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.

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
2	2	Apr 10	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 11	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	41	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF
4	4	Apr 12	DET		BOS	W,11-7	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	12 (7)	Apr 21	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	13	Apr 22	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	54	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
7	14	Apr 23	DET	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	15	Apr 24	DET	@	MIN	L,4-16	CG	53	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	16	Apr 25	DET	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	17	Apr 27	DET		MIL	L,6-9	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	18	Apr 28	DET		MIL	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	23 (4)	May 3	DET		MIN	L,1-3	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	24	May 4	DET	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	25	May 5	DET	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	26	May 6	DET	@	TOR	L,7-11	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
16	27	May 7	DET	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
17	28	May 8	DET	@	MIL	L,5-7	GS	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	33 (4)	May 14	DET		TOR	L,3-8	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	34	May 15	DET	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
20	35	May 16	DET	@	TEX	W,12-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	36	May 17	DET	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	46	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
22	39 (2)	May 20	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	50 (10)	Jun 1	DET	@	SEA	W,9-7	GF	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH RF
24	51	Jun 2	DET	@	SEA	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	52	Jun 3	DET	@	SEA	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
26	53	Jun 5	DET	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	RF
27	54	Jun 6	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
28	55	Jun 7	DET	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
29	56	Jun 8 (1)	DET		SEA	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	57	Jun 8 (2)	DET		SEA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	65 (7)	Jun 17	DET		CAL	L,3-7	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	83 (17)	Jul 6	DET		KCR	W,4-0	CG	27	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	84	Jul 7	DET		KCR	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
34	85	Jul 8	DET		KCR	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	86	Jul 12	DET		TEX	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
36	87	Jul 13	DET		TEX	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	88	Jul 14	DET		TEX	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	89	Jul 15	DET		TEX	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	90	Jul 16	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	91	Jul 17	DET		CHW	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	92	Jul 18	DET		CHW	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
42	93	Jul 19	DET		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	94	Jul 20	DET	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	95	Jul 21	DET	@	TEX	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	97 (1)	Jul 23	DET		BAL	L,3-13	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
46	98	Jul 24	DET		BAL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
47	101 (2)	Jul 27	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	102	Jul 28	DET		BOS	W,17-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	104 (1)	Jul 30	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	105	Jul 31	DET	@	NYY	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	106	Aug 1	DET	@	NYY	W,15-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	107	Aug 2	DET	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	57	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
53	108	Aug 3	DET	@	BOS	L,5-14	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	109	Aug 4	DET	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	110	Aug 5	DET	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
56	111	Aug 7	DET	@	TOR	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	112	Aug 8	DET	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	113	Aug 9	DET	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
59	114	Aug 10	DET	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	115	Aug 11	DET	@	CLE	L,4-13	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	116	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
62	117	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	120 (2)	Aug 16	DET		MIL	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
64	121	Aug 17	DET		CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
65	122	Aug 18	DET		CLE	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	123	Aug 20	DET		CAL	L,3-5	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	124	Aug 21	DET		CAL	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
68	125	Aug 22	DET		CAL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	126	Aug 24	DET		OAK	L,4-6	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	127	Aug 25	DET		OAK	W,14-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	129 (1)	Aug 28	DET	@	SEA	L,3-4	GF	9	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
72	130	Aug 29	DET	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	131	Aug 30	DET	@	SEA	W,3-2	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
74	132	Aug 31	DET	@	MIN	W,12-6	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	133	Sep 1	DET	@	MIN	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	134	Sep 2	DET	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	135	Sep 3	DET		TOR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	136	Sep 4	DET		TOR	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	137	Sep 5	DET		TOR	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	139 (1)	Sep 7	DET	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	141 (1)	Sep 9	DET	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	142	Sep 10	DET	@	BAL	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	143	Sep 11	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
84	145 (1)	Sep 13	DET		NYY	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
85	146	Sep 14	DET		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	148 (1)	Sep 16	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
87	149	Sep 18	DET	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	153 (3)	Sep 23	DET	@	OAK	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	155 (1)	Sep 26	DET		SEA	L,4-8	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
90	156	Sep 27	DET		BOS	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	157	Sep 28	DET		MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
92	158	Sep 29	DET		MIN	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
93	159	Sep 30	DET		MIN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
94	160	Oct 1	DET	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
95	161	Oct 2	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
96	162	Oct 3	DET	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
							97gm		783.0	207	7	6	220	1