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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Chet Lemon Left Field
Retired (1962, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .733 Status Deceased (1984) Option Years 0  
H 427 Age at Death 56 Date of Birth 06-19-1928
HR 53 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1951)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(20 games)
RBI 219
SB 50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B (2.7%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (99.0%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1953 CHN
75
162
21
45
8
0
5
25
21
30 0 1
1
0 2
.778
.359
.420
.142
.278
1954 CHN
98
238
43
64
6
1
11
32
18
45 0 1
5
1 2
.760
.319
.441
.172
.269
1956 MIL
77
297
32
85
14
1
11
40
21
60 2 4
10
3 3
.785
.333
.451
.165
.286
1957 MIL
60
89
18
31
7
0
2
13
9
11 1 1
4
0 0
.904
.410
.494
.146
.348
1958 MIL
112
225
32
66
8
1
8
29
14
46 0 2
11
1 2
.776
.332
.444
.151
.293
1959 MIL
122
179
21
38
10
3
3
16
14
27 0 1
8
2 0
.620
.268
.352
.140
.212
1960 MIL
92
200
31
55
9
3
8
35
18
42 1 4
8
2 3
.802
.332
.470
.195
.275
1961 STL
58
137
16
25
4
1
2
17
12
28 0 2
2
0 1
.515
.245
.270
.088
.182
1962 STL-CLE
31
96
11
18
3
0
3
12
4
27 1 0
1
1 0
.540
.228
.312
.125
.188
Total
725
1623
225
427
69
10
53
219
131
316 5 16
50
10 13
.733
.317
.416
.153
.263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Chet Lemon has retired from the Cleveland Broken Foot
1962-07-11The Cleveland Broken Foot have designated Chet Lemon for assignment.
1962-06-27The Cleveland Broken Foot have acquired Chet Lemon from the waiver wire.
1962-06-27The Cleveland Broken Foot have demoted Artie Martinez to the minor leagues.
1962-06-23The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Hector Mauck to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated Chet Lemon for assignment.
1961-03-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Golden Gophers and the St. Louis Redbirds. The St. Louis Redbirds receive Chet Lemon, Brad Radke from the Milwaukee Golden Gophers in exchange for Enrique Morgan, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (STL).
1956-06-17The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have promoted Chet Lemon to the major league team.
1955-05-17The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have acquired Chet Lemon from the waiver wire.
1955-05-13The Chicago Cubs have waived Chet Lemon.
1953-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Chet Lemon to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Tom Pillette for assignment.
1951-04-29The Chicago Cubs have renamed Ivy Kuiper to Chet Lemon.