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The Detroit Tigers lost one of their beloved stars on Thursday when Chet Lemon died at the age of 70.
Lemon, a voltiper, won the World Series with the famous Tigers team of 1984.
Lemon spent the first seven seasons of his career with the White Sox in Chicago, winning consecutive stars’ heads 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 beats the California Angels in a match in 1983 at the Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Lemon played for Tigers from 1982 to 1990. (Focus on sport / getty images)
Before the 1982 season, the SOX exchanged it to the Tigers, and this decision looked like an early victory for Chicago. The lemon stick average went from 0.302 to 266. The following season, he struck .255.
But he had a resurgence in 1984, bringing his average to .287 with a percentage of strokes of .495, the second best of his career. He obtained his third and last nod of the stars this season.
In the world series ’84, Lemon hit. 294 in five games. He and his teammates were honored in Comerica Park in September to commemorate the 40th anniversary of this title.
Marcus Lemon takes his father, Chet Lemon, to a ceremony to honor the Strait Tigers World Series 1984 team in Comerica Park in Detroit on August 31, 2024. (Junfu Han / USA Today Network)
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“While he was World Series and All-Star champion on the field, maybe his greatest impact came out.” Our thoughts concern Chet’s family, friends and all those he trained, supervised and inspired. “
“Chet was a teammate and a dear friend,” said former teammate and temple of renown Alan Trammell in a statement. “I am so grateful for the time that we spent together last summer when the 1984 team had its 40th meeting at Comica Park. Today is a sad day for us. We will miss a lot.”
Lemon also led the league to be touched by throws four times.
Chet Lemon, on the right, adjusts a flag on the World Series 1984 Trophy in Comica Park in Detroit on August 31, 2024. (Junfu Han / USA Today Network)
A blood disorder in 1990 played a role in Lemon’s career being interrupted after 16 seasons. A year later, he was in intensive care due to a blood clot. Over the years, he has had many health problems, including a series of cerebral vascular accidents. He lived in Florida at the time of his death.
