Jim Lemon

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: March 23, 1928 in Covington, VA us

Died: May 14, 2006 in Brandon, MS

Buried: Emory United Methodist Church Cemetery, Alleghany County, VA

High School: Covington HS (Covington, VA)

Debut: August 20, 1950 (Age 22-150d, 10,733rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1963 (Age 35-190d)
vs. WSA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: James Robert Lemon

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

3445

901

164

.262

446

RBI

529

OBP

.332

SLG

.460

OPS

.792

OPS+

114

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

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 19 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	8	Apr 19 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	9	Apr 21	WSH		NYY	L,4-11	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	10	Apr 22	WSH		NYY	L,0-1	CG	55	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
5	11	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	12	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	13	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	14	Apr 26	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	15	Apr 28	WSH	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	16	Apr 29	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	17	Apr 30	WSH	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	18	May 1	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	19	May 2	WSH	@	DET	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
14	20	May 3 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	21	May 3 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	22	May 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	23	May 6	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	24	May 7	WSH		BAL	L,1-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	25	May 9	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	2	5	0	RF
20	26	May 10 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	27	May 10 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	28	May 11	WSH		BAL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	29	May 12	WSH		DET	W,7-4	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	30	May 14	WSH		DET	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
25	31	May 15	WSH		KCA	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
26	32	May 16	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	33	May 17 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
28	34	May 17 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	35	May 18	WSH		CHW	L,2-9	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	36	May 19	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
31	37	May 20	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	38	May 22	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
33	39	May 23	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	40	May 24	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	41	May 26	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	42	May 27	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-0	GS	17	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	43	May 28	WSH		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
38	44	May 29	WSH		BOS	W,7-6	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
39	45	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,2-11	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
40	46	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,0-11	CG	48	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	LF
41	47	May 31	WSH		NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	48	Jun 2	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	49	Jun 3	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	50	Jun 5	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	51	Jun 6	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
46	52	Jun 7	WSH	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	53	Jun 9	WSH		CHW	W,7-4	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	54	Jun 10	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	55	Jun 11	WSH		CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	56	Jun 13	WSH		CLE	L,7-8	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	57	Jun 14 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	58	Jun 14 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,6-12	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	59	Jun 15	WSH		KCA	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	60	Jun 17	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	61	Jun 18	WSH		KCA	W,7-5	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	62	Jun 19	WSH		DET	L,4-6	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	63	Jun 20	WSH		DET	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	64	Jun 21 (1)	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	65	Jun 21 (2)	WSH		DET	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
60	66	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	67	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	68	Jun 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
63	69	Jun 26	WSH	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
64	70	Jun 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	71	Jun 28	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
66	72	Jun 30	WSH		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	73	Jul 1	WSH		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	74	Jul 2	WSH		BOS	W,6-3	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	75	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
70	76	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	77	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	78	Jul 5	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	79	Jul 9 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,0-8	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
74	80	Jul 9 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
75	81	Jul 10	WSH		BAL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	82	Jul 11	WSH		BAL	W,9-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
77	83	Jul 12	WSH		BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	84	Jul 14	WSH		DET	W,4-2	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	85	Jul 15	WSH		DET	W,3-0	CG	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	86	Jul 16	WSH		DET	W,5-2	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	87	Jul 17	WSH		KCA	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
82	88	Jul 18	WSH		KCA	L,3-10	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	91 (2)	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	92	Jul 22	WSH	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	93	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	94	Jul 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	95	Jul 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	96	Jul 26 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
89	98 (1)	Jul 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	99	Jul 28	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	100	Jul 29	WSH	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	101	Jul 30	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	102	Jul 31	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	103	Aug 1	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	104	Aug 2 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	105	Aug 2 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	106	Aug 4	WSH		CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	107	Aug 5 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	108	Aug 5 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	109	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	110	Aug 7	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	111	Aug 9 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
103	112	Aug 9 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	113	Aug 12	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	114	Aug 13	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	115	Aug 14	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	116	Aug 15	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	117	Aug 16	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	118	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	119	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	121 (1)	Aug 21	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	122	Aug 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
113	123	Aug 23 (1)	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	126 (2)	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
115	127	Aug 28	WSH		NYY	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	128	Aug 29	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	129	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
118	130	Aug 31	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	131	Sep 1	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	132	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	133	Sep 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	134	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	135	Sep 5	WSH		BOS	W,14-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	136	Sep 6	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	137	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
126	138	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	139	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
128	140	Sep 10	WSH		CHW	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	141	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	142	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
131	143	Sep 13	WSH		DET	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	144	Sep 14	WSH		DET	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	145	Sep 15 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	146	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
135	147	Sep 18	WSH		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	148	Sep 19	WSH		BAL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	149	Sep 20	WSH		BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	150	Sep 22	WSH		NYY	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	151	Sep 23	WSH		NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
140	152	Sep 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
141	153	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
142	154	Sep 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
							142gm		1212.0	281	4	9	294	0