Bob Lemon

Positions: Third Baseman, Starting Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 22, 1920 in San Bernardino, CA us

Died: January 11, 2000 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)

Last Game: July 1, 1958 (Age 37-282d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976. (Voted by BBWAA on 305/388 ballots)
View Bob Lemon's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Robert Granville Lemon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.2

207

128

ERA

3.23

460

350

2850.0

1277

WHIP

1.337

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1941	20	-6.1	Wilkes-Barre	EL	A	CLE	0	1	.000	9.00	9.00	1	0					1.0	0	1	1		3							3.000	0.0		27.0

1946	25	-4.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	4	5	.444	2.49	3.83	32	5	17	1	0	1	94.0	77	40	26	1	68	1	39	0	0	5	412	1.543	7.4	0.1	6.5	3.7	0.57
1947	26	-3.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	5	.688	3.44	3.66	37	15	15	6	1	3	167.1	150	68	64	7	97	5	65	4	0	6	725	1.476	8.1	0.4	5.2	3.5	0.67
1948	27	-1.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	20	14	.588	2.82	3.19	43	37	2	20	10	2	293.2	231	104	92	12	129	6	147	3	0	3	1214	1.226	7.1	0.4	4.0	4.5	1.14
1949	28	-0.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	22	10	.688	2.99	3.25	37	33	4	22	2	1	279.2	211	101	93	19	137	10	138	6	0	1	1159	1.244	6.8	0.6	4.4	4.4	1.01
1950	29	0.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	23	11	.676	3.84	4.50	44	37	5	22	3	3	288.0	281	144	123	28	146	3	170	2	0	5	1254	1.483	8.8	0.9	4.6	5.3	1.16
1951	30	0.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	17	14	.548	3.52	4.07	42	34	7	17	1	2	263.1	244	119	103	18	124	6	132	2	1	4	1139	1.397	8.3	0.6	4.2	4.5	1.06
1952	31	0.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	22	11	.667	2.50	3.02	42	36	6	28	5	4	309.2	236	104	86	15	105	2	131	6	0	8	1252	1.101	6.9	0.4	3.1	3.8	1.25
1953	32	2.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	21	15	.583	3.36	3.74	41	36	4	23	5	1	286.2	283	119	107	16	110	2	98	11	0	9	1216	1.371	8.9	0.5	3.5	3.1	0.89
1954	33	4.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	23	7	.767	2.72	3.31	36	33	1	21	2	0	258.1	228	95	78	12	92	7	110	4	1	6	1077	1.239	7.9	0.4	3.2	3.8	1.20
1955	34	5.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	18	10	.643	3.88	4.39	35	31	3	5	0	2	211.1	218	103	91	17	74	3	100	5	0	8	909	1.382	9.3	0.7	3.2	4.3	1.35
1956	35	6.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	20	14	.588	3.03	3.63	39	35	3	21	2	3	255.1	230	103	86	23	89	2	94	6	0	4	1074	1.249	8.1	0.8	3.1	3.3	1.06
1957	36	7.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	6	11	.353	4.60	5.37	21	17	2	2	0	0	117.1	129	70	60	9	64	6	45	7	0	3	540	1.645	9.9	0.7	4.9	3.5	0.70
1958	37	8.9	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CLE	2	5	.286	4.34	5.14	12	8		0	0		56.0	67	32	27	5	22		19	0	0	2		1.589	10.8	0.8	3.5	3.1	0.86
1958	37	8.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	1	.000	5.33	5.33	11	1	4	0	0	0	25.1	41	15	15	3	16	2	8	1	0	1	128	2.250	14.6	1.1	5.7	2.8	0.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		207	128	.618	3.23	3.74	460	350	73	188	31	22	2850.0	2559	1185	1024	180	1251	55	1277	57	2	63	12099	1.337	8.1	0.6	4.0	4.0	1.02
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		2	6	.250	4.42	5.21	13	8		0	0		57.0	67	33	28	5	25		19	0	0	2		1.614	10.6		3.9
All Levels (14 Seasons)							209	134	.609	3.26	3.77	473	358	73	188	31	22	2907.0	2626	1218	1052	185	1276	55	1296	57	2	65	12099	1.342	8.1		4.0