Lemon played the first seven years of his career on the White Sox and was a back-to-back All-Star in 1978 and 1979. He played for the Tigers for the final nine years of his career and was an All-Star during that World Series title season in 1984.

Chet Lemon, the center fielder for the 1984 World Series champion Detroit Tigers, died Thursday morning at his home in Apopka, Fla. He was 70. Born in Jackson, Miss., and raised in California, Lemon played parts of 16 seasons in the major leagues.