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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	3 (1)	Apr 14	CHW		MIL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	4	Apr 15	CHW		MIL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	5	Apr 17	CHW		BOS	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
5	6	Apr 18	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	7	Apr 19	CHW		BOS	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	8	Apr 21	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	9	Apr 23 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,18-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	10	Apr 23 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
10	11	Apr 24	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	12	Apr 25	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
12	13	Apr 26	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	14	Apr 27	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	15	Apr 28	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	16	Apr 29	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	17	Apr 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	18	May 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	19	May 2	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	20	May 3	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	21	May 5	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	22	May 6	CHW	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
22	23	May 7	CHW	@	TEX	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	24	May 8	CHW		KCR	W,9-5	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	30 (5)	May 16	CHW		TEX	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	31	May 17	CHW		TEX	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	32	May 18	CHW	@	TOR	W,7-2	GS	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	33	May 19	CHW	@	TOR	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	34	May 20	CHW	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	35	May 22	CHW	@	CAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
30	36	May 23	CHW	@	CAL	W,15-4	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	37	May 24	CHW	@	CAL	W,10-2	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	38	May 25	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	39	May 26	CHW	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
34	40	May 27	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	41	May 30	CHW		CAL	W,9-0	GS	24	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	42	May 31 (1)	CHW		CAL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	44 (1)	Jun 2	CHW		OAK	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
38	45	Jun 3	CHW		OAK	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	46	Jun 4	CHW		OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	47	Jun 5	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	53	11.1	7	0	0	7	0	CF
41	48	Jun 6	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
42	49	Jun 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	50	Jun 8	CHW		TOR	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	51	Jun 9	CHW		TOR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
45	52	Jun 10	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	53	Jun 11	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	54	Aug 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	55	Aug 11	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	56	Aug 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	57	Aug 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS	37	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	58	Aug 14	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	59	Aug 15	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	60	Aug 16	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	61	Aug 17	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	62	Aug 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
56	63	Aug 19	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	64	Aug 21	CHW	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
58	65	Aug 22	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	66	Aug 23	CHW	@	TOR	W,13-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	67	Aug 24	CHW	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	69 (1)	Aug 27	CHW		NYY	W,3-1	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	70	Aug 28	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	GS	14	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	73 (2)	Aug 31	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	74	Sep 1	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	75	Sep 2	CHW		DET	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	76	Sep 3	CHW		TOR	W,4-3	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	77	Sep 4	CHW		TOR	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	78	Sep 5	CHW		TOR	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	79	Sep 6	CHW		TOR	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	80	Sep 7	CHW		SEA	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	81	Sep 8	CHW		SEA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	82	Sep 9	CHW		SEA	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
73	83	Sep 10	CHW	@	MIL	W,12-6	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	84	Sep 11	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	85	Sep 12	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-3	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	86	Sep 13	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	87	Sep 14	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	88	Sep 15	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	89	Sep 16	CHW	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	90	Sep 18	CHW		OAK	L,5-10	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	91	Sep 19	CHW		OAK	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	94 (2)	Sep 22	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	95	Sep 23	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	96	Sep 24	CHW	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	97	Sep 25	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	98	Sep 26	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	99	Sep 27 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	100	Sep 27 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	101	Sep 28	CHW		CAL	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
90	102	Sep 29	CHW		CAL	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	103	Sep 30	CHW		CAL	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	104	Oct 2	CHW		MIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	105	Oct 3	CHW		MIN	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							93gm		781.0	241	2	4	247	1