Jim Lemon

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: March 23, 1928 in Covington, VA us

Died: May 14, 2006 in Brandon, MS

Buried: Emory United Methodist Church Cemetery, Alleghany County, VA

High School: Covington HS (Covington, VA)

Debut: August 20, 1950 (Age 22-150d, 10,733rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1963 (Age 35-190d)
vs. WSA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: James Robert Lemon

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

3445

901

164

.262

446

RBI

529

OBP

.332

SLG

.460

OPS

.792

OPS+

114

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

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	WSH		BOS	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 19	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	4 (1)	Apr 21	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	5	Apr 22	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	6	Apr 23	WSH		BOS	L,3-8	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH LF
6	7	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	W,11-10	GS	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
7	8	Apr 25	WSH		BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	9	Apr 26	WSH		BAL	L,10-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	10	Apr 27	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
10	11	Apr 30	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	12	May 2	WSH		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	13	May 3	WSH		CLE	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	14	May 4	WSH		CLE	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	15	May 5	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	16	May 6	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	17	May 7	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	18	May 9	WSH		KCA	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	19	May 10	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
19	20	May 11	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	21	May 13	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	22	May 14	WSH		NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	23	May 15	WSH		NYY	L,2-11	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	24	May 17	WSH	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	25	May 18	WSH	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	41	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
25	26	May 21	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	27	May 22 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	28	May 22 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	29	May 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	30	May 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	40	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	31	May 26	WSH		BOS	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	32	May 27	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	33	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	34	May 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	48	10.2	1	1	0	2	0	LF
34	35	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
35	37 (1)	May 31	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	38	Jun 2 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	39	Jun 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	40	Jun 3	WSH		BAL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	41	Jun 4	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-1	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	42	Jun 5	WSH		BAL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	43	Jun 6	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	44	Jun 7	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	45	Jun 8	WSH		KCA	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	46	Jun 9	WSH		KCA	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	47	Jun 10	WSH		DET	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
46	48	Jun 11	WSH		DET	W,8-7	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	49	Jun 12 (1)	WSH		DET	W,8-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	50	Jun 12 (2)	WSH		DET	L,5-12	CG	46	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
49	51	Jun 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	52	Jun 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
51	53	Jun 17	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-1	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	54	Jun 18	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-2	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	55	Jun 19	WSH	@	KCA	W,6-5	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	56	Jun 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	57	Jun 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	58	Jun 23	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	59	Jun 24	WSH	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	60	Jun 25	WSH	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	61	Jun 26 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	62	Jun 26 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,7-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	63	Jun 27	WSH	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	64	Jun 28	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	GS	49	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	65	Jun 30	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	66	Jul 2	WSH		CLE	L,2-12	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	67	Jul 3 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	68	Jul 3 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	69	Jul 4	WSH		NYY	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	70	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
69	71	Jul 6	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-0	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	72	Jul 7 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
71	73	Jul 7 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	74	Jul 8	WSH	@	BAL	W,9-5	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	75	Jul 9	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	76	Jul 10	WSH	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	77	Jul 15	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	78	Jul 16	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	81 (2)	Jul 19	WSH	@	DET	W,5-0	GS	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	83 (1)	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
79	84	Jul 22	WSH		KCA	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
80	85	Jul 23	WSH		KCA	W,8-3	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	86	Jul 24 (1)	WSH		KCA	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
82	87	Jul 24 (2)	WSH		KCA	W,10-2	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	88	Jul 26	WSH		DET	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	89	Jul 27	WSH		DET	W,5-4	GS	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	90	Jul 28	WSH		DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	91	Jul 29	WSH		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	92	Jul 30	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	93	Jul 31 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	94	Jul 31 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	95	Aug 1	WSH		CLE	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	96	Aug 2	WSH		CLE	W,9-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	97	Aug 3	WSH		CLE	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	98	Aug 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	99	Aug 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	100	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
96	101	Aug 7 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	43	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
97	102	Aug 7 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	LF
98	103	Aug 8	WSH	@	KCA	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	105 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	108 (2)	Aug 12	WSH	@	NYY	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	109	Aug 13	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	110	Aug 14 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	111	Aug 14 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-3	GF	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH LF
104	112	Aug 15	WSH		BOS	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	114 (1)	Aug 17	WSH	@	BAL	W,11-7	GS	47	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
106	115	Aug 18	WSH	@	BAL	L,8-10	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	116	Aug 19	WSH		NYY	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	117	Aug 20	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	118	Aug 21	WSH		NYY	W,7-4	GS	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	119	Aug 23	WSH		KCA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
111	120	Aug 24	WSH		KCA	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
112	121	Aug 25	WSH		KCA	W,9-0	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	122	Aug 26	WSH		DET	W,5-4	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	123	Aug 27	WSH		DET	W,4-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	124	Aug 28	WSH		CLE	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
116	125	Aug 29	WSH		CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
117	126	Aug 30	WSH		CHW	L,10-11	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	127	Aug 31	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	128	Sep 2 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
120	129	Sep 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	LF
121	130	Sep 3	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	131	Sep 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	132	Sep 5 (1)	WSH		BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	133	Sep 5 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	134	Sep 7	WSH	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	135	Sep 8	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	136	Sep 9	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-2	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
128	137	Sep 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	138	Sep 11 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	139	Sep 11 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	140	Sep 13	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	47	10.2	2	1	0	3	1	LF
132	141	Sep 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
133	142	Sep 16	WSH		BOS	W,3-0	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	143	Sep 17	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
135	144	Sep 18	WSH		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	145	Sep 20	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	44	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	146	Sep 21	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-10	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
138	147	Sep 23	WSH		BAL	W,4-0	GS	30	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
139	148	Sep 24	WSH		BAL	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
140	149	Sep 25	WSH		BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
141	150	Sep 26	WSH		NYY	L,2-4	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	151	Sep 27	WSH		NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	152	Sep 28	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	153	Oct 1	WSH		BAL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
145	154	Oct 2	WSH		BAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							145gm		1195.1	249	11	11	271	1