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" Safe by a mile / "
Charlie Metro with Thomas L. Altherr.
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BL
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1038551
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b792921
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| Main Entry
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Metro, Charlie,1918-
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Safe by a mile /\ Charlie Metro with Thomas L. Altherr.
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Lincoln, Neb. :: University of Nebraska Press,, ©2002.
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1 online resource (xix, 529 pages) :: illustrations
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080320180X
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: 1280423544
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: 6610423547
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: 9780803201804
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: 9781280423543
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: 9786610423545
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0803282818
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9780803282810
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Metro, Charlie,1918-
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Metro, Charlie,1918-
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Metro, Charlie,1918-
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Baseball managers-- United States, Biography.
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Baseball managers.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Sports.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Baseball-- History.
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United States.
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796.357/092
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GV865.M49A3 2002eb
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Altherr, Thomas L.
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