Bob Lemon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 22, 1920 in San Bernardino, CA us

Died: January 11, 2000 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1941 (Age 20-352d, 9,097th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 1, 1958 (Age 37-282d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976. (Voted by BBWAA on 305/388 ballots)
View Bob Lemon's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Robert Granville Lemon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.2

207

128

ERA

3.23

460

350

2850.0

1277

WHIP

1.337

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Team Record in Appearances: 16-19 / in Starts: 11-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 6

1947 Pitching Game Log

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1947 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	33	13	May 4	CLE		WSH	L,3-6	8-GF		99	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.68	6	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.15	0.019	.43	0.03%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
2	34	28	May 30(1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-4	5-6	W(1-0)	25	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.43	7	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.55	0.053	1.54	0.09%	0.88	5b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	35	31	Jun 1	CLE		NYY	L,9-11	6-8	L(1-1)	1	2.1	3	4	4	4	1	0	0	5.68	4.73	13	1	4	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.99	-0.310	6.59	-0.62%	-1.16	6t --- 0 out tie	8t 123 1 out a1
4	36	45	Jun 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-3	8-GF	S(1)	16	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.32	4.12	8	1	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.029	.58	0.04%	1.87	8b 12- 0 out a6	9b end a 6
5	37	46	Jun 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.97	3.82	13	5	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.023	1.84	0.04%	0.35	6b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
6	38	50	Jun 22(2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-6	2-4		2	1.2	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	4.85	4.21	9	2	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.061	2.10	-0.12%	-1.09	2b -2- 2 out d3	4b -23 1 out d3
7	39	51	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8	7-GF(8)	L(1-2)	0	2.0	2	4	4	3	2	0	0	6.60	4.34	11	2	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.61	-0.598	7.88	-1.09%	-3.08	7b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	40	58	Jul 2	CLE		DET	L,5-6	1-6		8	5.1	6	2	1	3	2	0	0	5.31	4.15	25	9	5	0	0	6		1	1	0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	.68	-0.090	1.58	-0.13%	-0.41	1t --3 2 out d3	6t 3 out d3
9	41	59	Jul 3	CLE		DET	L,5-6	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.06	4.36	5	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.003	.14	0.00%	0.45	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
10	42	62	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	5.01	4.52	10	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.30	-0.006	.44	-0.01%	-0.12	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
11	43	67	Jul 11	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	8-GF		5	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	4.97	4.53	10	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.078	.86	-0.05%	-0.10	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
12	44	68	Jul 12(1)	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	8-GF		0	2.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.61	4.47	10	2	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.009	.08	0.01%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
13	45	73	Jul 15(1)	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	8-GF		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.30	4.35	8	5	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	2	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
14	46	75	Jul 16	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	7-7		0	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.15	4.22	5	1	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.017	.12	0.00%	0.45	7t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
15	47	77	Jul 17(2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	7-GF		0	3.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.05	4.21	13	6	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.35	7t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
16	48	82	Jul 23	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-6	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	3.82	4.15	9	3	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.017	.01	0.00%	0.94	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
17	49	84	Jul 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.72	4.00	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
