Bob Lemon
Bats L · Throws R · b. 1920, San Bernardino, USA · d. 2000 · MLB debut 1941-09-09, final game 1958-07-01
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CLE | AL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 55 | 89 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .180 | .240 | .247 |
| 1947 | CLE | AL | 47 | 56 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .321 | .387 | .607 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 52 | 119 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 23 | .286 | .331 | .487 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 46 | 108 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .269 | .331 | .556 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 72 | 136 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 25 | .272 | .340 | .485 |
| 1951 | CLE | AL | 56 | 102 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .206 | .270 | .353 |
| 1952 | CLE | AL | 54 | 124 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .226 | .250 | .315 |
| 1953 | CLE | AL | 51 | 112 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 20 | .232 | .277 | .384 |
| 1954 | CLE | AL | 40 | 98 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .214 | .257 | .337 |
| 1955 | CLE | AL | 49 | 78 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 16 | .244 | .344 | .282 |
| 1956 | CLE | AL | 43 | 93 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 21 | .194 | .272 | .355 |
| 1957 | CLE | AL | 25 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .065 | .065 | .152 |
| 1958 | CLE | AL | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .231 | .286 | .231 |
| 1941–1958 | 615 | 1183 | 148 | 274 | 54 | 9 | 37 | 147 | 2 | 93 | 241 | .232 | .288 | .386 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 4 | 5 | 2.49 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94.0 | 77 | 26 | 1 | 68 | 39 |
| 1947 | CLE | AL | 11 | 5 | 3.44 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 167.1 | 150 | 64 | 7 | 97 | 65 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 20 | 14 | 2.82 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 293.2 | 231 | 92 | 12 | 129 | 147 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 22 | 10 | 2.99 | 37 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 279.2 | 211 | 93 | 19 | 137 | 138 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 23 | 11 | 3.84 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 288.0 | 281 | 123 | 28 | 146 | 170 |
| 1951 | CLE | AL | 17 | 14 | 3.52 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 263.1 | 244 | 103 | 19 | 124 | 132 |
| 1952 | CLE | AL | 22 | 11 | 2.50 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 309.2 | 236 | 86 | 15 | 105 | 131 |
| 1953 | CLE | AL | 21 | 15 | 3.36 | 41 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 286.2 | 283 | 107 | 16 | 110 | 98 |
| 1954 | CLE | AL | 23 | 7 | 2.72 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 258.1 | 228 | 78 | 12 | 92 | 110 |
| 1955 | CLE | AL | 18 | 10 | 3.88 | 35 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 211.1 | 218 | 91 | 17 | 74 | 100 |
| 1956 | CLE | AL | 20 | 14 | 3.03 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 255.1 | 230 | 86 | 23 | 89 | 94 |
| 1957 | CLE | AL | 6 | 11 | 4.60 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117.1 | 129 | 60 | 9 | 64 | 45 |
| 1958 | CLE | AL | 0 | 1 | 5.33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 8 |
| 1946–1958 | 207 | 128 | 3.23 | 460 | 350 | 188 | 31 | 22 | 2850.0 | 2559 | 1024 | 181 | 1251 | 1277 |
Awards
- 1948 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1948 TSN Pitcher of the Year (AL)
- 1948 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1948 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1950 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1950 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1950 TSN Pitcher of the Year (AL)
- 1954 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1954 TSN Pitcher of the Year (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | BBWAA | 24 | 201 | 151 | |
| 1964 | Run Off | 3 | 201 | ||
| 1966 | BBWAA | 21 | 302 | 227 | |
| 1967 | BBWAA | 35 | 292 | 219 | |
| 1967 | Run Off | 7 | 306 | ||
| 1968 | BBWAA | 47 | 283 | 213 | |
| 1969 | BBWAA | 56 | 340 | 255 | |
| 1970 | BBWAA | 75 | 300 | 225 | |
| 1971 | BBWAA | 90 | 360 | 270 | |
| 1972 | BBWAA | 117 | 396 | 297 | |
| 1973 | BBWAA | 177 | 380 | 285 | |
| 1974 | BBWAA | 190 | 365 | 274 | |
| 1975 | BBWAA | 233 | 362 | 272 | |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 305 | 388 | 291 | Inducted |