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Jim Lemon
James Robert Lemon

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.

MLB Debut August 20, 1950
Final Game September 24, 1963
Born March 23, 1928 in Covington, VA
Died May 14, 2006 (age 78)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 22 BOA AL   14   24    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    9  .167  .200  .208  .408    55     5   0   0   0   0   0  
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 26 CIN NL   30   25    2    6   0   0   0    6   0   0    2    8  .240  .286  .240  .526    67     6   0   1   0   0   0  
 1955 27 KCA AL   14   28    5    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .179  .250  .286  .536    70     8   0   1   0   0   0  
 1956 28 DEA AL  143  534   92  159  28  15  23  104   1   3   58  115  .298  .367  .536  .903   126   286   2   2   4   2  10  
 1957 29 DEA AL  150  552   79  157  22  10  29   96   0   0   59  130  .284  .352  .518  .870   118   286   1   8   4   3  24  
 1958 30 DEA AL  150  533   88  133  12  13  32  103   1   5   48  172  .250  .315  .501  .816   109   267   0   6   0   6   7  MVP-10
 1959 31 DEA AL  140  514   73  150  16   4  37  105   2   1   43   96  .292  .344  .554  .899   117   285   0   4   2   0  13  MVP-7
 1960 32 DEA AL  150  553   94  142   9   1  36  107   2   1   55  118  .257  .330  .472  .802   109   261   0   6   1   8  12  
 1961 33 DEA AL    1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1962           [Did not play]
 1963 35 CHA AL    1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      793 2767  434  756  91  43 157  525   6  10  269  652  .273  .339  .507  .846        1404   3  28  11  19  66
 Per 600 PA           538   84  147  18   8  31  102   1   2   52  127                                 273   1   5   2   4  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With DEA      734 2687  426  741  87  43 157  515   6  10  263  631  .276  .342  .515  .857        1385   3  26  11  19  66
   With CIN       30   25    2    6   0   0   0    6   0   0    2    8  .240  .286  .240  .526           6   0   1   0   0   0
   With BOA       14   24    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    9  .167  .200  .208  .408           5   0   0   0   0   0
   With KCA       14   28    5    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .179  .250  .286  .536           8   0   1   0   0   0
   With CHA        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000  .000  .000  .000           0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1010 3445  446  901 121  35 164  529  13  18  363  787  .262  .332  .460  .792        1584   6  38  19  18  73
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1950 22 BOA AL  72    1   1.4  10   1   0  .100   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e25  -129   
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 26 CIN NL   4    2   2.7  25   6   0  .240   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -101   
 1955 27 KCA AL  61    2   2.6   4   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e25  -150   
 1956 28 DEA AL  29  104   7.2   4   1   0  .250  17   61   25  .410    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e14   53   
 1957 29 DEA AL  24   95   6.0   1   0   0  .000   7   49   33  .673    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e8     75   
 1958 30 DEA AL  27   84   5.4   3   1   1  .333   4   36   22  .611    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7     35   
 1959 31 DEA AL  26   95   6.7   5   1   0  .200   4   53   23  .434    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e10    54   
 1960 32 DEA AL  31   86   5.5   1   0   0  .000  13   45   20  .444    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e15   -60   
 1961 33 DEA AL   0    0    .0   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -752   
 1962           [Did not play]
 1963 35 CHA AL   0    0    .0   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e14  -610   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          471   6.0  54  10   1  .185  46  246  124  .504    0    0  .000                  25   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 17.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 23.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1950 22 BOA AL  3B     2     1     1    1    0   .667     2    16.0   1.12
                 LF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    15.0   1.80
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 26 CIN NL  1B     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1955 27 KCA AL  LF     5    15     1    0    0  1.000     5    44.1   3.25
                 RF     2     5     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   5.00
 1956 28 DEA AL  LF   138   237     9   17    0   .935   136  1206.2   1.83
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.2   0.00
 1957 29 DEA AL  LF   147   276    14    7    0   .976   146  1277.0   2.04
                 RF     3     8     0    0    0  1.000     3    24.0   3.00
                 CF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.2   7.36
 1958 30 DEA AL  LF   108   202     7    2    1   .991   100   887.0   2.12
                 RF    47    56     2    2    0   .967    47   358.0   1.46
 1959 31 DEA AL  LF   133   215     7    4    0   .982   133  1100.0   1.82
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1960 32 DEA AL  LF   149   228     5   13    1   .947   149  1211.0   1.73
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962           [Did not play]
 1963 35 CHA AL  LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     7.0   1.29
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   684  1177    43   43    2   .966   672  5748.0   1.91
                 RF    57    69     2    2    0   .973    51   396.2   1.61
                 3B     2     1     1    1    0   .667     2    16.0   1.12
                 CF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.2   7.36
                 1B     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1960 WS    DEA SFN   L    7  25  2  2  0  0  1   1  2  7  .080  .148  .200  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1950  BOA   82-72   Steve Bivens
 1954  CIN   93-61   John Storer
 1955  KCA   68-86   Drew Kennedy
 1956  DEA   65-89   Tom Austad
 1957  DEA   88-66   Tom Austad
 1958  DEA   95-59   Tom Austad
 1959  DEA   84-70   Tom Austad
 1960  DEA   96-58   Tom Austad
 1961  DEA  101-53   Tom Austad
 1963  CHA   95-67   Jon Fellows

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