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

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

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 7	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 8	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	CHW		TOR	L,2-10	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 12	CHW		TOR	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 13	CHW		NYY	W,12-2	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 14	CHW		NYY	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	8	Apr 15	CHW		NYY	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 16	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-4	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 17	CHW	@	TOR	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
11	11	Apr 18	CHW	@	TOR	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 20	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 21	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	Apr 22	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 23	CHW	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
16	16	Apr 24	CHW	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	Apr 25	CHW	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	18	Apr 27	CHW		TEX	W,11-0	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	19	Apr 28	CHW		TEX	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	20	Apr 29	CHW		TEX	L,0-10	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	CHW		DET	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 4 (1)	CHW	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	23	May 4 (2)	CHW	@	TEX	L,6-7	CG	44	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 5	CHW	@	TEX	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	25	May 6	CHW	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	26	May 7	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	27	May 8	CHW	@	DET	L,8-10	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	28	May 9	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 10	CHW		KCR	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	30	May 11	CHW		KCR	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	31	May 12	CHW		KCR	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
32	32	May 13	CHW		KCR	L,5-14	GS	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 15	CHW	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
34	34	May 16	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	35	May 17	CHW	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	36	May 18	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
37	37	May 19	CHW	@	CAL	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	38	May 20	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	39	May 22	CHW		OAK	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
40	40	May 23	CHW		OAK	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
41	41	May 24	CHW		OAK	W,10-1	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	42	May 25	CHW		CAL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	43	May 26	CHW		CAL	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	44	May 27 (1)	CHW		CAL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
45	45	May 27 (2)	CHW		CAL	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	47 (1)	May 29	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	48	May 30	CHW		CLE	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	49	Jun 1	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	50	Jun 2	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	CF
50	51	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	43	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	52	Jun 4	CHW		MIL	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
52	53	Jun 5	CHW		MIL	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
53	54	Jun 6	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	55	Jun 7	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
55	56	Jun 9	CHW	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	57	Jun 10	CHW	@	MIL	W,13-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	58	Jun 11	CHW		BAL	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	59	Jun 12	CHW		BAL	W,12-4	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	60	Jun 13	CHW		BAL	L,7-8	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	61	Jun 15	CHW		BOS	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	62	Jun 16	CHW		BOS	L,5-11	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	65 (2)	Jun 19	CHW		SEA	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	66	Jun 20	CHW		SEA	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	67	Jun 21	CHW		SEA	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
65	68	Jun 22	CHW		MIN	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	69	Jun 23	CHW		MIN	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
67	70	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	71	Jun 24 (2)	CHW		MIN	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	72	Jun 26	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	73	Jun 27	CHW	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	4	1	1	6	0	CF
71	74	Jun 28	CHW	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	75	Jun 29	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	76	Jun 30	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-16	CG	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	77	Jul 1	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	43	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	78	Jul 3	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	79	Jul 4	CHW	@	CLE	W,16-4	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	80	Jul 5	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	82 (1)	Jul 7	CHW	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	83	Jul 8	CHW	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	84	Jul 9	CHW		TEX	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
81	85	Jul 10	CHW		TEX	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	86	Jul 11	CHW		TEX	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	87	Jul 12 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	89 (1)	Jul 13	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
85	92 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	TEX	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	93	Jul 19 (2)	CHW	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	94	Jul 20	CHW	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	95	Jul 21	CHW	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	96	Jul 22	CHW	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	26	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
90	97	Jul 23	CHW	@	DET	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	98	Jul 24	CHW		KCR	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	99	Jul 25	CHW		KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	100	Jul 26	CHW		KCR	L,1-6	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	101	Jul 27	CHW		CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
95	102	Jul 28	CHW		CLE	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	103	Jul 29	CHW		CLE	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	104	Jul 30	CHW		NYY	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	105	Jul 31	CHW		NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	106	Aug 1	CHW		NYY	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	107	Aug 3	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
101	108	Aug 4	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	109	Aug 5	CHW	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
103	110	Aug 7	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
104	111	Aug 8	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	112	Aug 9	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
106	113	Aug 11 (1)	CHW		TOR	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	115 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	CHW		TOR	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	116	Aug 12 (2)	CHW		TOR	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	117	Aug 13	CHW	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	118	Aug 14	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	41	11.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
111	120 (1)	Aug 16	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	121	Aug 17	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
113	122	Aug 18	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	123	Aug 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
115	124	Aug 20	CHW	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
116	127 (2)	Aug 22	CHW	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	128	Aug 26 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,7-12	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	129	Aug 26 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,3-4	CG	56	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
119	130	Aug 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
120	131	Aug 28	CHW		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	132	Aug 30	CHW		MIL	L,3-4	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	133	Aug 31	CHW		MIL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	134	Sep 1	CHW		MIL	W,4-3	CG	20	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
124	135	Sep 2	CHW		MIL	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
125	136	Sep 3	CHW	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	137	Sep 4	CHW	@	CAL	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	138	Sep 5	CHW	@	CAL	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	139	Sep 6	CHW	@	CAL	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	140	Sep 7	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
130	141	Sep 8	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	142	Sep 9 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	144 (1)	Sep 11	CHW		CAL	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
133	145	Sep 12	CHW		CAL	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	146	Sep 14	CHW		OAK	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	147	Sep 15	CHW		OAK	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
136	148	Sep 16	CHW		OAK	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	2	7	0	CF
137	149	Sep 17	CHW		MIN	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	150	Sep 18	CHW		MIN	W,1-0	CG	32	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
139	151	Sep 19	CHW		MIN	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	152	Sep 21	CHW	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
141	153	Sep 22	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	154	Sep 23	CHW	@	SEA	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
143	155	Sep 25	CHW	@	MIN	W,9-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
144	156	Sep 26	CHW	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
145	158 (1)	Sep 28	CHW		SEA	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	159	Sep 29	CHW		SEA	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
147	160	Sep 30	CHW		SEA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							147gm		1281.1	411	11	10	432	2