Jim Lemon
James Robert Lemon
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 23, 1928 in Covington, VA
High School: Covington (Covington, VA)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 20, 1950
Final Game: September 29, 1963
Died: May 14, 2006 in Brandon, MS
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1950 CLE AL 22 OF 10 17 13 1 3 1 .824 1.40 .982 2.34 10-0-0
1953 CLE AL 25 OF 11 23 20 1 2 0 .913 1.91 .983 2.18 11-0-0
1953 CLE AL 25 1B 2 8 6 0 2 0 .750 3.00 .988 8.85
1954 WSH AL 26 OF 33 32 286.2 61 58 0 3 0 .951 -2.0 -8.4 -2.0 -2.8 0.8 0 1.82 1.76 .980 2.39 2.17
1954 WSH AL 26 RF 32 32 285.2 60 57 0 3 0 .950 -1.8 -7.6 -1.8 -2.6 0.8 0 1.80 1.78 .975 2.05 1.82
1954 WSH AL 26 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1955 WSH AL 27 OF 6 6 53.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 0.6 13.6 -0.4 -0.7 0.3 1 2.04 2.00 .985 2.39 2.08
1955 WSH AL 27 RF 5 5 44.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 35.5 0.3 -0.7 1.0 1 2.45 2.40 .983 2.05 1.72
1955 WSH AL 27 LF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.7 -93.3 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.30 1.80
1956 WSH AL 28 OF 141 141 1241.1 324 301 11 12 6 .963 -11.0 -10.6 -4.0 -4.7 0.7 -7 2.26 2.21 .979 2.34 2.04
1956 WSH AL 28 RF 127 126 1107.1 283 266 7 10 4 .965 -11.1 -12.0 -4.1 -5.4 1.4 -7 2.22 2.15 .973 2.09 1.80
1956 WSH AL 28 LF 16 15 134.0 43 37 4 2 2 .953 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.7 -0.7 0 2.75 2.56 .977 2.10 1.69
1957 WSH AL 29 OF 131 130 1156.1 238 227 4 7 2 .971 -13.6 -14.1 -8.6 -3.1 -5.5 -5 1.80 1.76 .980 2.24 1.97
1957 WSH AL 29 RF 131 130 1156.1 237 227 4 6 2 .975 -13.6 -14.1 -8.6 -3.1 -5.5 -5 1.80 1.76 .976 1.93 1.68
1957 WSH AL 29 1B 3 3 24.0 33 26 4 3 0 .909 0.4 20.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 11.25 10.00 .994 9.68 8.37
1958 WSH AL 30 OF 137 134 1161.0 269 255 8 6 2 .978 -3.9 -4.0 2.1 -1.5 3.6 -6 2.04 1.92 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 WSH AL 30 RF 129 126 1095.0 249 235 8 6 2 .976 -5.9 -6.5 0.1 -1.5 1.6 -6 2.00 1.88 .980 1.99 1.69
1958 WSH AL 30 LF 8 8 66.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 36.4 2.0 0.0 2.0 0 3.14 2.88 .978 2.09 1.62
1959 WSH AL 31 OF 142 140 1212.0 294 281 4 9 0 .969 -1.5 -1.5 3.5 -0.1 3.7 -5 2.12 2.01 .980 2.22 1.96 MVP-25
1959 WSH AL 31 LF 117 115 987.2 244 234 4 6 0 .975 -1.0 -1.2 4.0 1.9 2.1 -5 2.17 2.03 .980 2.06 1.68 MVP-25
1959 WSH AL 31 RF 25 25 224.1 50 47 0 3 0 .940 -0.5 -2.7 -0.5 -2.0 1.6 0 1.89 1.88 .976 1.89 1.64 MVP-25
1960 WSH AL 32 LF 145 141 1195.1 271 249 11 11 1 .959 -7.3 -7.3 -7.3 -5.4 -1.9 0 1.96 1.79 .985 2.14 1.67 AS,MVP-10
1960 WSH AL 32 OF 145 141 1195.1 273 251 11 11 1 .960 -7.3 -7.3 -7.3 -5.4 -1.9 0 1.97 1.81 .982 2.25 1.95 AS,MVP-10
1961 MIN AL 33 LF 120 118 898.2 203 186 6 11 0 .946 -2.0 -2.7 1.0 -5.5 6.5 -3 1.92 1.60 .970 2.00 1.62
1961 MIN AL 33 OF 120 119 904.1 201 182 7 12 0 .940 -2.2 -2.9 0.8 -5.7 6.5 -3 1.88 1.58 .978 2.25 1.98
1961 MIN AL 33 RF 1 1 5.2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.2 -42.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.06 1.80
