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Robert Granville Lemon (September 22, 1920 – January 11, 2000) was an American right-handed pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lemon was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976. Lemon was raised in California, where he played high school baseball and was the state player of the year in 1938.
Position: Pitcher. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg) Born: September 22, 1920 in San Bernardino, CA. Died: January 11 2000 in Long Beach, Buried: Cremated. High School: Debut: (Age 20-352d, 9,097th in major league history) 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB.
The right-handed Lemon, who would spend his entire 15-year big league career with the Indians, would go on to toss a no-hitter in 1948, win 20 games seven times and lead the American League in complete games five times, innings pitched four times, wins three times and strikeouts once.
Jan 4, 2012 · A power hitter in the minor leagues who couldn’t hit the changeup in the majors. A loyal friend of George Steinbrenner, but twice a victim of the dictatorial Yankee owner’s managerial ax. Robert Granville Lemon was born in San Bernardino, California, on September 22, 1920.
Robert Granville Lemon was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire thirteen-year Hall of Fame pitching career with the Cleveland Indians (1941 - 1942, 1946 - 1958). His four-year absence occurred when he joined the United States Navy during World War II. Bob Lemon Rookie Card | 1949 Bowman Baseball Card (#238 | Checklist)
Bob Lemon Bio. Fullname: Robert Granville Lemon; Born: 9/22/1920 in San Bernardino, CA; High School: Woodrow Wilson, Long Beach, CA; Debut: 9/09/1941; Hall of Fame: 1976; Died: 1/11/2000
May 20, 2019 · A sinker-ball specialist, Lemon teamed with Bob Feller, Early Wynn, and Mike Garcia to form one of the greatest pitching staffs in baseball history. He retired in 1958 with 207 wins, all but 10 of them won in a ten-year span.
Over his five decades in baseball, Bob Lemon kept all the pundits guessing. Think his career was over as an infielder? Lemon reinvented himself as a Hall of Fame pitcher. Think he didn’t have what it took to be a manager? Lemon won a World Series title with the 1978 Yankees.
Bob Lemon realized his destiny as a pitcher eight years after making his professional debut as an infielder-outfielder. At the age of 25, he embarked on a Major League pitching career that ...
Complete career MLB stats for the Cleveland Indians Pitcher Bob Lemon on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
