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Robert Granville Lemon (September 22, 1920 – January 11, 2000) was an American right-handed pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lemon was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976. Lemon was raised in California, where he played high school baseball and was the state player of the year in 1938.
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Jan 13, 2000 · Bob Lemon, who pitched his way to the Hall of Fame with the Cleveland Indians, then managed the Yankees in their memorable pennant-winning comeback of 1978 when they overtook the Boston Red Sox...
Bob Lemon didn’t want to be a pitcher. But thanks to the testimonials of those who faced him early on, he grudgingly became one of the game’s best. “If it hadn’t been for baseball,” Lemon said, “I’d still be pumping gas back home Long Beach.”
Bob Lemon died at a nursing home January 11, 2000, at the age of 79, after several years of failing health. He was survived by his wife, Jane, and two sons, Jeff and James. Though he was always regarded as unflappable, Lemon told a reporter late in life that he had suffered inside.
Lemon was 20 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 9, 1941, with the Cleveland Indians. Bob Lemon stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
From 1950 through 1956 – with fellow future Hall of Famers Bob Feller and Early Wynn usually in the Indians’ rotation – Lemon was Cleveland’s Opening Day starter five out of seven years. Following his playing career, Bob Lemon managed for the Royals, White Sox and Yankees.