1962 MIN AL 34 LF 3 2 20.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -84.0 -1.4 -0.9 -0.5 0 0.45 0.33 1.000 2.02 1.60
1962 MIN AL 34 OF 3 2 20.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -84.0 -1.4 -0.9 -0.5 0 0.45 0.33 1.000 2.20 1.93
1963 TOT MLB 35 OF 22 20 148.1 32 30 0 2 0 .938 2.4 19.4 2.4 -0.7 3.1 0 1.82 1.36 .978 2.04 1.78
1963 TOT MLB 35 LF 20 19 138.0 35 33 0 2 0 .943 2.3 20.0 2.3 -0.5 2.8 0 2.15 1.65 .974 1.83 1.42
1963 MIN AL 35 LF 4 4 32.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.8 30.0 0.8 0.1 0.7 0 2.53 2.25 .980 1.91 1.58
1963 MIN AL 35 OF 4 4 32.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 0.8 30.0 0.8 0.1 0.7 0 1.12 1.00 .980 2.17 1.90
1963 PHI NL 35 OF 18 16 116.1 27 26 0 1 0 .963 1.6 16.5 1.6 -0.8 2.4 0 2.01 1.44 .978 2.01 1.75
1963 PHI NL 35 LF 16 15 106.0 25 24 0 1 0 .960 1.5 17.0 1.5 -0.6 2.1 0 2.04 1.50 .972 1.80 1.38
1963 PHI NL 35 RF 4 1 10.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 11.6 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 1.74 0.50 1.000 1.83 1.60
1963 CHW AL 35 1B 25 23 149.0 146 136 7 3 18 .979 -1.7 -13.7 -1.7 0.0 -1.8 0 8.64 5.72 .990 9.48 8.59
12 Seasons OF 901 865 7378.1 1746 1631 47 68 12 .961 -39.9 -6.5 -14.9 -25.6 10.8 -25 2.05 1.86 .981 2.26 1.98 452-0-454
8 Seasons RF 454 446 3928.2 894 846 19 29 8 .968 -31.7 -9.7 -14.7 -15.7 1.2 -17 1.98 1.91 .976 2.00 1.72
9 Seasons (incomplete) LF 431 419 3449.2 821 763 25 33 3 .960 -8.2 -2.9 -0.2 -9.9 9.6 -8 2.06 1.83 .979 2.07 1.65
3 Seasons 1B 30 26 173.0 187 168 11 8 18 .957 -1.3 -9.0 -1.3 0.4 -1.8 0 9.31 5.97 .991 9.50 8.59
12 Seasons TOT 931 891 7551.1 1933 1799 58 76 30 .961 -41.2 -6.5 -16.2 -25.2 9.0 -25 0 2.21 1.99 .942 2.43 2.20 452-0-454
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1950 CLE AL 22 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
1953 CLE AL 25 16 16 16 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 11
1954 WSH AL 26 37 32 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 33 4 0
1955 WSH AL 27 10 6 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 4 0
1956 WSH AL 28 146 141 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 127 141 5 0
1957 WSH AL 29 137 133 137 137 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 131 131 4 0
1958 WSH AL 30 142 134 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 129 137 8 0
1959 WSH AL 31 147 140 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 25 142 6 0
1960 WSH AL 32 148 141 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 145 7 0
1961 MIN AL 33 129 119 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 1 120 10 0
1962 MIN AL 34 12 2 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 0
1963 CHW AL 35 36 23 36 36 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1963 PHI NL 35 31 16 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 4 18 15 0
1963 MIN AL 35 7 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 0
12 Seasons 1010 891 1010 1010 0 0 30 0 0 0 452 0 454 901 89 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 WSH AL 26 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 0 5 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 26 15 57.7% 11 0 0.0% 0 1194 70% 82% 33% 104 52%
