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Bob Lemon

Manager

Robert Granville Lemon

833 Games

430-403 Record

0.516 Win%

9 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L

Throws R

Born 9/22/1920
San Bernardino, CA, USA

Died 1/11/2000
Long Beach, CA, USA

MLB Debut 1941-09-09

Final Game 1958-07-01

📊 Career Record

833 Games Managed

430 Wins

403 Losses

                        0.516
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

9 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Bob Lemon — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1970	KCA	AL	110	46	64	0.418	4	N
1971	KCA	AL	161	85	76	0.528	2	N
1972	KCA	AL	154	76	78	0.494	4	N
1977	CHA	AL	162	90	72	0.556	3	N
1978	CHA	AL	74	34	40	0.459	5	N
1978	NYA	AL	68	48	20	0.706	1st 🏆	N
1979	NYA	AL	65	34	31	0.523	4	N
1981	NYA	AL	25	11	14	0.440	6	N
1982	NYA	AL	14	6	8	0.429	5	N

Bob Lemon as a manager

Bob Lemon's clubs went 430-403 in the 833 games Lemon managed between 1970 and 1982. The season table runs through the Kansas City Royals (1970-1972), the Chicago White Sox (1977-1978), and the New York Yankees (1978-1982). By winning percentage, 1977 (90-72) tops the season table. The weakest full season was 1970, at 46-64. The Rank column for the Kansas City Royals years shows 4th, 2nd, and 4th. The Rank column for the Chicago White Sox years shows 3rd and 5th. With the New York Yankees (1978-1982), the finishes read 1st, 4th, 6th, and 5th.

The record opens at 46-64 in 1970 and closes at 6-8 in 1982. The Rank column shows first-place finishes in 1978. League play for Lemon's teams: the American League. In 1970, 1978, and 1981, Lemon took over a club already in progress that season. The personal information panel gives a birth date of September 22, 1920 in San Bernardino, CA, USA. The death date on file is January 11, 2000. The player profile covers Lemon's playing days, 1941 to 1958.

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