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Lemon was known as one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball from 1977 to 1987. In 1977, he led the American League with 512 outfield putouts, the fourth highest single-season tally in major league history and the highest tally since 1951. [1]
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Chet Lemon Bio. Fullname: Chester Earl Lemon; Nickname: The Jet; Born: 2/12/1955 in Jackson, MS; Draft: 1972, Oakland Athletics, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 22; College: Pepperdine; Debut: 9/09/1975
Chet Lemon, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Saturday, February 12, 1955, in Jackson, Mississippi. Lemon was 20 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 9, 1975, with the Chicago White Sox.
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In 16 big league seasons, Chet Lemon hit .273, totaling 1,875 hits, 396 doubles, 215 home runs, 884 RBI and 973 RBI. His career total of 4,993 putouts ranks 22nd all-time among outfielders – and Lemon’s 16 seasons are the fewest of anyone in the Top 35 all-time.
Jan 4, 2012 · On September 9, 1975, Lemon made his major-league debut, against the California Angels’ Jim Brewer, grounding out to first base in the ninth inning of a 5-4 loss at Comiskey. Ten days later he got his first big-league start at third base — batting seventh — against the Rangers in Chicago.
Chet Lemon played 16 seasons for the Tigers and White Sox. He had a .273 batting average, 1,875 hits, 215 home runs, 884 RBIs and 973 runs scored. He won 1 World Series.
Nov 9, 2019 · Chet Lemon was a multi-talented outfielder with a long and solid major league career, albeit falling short of the super-duper-stardom projected for him. He slugged over .500 in 1978 at the age of 23, and then never slugged over .500 again.
