Bob Lemon
Robert Granville Lemon
Born: September 22, 1920
San Bernardino, CA USA
Deceased: January 11, 2000
Long Beach, CA USA
Coaching Career: 1970-1982
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Playing Statistics
Bob Lemon compiled a record of 430 wins and 403 losses in his managing career with the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. He began managing during the 1970 season and last managed during the 1982 campaign. Lemon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Coaching Record:
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 110 | 46 | 64 | .418 | |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 161 | 85 | 76 | .528 | |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 154 | 76 | 78 | .494 | |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 68 | 48 | 20 | .706 | |
| 1978 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 74 | 34 | 40 | .459 | |
| 1979 | AL | New York Yankees | 65 | 34 | 31 | .523 | |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 25 | 11 | 14 | .440 | |
| 1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | |
| Totals | 833 | 430 | 403 | .516 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
