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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	DET		NYY	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
2	2	Apr 8	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 9	DET		NYY	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	DET	@	CHW	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 14	DET	@	KCR	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 15	DET	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 17	DET		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 18	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 19	DET		CHW	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 20	DET	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 21	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 22	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	15	Apr 24	DET		KCR	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	16	Apr 25	DET		KCR	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	Apr 26	DET		KCR	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	18	Apr 27	DET	@	SEA	L,2-5	GS	33	7.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	20 (1)	Apr 29	DET	@	CAL	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
20	21	Apr 30	DET	@	CAL	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 1	DET	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	46	12.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	23	May 2	DET	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	25 (1)	May 5	DET		SEA	L,5-7	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
24	26	May 6	DET		SEA	W,7-5	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
25	27	May 8	DET		OAK	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	31 (3)	May 12	DET		CAL	W,15-2	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
27	32	May 13	DET		CAL	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	33	May 15	DET		CLE	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	34	May 16	DET		CLE	W,5-3	GF	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
30	35	May 17	DET		CLE	W,8-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	37 (1)	May 19	DET	@	TEX	L,8-10	GF	17	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
32	38	May 20	DET	@	TEX	W,6-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
33	39	May 22	DET	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	40	May 23	DET	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	41	May 24	DET	@	MIN	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
36	42	May 25	DET		TEX	W,8-5		18	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
37	43	May 26	DET		TEX	W,8-7	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
38	45 (1)	May 29	DET		MIN	W,15-7	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
39	47 (1)	May 31 (2)	DET		MIN	L,3-11	GS	37	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	48	Jun 1	DET	@	CLE	L,6-9	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
41	49	Jun 3	DET	@	CLE	W,15-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	50	Jun 4	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	47	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	51	Jun 5	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	52	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	GF	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	53	Jun 7	DET	@	BOS	W,18-8	GF	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
46	54	Jun 9	DET		MIL	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
47	55	Jun 10	DET		MIL	L,5-8	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	56	Jun 11	DET		MIL	L,5-8	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	57	Jun 12	DET		BOS	W,11-4	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
50	59 (1)	Jun 14	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	60	Jun 15	DET	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	61	Jun 16	DET	@	TOR	L,4-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
53	62	Jun 17	DET	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	63	Jun 19	DET	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	64	Jun 20 susp	DET	@	BAL	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	65	Jun 21	DET	@	BAL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	66	Jun 22	DET		TOR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
58	67	Jun 23	DET		TOR	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	68	Jun 24	DET		TOR	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
60	69	Jun 26	DET		BAL	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	70	Jun 27	DET		BAL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
62	71	Jun 28	DET		BAL	W,8-7	CG	51	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
63	72	Jun 29	DET	@	MIL	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	73	Jun 30	DET	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	74	Jul 1	DET	@	MIL	L,2-13	GS	26	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	75	Jul 2	DET	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	76	Jul 3	DET	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
68	77	Jul 4	DET	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	78	Jul 5	DET	@	SEA	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
70	79	Jul 6	DET	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	80	Jul 7	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	81	Jul 8	DET	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	82	Jul 9	DET	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	83	Jul 10	DET	@	CAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	84	Jul 11	DET	@	CAL	W,12-5	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	86 (1)	Jul 16	DET		SEA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	87	Jul 17	DET		SEA	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	88	Jul 18	DET		SEA	W,10-6	GS	31	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
79	91 (2)	Jul 21	DET		OAK	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	92	Jul 22	DET		OAK	L,1-10	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	93	Jul 24	DET		CAL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
82	94	Jul 25	DET		CAL	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	95	Jul 26	DET		CAL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	96	Jul 27	DET		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	97	Jul 28	DET		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
86	98	Jul 29	DET		CHW	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	99	Jul 31	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	100	Aug 1	DET	@	NYY	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	101	Aug 2	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
90	102	Aug 3	DET		KCR	L,2-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	103	Aug 4	DET		KCR	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
92	104	Aug 5	DET		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	105	Aug 6	DET		NYY	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	106	Aug 7	DET		NYY	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	107	Aug 8	DET		NYY	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	108	Aug 9	DET		NYY	W,15-4	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	109	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	110	Aug 11	DET	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	111	Aug 12	DET	@	CHW	W,8-7	GS	18	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	116 (4)	Aug 18	DET		MIN	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
101	118 (1)	Aug 20	DET		MIN	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	119	Aug 21 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-12	GF	27	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
103	120	Aug 21 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	121	Aug 22	DET	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
105	122	Aug 23	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
106	123	Aug 24	DET	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	124	Aug 25	DET	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	125	Aug 26	DET	@	MIN	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
109	126	Aug 28	DET		TEX	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	127	Aug 29	DET		TEX	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	128	Aug 30	DET		TEX	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
112	129	Aug 31	DET		CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	130	Sep 1	DET		CLE	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	131	Sep 2	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	132	Sep 3	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	133	Sep 4	DET	@	TEX	W,11-2	GS	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	134	Sep 5	DET	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	46	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
118	135	Sep 6	DET	@	TEX	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
119	136	Sep 7	DET	@	BAL	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	137	Sep 9 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	138	Sep 9 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,6-0	GS	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	139	Sep 10	DET	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
123	140	Sep 11	DET	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
124	141	Sep 12	DET	@	MIL	L,2-11	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	142	Sep 13	DET	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	143	Sep 14	DET		BOS	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	144	Sep 15	DET		BOS	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
128	145	Sep 16	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	146	Sep 18	DET		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	147	Sep 19	DET		MIL	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	148	Sep 20	DET		MIL	L,4-11	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	149	Sep 21	DET	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	150	Sep 22	DET	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	151	Sep 23	DET	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
135	152	Sep 24	DET	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	153	Sep 25	DET	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
137	154	Sep 26	DET	@	TOR	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	155	Sep 27	DET	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	51	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
139	156	Sep 28	DET		BAL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
140	157	Sep 29	DET		BAL	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	158	Sep 30	DET		BAL	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
142	159	Oct 1	DET		BAL	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
143	160	Oct 2	DET		TOR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	161	Oct 3	DET		TOR	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	162	Oct 4	DET		TOR	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							145gm		1171.1	348	4	3	355	1