Chet Lemon Biography

Chet Lemon was drafted as high schooler in the 1972 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics with the 22nd overall pick. After several seasons in the A’s farm system, Lemon was traded to the Chicago White Sox where he made his debut as an infielder in 1975. In ’76, Lemon made the transition to the outfield where he quickly accelerated as fielder. Lemon went on to spend 6 seasons with the Tigers, taking two trips to the All-Star Game as the team’s center fielder. In 1982, Lemon joined a talented Detroit Tigers team to fill in the starting center fielder role. With the Tigers, he took another trip to the All-Star Game as well as winning his first and only World Series. The career .273 hitter also recorded more than 400 putouts from the outfield in 5 different seasons which stands as an American League record. 

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