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Bob Lemon

Full name Robert Granville Lemon
Born September 22, 1920, San Bernardino, California
Died January 11, 2000, Long Beach, California
Cremated (ashes retained by family)
First Game: September 9, 1941; Final Game: July 1, 1958
Managed First Game: June 9, 1970; Managed Final Game: April 25, 1982
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1976
Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1948, 1950 and 1954)
Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1966)
Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1948, 1950 and 1954)
Ejections as player: 1953 (1), 1954 (1), 1957 (1). Total: 3
Ejections as coach: 1967 (1)
Ejections as manager: 1970 (1), 1971 (1), 1972 (3), 1977 (1). Total: 6
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Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1941 CLE A    Daily Splits    5     4    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0       0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250   0.0 1941 CLE A
1942 CLE A    Daily Splits    5     5    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0       0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.2 1942 CLE A
1946 CLE A    Daily Splits   55    89    9   16   3   0   1    4    7   0   18   0   3       0   1   0    0   1  .180  .240  .247   0.2 1946 CLE A
1947 CLE A    Daily Splits   47    56   11   18   4   3   2    5    6   0    9   0   2       0   1   0    0   0  .321  .387  .607   0.8 1947 CLE A
1948 CLE A    Daily Splits   52   119   20   34   9   0   5   21    8   0   23   0   2       0   1   0    0   0  .286  .331  .487   0.0 1948 CLE A
1949 CLE A    Daily Splits   46   108   17   29   6   2   7   19   10   0   20   0   5       0   5   1    0   0  .269  .331  .556   0.0 1949 CLE A
1950 CLE A    Daily Splits   72   136   21   37   9   1   6   26   13   0   25   1   3       0   1   0    0   0  .272  .340  .485   0.0 1950 CLE A
1951 CLE A    Daily Splits   56   102   11   21   4   1   3   13    9   0   22   0   1       0   1   1    0   0  .206  .270  .353   0.0 1951 CLE A
1952 CLE A    Daily Splits   54   124   14   28   5   0   2    9    4   0   21   0   6       0   4   2    0   0  .226  .250  .315   0.0 1952 CLE A
1953 CLE A    Daily Splits   51   112   12   26   9   1   2   17    7   0   20   0   6       0   4   1    2   0  .232  .277  .384   0.0 1953 CLE A
1954 CLE A    Daily Splits   40    98   11   21   4   1   2   10    6   0   24   0   8   1   0   2   1    0   0  .214  .257  .337   0.0 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A    Daily Splits   49    78   11   19   0   0   1    9   13   0   16   0   6   2   0   1   1    0   0  .244  .344  .282   0.0 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A    Daily Splits   43    93    8   18   0   0   5   12    9   0   21   1   7   0   0   2   1    0   0  .194  .272  .355   0.0 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A    Daily Splits   25    46    2    3   1   0   1    1    0   0   14   0   0   0   0   1   1    0   0  .065  .065  .152   0.0 1957 CLE A
1958 CLE A    Daily Splits   15    13    1    3   0   0   0    1    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .286  .231   0.0 1958 CLE A
Total    (15 Years) Splits  615  1183  148  274  54   9  37  147   93   0  241   2  49   3   0  24   9    2   1  .232  .288  .386   0.8 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1948 CLE A    Daily Splits    2     7    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1948 CLE A
1954 CLE A    Daily Splits    3     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143  .000 1954 CLE A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    5    13    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071  .000 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1950 AL       Daily Splits    1     0    1    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     - 1.000     - 1950 AL   
1951 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1951 AL   
1952 AL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1952 AL   
1954 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1954 AL   
Total    ( 4 Years) Splits    4     1    1    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500  .000 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1946 CLE A    Daily Splits   32   5   1   0  17   1   94     77   412   1   40   26   68   1   39   8       5   0   0  15   2   9   7   4   5   2.49  3.20   0.7 1946 CLE A
1947 CLE A    Daily Splits   37  15   6   1  15   3  167.1  150   725   7   68   64   97   6   65   4       6   4   0  27   5  23  14  11   5   3.44  4.67   1.5 1947 CLE A
1948 CLE A    Daily Splits   43  37  20  10   2   2  293.2  231  1214  12  104   92  129   6  147  13       3   3   0  36  10  25  14  20  14   2.82  5.49   6.6 1948 CLE A
1949 CLE A    Daily Splits   37  33  22   2   4   1  279.2  211  1159  19  101   93  137  10  138  14       1   6   0  31   5  35  17  22  10   2.99  5.12   5.6 1949 CLE A
1950 CLE A    Daily Splits   44  37  22   3   5   3  288    281  1254  28  144  123  146   3  170  11       5   2   0  33   7  36  20  23  11   3.84  5.46   3.4 1950 CLE A
1951 CLE A    Daily Splits   42  34  17   1   7   2  263.1  244  1139  18  119  103  124   6  132  12       4   2   1  33   4  26  19  17  14   3.52  3.94   1.4 1951 CLE A
1952 CLE A    Daily Splits   42  36  28   5   6   4  309.2  236  1252  15  104   86  105   2  131   9       8   6   0  42   6  35  25  22  11   2.50  5.14   4.4 1952 CLE A
1953 CLE A    Daily Splits   41  36  23   5   4   1  286.2  283  1216  16  119  107  110   2   98  14       9  11   0  27   5  38   9  21  15   3.36  4.83   3.0 1953 CLE A
1954 CLE A    Daily Splits   36  33  21   2   1   0  258.1  228  1077  12   95   78   92   7  110   8  13   6   4   1  40   2  26  22  23   7   2.72  5.58   3.7 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A    Daily Splits   35  31   5   0   3   2  211.1  218   909  17  103   91   74   3  100   7   3   8   5   0  29   8  18  11  18  10   3.88  5.16   1.1 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A    Daily Splits   39  35  21   2   3   3  255.1  230  1074  23  103   86   89   2   94  10   7   4   6   0  34   4  28  25  20  14   3.03  4.49   4.6 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A    Daily Splits   21  17   2   0   2   0  117.1  129   540   9   70   60   64   6   45  12   7   3   7   0  23   4  13  12   6  11   4.60  4.06  -1.7 1957 CLE A
1958 CLE A    Daily Splits   11   1   0   0   4   0   25.1   41   128   3   15   15   16   2    8   1   0   1   1   0   5   0   3   1   0   1   5.33  6.00  -0.1 1958 CLE A
Total    (13 Years) Splits  460 350 188  31  73  22 2850   2559 12099 180 1185 1024 1251  56 1277 123  30  63  57   2 375  62 315 196 207 128   3.23  4.94  34.2 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1948 CLE A    Daily Splits    2   2   1   0   0   0   16.1   16    67   0    4    3    7   0    6   2   0   0   0   1   2   0   4   1   2   0   1.65  4.00 1948 CLE A
1954 CLE A    Daily Splits    2   2   1   0   0   0   13.1   16    64   1   11   10    8   2   11   1   1   1   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   2   6.75  3.00 1954 CLE A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    4   4   2   0   0   0   29.2   32   131   1   15   13   15   2   17   3   1   1   0   1   4   0   4   2   2   2   3.94  3.50 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

