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	28-27 / in Starts: 19-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 112 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	79 (42-21-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 112 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (38-23-11)

Most Driven In
J Hegan	3
R Boone	3
Self	3
A Rosen	1
B McCosky	1
L Doby	1
P Lehner	1
B Kennedy	0

Most Driven In By
D Mitchell	4
B Ãvila	3
Self	3
L Easter	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	283	1	Apr 17	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.100	2.51	-0.15%	-0.81	P
2	284	4 (2)	Apr 21	CLE		SLB	L,1-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.14	-0.046	3.53	-0.09%	-0.42	P
3	285	5	Apr 22 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,10-3	5-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
4	286	8 (2)	Apr 28	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.73	-0.064	2.48	-0.13%	-1.31	P
5	287	10 (1)	Apr 29 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,11-13	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	8	.50	-0.015	1.66	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
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
6	288	12 (1)	May 2	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.85	-0.024	3.02	-0.05%	-0.35	P
7	289	18 (5)	May 9	CLE		NYY	L,2-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9	1.04	-0.052	3.79	-0.11%	-0.39	P
8	290	22 (3)	May 13 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	T,4-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9						P
9	291	24 (1)	May 16	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9	.92	-0.050	2.82	-0.09%	-0.46	P
10	292	28 (3)	May 20 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.83	0.028	2.79	0.03%	0.06	P
11	293	32 (3)	May 25	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	1.17	-0.076	2.37	-0.09%	-0.84	P
12	294	35 (2)	May 27 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	6						P
13	295	37 (1)	May 29	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	9	.63	-0.067	.60	-0.04%	-0.62	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
14	296	43 (5)	Jun 3 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.074	.107	.185	.292	9	.62	0.131	1.27	0.16%	0.49	P
15	297	46 (2)	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.107	.185	.292	9						P
16	298	49 (2)	Jun 9	CLE		BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.156	.200	.356	9	.53	0.001	1.04	0.00%	0.23	P
17	299	53 (3)	Jun 14	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.206	.373	9	.57	-0.040	.89	-0.04%	-0.45	P
18	300	55 (1)	Jun 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.167	.206	.373	9						P
19	301	58 (2)	Jun 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-9	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.162	.200	.362	9	.69	-0.018	1.09	-0.02%	-0.19	P
20	302	60 (1)	Jun 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.114	.162	.200	.362	9						P
21	303	62 (1)	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-6	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.200	.297	.497	9	.68	0.070	1.30	0.08%	0.49	P
22	304	64 (1)	Jun 26	CLE		SLB	W,6-4	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.132	.195	.289	.485	9	4.62	-0.133	4.50	-0.08%	-0.59	PH
23	305	66 (1)	Jun 29	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.205	.293	.497	9	.41	-0.018	.51	-0.01%	-0.11	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
24	306	71 (4)	Jul 3	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.286	.503	9	.53	0.012	1.47	0.02%	0.16	P
25	307	72	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.213	.279	.492	7	4.10	-0.107	7.58	-0.12%	-0.80	PH
26	308	73	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	15-GF(15)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.273	.481	3	.91	-0.012	1.88	-0.02%	-0.22	PH P
27	309	75 (1)	Jul 7	CLE	@	DET	L,3-13	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.204	.267	.471	9	.46	-0.012	1.25	-0.02%	-0.11	P
28	310	78 (2)	Jul 12	CLE		NYY	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.261	.461	9	3.43	-0.087	12.41	-0.19%	-0.23	PH
29	311	79	Jul 13	CLE		NYY	W,11-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.189	.245	.434	9	.78	-0.058	2.53	-0.11%	-0.62	P
30	312	85 (5)	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.182	.235	.417	9	1.28	-0.070	6.98	-0.23%	-0.58	P
31	313	86	Jul 19	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.196	.269	.466	8	3.43	0.244	17.04	0.73%	0.62	PH
32	314	89 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.143	.200	.268	.468	9	.53	-0.015	2.46	-0.04%	-0.57	P
33	315	94 (4)	Jul 27	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.133	.188	.250	.438	9	1.53	-0.042	10.15	-0.17%	-0.16	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
34	316	98 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-6	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.197	.274	.471	9	1.75	0.080	9.14	0.25%	0.39	P
35	317	99	Aug 1 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.194	.270	.464	8	3.98	-0.097	22.08	-0.32%	0.04	PH
36	318	103 (3)	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.211	.313	.525	9	1.18	0.056	7.50	0.21%	1.35	P
37	319	107 (3)	Aug 10	CLE		CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.314	.541	9	.96	0.057	7.09	0.25%	0.64	P
38	320	111 (3)	Aug 14	CLE		DET	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.181	.234	.319	.553	9	.61	0.035	4.21	0.15%	0.56	P
39	321	113 (1)	Aug 16	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.178	.231	.315	.546	9	.43	-0.012	2.98	-0.05%	-0.45	PH
40	322	115 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.228	.311	.539	9	1.34	-0.034	9.78	-0.15%	-0.24	PH
41	323	116	Aug 18	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.241	.333	.574	9	.68	0.006	5.03	0.03%	0.52	P
42	324	118 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.333	.583	9	.40	0.010	3.06	0.05%	0.14	PH P
43	325	121 (2)	Aug 22	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.247	.329	.576	8	4.70	-0.142	37.91	-0.69%	-0.80	PH
44	326	122	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.261	.325	.586	9	.71	0.032	9.96	0.27%	0.48	P
45	327	126 (3)	Aug 26 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.256	.317	.573	9	.70	-0.035	7.29	-0.22%	-0.33	P
46	328	130 (3)	Aug 31	CLE		SLB	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.258	.353	.611	9	1.18	0.025	9.87	0.12%	1.09	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
47	329	135 (4)	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.247	.337	.585	9	1.53	-0.150	14.62	-0.86%	-0.85	P
48	330	137 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.255	.344	.600	9	1.25	0.064	13.02	0.40%	0.67	PH
49	331	139 (1)	Sep 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.267	.366	.633	9	.83	0.169	8.70	1.06%	2.49	P
50	332	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.275	.372	.647	7	1.74	0.077	18.48	0.49%	0.94	PH
51	333	143 (2)	Sep 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.365	.634	9	1.41	-0.059	16.89	-0.42%	-0.36	P
52	334	147 (3)	Sep 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.262	.354	.615	9	1.28	-0.092	33.21	-1.43%	-0.56	P
53	335	150 (2)	Sep 21	CLE	@	DET	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.350	.609	9	1.43	-0.037	23.95	-0.38%	-0.11	PH
54	336	151	Sep 22	CLE	@	DET	L,4-9	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.264	.347	.610	9	.93	0.000	11.47	0.00%	0.02	P
55	337	153 (1)	Sep 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.264	.347	.610	9						P
56	338	154	Sep 29	CLE		DET	W,7-6	9-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.270	.353	.623	9	2.24	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
							28-27		112	102	11	21	4	1	3	13	9	0	22	0	1		1	1	0	0	.206	.270	.353	.623		1.12	-0.593	6.84	-2.04%	-2.02

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