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Chet Lemon

Birthdate:

2/12/1955

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Jackson, MS, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Chet Lemon was a superb centerfielder and ranks as one of the all-time best. Playing his first six years in cavernous Comiskey Park, he set AL records just about every year. In 1977, Lemon set a American League record for the most putouts for an outfielder, 512, and records for most putouts and chances, 524. Both records remain unbroken. Chet Lemon holds the American League record for the most seasons having more 400 plus putouts in a season with 7. In 1977, Lemon hit 38 doubles, 19 HR's and scored 99 runs. His top season for batting was 1979, he hit 44 doubles to tie for the league lead, batted .318, and had 86 RBI's. He also made the All-Star team in three different years. Lemon was a hustling, play to win ballplayer, and fans would cheer his sliding into 1st base trying to beat out an infield grounder.

The White Sox traded him to the Detroit Tigers in 1982 and as his power numbers rose, he became an important player for the Tigers in their World Series victory in 1984. In the regular season for the Tigers, Lemon batted .287, 34 D, 20 HR's, 76 RBI's. Lemon played with the Tigers thru 1990 when he retired. Chet Lemon career: batted .273, hit 396 D's, 61 T, 215 HR's. Chet Lemon, we honor your top all-around hustling and outstanding give-it-your-all fielding. Baseballhistorian.com All Rights Reserved Chet Lemon

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
16 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

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

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