Don Lemon
Donald Lamar Lemon
Born: June 2, 1967
Detroit, MI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 185
Career: 1989-2002
Don Lemon compiled a career record of 33 wins and 40 losses and a 4.48 ERA in his 192-game pitching career with the Idaho Falls Braves, Braves, Sumter Braves, Miami Miracle, Erie Sailors, High Desert Mavericks, Edmonton Trappers, Portland Sea Dogs, Charlotte Knights, Yakult Swallows and Campeche Piratas. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
 Idaho Falls Braves |
 Braves |
 Sumter Braves |
 Miami Miracle |
 Erie Sailors |
 High Desert Mavericks |
 Edmonton Trappers |
 Portland Sea Dogs |
 Charlotte Knights |
 Yakult Swallows |
 Campeche Piratas |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Braves | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.47 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1990 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Braves | 6 | 2 | .750 | 4.46 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70.7 | 78 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1990 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Braves | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1990 | R | GULF | Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Miami Miracle | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.3 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NYPL | Erie Sailors | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.85 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 72.7 | 60 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 297 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 108 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.21 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.3 | 89 | 48 | 43 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 331 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.73 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.7 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.15 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.3 | 120 | 55 | 50 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 377 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 1 | 6 | .143 | 3.61 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.3 | 60 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 263 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.91 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103.7 | 104 | 48 | 45 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 439 |
| 2002 | AAA | MEX | Campeche Piratas | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.19 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 79 | 41 | 34 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 309 |
| Totals | 33 | 40 | .452 | 4.48 | 192 | 101 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 708.7 | 786 | 408 | 353 | 75 | 205 | 6 | 454 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 2418 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 21 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 19 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .091 | .286 | .091 | .377 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 32 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .083 | .083 | .167 | .250 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 122 | 76 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | .076 | .129 | .106 | .235 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Braves | P | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.111 |
| 1990 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Braves | P | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | R | GULF | Braves | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1990 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Braves | P | 11 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .900 | 1.636 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Miami Miracle | P | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NYPL | Erie Sailors | P | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .933 | .824 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | P | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | P | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .571 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | P | 19 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .923 | 1.263 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .400 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | MEX | Campeche Piratas | P | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .923 | .923 |
| Totals | 192 | 47 | 82 | 8 | 12 | .942 | .672 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Braves | ATL | ||
| 1990 | R | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Braves | ATL | ||
| 1990 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | ||
| 1990 | A | South Atlantic League | Sumter Braves | ATL | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Miami Miracle | |||
| 1992 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Erie Sailors | FLO | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | California League | High Desert Mavericks | FLO | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | FLO | ||
| 1994 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | FLO | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | FLO | ||
| 1995 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | FLO | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | FLO | ||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2002 | AAA | Mexican League | Campeche Piratas |
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