Bob Lemon: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1976

Born: September 22, 1920

1938: Signed with Cleveland Indians

Debut: September 9, 1941 as Third baseman (Indians)

1943-45: World War II service

1946: Transitioned to pitcher

1948: First full season as a pitcher (20-14, 2.82 ERA)

1948: No-hit Tigers

1948: Won AL Pitcher of the Year

1948: Indians won World Series (2-0, 1.65 ERA, 16.1 IP, 1.408 WHIP, 2 starts)

1949: 22-10; 2.99 ERA

1950: AL Pitcher of the Year (23-11; 3.84)

1953: Pitched one-hitter on Opening Day

1954: AL Pitcher of the Year (23-7; 2.72)

1954: Indians win Pennant

1956: Won 200th game vs. Orioles

1958: Retired

1959: Became Indians scout

1960-4: Coach

1965-6: Minor League Manager

1967-8: Scout

1970-2: Royals Manager (207-218; .487)

1974: Managed in PCL

1976: Yankees pitching coach

1976: Elected to Hall of Fame (78.6%)

1977-8: White Sox Manager (124-112; .525)

1978-79; 1981-82: Yankees Manager (99-73; .576)

1978: Son, Jerry, killed in auto accident

1978: Yankees win World Series

1979-80: Yankees scout

1981: Yankees win Pennant

1998: Indians retire Lemon's #21

2000: Died


Accomplishments:
2x World Champion

7x All Star

3x TSN AL Pitcher of the Year

2x AL Manager of the Year

No-hitter

207-128 record

.618 win %

3.23 ERA

460 games

350 GS-188 CG

31 SHO

2850 IP

2559 Hits

1277 Strikeouts

1.337 WHIP

Won 15+ Games: 9x

Won 20+ Games: 6x

Sub 3.00 ERA: 4x

10+ CG: 8x

15+ CG: 8x

20+ CG: 7x

10 SHO (1948)

200+ IP: 9x

250+ IP: 8x

309.2 IP (1952)

Led league in wins: 3x

Led league in GS: 3x

Led league in CG: 5x

Led league in SHO (10): 1948

Led league in IP: 4x

Led league in strikeouts (170): 1950

Led league in WHIP (1.226): 1948

Postseason: 2-2, 3.94 ERA, 29.2 IP, 1.584 WHIP (2 World Series)

Manager: 430-403 (.516), 2 Pennants, 1978 World Champion

90 wins (1977)