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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Team Record in Appearances: 21-20 / in Starts: 19-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 3

1951 Pitching Game Log

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1951 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	194	1	Apr 17	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	2	1	1	1	4	0	0	1.00	1.92	30	15	8	2	0	2	82			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.651	3.27	0.99%	3.65	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
2	195	4	Apr 21	CLE		SLB	L,1-9	GS-7	L(1-1)	3	6.2	9	8	3	6	6	0	0	2.30	2.54	36	9	6	1	0	9	34			0	0	0	29	3	1	0	0	0	1	.84	-0.237	2.61	-0.44%	-4.92	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d7
3	196	8	Apr 28	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-4	CG	W(2-1)	6	9.0	9	4	4	4	5	0	0	2.92	2.60	41	13	10	1	0	9	54			1	0	0	37	1	1	0	1	0	2	.53	0.125	1.80	0.26%	0.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	197	12	May 2	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	GS-5	W(3-1)	3	5.0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.43	2.78	20	7	8	0	0	3	59			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.263	4.53	0.56%	2.43	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
5	198	18	May 9	CLE		NYY	L,2-9	GS-6	L(3-2)	6	5.1	6	8	6	4	3	1	0	3.60	3.28	27	9	5	0	0	6	27			0	0	0	23	1	0	1	1	0	2	1.39	-0.448	5.10	-0.98%	-5.34	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out d6
6	199	22	May 13(2)	CLE	@	CHW	T,4-4	7-GF	BS(1)	3	2.2	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.58	3.33	13	7	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	0.095	8.24	0.15%	0.70	7b -2- 1 out a1	9b end tie
7	200	24	May 16	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-11	GS-5	L(3-3)	2	4.1	3	7	6	4	1	0	0	4.50	3.48	20	9	3	0	0	3	28			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.11	-0.328	3.38	-0.60%	-3.70	1b start a 1	5b 1-3 1 out d3
8	201	28	May 20(1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(3-4)	3	8.0	7	2	1	5	3	0	0	3.96	3.50	36	14	7	4	0	7	60			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.096	2.08	0.09%	2.18	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
9	202	32	May 25	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	GS-6	L(3-5)	4	6.0	8	5	5	1	3	2	0	4.34	3.80	27	9	6	0	0	8	38			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.62	-0.242	1.25	-0.29%	-2.09	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
10	203	35	May 27(2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	9-GF		1	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.26	3.71	5	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.017	.53	0.01%	0.49	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
11	204	37	May 29	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	W(4-5)	1	9.0	1	1	1	0	7	1	0	3.82	3.52	28	14	6	1	0	1	88			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.704	1.17	0.40%	3.65	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	205	43	Jun 3(2)	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	W(5-5)	4	9.0	4	1	1	5	3	1	0	3.48	3.69	35	11	12	0	0	4	73			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.419	2.02	0.52%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
13	206	46	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	L,3-4	9-GF		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.46	3.66	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	0.048	3.23	0.05%	0.76	9t 123 2 out d1	9t end d 1
14	207	49	Jun 9	CLE		BOS	W,5-1	CG	W(6-5)	2	9.0	7	1	1	5	1	0	0	3.20	3.69	37	13	11	0	0	7	65			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	2	0	0	.96	0.295	1.91	0.35%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
15	208	53	Jun 14	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	W(7-5)	4	9.0	6	1	1	3	3	0	0	2.99	3.60	36	16	8	1	0	6	71			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.36	0.480	2.12	0.45%	3.70	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
16	209	55	Jun 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.02	3.56	8	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.043	1.11	-0.04%	0.01	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
17	210	58	Jun 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-9	GS-5	L(7-6)	2	5.0	10	8	8	8	2	1	0	3.59	3.83	32	8	4	0	0	10	9			0	0	0	23	2	1	1	1	0	0	.62	-0.245	.99	-0.23%	-5.15	1b start tie	5b 3 out d8
18	211	60	Jun 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-4	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.55	3.82	3	3	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.17	0.098	3.61	0.10%	1.59	9b 12- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
19	212	62	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-6		1	5.1	9	4	4	4	2	1	0	3.71	3.95	30	7	8	2	0	9	32			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.20	-0.104	2.29	-0.12%	-1.93	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out a2
20	213	66	Jun 29	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	W(8-6)	5	9.0	6	1	1	6	7	0	0	3.50	3.87	39	12	8	2	0	6	72			0	1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.354	1.18	0.26%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	214	71	Jul 3	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-7	L(8-7)	3	7.0	11	4	4	1	1	0	0	3.60	3.80	30	9	8	1	0	11	39			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	2	0	0	.71	-0.153	1.98	-0.26%	-0.45	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