1955 WSH AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 8 61.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 203 80% 79% 29% 27 44%
1956 WSH AL 28 10 0 7 3 3 7 2 2 2 1 51 24 1 41 11 0 21 12 0 21 3 1 30 16 0 164 66 40.2% 96 2 1.2% 5 5183 67% 78% 26% 514 52%
1957 WSH AL 29 6 0 6 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 54 20 1 24 4 0 30 19 0 12 4 0 18 12 0 138 59 42.8% 78 1 0.7% 3 5136 64% 79% 28% 481 47%
1958 WSH AL 30 6 0 6 0 1 8 0 2 3 2 62 22 1 25 6 0 22 12 0 12 4 1 18 11 0 139 55 39.6% 82 2 1.4% 6 4900 62% 78% 26% 492 49%
1959 WSH AL 31 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 9 39.1% 14 0 0.0% 0 1000 55% 80% 26% 97 48%
1961 MIN AL 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 25 68% 68% 24% 2 0%
1963 PHI NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 55% 65% 25% 5 40%
8 Seasons 29 0 25 4 10 19 2 5 6 3 201 83 3 105 25 0 79 48 0 47 12 2 72 44 0 504 212 42.1% 287 5 1.0% 14 17681 64% 79% 27% 1722 49%
MLB Averages 42.6% 3.1% 62% 78% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 WSH AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 67% 83% 0% 0
1955 WSH AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 41 83% 85% 17% 6 0%
1956 WSH AL 28 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 7 6 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 5 4 1 24 11 45.8% 10 3 12.5% 1 627 62% 79% 26% 90 43%
1958 WSH AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 9 5 55.6% 4 0 0.0% 0 290 57% 83% 30% 41 56%
1959 WSH AL 31 6 0 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 2 34 28 0 24 2 2 18 5 0 10 1 0 17 16 0 103 52 50.5% 49 2 1.9% 2 4382 62% 80% 25% 452 53%
1960 WSH AL 32 11 0 11 0 6 11 0 6 2 1 63 51 1 36 4 0 20 13 1 12 3 0 17 14 0 148 85 57.4% 61 2 1.4% 9 5267 66% 77% 27% 565 46%
1961 MIN AL 33 11 0 11 0 6 6 0 1 1 3 38 26 0 34 6 2 20 13 1 11 3 0 17 17 0 120 65 54.2% 52 3 2.5% 3 3976 65% 76% 26% 453 42%
1962 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 89 63% 82% 18% 9 11%
1963 PHI NL 35 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 13 11 84.6% 2 0 0.0% 0 469 54% 72% 25% 50 48%
1963 MIN AL 35 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 3 42.9% 4 0 0.0% 0 138 59% 82% 26% 24 38%
9 Seasons 33 0 32 1 15 25 0 10 4 7 155 122 2 106 14 4 63 34 2 40 8 1 63 57 1 427 235 55.0% 182 10 2.3% 15 15285 63% 78% 26% 1690 46%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.3% 62% 78% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1957 WSH AL 29 109 59% 69% 31% 12 83% 0 26 2 23 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1963 CHW AL 35 636 61% 78% 25% 26 92% 0 133 6 128 1 12 6 5 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 18 0 0 0 15 0 3 0 3 1 0%
2 Seasons 745 61% 77% 26% 38 89% 0 159 8 151 2 16 10 7 3 0 0 6 2 3 1 3 18 0 0 0 15 0 3 0 3 2 50%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 26% 94% 86%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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