Charlie Metro, a man who served as player, coach ,head coach and manager during his career in MLB, died March 18 at age 91.
Metro was an outfielder during World War 2, playing for the Tigers during 1943 and part of 1944, finishing that year, and also 1945, with the Athletics.
He was part of the infamous College of Coaches experiment attempted by Cubs owner P.K. Wrigley in the early 1960s, serving as head coach for the majority of 1962 and, combined with El Tappe and Lou Klein, led the Cubs to a 9th place finish in a 10-team league.
He also was the second manager ever for the Kansas City Royals, starting the 1970 season as field boss before being replaced by Bob Lemon. The Royals finished 4th in a 6-team division.
Dave Miedema
Metro was an outfielder during World War 2, playing for the Tigers during 1943 and part of 1944, finishing that year, and also 1945, with the Athletics.
He was part of the infamous College of Coaches experiment attempted by Cubs owner P.K. Wrigley in the early 1960s, serving as head coach for the majority of 1962 and, combined with El Tappe and Lou Klein, led the Cubs to a 9th place finish in a 10-team league.
He also was the second manager ever for the Kansas City Royals, starting the 1970 season as field boss before being replaced by Bob Lemon. The Royals finished 4th in a 6-team division.
Dave Miedema
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