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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 6	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 7	DET	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
4	4	Apr 8	DET	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 9	DET	@	KCR	W,11-4	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 10	DET	@	KCR	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 12	DET		TEX	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 14	DET		TEX	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 16	DET		KCR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	10	Apr 17	DET		KCR	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 18	DET		KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	12	Apr 19	DET		BOS	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	13	Apr 21	DET		BOS	L,3-12	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	14	Apr 22	DET	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	15	Apr 23	DET	@	TEX	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 24	DET	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	17	Apr 26	DET		CAL	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	18	Apr 27	DET		CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	19	Apr 28	DET		CAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	20	Apr 29	DET		SEA	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
21	21	Apr 30	DET		SEA	W,4-3	CG	44	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	DET		SEA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
23	23	May 2	DET		OAK	L,2-4	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	24	May 3	DET		OAK	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	25	May 4	DET	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	26	May 5	DET	@	CAL	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	May 6	DET	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
28	28	May 7	DET	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	29	May 8	DET	@	SEA	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
30	30	May 9	DET	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	31	May 10	DET	@	OAK	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	32	May 11	DET	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
33	33	May 13	DET		MIN	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	34	May 14	DET		MIN	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
35	35	May 15	DET		MIN	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	36	May 16	DET	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	37	May 17	DET	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	38	May 18	DET	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	39	May 20	DET	@	CHW	W,14-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	40	May 21	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	41	May 22	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	42	May 24	DET		MIL	L,0-7	CG	47	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
43	43	May 25	DET		MIL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	44	May 26	DET		MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	45	May 27	DET	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	46	May 28	DET	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	47	May 29	DET	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	48	May 31	DET		CHW	L,1-10	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 1	DET		CHW	W,9-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	52 (2)	Jun 5	DET		CLE	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	53	Jun 6	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	54	Jun 7	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	55	Jun 8	DET	@	BAL	W,12-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
54	56	Jun 9	DET	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
55	57	Jun 10	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	58	Jun 11	DET	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
57	59	Jun 12	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	RF
58	60	Jun 13	DET		BAL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	61	Jun 14	DET		BAL	W,9-3	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	63 (1)	Jun 16	DET		TOR	L,5-13	CG	45	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	RF
61	64	Jun 17	DET		TOR	W,12-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
62	65	Jun 18	DET		TOR	W,6-1	GS	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	74 (8)	Jun 28	DET	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	75	Jun 29	DET	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	76	Jul 1	DET		CAL	W,11-0	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	77	Jul 2	DET		CAL	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	78	Jul 3	DET		CAL	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	79	Jul 4	DET		SEA	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
69	80	Jul 5	DET		SEA	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
70	81	Jul 6	DET		SEA	W,7-6	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	82	Jul 7	DET		OAK	W,8-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	83	Jul 8	DET		OAK	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	84	Jul 9	DET		OAK	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	86 (1)	Jul 14	DET	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
75	87	Jul 15	DET	@	CAL	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	88	Jul 16	DET	@	CAL	W,10-1	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	89	Jul 17	DET	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	90	Jul 18	DET	@	SEA	W,12-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	91	Jul 19	DET	@	SEA	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	92	Jul 20	DET	@	SEA	W,12-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	93	Jul 22	DET	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	94	Jul 23	DET	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	95	Jul 24	DET	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	96	Jul 26	DET		KCR	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	97	Jul 27	DET		KCR	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	98	Jul 28	DET		KCR	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	99	Jul 29 (1)	DET		TEX	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	100	Jul 29 (2)	DET		TEX	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	101	Jul 30	DET		TEX	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
90	102	Jul 31	DET		TEX	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	103	Aug 1	DET	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
92	104	Aug 2	DET	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
93	105	Aug 3	DET	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
94	106	Aug 4	DET		BOS	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	107	Aug 5 (1)	DET		BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	108	Aug 5 (2)	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	109	Aug 6	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	110	Aug 7	DET		BOS	L,0-3	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	111	Aug 8	DET	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
100	112	Aug 9	DET	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
101	113	Aug 10	DET	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	114	Aug 12	DET	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	115	Aug 13	DET	@	BOS	L,4-16	CG	53	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
104	116	Aug 14	DET	@	BOS	W,18-6	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	117	Aug 15	DET		MIN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	118	Aug 16	DET		MIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	119	Aug 17	DET		MIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	120	Aug 18	DET		CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	122 (1)	Aug 20	DET		CHW	W,2-1	GF	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
110	124 (1)	Aug 22	DET	@	MIN	L,0-7	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
111	125	Aug 23	DET	@	MIN	L,5-7	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
112	126	Aug 24	DET	@	MIN	L,2-8	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	127	Aug 26	DET	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	51	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	128	Aug 27	DET	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	50	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	130 (1)	Aug 29	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	131	Aug 30	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	132	Aug 31	DET	@	CHW	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	133	Sep 1	DET		MIL	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
119	134	Sep 2	DET		MIL	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
120	135	Sep 3	DET		MIL	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
121	136	Sep 4	DET		MIL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
122	137	Sep 5	DET		TOR	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
123	138	Sep 6	DET		TOR	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
124	139	Sep 7	DET		TOR	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	140	Sep 8	DET	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	141	Sep 9	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
127	143 (1)	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	65	17.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF
128	144	Sep 12	DET	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	145	Sep 13	DET	@	TOR	L,1-9	GS	38	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	146	Sep 14	DET	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
131	147	Sep 16	DET		BAL	W,8-7	GS	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	148	Sep 17	DET		BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	149	Sep 18	DET		BAL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
134	150	Sep 19	DET		CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	151	Sep 20	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
136	152	Sep 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
137	153	Sep 22	DET	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
138	154	Sep 23	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
139	155	Sep 25 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
140	156	Sep 25 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-4	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
141	159 (2)	Sep 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
142	160	Sep 30	DET		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
143	161	Oct 1	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
144	162	Oct 2	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							144gm		1240.0	295	9	8	312	3