Sunday, August 19, 2012

Chet Lemon timeline

Born: February 12, 1955
1972: Drafted by A's
1975: Traded to White Sox
1975: Debut (White Sox)
1977: Set record for putouts and chances for CF
1979: Disco Demolition Night
1981: Traded to Tigers
1984: Tigers win World Series
1987: Tigers win AL East
1988: Lemon moves to Right Field
1988: Hit 200th career home run the same time day Darrell Evans hit his 400th
1990: Became seriously ill.
1991: Retired
1996: 0.2% of Hall of Fame vote
2001 and 2003: Had surgery for polycythemia vera
2006: His son was drafted by Texas Rangers
Today: He coaches two AAU teams
Accomplishments:

1984 World Champion
3x All Star
1979 doubles champ (44)
Led league in HBP: 4x
.273 average
215 HR
884 RBI
396 doubles
.797 OPS
151 HBP
973 runs
1875 hits
30+ doubles: 5x
20+ HR: 3x
Hit .300: 3x
Postseason: .208 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. .583 OPS (3 series)

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