Bob Lemon
Bob Lemon
Full name: Robert Granville Lemon
Born: September 22, 1920, San Bernardino, California
Died January 11, 2000, Long Beach, California
Cremated
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
TSN AL Pitcher of the Year (1948, 1950 and 1954)
Minor League Manager of the Year (1966)
P on TSN All-Star Team (1948, 1950 and 1954)
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Bob Lemon
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1941 CLE A 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 0.0 1941 CLE A
1942 CLE A 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 1942 CLE A
1946 CLE A 55 89 9 16 3 0 1 4 7 18 0 3 0 0 1 .180 .240 .247 -0.2 1946 CLE A
1947 CLE A 47 56 11 18 4 3 2 5 6 9 0 2 0 0 0 .321 .387 .607 0.2 1947 CLE A
1948 CLE A 52 119 20 34 9 0 5 21 8 23 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .331 .487 0.0 1948 CLE A
1949 CLE A 46 108 17 29 6 2 7 19 10 20 0 5 1 0 0 .269 .331 .556 0.0 1949 CLE A
1950 CLE A 72 136 21 37 9 1 6 26 13 25 1 3 0 0 0 .272 .340 .485 0.0 1950 CLE A
1951 CLE A 56 102 11 21 4 1 3 13 9 22 0 1 1 0 0 .206 .270 .353 0.0 1951 CLE A
1952 CLE A 54 124 14 28 5 0 2 9 4 21 0 6 2 0 0 .226 .250 .315 0.0 1952 CLE A
1953 CLE A 51 112 12 26 9 1 2 17 7 20 0 6 1 2 0 .232 .277 .384 0.0 1953 CLE A
1954 CLE A 40 98 11 21 4 1 2 10 6 24 0 8 1 1 0 0 .214 .257 .337 0.0 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A 49 78 11 19 0 0 1 9 13 0 16 0 6 2 1 0 0 .244 .344 .282 0.0 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A 43 93 8 18 0 0 5 12 9 0 21 1 7 0 1 0 0 .194 .272 .355 0.0 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A 25 46 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 .065 .065 .152 0.0 1957 CLE A
1958 CLE A 15 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 0.0 1958 CLE A
Total 615 1183 148 274 54 9 37 147 93 0i 241 2 49 3i 9 2 1 .232 .288 .386 -0.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record 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 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 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 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 Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1946 CLE A 32 5 1 0 17 1 94 77 412 1 40 26 68 39 8 5 0 0 4 5 2.49 0.7 1946 CLE A
1947 CLE A 37 15 6 1 15 3 167.1 150 725 7 68 64 97 65 4 6 4 0 11 5 3.44 1.5 1947 CLE A
1948 CLE A 43 37 20 10 2 2 293.2 231 1214 12 104 92 129 147 13 3 3 0 20 14 2.82 6.6 1948 CLE A
1949 CLE A 37 33 22 2 4 1 279.2 211 1159 19 101 93 137 138 14 1 6 0 22 10 2.99 5.6 1949 CLE A
1950 CLE A 44 37 22 3 5 3 288 281 1254 28 144 123 146 170 11 5 2 0 23 11 3.84 3.4 1950 CLE A
1951 CLE A 42 34 17 1 7 2 263.1 244 1139 19 119 103 124 132 12 4 2 1 17 14 3.52 1.4 1951 CLE A
1952 CLE A 42 36 28 5 6 4 309.2 236 1252 15 104 86 105 131 9 8 6 0 22 11 2.50 4.4 1952 CLE A
1953 CLE A 41 36 23 5 4 1 286.2 283 1216 16 119 107 110 98 14 9 11 0 21 15 3.36 3.0 1953 CLE A
1954 CLE A 36 33 21 2 1 0 258.1 228 1077 12 95 78 92 110 8 13 6 4 1 23 7 2.72 3.7 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A 35 31 5 0 3 2 211.1 218 909 17 103 91 74 3 100 7 3 8 5 0 18 10 3.88 1.1 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A 39 35 21 2 3 3 255.1 230 1074 23 103 86 89 2 94 10 7 4 6 0 20 14 3.03 4.6 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A 21 17 2 0 2 0 117.1 129 540 9 70 60 64 6 45 12 8 3 7 0 6 11 4.60 -1.7 1957 CLE A
1958 CLE A 11 1 0 0 4 0 25.1 41 128 3 15 15 16 2 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.33 -0.1 1958 CLE A
Total 460 350 188 31 73 22 2850 2559 12099 181 1185 1024 1251 13i1277 123 32i 63 57 2 207 128 3.23 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 W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA 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 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 1954 CLE A
Total 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 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record 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 HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA 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 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 HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 CLE A 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1942 CLE A 3B 1 0 1 1 0 .500
1946 CLE A P 32 13 28 1 5 .976
1946 CLE A OF 12 33 2 1 2 .972 0 12 0
1947 CLE A P 37 12 46 1 4 .983
1947 CLE A OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 1
1948 CLE A P 43 23 86 4 8 .965
1949 CLE A P 37 34 71 4 5 .963
1950 CLE A P 44 22 66 4 6 .957
1951 CLE A P 42 21 60 2 5 .976
1952 CLE A P 42 32 79 2 7 .982
1953 CLE A P 41 31 74 3 15 .972
1954 CLE A P 36 22 57 3 8 .963
1955 CLE A P 35 16 43 1 3 .983
1956 CLE A P 39 24 61 6 6 .934
1957 CLE A P 21 12 31 0 5 1.000
1958 CLE A P 11 1 7 0 1 1.000
Total P 460 263 709 31 78 .969
Total OF 14 34 2 1 2 .973 0 13 1
Total 3B 2 1 2 1 0 .750
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1948 CLE A Daily P 2 2 1 16.1 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
1954 CLE A Daily P 2 2 1 13.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
Total 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 CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1950 AL Daily P 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 AL Daily P 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1952 AL Daily P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 AL Daily P 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 4 0 0 6.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Managerial Record 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 833 430 403 .516 3510 3268
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Division Series Managerial Record 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 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 7 6 1 .857 39 21
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record 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 12 6 6 .500 58 50
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1979 AL 1 0 1 .000 6 7
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1938).
Released by Cleveland Indians (July 2, 1958 ).
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