               All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1950 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    3      1     9   0    0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0.00     - 1950 AL   
1951 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      2     5   0    0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1951 AL   
1952 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      2    11   1    2    2    2   1    0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   9.00     - 1952 AL   
1954 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    0.2    1     3   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1954 AL   
Total    ( 4 Years) Splits    4   0   0   0   1   0    6.2    6    28   1    2    2    3   1    3   0   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   2.70     - Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 CLE A Daily Splits  3B    1    0    0     2       1    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1942 CLE A Daily Splits  3B    1    0    0     3       0    1    1    0   0                      .500
1946 CLE A Daily Splits   P   32    5    1    95      13   28    1    5   0    2    4    2    3  .976
1946 CLE A               CF   12   12   12   107.2    31    2    1    2   0                      .971
1946 CLE A               OF   12   12   12   107.2    33    2    1    2   0                      .972     0   12    0 
1947 CLE A Daily Splits   P   37   15    6   167.1    12   46    1    4   0    0    4    9    0  .983
1947 CLE A               OF    2    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000     0    1    1 
1947 CLE A               CF    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0                         -
1947 CLE A               RF    1    0    0     0.2     0    0    0    0   0                         -
1948 CLE A Daily Splits   P   43   37   20   293.2    23   86    4    8   0    1    6    9    0  .965
1949 CLE A Daily Splits   P   37   33   22   279.2    34   71    4    5   0    1    9    5    0  .963
1950 CLE A Daily Splits   P   44   37   22   288      22   66    4    6   0    1    3   12    2  .957
1951 CLE A Daily Splits   P   42   34   17   263.1    21   60    2    5   0    0    8    5    1  .976
1952 CLE A Daily Splits   P   42   36   28   309.2    32   79    2    7   0    2    9    5    0  .982
1953 CLE A Daily Splits   P   41   36   23   286.2    31   74    3   15   0    1    9    9    1  .972
1954 CLE A Daily Splits   P   36   33   21   258.1    22   57    3    8   1    3    4    6    1  .963
1955 CLE A Daily Splits   P   35   31    5   211.1    16   43    1    3   0    0    2    7    1  .983
1956 CLE A Daily Splits   P   39   35   21   255.2    24   61    6    6   0    4    5    4    0  .934
1957 CLE A Daily Splits   P   21   17    2   117.1    12   31    0    5   0    0    7    3    1 1.000
1958 CLE A Daily Splits   P   11    1    0    25.1     1    7    0    1   0    1    0    1    0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits   P  460  350  188  2851.1   263  709   31   78   1   16   70   77   10  .969
Total ( 2 Years)         OF   14   12   12   108.2    34    2    1    2   0                      .973     0   13    1 
Total ( 2 Years)         CF   13   12   12   108      31    2    1    2   0                      .971
Total ( 2 Years)         3B    2    0    0     5       1    2    1    0   0                      .750
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    1    0    0     0.2     0    0    0    0   0                         -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1948 CLE A Daily Splits   P    2    2    1    16.1     3    9    0    1   0    0    0    0    1 1.000
1954 CLE A Daily Splits   P    2    2    1    13.1     2    2    0    0   0    0    1    1    0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    4    4    2    29.2     5   11    0    1   0    0    1    1    1 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1950 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     3       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1951 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
1952 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1954 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     0.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total ( 4 Years) Splits   P    4    0    0     6.2     2    0    0    0   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG


