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It is a shame that the Sox traded him.

 

I think that was one of the reasons why they lost in '83.

 

Yeah they had Kittle, Law and Baines in the OF, but they would have found a place for Lemon.

They got Steve Kemp for him. Kemp had a good year in 1982, became a free agent and signed with the Yankees. He became injury plagued, and wasn't very good after that. Kemp leaving freed up some money, and the Sox outbid the Yankees for Floyd Bannister, who became a key ingredient on the 1983 division champs. He also netted the Sox Melido Perez and Greg Hibbard in trade a few years later. Chet was a good player, but that trade worked out well for both clubs. Rudy Law would never have gotten the chance to be an ignitor, and in fact may never have worn a Sox uniform if Chet was still around.

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