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Chet Lemon

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Full Name: Chester Earl Lemon Primary Position: OF,CF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190 First Game: September 9, 1975
Birthdate: February 12, 1955 Final Game: October 3, 1990
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Chet Lemon (Chester Earl Lemon) was born on February 12, 1955 in Jackson, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1975 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 4 home runs and 38 RBI. Lemon played for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 16 year career.

Most people believe that Chet Lemon's best season was 1979, when he slugged 17 home runs, hit for a .318 average and knocked in 86 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1975 CHI A 9 35 2 9 0 1 .257 .297 .314 2 0 2 6 0 1 1 0 0
1976 CHI A 132 451 46 111 4 38 .246 .298 .328 15 5 28 65 7 7 13 0 9
1977 CHI A 150 553 99 151 19 67 .273 .343 .459 38 4 52 88 11 4 8 1 7
1978 CHI A 105 357 51 107 13 55 .300 .377 .510 24 6 39 46 8 8 5 2 11
1979 CHI A 148 556 79 177 17 86 .318 .391 .496 44 2 56 68 13 3 7 6 15
1980 CHI A 147 514 76 150 11 51 .292 .388 .442 32 6 71 56 12 4 6 6 12
1981 CHI A 94 328 50 99 9 50 .302 .384 .491 23 6 33 48 13 5 5 0 10
1982 DET A 125 436 75 116 19 52 .266 .368 .447 20 1 56 69 15 4 1 2 13
1983 DET A 145 491 78 125 24 69 .255 .350 .464 21 5 54 70 20 4 0 1 11
1984 DET A 141 509 77 146 20 76 .287 .357 .495 34 6 51 83 7 2 5 9 16
1985 DET A 145 517 69 137 18 68 .265 .334 .439 28 4 45 93 10 0 0 3 5
1986 DET A 126 403 45 101 12 53 .251 .326 .407 21 3 39 53 8 3 2 3 15
1987 DET A 146 470 75 130 20 75 .277 .376 .481 30 3 70 82 8 0 0 1 17
1988 DET A 144 512 67 135 17 64 .264 .346 .436 29 4 59 65 7 1 1 6 18
1989 DET A 127 414 45 98 7 47 .237 .323 .343 19 2 46 71 8 2 1 3 7
1990 DET A 104 322 39 83 5 32 .258 .359 .379 16 4 48 61 4 2 3 3 8
Total 1988 6868 973 1875 215 884 .273 .355 .442 396 61 749 1024 151 50 58 46 174

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1975 CHI A OF 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 CHI A 3B 6 5 43 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1975 CHI A CF 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 CHI A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 CHI A CF 130 118 1042 358 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1976 CHI A LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 CHI A OF 131 118 1043 353 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1977 CHI A CF 149 149 1301.2 509 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1977 CHI A OF 149 149 1301.2 512 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1978 CHI A RF 11 11 88.1 37 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1978 CHI A OF 95 94 778.2 284 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1978 CHI A DH 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 CHI A CF 84 83 690.1 245 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1979 CHI A CF 147 147 1281.1 411 11 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1979 CHI A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 CHI A OF 147 147 1281.1 411 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1980 CHI A CF 139 135 1185.1 343 11 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1980 CHI A DH 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 CHI A OF 139 135 1185.1 347 11 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1980 CHI A 2B 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 CHI A OF 93 93 781 240 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1981 CHI A CF 93 93 781 241 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1982 DET A RF 96 92 809.2 177 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1982 DET A CF 27 25 217.1 63 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 DET A OF 122 117 1027 242 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1982 DET A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 DET A OF 145 140 1258.1 406 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1983 DET A CF 144 139 1247.1 403 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1983 DET A RF 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 DET A OF 140 135 1207.2 427 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1984 DET A CF 140 135 1207.2 430 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1984 DET A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 DET A OF 144 143 1272.1 411 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1985 DET A CF 144 143 1272.1 412 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1986 DET A OF 124 111 1001.2 316 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1986 DET A CF 124 111 1001.2 314 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1987 DET A CF 145 130 1171.1 348 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1987 DET A OF 145 130 1171.1 350 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1988 DET A OF 144 141 1240 296 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1988 DET A RF 144 141 1240 295 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1989 DET A OF 111 103 896.1 189 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1989 DET A RF 111 103 896.1 190 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1989 DET A DH 14 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 DET A OF 96 88 783 209 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1990 DET A CF 3 2 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 DET A RF 94 86 765 203 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1990 DET A DH 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total CF 1470 1411 12425.1 4081 85 58 19 0 0 0 0 0 .986
Total OF 1926 1845 16236.2 4993 115 81 25 0 0 0 0 0 .984
Total 2B 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total DH 41 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 458 434 3810.1 902 33 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 .976
Total 3B 6 5 43 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
Total LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
  • Traded by Oakland Athletics with Dave Hamilton to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Stan Bahnsen and Skip Pitlock (June 15, 1975).
  • Traded by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Steve Kemp (November 27, 1981).

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