                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1970 KC  A        110   46   64  .418   405   450   6- 9           5  4
1971 KC  A        161   85   76  .528   603   566                  2
1972 KC  A        154   76   78  .494   580   545                  4
1977 CHI A        162   90   72  .556   844   771                  3
1978 CHI A         74   34   40  .459   314   310          6-29    5  5
1978 NY  A         68   48   20  .706   322   209   7-25           4  1
1979 NY  A         65   34   31  .523   290   277          6-17    4  4
1981 NY  A         25   11   14  .440    95    83   9- 6           1  3
1982 NY  A         14    6    8  .429    57    57          4-25    4  5
Total ( 8 Years)  833  430  403  .516  3510  3268
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

           Division Series Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1981 NY  A          5    3    2  .600    19    13

League Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1978 NY  A          4    3    1  .750    19    17
1981 NY  A          3    3    0 1.000    20     4
Total ( 2 Years)    7    6    1  .857    39    21
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

              World Series Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1978 NY  A          6    4    2  .667    36    23
1981 NY  A          6    2    4  .333    22    27
Total ( 2 Years)   12    6    6  .500    58    50
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

             All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1979 AL             1    0    1  .000     6     7


                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1960 CLE A  Coach                       4-19  10- 2
1961 PHI N  Coach                       4-11  10- 1
1967 CAL A  Coach                       4-11  10- 1
1968 CAL A  Coach                       4-10   9-29
1970 KC  A  Coach                       4- 7   6- 8
1976 NY  A  Pitching                    4- 8  10-21
Total ( 6 Years) 



Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8-11-1953     BOX  CLE A  Bill McGowan        Balls and strikes
 7-11-1954(2)  BOX  CLE A  Eddie Hurley        Balls and strikes (Threw glove)
 6-19-1957     BOX  CLE A  Ed Runge            Call at 1B

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-13-1970     BOX  KC  A  Art Frantz          HBP call
 4-19-1971     BOX  KC  A  Jerry Neudecker     HBP call
 5-25-1972     BOX  KC  A  Jim Odom            Obstruction call
 8-22-1972     BOX  KC  A  Art Frantz          Balls and strikes
 9-20-1972     BOX  KC  A  John Rice           Time out call
 5-22-1977     BOX  CHI A  Dale Ford           Runner placement after fan interference

As coach:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-14-1967(2)  BOX  CAL A  Frank Umont         Interference non-call





Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1938).

Released by Cleveland Indians (July 2, 1958).

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