Jim Lemon
Jim Lemon
Full name: James Robert Lemon
Born: March 23, 1928, Covington, Virginia
First Game: August 20, 1950; Final Game: September 29, 1963
Managed First Game: April 10, 1968 ; Managed Final Game: September 29, 1968
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 200
Jim Lemon
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record 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 Team
1950 CLE A 12 34 4 6 1 0 1 1 3 12 0 0 2 0 0 .176 .243 .294 -0.5 1950 CLE A
1953 CLE A 16 46 5 8 1 0 1 5 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .224 .261 -0.7 1953 CLE A
1954 WAS A 37 128 12 30 2 3 2 13 9 34 0 1 1 4 0 0 .234 .283 .344 -1.1 1954 WAS A
1955 WAS A 10 25 3 5 2 0 1 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .286 .400 -0.1 1955 WAS A
1956 WAS A 146 538 77 146 21 11 27 96 65 2 138 2 2 6 12 2 4 .271 .349 .502 1.3 1956 WAS A
1957 WAS A 137 518 58 147 23 6 17 64 49 3 94 3 0 6 13 1 7 .284 .345 .450 -0.1 1957 WAS A
1958 WAS A 142 501 65 123 15 9 26 75 50 3 120 1 1 2 11 2 4 .246 .314 .467 0.0 1958 WAS A
1959 WAS A 147 531 73 148 18 3 33 100 46 0 99 1 0 6 9 5 2 .279 .334 .510 1.0 1959 WAS A
1960 WAS A Daily Splits 148 528 81 142 10 1 38 100 67 8 114 7 0 9 0 6 9 2 0 .269 .354 .508 1.3 1960 WAS A
1961 MIN A Daily Splits 129 423 57 109 26 1 14 52 44 2 98 4 2 6 0 6 11 1 1 .258 .329 .423 -0.8 1961 MIN A
1962 MIN A Daily Splits 12 17 1 3 0 0 1 5 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .286 .353 -0.1 1962 MIN A
1963 MIN A Daily Splits 7 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .167 .118 -0.4 1963 MIN A
1963 PHI N Daily Splits 31 59 6 16 2 0 2 6 8 1 18 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .271 .353 .407 0.1 1963 PHI N
1963 CHI A Daily Splits 36 80 4 16 0 1 1 8 12 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .304 .262 -0.8 1963 CHI A
1963 TOT A 43 97 4 18 0 1 1 9 13 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .282 .237 -1.2 1963 TOT A
1963 Total 74 156 10 34 2 1 3 15 21 1 55 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .218 .309 .301 -1.1 1963 Total
Total NL 31 59 6 16 2 0 2 6 8 1 18 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .271 .353 .407 0.1 Total NL
Total AL 979 3386 440 885 119 35 162 523 355 18i 769 18 6 37i 0i 12i 72 13 18 .261 .331 .461 -1.0 Total AL
Total Splits 1010 3445 446 901 121 35 164 529 363 19i 787 18 6 38i 0i 14i 73 13 18 .262 .332 .460 -0.9 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 Team
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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
1960 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1960 AL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1950 CLE A OF 10 13 1 3 1 .824 10 0 0
1953 CLE A OF 11 20 1 2 0 .913 11 0 0
1953 CLE A 1B 2 6 0 2 0 .750
1954 WAS A OF 33 58 0 3 0 .951 1 0 32
1955 WAS A OF 6 12 0 1 0 .923 1 0 5
1956 WAS A OF 141 301 11 12 6 .963 12 0 130
1957 WAS A OF 131 227 4 7 2 .971 0 0 131
1957 WAS A 1B 3 26 4 3 0 .909
1958 WAS A OF 137 255 8 6 2 .978 2 0 135
1959 WAS A OF 142 281 4 9 0 .969 117 0 25
1960 WAS A Daily OF 145 141 95 1195.1 251 11 11 1 0 .960 145 0 0
1960 WAS A LF 145 141 95 1195.1 249 11 11 1 0 .959
1961 MIN A Daily OF 120 119 48 904.1 182 7 12 0 0 .940 120 0 1
1961 MIN A LF 120 118 48 898.2 186 6 11 0 0 .946
1961 MIN A RF 1 1 0 5.2 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1962 MIN A Daily OF 3 2 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 0
1962 MIN A LF 3 2 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 MIN A Daily OF 4 4 2 32 4 0 1 0 0 .800 4 0 0
1963 MIN A LF 4 4 2 32 9 0 1 0 0 .900
1963 PHI N Daily OF 18 16 7 116.1 26 0 1 0 0 .963 16 0 4
1963 PHI N LF 16 15 6 106 24 0 1 0 0 .960
1963 PHI N RF 4 1 1 10.1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 CHI A Daily 1B 25 23 6 149 136 7 3 18 0 .979
1963 Total LF 20 19 8 138 33 0 2 0 0 .943
1963 Total OF 22 20 9 148.1 30 0 2 0 0 .938 20 0 4
Total OF 901 282i 152i 2268 i 1631 47 68 12 0i .961 442 0 463
Total LF 288i 280i 151i 2252 i 469i 17i 24i 1i 0i .953
Total 1B 30 23i 6i 149 i 168 11 8 18 0i .957
Total RF 5i 2i 1i 16 i 2i 0i 1i 0i 0i .667
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1960 AL Daily OF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1960 AL LF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1968 WAS A 161 65 96 .404 524 665 10
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1948).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators (May 12, 1954 ).
Sold by Minnesota Twins to Philadelphia Phillies (May 4, 1963 ).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox (June 28, 1963 ).
Released by Chicago White Sox (October 18, 1963 ).
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