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Chet Lemon

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 12, 1955 in Jackson, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1975 (Age 20-209d, 13,705th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1990 (Age 35-233d)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Chester Earl Lemon

Nicknames: The Jet

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

55.7

6868

1875

215

.273

973

RBI

884

OBP

.355

SLG

.442

OPS

.797

OPS+

121

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 14	DET	@	TOR	L,4-5	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
2	7	Apr 15	DET		TOR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	8	Apr 16	DET		NYY	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
4	9	Apr 17	DET		NYY	W,5-3	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	10	Apr 18	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	11	Apr 19	DET		KCR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	13 (1)	Apr 21	DET		KCR	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
8	14	Apr 22	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	15	Apr 23	DET	@	NYY	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	16	Apr 24	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
11	17	Apr 25	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
12	18	Apr 27	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	19	Apr 28	DET	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
14	20	Apr 29	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	21	Apr 30	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	22	May 1	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	23	May 2	DET	@	CHW	L,3-10	GS	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	24	May 4	DET		TEX	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	25	May 5	DET		TEX	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	26	May 7	DET		CHW	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
21	30 (3)	May 13	DET		MIN	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	31	May 14	DET		MIN	W,4-2	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	32	May 15	DET		MIN	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	33	May 16	DET		MIN	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	34	May 18	DET		OAK	W,11-9	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	35	May 19	DET		OAK	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
27	36	May 20	DET		OAK	W,11-3	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	37	May 21	DET		CAL	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	38	May 22	DET		CAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	39	May 23	DET		CAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	40	May 25	DET	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	46	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	41	May 26	DET	@	SEA	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	42	May 28	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
34	43	May 29	DET	@	OAK	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	44	May 30 (1)	DET	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
36	46 (1)	May 31	DET	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	47	Jun 1	DET	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	48	Jun 2	DET	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF
39	49	Jun 4	DET		SEA	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	51 (1)	Jun 8	DET		CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	52	Jun 9 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	53	Jun 9 susp	DET		CLE	W,4-3	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	55 (1)	Jun 12	DET	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	60 (4)	Jun 18	DET		MIL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
45	61	Jun 19	DET		MIL	L,3-10	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	62	Jun 20	DET		MIL	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	63	Jun 21	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
48	64	Jun 22	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	44	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	65	Jun 23	DET	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	RF
50	66	Jun 24	DET	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
51	67	Jun 25	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	68	Jun 26	DET	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	69	Jun 27	DET	@	BAL	L,1-13	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	70	Jun 29	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	71	Jun 30	DET		BOS	W,12-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	74 (2)	Jul 3	DET		BAL	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	75	Jul 4	DET		BAL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	76	Jul 5	DET		MIN	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	77	Jul 6	DET		MIN	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	78	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	79	Jul 8	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	80	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	TEX	L,2-3	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	81	Jul 9 (2)	DET	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
64	82	Jul 10 (1)	DET	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	83	Jul 10 (2)	DET	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	84	Jul 11	DET	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	85	Jul 15	DET	@	MIN	W,18-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	86	Jul 16	DET	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	87	Jul 17	DET	@	MIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	89 (1)	Jul 19	DET		CHW	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	91 (1)	Jul 21	DET		CHW	L,3-9	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	92	Jul 23	DET		TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	93	Jul 24	DET		TEX	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	94	Jul 25 (1)	DET		TEX	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
75	95	Jul 25 (2)	DET		TEX	W,7-6	GS	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	99 (3)	Jul 30	DET	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	47	11.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
77	100	Jul 31	DET	@	TOR	L,0-1	CG	39	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	101	Aug 1	DET	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	102	Aug 2	DET	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS	45	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF
80	103	Aug 3	DET	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	104	Aug 4	DET	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	105	Aug 5 (1)	DET		TOR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	106	Aug 5 (2)	DET		TOR	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
84	107	Aug 6	DET		TOR	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	108	Aug 7	DET		TOR	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	109	Aug 8 (1)	DET		TOR	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	112 (2)	Aug 10	DET		NYY	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	113	Aug 11	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
89	114	Aug 13	DET		KCR	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
90	115	Aug 14	DET		KCR	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
91	117 (1)	Aug 16	DET		SEA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
92	118	Aug 17 (1)	DET		SEA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	119	Aug 17 (2)	DET		SEA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
94	120	Aug 18	DET		SEA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	121	Aug 20	DET	@	CAL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
96	122	Aug 21	DET	@	CAL	L,1-13	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
97	123	Aug 22	DET	@	CAL	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	128 (4)	Aug 28	DET	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	138 (9)	Sep 8	DET	@	MIL	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	139	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	140	Sep 11	DET	@	BOS	L,3-13	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	141	Sep 12	DET	@	BOS	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	142	Sep 13	DET		MIL	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
104	143	Sep 14	DET		MIL	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	144	Sep 15	DET		MIL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	145	Sep 16	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
107	146	Sep 17	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	147	Sep 18	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	149 (1)	Sep 20	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	150	Sep 21	DET	@	BAL	W,11-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
111	151	Sep 23	DET	@	BAL	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	152	Sep 24	DET		CLE	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	153	Sep 25	DET		CLE	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	154	Sep 26	DET		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	155	Sep 28	DET		BAL	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	156	Sep 29	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
117	157	Sep 30	DET		BAL	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	158	Oct 1 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
119	159	Oct 1 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	160	Oct 2 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	161	Oct 2 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	162	Oct 3	DET	@	CLE	W,9-1	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							123gm		1027.0	240	12	4	256	2