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Bob Lemon
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Birthdate: 9/22/1920
Died: 1/11/2000
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 185 lbs.
Place of Birth: San Bernardino, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Lemon had great knowledge of the fine art of pitching. This 'Hall of Famer' won 20 games or more - 7 times. Bob Lemon proudly served in US Military during World War II otherwise his career totals would have been much higher. Bob Lemon had 207 wins and only 128 loses; .618 pct. Bob played outfield in the minors but later switched to pitching. Good hitting pitcher, he was often used by Cleveland's manager Al Lopez as a pinch hitter. After serving in the US Military during World War II Lemon joined the Indians in 1946. In 1948 he posted his first of seven 20 game win season, and helped the Indians to their last World Series win, 20-114, 2.82 ERA. In 1949, Lemon won 22 games and lost 10.

In 1954, he went 23-7 as the Cleveland won the pennant. Lemon's relentless curve ball and great control made him almost un-hittable in 1954 and he was voted the 'Pitcher of the Year.' Lemon started 350 career games and completed 188. He pitched 31 career shutouts. After he retired as a player, he managed the New York Yankees and led them to the pennant. baseballhistorian.com All Rights Reserved Bob Lemon  

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Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1946 CLE (AL) 32 5 4 5 1 1 0 94.0 77 40 26 1 68 0 39 5 0 0 2.49
1947 CLE (AL) 37 15 11 5 3 6 1 167.1 150 68 64 7 97 0 65 6 4 0 3.44
1948 CLE (AL) 43 37 20 14 2 20 10 293.2 231 104 92 12 129 0 147 3 3 0 2.82
1949 CLE (AL) 37 33 22 10 1 22 2 279.2 211 101 93 19 137 0 138 1 6 0 2.99
1950 CLE (AL) 44 37 23 11 3 22 3 288.0 281 144 123 28 146 0 170 5 2 0 3.84
1951 CLE (AL) 42 34 17 14 2 17 1 263.1 244 119 103 19 124 0 132 4 2 1 3.52
1952 CLE (AL) 42 36 22 11 4 28 5 309.2 236 104 86 15 105 0 131 8 6 0 2.50
1953 CLE (AL) 41 36 21 15 1 23 5 286.2 283 119 107 16 110 0 98 9 11 0 3.36
1954 CLE (AL) 36 33 23 7 0 21 2 258.1 228 95 78 12 92 0 110 6 4 1 2.72
1955 CLE (AL) 35 31 18 10 2 5 0 211.1 218 103 91 17 74 3 100 8 5 0 3.88
1956 CLE (AL) 39 35 20 14 3 21 2 255.1 230 103 86 23 89 2 94 4 6 0 3.03
1957 CLE (AL) 21 17 6 11 0 2 0 117.1 129 70 60 9 64 6 45 3 7 0 4.60
1958 CLE (AL) 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 25.1 41 15 15 3 16 2 8 1 1 0 5.33
15 years   460 350 207 128 22 188 31 2850.0 2559 1185 1024 181 1251 13 1277 63 57 2 3.23
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1941 CLE (AL) 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 SLG
1942 CLE (AL) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1946 CLE (AL) 55 89 9 16 3 0 1 4 7 18 0 1 0 0 3 0 .180 .240 SLG
1947 CLE (AL) 47 56 11 18 4 3 2 5 6 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 .321 .387 SLG
1948 CLE (AL) 52 119 20 34 9 0 5 21 8 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .331 SLG
1949 CLE (AL) 46 108 17 29 6 2 7 19 10 20 0 0 0 0 5 0 .269 .331 SLG
1950 CLE (AL) 72 136 21 37 9 1 6 26 13 25 0 0 0 1 3 0 .272 .340 SLG
1951 CLE (AL) 56 102 11 21 4 1 3 13 9 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 .270 SLG
1952 CLE (AL) 54 124 14 28 5 0 2 9 4 21 0 0 0 0 6 0 .226 .250 SLG
1953 CLE (AL) 51 112 12 26 9 1 2 17 7 20 2 0 0 0 6 0 .232 .277 SLG
1954 CLE (AL) 40 98 11 21 4 1 2 10 6 24 0 0 0 0 8 1 .214 .257 SLG
1955 CLE (AL) 49 78 11 19 0 0 1 9 13 16 0 0 0 0 6 2 .244 .344 SLG
1956 CLE (AL) 43 93 8 18 0 0 5 12 9 21 0 0 0 1 7 0 .194 .272 SLG
1957 CLE (AL) 25 46 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 .65 .65 SLG
1958 CLE (AL) 15 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 SLG
15 years   615 1183 148 274 54 9 37 147 93 241 2 1 0 2 49 3 .232 .288 .SLG



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