Chet Lemon
Chester Earl Lemon
Born: February 12, 1955
Jackson, MS USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1975-1990
Draft: Round 1 (1972 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Chet Lemon compiled a career batting average of .273 with 215 home runs and 884 RBI in his 1988-game career with the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1975 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 38 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .257 | .297 | .314 | .612 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 132 | 497 | 451 | 46 | 111 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 65 | .246 | .298 | .328 | .626 | 148 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 150 | 627 | 553 | 99 | 151 | 38 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 88 | .273 | .343 | .459 | .803 | 254 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 1978 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 105 | 416 | 357 | 51 | 107 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 46 | .300 | .377 | .510 | .887 | 182 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 148 | 632 | 556 | 79 | 177 | 44 | 2 | 17 | 86 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 68 | .318 | .391 | .496 | .887 | 276 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1980 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 604 | 514 | 76 | 150 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 56 | .292 | .388 | .442 | .830 | 227 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1981 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 94 | 383 | 328 | 50 | 99 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 48 | .302 | .384 | .491 | .874 | 161 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 125 | 512 | 436 | 75 | 116 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 69 | .266 | .368 | .447 | .815 | 195 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 573 | 491 | 78 | 125 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 70 | .255 | .350 | .464 | .814 | 228 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 573 | 509 | 77 | 146 | 34 | 6 | 20 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 83 | .287 | .357 | .495 | .852 | 252 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 575 | 517 | 69 | 137 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 93 | .265 | .334 | .439 | .773 | 227 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 126 | 457 | 403 | 45 | 101 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 53 | .251 | .326 | .407 | .733 | 164 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 553 | 470 | 75 | 130 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 82 | .277 | .376 | .481 | .857 | 226 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 582 | 512 | 67 | 135 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 65 | .264 | .346 | .436 | .782 | 223 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 472 | 414 | 45 | 98 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 71 | .237 | .323 | .343 | .666 | 142 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 104 | 378 | 322 | 39 | 83 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 61 | .258 | .359 | .379 | .738 | 122 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 1988 | 7872 | 6868 | 973 | 1875 | 396 | 61 | 215 | 884 | 58 | 76 | 749 | 1024 | .273 | .355 | .442 | .797 | 3038 | 174 | 151 | 50 | 54 | 46 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 6 | 5 | 43.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 2.512 | 2.000 |
| 1975 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1976 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 131 | 118 | 1043.0 | 353 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .992 | 3.150 | 2.786 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 149 | 149 | 1301.7 | 512 | 12 | 12 | 2 | .978 | 3.623 | 3.517 |
| 1978 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 95 | 94 | 778.7 | 284 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 3.375 | 3.074 |
| 1979 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 147 | 147 | 1281.3 | 411 | 10 | 10 | 2 | .977 | 2.957 | 2.864 |
| 1980 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 139 | 135 | 1185.3 | 347 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .981 | 2.718 | 2.576 |
| 1980 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 93 | 94 | 781.0 | 240 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .984 | 2.789 | 2.602 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 121 | 117 | 1027.0 | 242 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .984 | 2.217 | 2.091 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 145 | 140 | 1258.3 | 406 | 6 | 5 | 3 | .988 | 2.947 | 2.841 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 140 | 135 | 1207.7 | 427 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .995 | 3.227 | 3.093 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 144 | 143 | 1272.3 | 411 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .990 | 2.950 | 2.896 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 124 | 111 | 1001.7 | 316 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .985 | 2.893 | 2.597 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 145 | 130 | 1171.3 | 350 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .992 | 2.720 | 2.441 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 144 | 141 | 1240.0 | 296 | 8 | 8 | 3 | .974 | 2.206 | 2.111 |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 111 | 103 | 896.3 | 189 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .985 | 1.958 | 1.757 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 96 | 88 | 783.0 | 209 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .973 | 2.483 | 2.250 |
| Totals | 1932 | 1851 | 16281.7 | 4998 | 122 | 82 | 25 | .984 | 2.830 | 2.650 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 5 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .294 | .368 | .294 | .663 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .278 | .300 | .611 | .911 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 52 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .208 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | CF | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.483 | 2.667 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.068 | 3.000 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | CF | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.930 | 2.800 |
| Totals | 13 | 13 | 116.0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.871 | 2.846 |
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