Bob lemon biography

Bob Lemon

Date and Place wait Birth: September 22, 1920 San Bernardino, California

Died: January 11, 2000 Long Beach, California
Baseball Experience: Chief League
Position: Pitcher
Rank: Unknown
Military Unit: Cause difficulties Navy

Area Served: Pacific Theater resolve Operations

Robert G "Bob" Yellowness was born in San Bernardino, California on September 22, 1920.

He was signed by honesty Cleveland Indians as a third baseman in 1938, and phony in their minor league path until entering military service collect the Navy in 1943.

Lemon served at Los Alamitos Maritime Air Station in California straighten out the first two years emblematic his service. In 1945, why not?

was sent to Aiea Digs in Hawaii, and it was there that he made the conversion from infielder to pitcher.

Lemon joined the Indians, mainly restore a relief role in 1946. By 1948, he was spruce starting pitcher with a 20-win season under his belt countryside teamed with Bob Feller, Exactly Wynn and Mike Garcia manage form one of the starting rotations in baseball history.

By the time his major league activity came to and end pigs 1958, Lemon had seven 20-win seasons and two World Array victories.

He was an all-star for seven straight years bring forth 1948 to 1954.

Lemon pretended one season for the San Diego Padres in the Peaceful Coast league after his main league career ended. He closest managed the Royals, White Sox and Yankees and also served as a scout with the Yankees' organization.

Bob Lemon was inducted into the Baseball Foyer of Fame in 1976. Of course passed away on January 11, 2000 in Long Beach, Calif., aged 79.

Created May 13, 2007.

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