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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
2	2	Apr 10	DET		CLE	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 11	DET		CLE	W,11-10	CG	51	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
4	4	Apr 13	DET	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
5	5	Apr 14	DET	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 16	DET		MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 17	DET		MIL	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 19	DET		KCR	L,2-9	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 20	DET		KCR	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 21	DET		KCR	L,2-3	CG	51	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 22	DET	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
12	12	Apr 23	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 24	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	42	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 25	DET	@	MIL	L,7-11	CG	41	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	15	Apr 26	DET	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	Apr 27	DET	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	Apr 28	DET	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	Apr 30	DET		MIN	L,2-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	DET		MIN	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	20	May 3	DET		CHW	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 4	DET		CHW	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	May 5	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	23	May 7	DET	@	TEX	W,10-1	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	24	May 8	DET	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	25	May 10	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	26	May 11	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 12	DET	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	28	May 13	DET		TEX	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
29	29	May 14	DET		TEX	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 15	DET	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	50	10.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	31	May 16	DET	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 17	DET	@	OAK	W,10-2	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	33	May 18	DET	@	OAK	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 19	DET	@	OAK	L,7-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	35	May 20	DET	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	36	May 21	DET	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	37	May 22	DET	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
38	38	May 24	DET	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
39	39	May 25	DET	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	40	May 26	DET	@	SEA	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	42 (1)	May 29	DET		OAK	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	43	May 30	DET		OAK	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	48 (4)	Jun 4	DET		SEA	L,6-7	CG	50	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
44	49	Jun 5	DET		SEA	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	50	Jun 6	DET	@	TOR	L,0-2	CG	43	11.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	51	Jun 7	DET	@	TOR	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	52	Jun 8	DET	@	TOR	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	53	Jun 9	DET	@	TOR	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
49	54	Jun 10	DET		BAL	W,8-7	CG	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	55	Jun 12	DET		BAL	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	56	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
52	57	Jun 15	DET	@	NYY	W,10-8	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	65 (7)	Jun 23	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	66	Jun 24	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	67	Jun 25	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	68	Jun 26	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	69	Jun 28	DET		TOR	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	70	Jun 29	DET		TOR	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
59	71	Jun 30	DET		TOR	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	72	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	73	Jul 2	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	74	Jul 3	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	75	Jul 4	DET	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	76	Jul 5	DET	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	77	Jul 6	DET	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	78	Jul 7	DET	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
67	79	Jul 8	DET		CHW	L,4-9	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	80	Jul 9	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	81	Jul 10	DET		CHW	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
70	82	Jul 11	DET		MIN	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	83	Jul 12	DET		MIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	84	Jul 13	DET		MIN	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
73	85	Jul 14	DET		MIN	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	86	Jul 18	DET		TEX	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
75	87	Jul 19	DET		TEX	L,1-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	88	Jul 20	DET		TEX	W,6-5	CG	62	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	89	Jul 21	DET		TEX	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	90	Jul 22	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	91	Jul 23	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	92	Jul 24	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	93	Jul 25	DET	@	MIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
82	94	Jul 26	DET	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	95	Jul 27	DET	@	MIN	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
84	96	Jul 28	DET	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	97	Jul 29	DET		KCR	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	98	Jul 30	DET		KCR	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	99	Jul 31	DET		KCR	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	100	Aug 2	DET		MIL	W,4-1	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	101	Aug 3	DET		MIL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	102	Aug 4 (1)	DET		MIL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	103	Aug 4 (2)	DET		MIL	L,4-14	GS	41	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	104	Aug 5	DET	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	105	Aug 8 (1)	DET	@	KCR	L,3-10	GS	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	106	Aug 8 (2)	DET	@	KCR	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	107	Aug 9	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	108	Aug 10	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	109	Aug 11	DET	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	110	Aug 12	DET	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	111	Aug 13	DET	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
100	112	Aug 14	DET	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
101	114 (1)	Aug 16	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	115	Aug 17	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	116	Aug 18	DET		CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	117	Aug 19	DET	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	118	Aug 20	DET	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	119	Aug 21	DET	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
107	122 (2)	Aug 24	DET	@	CAL	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	123	Aug 25	DET	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	3	4	0	CF
109	124	Aug 26	DET	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	125	Aug 27	DET	@	SEA	L,1-3	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
111	128 (2)	Aug 31	DET		OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	129	Sep 1	DET		OAK	W,14-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	130	Sep 2	DET		CAL	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	131	Sep 3	DET		CAL	W,14-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	132	Sep 4	DET		CAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
116	133	Sep 6	DET		SEA	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	134	Sep 7	DET		SEA	L,5-12	CG	49	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
118	135	Sep 8	DET		SEA	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
119	136	Sep 9	DET	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
120	137	Sep 10	DET	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
121	138	Sep 11	DET	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	139	Sep 13	DET		BAL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	140	Sep 14 (1)	DET		BAL	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
124	141	Sep 14 (2)	DET		BAL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	142	Sep 15	DET		BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
126	143	Sep 16	DET		BAL	L,7-14	CG	53	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	144	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	145	Sep 18	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
129	146	Sep 19	DET		NYY	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
130	147	Sep 20	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	148	Sep 21	DET	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	149	Sep 22	DET	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	150	Sep 23	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	151	Sep 24	DET	@	NYY	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	152	Sep 25	DET	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
136	153	Sep 27	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	154	Sep 28	DET		BOS	L,0-2	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	155	Sep 29	DET		BOS	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	156	Oct 1	DET		TOR	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	157	Oct 2	DET		TOR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
141	158	Oct 3	DET		TOR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
142	159	Oct 4	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	160	Oct 5	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	161	Oct 6	DET	@	BAL	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							144gm		1272.1	412	4	4	420	3