Bob Lemon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 22, 1920 in San Bernardino, CA us

Died: January 11, 2000 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1941 (Age 20-352d, 9,097th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 1, 1958 (Age 37-282d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976. (Voted by BBWAA on 305/388 ballots)
View Bob Lemon's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Robert Granville Lemon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.2

207

128

ERA

3.23

460

350

2850.0

1277

WHIP

1.337

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-29 / in Starts: 11-3
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	49 (29-12-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
Self	2
H Peck	1
J Gordon	1
J Hegan	1
A Lopez	0

Most Driven In By
D Mitchell	3
Self	2
H Peck	2
K Keltner	1
G Metkovich	1
L Boudreau	1
H Edwards	1

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	66	7 (6)	Apr 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	67	13 (5)	May 4	CLE		WSH	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	68	25 (11)	May 26	CLE	@	DET	L,0-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						PR
4	69	26	May 27	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
5	70	28 (1)	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	71	31 (2)	Jun 1	CLE		NYY	L,9-11	6-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	9	1.37	0.252	4.53	0.50%	1.00	P
7	72	39 (7)	Jun 10	CLE		BOS	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	2						PR
8	73	45 (5)	Jun 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
9	74	46	Jun 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	9						P
10	75	50 (3)	Jun 22 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-6	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	9	.91	-0.026	2.90	-0.05%	-0.23	P
11	76	51	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	77	58 (6)	Jul 2	CLE		DET	L,5-6	1-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	9	.73	-0.005	1.71	-0.01%	-0.02	P
13	78	59	Jul 3	CLE		DET	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	9						P
14	79	62 (2)	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	9						P
15	80	67 (4)	Jul 11	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	9						P
16	81	68	Jul 12 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	9						P
17	82	73 (4)	Jul 15 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	9						P
18	83	75 (1)	Jul 16	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	9						P
19	84	77 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	1.167	1.595	9	.28	0.015	.04	0.00%	0.57	PH P
20	85	82 (4)	Jul 23	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	1.167	1.595	9						P
21	86	84 (1)	Jul 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	1.167	1.595	9						P
22	87	85	Jul 26	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	1.167	1.595	9						P
23	88	89 (3)	Jul 31	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.875	1.208	9	.87	-0.043	.04	0.00%	-0.59	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	89	91 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.875	1.208	7						RF
25	90	93 (1)	Aug 3	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.875	1.208	2						CF
26	91	94	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	GS-9	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.357	.636	.994	9	.79	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.46	P
27	92	98 (3)	Aug 9 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.389	.714	1.103	9	.89	0.205	.02	0.00%	1.70	P
28	93	106 (7)	Aug 15	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.188	.350	.625	.975	9	1.23	-0.088	.01	0.00%	-1.02	P
29	94	108 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.350	.625	.975	9						PR
30	95	109	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.318	.556	.874	9	.74	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
31	96	113 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.304	.526	.831	9	2.99	-0.074	.06	0.00%	-0.73	P
32	97	115 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.280	.476	.756	9	.89	-0.046	.01	0.00%	-0.74	P
33	98	117 (1)	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	L,6-13	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.269	.455	.724	9	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
34	99	120 (2)	Aug 25	CLE		BOS	W,10-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.269	.455	.724	9						P
35	100	121	Aug 26	CLE		PHA	L,1-2	11-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.259	.435	.694	3	4.33	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
36	101	123 (1)	Aug 28	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	GS-12	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.148	.258	.407	.665	9	.96	-0.026	.01	0.00%	0.19	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	102	127 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.265	.500	.765	9	.81	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.52	P
38	103	131 (3)	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.243	.455	.698	9	1.63	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
39	104	133 (1)	Sep 6	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.243	.455	.698	9						P
40	105	135 (1)	Sep 8	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.293	.486	.779	9	1.63	0.254	.00	0.00%	0.65	P
41	106	139 (3)	Sep 12	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-6	GS-9	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.304	.488	.792	9	.30	0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
42	107	142 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	T,4-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.304	.488	.792	9						P
43	108	143	Sep 15	CLE	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.267	.340	.511	.851	9	1.80	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
44	109	149 (5)	Sep 20 (2)	CLE	@	DET	T,5-5	GS-8	4	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.352	.571	.923	9	.88	0.135	.00	0.00%	1.08	P
45	110	152 (2)	Sep 23	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.362	.585	.947	9	1.14	0.129	.00	0.00%	0.84	P
46	111	154 (1)	Sep 25	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.315	.373	.593	.965	9	1.73	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
47	112	156 (1)	Sep 27	CLE		DET	L,2-4	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.387	.607	.994	9	.70	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
							16-29		64	56	11	18	4	3	2	5	6	0	9	0	2		1	0	0	1	.321	.387	.607	.994		1.06	0.457	.17	0.45%	0.68

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