Ā Ā In 1949 American League Batting Race Ted Williams was poised to become the first man to win three Triple Crowns. He had won the Triple Crown for leading the league in batting, homers, and RBI in 1942 and 1947. The latter year was his first season back in baseball after World War IIā¦.
Ā VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Bob Lemon Position:Ā PitcherBats:Ā Left Ā ā¢Ā Ā Throws:Ā Right6-0,Ā 180lbĀ (183cm,Ā 81kg)Born:Ā September 22,Ā 1920Ā in San Bernardino,Ā CADied:Ā January 11,Ā 2000 Ā inĀ Long Beach,Ā CABuried:Ā CrematedHigh School:Ā Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)Debut:Ā September 9, 1941Ā (9,101st in major league history)vs. PHAĀ 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game:Ā July 1, 1958vs. CHWĀ 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame:Ā Inducted asā¦
Bob LemonĀ dies at the age of 79. Lemon was a seven-time 20-game winner with theĀ Cleveland Indians. He teamed withĀ Bob Feller,Ā Early WynnĀ andĀ Mike GarciaĀ to form one of the gameās greatestĀ starting rotations. InĀ 1954, Lemon went 23-7 and helped the Indians to a 111-win season. InĀ 1970, Lemon became a major league manager for the first time when he assumed leadership of theĀ Kansas City Royals. He later managed theĀ Chicago White SoxĀ before enjoying his greatest success with theĀ New York Yankees. OnĀ July 25,Ā 1978, Lemon replacedĀ Billy MartinĀ and helped the Yankees orchestrate a miraculous comeback. Under Lemonās calming hand, the Yankees won their second straightĀ World ChampionshipĀ that year. He was elected to theĀ Hall of FameĀ inĀ 1976.
On June 20, TheĀ IndiansĀ retireĀ Bob LemonāsĀ uniform numberĀ 21Ā prior to the teamās 5 ā 3 loss to theĀ Yankees.
On April 25, 1982, the New York Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon after only 14 games and replace him with Gene Michael. The Yankees had lost eight of their first 14 under Lemon, a member of the Hall of Fame.
One day after announcing that managerĀ Bob LemonĀ will return next season, theĀ YankeesĀ announce that former managerĀ Gene Michael, whom Lemon replaced onĀ September 6th, will return as manager for theĀ 1983Ā season. They wonāt wait that long, as Lemon will give way to Michael after only 14 games, and Michael himself will be gone before the end of the year.
āI told him to quit threatening me. If he wants me to go, make the move ā donāt wait. I canāt take it any longerā āĀ GENE MICHAEL, speaking to the press about his relationship with George Steinbrenner.Calling it the most the āmost agonizingā decision he has made as the owner of the Yankees, George Steinbrenner fires Gene Michael and replaces him with Bob Lemon. The former skipperās demise was prompted by his comments to the press concerning his inability to no longer tolerate the Bossās constant threats of dismissal, and for his refusal to apologize for the August 28th remarks.
On June 19, 1979 AtĀ Yankee Stadium, 36,211 fans show up to witness the return ofĀ Billy MartinĀ asĀ YankeesĀ manager in a 5 ā 4 loss to theĀ Toronto Blue Jays. Martin was named to replaceĀ Bob LemonĀ the previous day, and begins his second stint as Yankee skipper a season earlier than previously announced.
On June 18, 1979 Billy Martin returns to the dugout to manage the Yankees for the second time, replacing Bob Lemon, the skipper who replaced him last season and led the team to a World Championship. Martin will be at the helm this season for 95 games, and the fourth-place team will win 55 ofā¦
The White Sox fire Larry Doby, who posted a 37-50 record for the fifth-place team as a mid-season replacement for skipper Bob Lemon. Owner Bill Veeck names 35 year-old shortstop Don Kessinger, obtained from St. Louis at the end of the 1977 campaign, as the clubās player-manager for next season.
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