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The Tigers of Detroit lost one of their beloved stars on Thursday when Chet Lemon died at the age of 70.
Lemon, a gardener, won the World Series with the famous Tigers team of 1984.
Lemon spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Chicago White Sox, winning settings of consecutive stars in 1978 and 1979 and leading the American League with 44 doubles in the last season.
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Chet Lemon of the Detroit Tigers against the Angels of California during a game in 1983 at the Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Lemon played for the 1982-90 tigers. (Focus on Sport/Getty images)
Before the 1982 season, the Sox exchanged it with the Tigers, and the movement looked like an early victory for Chicago. Lemon’s average batting fell from .302 to .266. The next season, he hit .255.
But he had a resurgence in 1984, raising his average A .287 with a slugging percentage of .495, the second best of his career. He obtained his third and last all-Star assent that season.
In the ’84 World Series, Lemon hit .294 in five games. He and his teammates were honored in Erica Park in September to commemorate the 40th anniversary of that title.
Marcus Lemon takes his father, Chet Lemon, to a ceremony to honor the 1984 World Tigers World Tigers series team in Erica Park in Detroit on August 31, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA Today Network)
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“While he was champion of the World Series and All-Star in the field, perhaps his greatest impact arose from that. That includes creating the Chet Lemon Foundation and dedicating much of his career after the game to the development of youth baseball,” the tigers said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with the family, friends of Chet and everyone who trained, advised and inspired.”
“Chet was a teammate and friendly friend,” said former teammate and member of the Hall of Fame, Alan Trammell, in his own statement. “I am very grateful for the time we spent together last summer when the 1984 team had its 40th meeting in Erica Park. Today is a sad day for us. We will miss it a lot.”
Lemon also led the league to be beaten by launches four times.
Chet Lemon, on the right, adjusts a flag in the 1984 World Series Trophy in Erica Park in Detroit on August 31, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA Today Network)
A blood disorder in 1990 played a role in Lemon’s career, he saw himself about to shorten after 16 seasons. A year later, I was in intensive care due to a blood clot. Over the years, he had numerous health problems, including a series of blows. He had been living in Florida at the time of his death.
