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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	WSH		BAL	L,6-7	CG	52	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 16	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	8.1	3	0	1	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 18	WSH		BAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 20	WSH		BAL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 21 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,9-11	CG	55	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 21 susp	WSH		BAL	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	7	Apr 22	WSH		NYY	L,6-15	CG	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	10	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	L,7-12	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	11	Apr 26	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	12	Apr 27	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	13	Apr 28 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-6	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 28 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	15	Apr 30	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	17	May 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	18	May 3	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	19	May 4	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	22 (2)	May 7	WSH	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	23	May 8	WSH	@	DET	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	24	May 9	WSH	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	25	May 12 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	26	May 12 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	27	May 13	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	28	May 15	WSH		CHW	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	29	May 16	WSH		CHW	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	30	May 17	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	31	May 18	WSH		CLE	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	32	May 19	WSH		DET	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	33	May 20	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	34	May 21	WSH		KCA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	35	May 22	WSH		KCA	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
34	36	May 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	37	May 25	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	38	May 26 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	39	May 26 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	40	May 27	WSH		BAL	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	41	May 29	WSH		NYY	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	42	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
41	43	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	44	May 31	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	45	Jun 1	WSH		BOS	L,1-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	46	Jun 2	WSH		BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
45	47	Jun 4	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	48	Jun 5	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	41	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	49	Jun 6	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	50	Jun 7	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	51	Jun 8	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	52	Jun 9 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	53	Jun 9 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	54	Jun 12 (1)	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	55	Jun 12 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	56	Jun 13	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	57	Jun 14	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	58	Jun 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
57	59	Jun 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	60	Jun 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	61	Jun 18	WSH		KCA	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	62	Jun 19	WSH		KCA	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	63	Jun 20	WSH		KCA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	64	Jun 21	WSH		CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	65	Jun 22	WSH		CLE	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	66	Jun 23 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,2-14	GS	37	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
65	67	Jun 23 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	68	Jun 25	WSH		DET	L,4-7	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	69	Jun 26	WSH		DET	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	70	Jun 27	WSH		DET	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	71	Jun 28	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	72	Jun 29	WSH		CHW	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	73	Jun 30 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	74	Jun 30 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,11-9	CG	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	75	Jul 1	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
74	76	Jul 2	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B RF
75	77	Jul 3	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	10	3	3	16	0	1B
76	78	Jul 4	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	45	10.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	79	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	80	Jul 6	WSH		NYY	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
79	81	Jul 7	WSH		NYY	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	82	Jul 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	83	Jul 13	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	84	Jul 14 (1)	WSH	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	85	Jul 14 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-11	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	88 (2)	Jul 17	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	89	Jul 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	90	Jul 19	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	91	Jul 20	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	92	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	45	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	93	Jul 24 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	94	Jul 24 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	95	Jul 25	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	96	Jul 26	WSH		KCA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	97	Jul 27	WSH		KCA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
94	98	Jul 28 (1)	WSH		KCA	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	99	Jul 28 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,2-3	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	100	Jul 30	WSH		CHW	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	101	Jul 31	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	102	Aug 1	WSH		CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	103	Aug 2	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
100	104	Aug 3	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	67	17.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
101	105	Aug 4	WSH		DET	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	106	Aug 6	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	107	Aug 7	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	108	Aug 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	109	Aug 9	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
106	110	Aug 10	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	111	Aug 11 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
108	120 (8)	Aug 21	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-12	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	121	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	125 (3)	Aug 27	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	126	Aug 28	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	127	Aug 30	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	128	Aug 31	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	129	Sep 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	130	Sep 2 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	132 (1)	Sep 4	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	133	Sep 5	WSH	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
118	134	Sep 6	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	135	Sep 7	WSH		NYY	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
120	136	Sep 8	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	140 (3)	Sep 13	WSH		KCA	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	141	Sep 14	WSH		KCA	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
123	142	Sep 15	WSH		CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
124	143	Sep 17	WSH		CLE	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	144	Sep 18	WSH		CLE	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
126	145	Sep 19	WSH		CHW	L,3-7	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
127	146	Sep 20	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
128	147	Sep 21	WSH	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	148	Sep 22	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
130	149	Sep 23	WSH		BOS	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
131	150	Sep 24	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	153 (2)	Sep 28	WSH		BAL	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	154	Sep 29	WSH		BAL	L,3-7	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							134gm		1180.1	253	8	9	270	2