22	215	73	Jul 4(2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	15-GF(15)	S(2)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.57	3.77	4	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.33	0.211	8.94	0.26%	0.53	15b --- 0 out a1	15b end a 1
23	216	75	Jul 7	CLE	@	DET	L,3-13	GS-5	L(8-8)	2	5.0	8	4	4	1	1	0	0	3.71	3.73	22	8	4	0	0	8	35			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	2	0	1	.82	-0.162	2.22	-0.26%	-1.42	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
24	217	79	Jul 13	CLE		NYY	W,11-8	GS-7	W(9-8)	5	6.0	11	8	7	1	6	2	0	4.01	3.80	30	10	3	0	0	10	25			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.04	-0.491	3.36	-0.95%	-5.47	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a2
25	218	85	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	L(9-9)	4	7.0	6	4	2	2	2	1	1	3.94	3.86	31	8	12	3	0	6	53			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	.85	-0.136	4.65	-0.44%	-0.60	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
26	219	89	Jul 22(1)	CLE		PHA	W,6-4	CG	W(10-9)	3	9.0	7	4	4	2	3	0	0	3.94	3.78	36	11	13	0	0	7	58			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.225	4.08	0.63%	0.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
27	220	94	Jul 27	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	W(11-9)	4	9.0	5	2	2	5	4	1	0	3.83	3.83	36	14	8	1	0	5	68			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.473	10.98	1.88%	3.12	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	221	98	Aug 1(1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-6	GS-6		4	5.2	9	5	3	3	2	0	0	3.86	3.82	29	8	7	0	0	9	34			0	0	1	26	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.42	-0.474	7.44	-1.49%	-2.74	1b start tie	6b 123 2 out d1
29	222	103	Aug 5(1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	W(12-9)	3	9.0	12	3	3	2	4	0	0	3.82	3.74	38	12	9	4	0	11	53			0	1	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	0	.89	0.284	5.67	1.09%	1.70	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
30	223	107	Aug 10	CLE		CHW	W,6-4	CG	W(13-9)	4	9.0	7	4	4	4	4	1	0	3.83	3.77	37	11	11	0	0	7	57			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	.81	0.043	6.02	0.19%	0.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
31	224	111	Aug 14	CLE		DET	W,6-5	GS-6		3	5.0	7	5	5	2	1	2	0	3.97	3.89	25	10	6	0	0	6	32			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.28	-0.374	8.88	-1.56%	-2.56	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out d1
32	225	116	Aug 18	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-0	SHO	W(14-9)	3	9.0	3	0	0	4	7	0	0	3.79	3.82	34	8	12	0	0	3	84			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	.70	0.374	5.21	1.67%	4.56	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a7
33	226	118	Aug 19(2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.77	3.80	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.031	3.16	0.14%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
34	227	122	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	CG	W(15-9)	3	9.0	3	1	1	6	3	0	0	3.65	3.80	34	13	9	0	0	3	74			2	1	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.49	0.594	20.92	5.02%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
35	228	126	Aug 26(2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	GS-8	W(16-9)	2	7.1	5	1	1	4	6	0	0	3.56	3.76	30	7	8	0	0	5	66			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.46	0.174	15.14	1.09%	1.71	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out a1
36	229	130	Aug 31	CLE		SLB	L,3-6	GS-8	L(16-10)	4	7.1	9	5	5	5	7	2	1	3.65	3.85	36	7	7	0	0	9	42			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.73	-0.212	6.12	-1.06%	-1.63	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	230	135	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG(11)	L(16-11)	3	11.0	5	3	3	9	5	1	0	3.59	3.91	43	11	13	0	0	5	71			1	0	0	33	2	0	1	4	0	0	1.62	0.236	15.56	1.36%	2.34	1t start tie	11t 3 out d2
38	231	139	Sep 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-3	GS-7	W(17-11)	3	6.2	10	3	3	2	6	0	0	3.61	3.85	30	8	4	0	0	10	46			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.26	0.079	13.15	0.49%	0.27	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a3
39	232	143	Sep 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(17-12)	4	8.0	10	1	0	2	3	0	0	3.49	3.80	34	15	5	0	0	9	61			0	1	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	.91	0.248	10.95	1.79%	3.05	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
40	233	147	Sep 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	L(17-13)	3	8.1	7	2	2	4	7	0	0	3.45	3.75	35	14	4	0	0	6	64			0	0	0	30	1	0	2	1	0	0	1.61	0.020	41.62	0.31%	0.89	1b start tie	9b 123 1 out d1
41	234	151	Sep 22	CLE	@	DET	L,4-9	GS-5	L(17-14)	4	4.1	9	5	5	3	2	0	0	3.56	3.75	24	6	5	0	0	8	24			0	0	0	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.31	-0.317	16.18	-2.35%	-2.62	1b start tie	5b 1-3 1 out d2
42	235	153	Sep 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	5-7		2	3.0	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	3.55	3.80	14	6	2	1	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.016	1.61	0.05%	0.52	5b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
							21-20		W-L:17-14,Sv:2,BSv:1	2.9	263.1	244	119	104	124	132	18	2	3.55	3.80	1139	1.46		4%	0%	238	52	6	0%	8	5	1	1001	33	4	6	26	0	17	1.11	2.687	6.94	9.05%	12.76

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