18	50	85	Jul 26	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-8	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.62	4.04	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
19	51	89	Jul 31	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-6	W(2-2)	4	5.1	5	3	3	4	2	0	1	3.80	4.13	26	10	4	0	0	5	44			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.105	.05	0.00%	-0.20	1b start a 2	6b 1-3 1 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	52	94	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	GS-9	W(3-2)	4	8.0	5	4	3	7	2	0	0	3.73	4.23	37	15	8	1	0	5	53			1	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	1	.92	-0.035	.01	0.00%	-0.96	1b start tie	9b 123 0 out a5
21	53	98	Aug 9(1)	CLE		SLB	W,5-2	CG	W(4-2)	3	9.0	6	2	0	4	4	0	0	3.17	4.07	38	12	12	0	0	6	71			0	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.10	0.170	.02	0.00%	2.06	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
22	54	106	Aug 15	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-0	SHO	W(5-2)	5	9.0	3	0	0	5	4	0	0	2.75	3.99	31	13	6	0	0	3	80			0	1	0	26	0	1	0	3	0	0	1.37	0.615	.01	0.00%	4.27	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
23	55	109	Aug 17(2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	6-GF	S(2)	1	3.1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.63	3.95	10	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.59	0.453	.00	0.00%	1.52	6b --- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
24	56	113	Aug 20(2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	GS-3		2	2.2	4	4	4	2	1	0	0	3.01	3.96	14	5	2	0	0	4	33			0	0	0	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.285	.02	0.00%	-3.06	1t start tie	3t 12- 2 out d4
25	57	115	Aug 22(1)	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GS-8	W(6-2)	1	7.0	10	3	3	5	2	0	0	3.09	3.99	33	12	4	1	0	10	42			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.70	-0.072	.02	0.00%	-0.31	1t start tie	8t -23 0 out a2
26	58	120	Aug 25	CLE		BOS	W,10-8	6-7	BS(1)	2	2.0	2	3	3	4	1	1	0	3.33	4.23	12	4	1	1	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.34	-0.511	.00	0.00%	-3.13	6t 12- 0 out a3	7t 3 out d1
27	59	123	Aug 28	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	GS-12	L(6-3)	2	11.0	12	4	4	1	2	1	0	3.33	4.18	44	17	12	0	0	12	58			1	1	0	43	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.55	0.187	.01	0.00%	1.62	1t start tie	12t 1-3 0 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	60	127	Sep 1(2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	CG	W(7-3)	3	9.0	6	2	2	5	4	1	0	3.21	4.24	38	17	6	1	0	6	66			1	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.35	0.417	.00	0.00%	2.06	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
29	61	131	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	GS-10	L(7-4)	2	9.1	11	4	4	4	2	0	0	3.27	4.18	39	17	5	1	0	11	48			0	2	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	-0.229	.00	0.00%	0.65	1t start tie	10t 12- 1 out d1
30	62	133	Sep 6	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-4	9-GF	S(3)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.25	4.15	2	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.03	0.312	.00	0.00%	1.50	9b 123 1 out a2	9b end a 2
31	63	135	Sep 8	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-9	W(8-4)	1	8.0	6	3	3	1	3	2	0	3.25	4.24	32	15	7	2	0	6	60			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.20	-0.246	.00	0.00%	-0.29	1b start a 1	9b 12- 0 out a1
32	64	139	Sep 12	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-6	GS-9	W(9-4)	3	8.2	12	6	6	9	1	1	0	3.45	4.43	45	12	11	1	0	12	28			0	0	0	36	2	1	1	2	0	1	.49	0.182	.00	0.00%	-2.02	1b start tie	9b 1-3 2 out a5
33	65	142	Sep 14(2)	CLE	@	PHA	T,4-4	9-GF	BS(2)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.44	4.43	2	0	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.56	-0.265	.00	0.00%	-0.42	9b -23 2 out a1	9b end tie
34	66	143	Sep 15	CLE	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG(11)	W(10-4)	0	11.0	6	1	1	5	4	0	0	3.24	4.34	41	19	7	0	0	6	80			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.65	0.783	.00	0.00%	4.17	1b start tie	11b 3 out a1
35	67	149	Sep 20(2)	CLE	@	DET	T,5-5	GS-8		4	7.2	8	5	5	3	3	0	0	3.38	4.28	32	11	7	0	0	8	43			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.33	-0.353	.00	0.00%	-1.44	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out tie
36	68	152	Sep 23	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	W(11-4)	2	9.0	9	4	4	3	5	1	0	3.41	4.26	38	14	7	0	0	9	55			0	1	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.12	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.27	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a3
37	69	156	Sep 27	CLE		DET	L,2-4	CG	L(11-5)	3	9.0	11	4	3	7	4	0	0	3.39	4.25	44	14	8	0	0	11	48			0	0	0	36	2	0	2	2	0	1	1.62	-0.212	.00	0.00%	0.06	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
							16-19		W-L:11-5,Sv:3,BSv:2	2.0	167.1	150	68	63	97	65	7	4	3.39	4.25	726	1.87		2%	0%	150	54	11	36%	4	9	0	621	27	5	6	23	0	14	1.18	0.061	.39	-1.79%	9.30

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