager, coach and scout. Notably, he was an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics as well as the manager of the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.
Metro was born and grew up in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, graduating from Nanty Glo High School in 1937, and also worked in the coal mines there during breaks from school.[1] In baseball, he took his last name from his father, Metro Moreskonich, a Ukrainian immigrant. Metro threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg).
- ^ "Charlie Metro, long-time baseball player, manager, coach and scout, passes away". Nanty Glo Home Page. Retrieved August 31, 2012.