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Dave Lemonds

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: July 5, 1948 in Charlotte, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Garinger HS (Charlotte, NC) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (1st) of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC).

High School: Garinger HS (Charlotte, NC)

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Debut: June 30, 1969 (Age 20-360d, 12,872nd in major league history)
vs. MON 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: October 2, 1972 (Age 24-089d)
vs. MIN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: David Lee Lemonds

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

2.99

99.1

WHIP

1.359

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1968	19	CHC-min	AA	4	6	.400	3.34	15	14		4	1		89.0	95	43	33	3	27	2	75	4	1	2				1.371	9.6	0.3	2.7	7.6	2.78	SAN TL
1969	20	PHI-CHC-min	AAA,A,AA,WRk	11	9	.550	3.63	35	23		4	0	3	156.0	152	75	63	3	71	1	124	5	2	7				1.429	8.8	0.2	4.1	7.2	1.75	TAC,RDH,SAN,CBZ PCL,CARL,TL,AZIL
1969	20	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	3.86	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	5	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	21	113	5.72	2.143	9.6	0.0	9.6	0.0	0.00

1970	21	CHC-min	AAA	5	9	.357	4.07	22	22		5	1	0	137.0	134	85	62	10	65	4	106	3	0	7				1.453	8.8	0.7	4.3	7.0	1.63	TAC PCL
1971	22	CHW-min	AAA	10	6	.625	4.14	26	17		4	1	1	126.0	125	65	58	6	65	1	86	1	0	7				1.508	8.9	0.4	4.6	6.1	1.32	TUC PCL
1972	23	CHW	AL	4	7	.364	2.95	31	18	2	0	0	0	94.2	87	39	31	6	38	3	69	1	1	3	400	108	3.00	1.320	8.3	0.6	3.6	6.6	1.82
1973	24	CHW-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	0.00	7	0		0	0	2	8.0	4	0	0	0	6	0	8	0	0	0				1.250	4.5	0.0	6.8	9.0	1.33	IWA AA
1974	25	CHW-CHC-min	AAA					39																										IWA,WCH AA
2 Yrs				4	8	.333	2.99	33	19	2	0	0	0	99.1	92	41	33	6	43	3	69	1	1	3	421	108	3.13	1.359	8.3	0.5	3.9	6.3	1.60
162 Game Avg.				5	10	.333	2.99	43	25	3	0	0	0	130	120	54	43	8	56	4	90	1	1	4	551	108	3.13	1.359	8.3	0.5	3.9	6.3	1.60

CHC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.86	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	5	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	21	113	5.72	2.143	9.6	0.0	9.6	0.0	0.00
CHW (1 yr)				4	7	.364	2.95	31	18	2	0	0	0	94.2	87	39	31	6	38	3	69	1	1	3	400	108	3.00	1.320	8.3	0.6	3.6	6.6	1.82