Bob Lemon
Robert Granville Lemon
 
 
Born: September 22, 1920 in San Bernardino, CA
Died: January 11, 2000 - 79 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 180
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1976
- Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an Amateur Free Agent in 1938
- Served in the Navy during World War II
- High School: Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, CA)
- Visit Lemon's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
CLE
AL
20.8
3B
4
-
 
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
CLE
AL
21.8
3B
5
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
CLE
AL
25.8
SW
99
94.0
 
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
6.5
0.0
0.5
6.0
2.9
-0.2
0.2
2.8
CLE
AL
26.8
SP
64
167.3
 
2.4
1.3
-0.0
1.2
-0.0
12.6
3.1
0.0
9.5
6.3
2.9
-0.0
3.4
CLE
AL
27.8
SP
129
293.7
 
6.5
1.7
0.0
4.8
-0.0
25.5
3.3
0.0
22.2
15.0
2.8
0.0
12.2
CLE
AL
28.8
SP
123
279.7
 
7.1
1.7
-0.0
5.4
-0.0
29.9
3.9
0.0
26.0
20.0
3.6
0.0
16.3
CLE
AL
29.8
SP
153
288.0
 
4.8
1.9
0.0
2.9
0.0
24.5
4.1
0.0
20.4
14.2
3.6
0.0
10.6
CLE
AL
30.8
SP
112
263.3
 
3.4
0.6
0.0
2.7
0.0
18.6
1.0
0.0
17.6
10.1
0.6
0.0
9.5
CLE
AL
31.8
SP
134
309.7
 
5.7
0.9
0.0
4.8
0.0
24.2
0.6
0.0
23.6
14.3
0.3
0.0
14.0
CLE
AL
32.8
SP
125
286.7
 
4.2
1.1
0.0
3.0
-0.0
20.9
1.8
0.0
19.0
11.4
1.4
0.0
10.0
CLE
AL
33.8
SP
113
258.3
 
4.8
0.7
-0.0
4.1
-0.0
24.0
0.6
0.0
23.5
14.9
0.3
0.0
14.5
CLE
AL
34.8
SP
99
211.3
 
3.5
0.7
0.0
2.7
0.0
14.8
0.9
0.0
13.9
7.9
0.7
0.0
7.2
CLE
AL
35.8
SP
110
255.3
 
5.9
0.7
0.0
5.2
0.0
22.5
0.7
0.0
21.7
13.4
0.3
0.0
13.1
CLE
AL
36.8
SP
46
117.3
 
-0.6
-0.4
-0.0
-0.2
0.0
3.1
0.0
0.0
3.1
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
CLE
AL
37.8
RP
14
25.3
 
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.9
15
1
SP
1330
2850.0
  
48.7
11.2
0.1
37.5
-0.0
227.4
20.1
0.5
206.8
128.4
16.3
0.2
112.0
162 Game Average
103
221.5
  
3.8
0.9
0.0
2.9
-0.0
  
17.7
1.6
0.0
16.1
  
10.0
1.3
0.0
8.7
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James