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DETROIT – Down with Detroit has launched a tribute to the late, great Detroit Tigers center fielder Chet Lemon, which will benefit his youth foundation. DWD is a Detroit-based brand known for ...
Chet Lemon, a 16-year MLB veteran and 1984 World Series champion, died on Thursday. He was 70. “He was sleeping on his reclining sofa,” his wife, Gigi Lemon, told the Detroit Free Press.
Lemon hit .300 in 1978 and had a career-high average of .318 in 1979. Chet Lemon finished his MLB career with a .273 average across 16 seasons. He hit 215 home runs and had 884 RBIs before retiring.
Lemon played seven seasons with the Chicago White Sox from 1975 to '81 and nine with the Tigers from 1982 to '90. He batted .273 with 215 homers, 884 RBIs, 973 runs and 1,875 hits in 1,988 games.
CHICAGO — Chet Lemon, a three-time All-Star outfielder who helped the Detroit Tigers win the 1984 World Series, has died after a lengthy battle with blood cancer. He was 70.
The baseball world joins the Detroit Tigers in mourning All-Star outfielder Chet Lemon, who passed away Thursday at 70 years old. The Tigers confirmed Lemon’s death in a statement before their ...
“Chet Lemon died this morning.” Lemon, a member of the 1984 World Series champions, died at his home in Apopka, Florida. He was 70. “I’ll wait until you are done,” I said.
Chet Lemon, one of the most productive and under-appreciated players of his era, has died at the age of 70, the Detroit Tigers announced on Thursday. The club's statement reads: ...
Chet Lemon, a center fielder who made two All-Star teams during seven seasons with the Chicago White Sox, then went on to have a third All-Star season with the 1984 World Series champion Detroit ...
Chet Lemon, a three-time All-Star and outfielder for the World Series-champion Detroit Tigers in 1984, died on Thursday at the age of 70.
Former Detroit Tigers outfielder and 1984 World Series champion Chet Lemon has died. He was 70 years old. Lemon died at his home on Thursday, the Tigers announced. He had battled various health ...
Chet Lemon, the center fielder for the 1984 World Series champion Detroit Tigers, died Thursday morning at his home in Apopka, Fla. He was 70. Born in Jackson, Miss., and raised in California ...