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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-5 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1984	ALCS g1	Oct 2	DET	@	KCR	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.29	-0.047	9.00	-0.97%	-1.55	CF
2	1984	ALCS g2	Oct 3	DET	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.00	-0.137	28.60	-2.43%	-1.21	CF
3	1984	ALCS g3	Oct 5	DET		KCR	W,1-0	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.95	-0.068	16.73	-0.66%	-0.74	CF
4	1984	WS g1	Oct 9	DET	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	7	.97	0.034	50.86	1.01%	0.22	CF
5	1984	WS g2	Oct 10	DET	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	8	.62	-0.048	31.67	-1.55%	-0.65	CF
6	1984	WS g3	Oct 12	DET		SDP	W,5-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	7	.47	0.026	29.51	0.92%	0.05	CF
7	1984	WS g4	Oct 13	DET		SDP	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.111	.143	.111	.254	8	.43	-0.024	27.43	-0.81%	-0.52	CF
8	1984	WS g5	Oct 14	DET		SDP	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.219	.167	.385	6	1.02	0.109	49.84	2.93%	1.41	CF
1987 Postseason			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
9	1987	ALCS g1	Oct 7	DET	@	MIN	L,5-8	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.500	.667	1.167	6	1.75	0.146	45.84	2.28%	0.62	CF
10	1987	ALCS g2	Oct 8	DET	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.375	.857	1.232	6	.85	0.100	22.59	1.88%	0.97	CF
11	1987	ALCS g3	Oct 10	DET		MIN	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.600	.933	6	1.38	-0.124	28.75	-1.62%	-0.82	CF
12	1987	ALCS g4	Oct 11	DET		MIN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.313	.500	.813	6	1.70	0.084	51.56	1.39%	0.97	CF
13	1987	ALCS g5	Oct 12	DET		MIN	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.300	.611	.911	6	.86	-0.028	15.04	-0.32%	0.34	CF
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