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Bob Horner League 4-29-1975 |
| Chester "Zesty" Lemon |  Center FieldRetired (1969, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .256 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .721 | Status | Retired (1969) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 590 | Age | 40 (OS 41) | Date of Birth | 09-28-1934 | |
| HR | 69 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 37 (1954) |
Majors Svc Time | 8 years (138 games) |
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| RBI | 284 | |||||
| SB | 71 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (98.4%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (98.7%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Minors | 20 | 62.00 | 7 / 7 | 6 / 6 | 10 / 10 | 12 / 12 | 7 / 14 | 6 / 6 | 7 / 7 | 55 / 62 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 21 | 67.00 | 5 / 7 | 7 / 8 | 7 / 7 | 10 / 10 | 5 / 14 | 6 / 9 | 12 / 12 | 52 / 67 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 22 | 68.00 | 7 / 9 | 3 / 8 | 9 / 10 | 9 / 12 | 2 / 9 | 8 / 13 | 6 / 7 | 44 / 68 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 23 | 49.15 | 139 | 120 | 23 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 6 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 7 / 13 | 2 / 7 | 26 / 49 |
| 1958 | Minors | 24 | 45.00 | 4 / 7 | 7 / 11 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 4 / 7 | 25 / 45 | |||
| 1959 | Minors | 25 | 74.00 | 6 / 10 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 7 | 8 / 16 | 0 / 8 | 7 / 14 | 8 / 11 | 38 / 74 | |||
| 1960 | Minors | 26 | 68.00 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 4 / 14 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 4 / 6 | 6 / 12 | 18 / 68 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 27 | 10.89 | 49 | 9 | 23 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 10 |
| 1962 | Majors | 28 | 28.39 | 156 | 24 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 5 / 28 |
| 1963 | Majors | 29 | 24.40 | 162 | 11 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 5 / 24 |
| 1964 | Minors | 30 | 3.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 30 | 30.48 | 133 | 32 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 30 |
| 1965 | Majors | 31 | 57.51 | 162 | 109 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 57 |
| 1966 | Majors | 32 | 49.62 | 162 | 72 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 49 |
| 1967 | Majors | 33 | 41.86 | 124 | 65 | 36 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 4 / 41 |
| 1968 | Majors | 34 | 62.87 | 162 | 110 | 0 | -1 / 8 | -1 / 8 | -4 / 6 | -2 / 10 | -1 / 7 | 0 / 15 | -3 / 8 | -12 / 62 |
| 1969 | Majors | 35 | 25.92 | 136 | 20 | 24 | -5 / 6 | -2 / 3 | -4 / 3 | -3 / 2 | -7 / 3 | -3 / 5 | -2 / 3 | -26 / 25 |
| Total | 1385 | 572 | 106 | 30 / 104 | 31 / 101 | 40 / 109 | 45 / 107 | 11 / 111 | 42 / 125 | 42 / 105 | 241 / 762 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | Chester "Zesty" Lemon has retired from the New York Knights |
| 1969-07-18 | Chester Zesty Lemon of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1967-05-29 | Chester Zesty Lemon of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 41 days. |
| 1964-06-01 | The New York Knights have promoted Chester "Zesty" Lemon to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Drungo Bartee to the minors. |
| 1964-06-01 | The New York Knights have acquired Chester "Zesty" Lemon from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-05-25 | The Boston Pops have waived Chester "Zesty" Lemon. |
| 1964-05-16 | The Boston Pops have designated Chester "Zesty" Lemon for assignment. |
| 1964-05-05 | The Boston Pops have re-claimed Chester "Zesty" Lemon from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-05-05 | The Boston Pops have designated Chester "Zesty" Lemon for assignment. |
| 1964-04-25 | The Boston Pops have promoted Chester "Zesty" Lemon to the major league team. |
| 1964-04-08 | The Boston Pops have designated Chester "Zesty" Lemon for assignment. |
| 1962-04-14 | The Boston Pops have renamed Chet "Zesty" Lemon to Chester "Zesty" Lemon. |
| 1962-04-14 | The Boston Pops have renamed Chet Lemon to Chet "Zesty" Lemon. |
| 1962-04-08 | The Boston Pops have acquired Chet Lemon from the waiver wire. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Brooklyn Barbarians have promoted Ed Wynn to the major league team. The Brooklyn Barbarians have designated Chet Lemon for assignment. |
| 1961-06-01 | Chet Lemon of the Montreal Maple Leafs is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1961-04-08 | The Montreal Sled Dogs have promoted Chet Lemon to the major league team. |
| 1958-03-26 | The Montreal Sled Dogs have drafted Chet Lemon #43 overall in the Expansion Draft. |
| 1957-06-22 | Chet Lemon of the Arizona Saguaros is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Arizona Saguaros have promoted Chet Lemon to the major league team. The Arizona Saguaros have designated John Jungels for assignment. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Arizona Saguaros have renamed Joe Cox to Chet Lemon. |