club finished last in the ten-team American League, winning 65 games and losing 96 (.404)—but it did feature a fearsome, right-handed power-hitter in Frank Howard. Lemon was fired after only one season, replaced by Ted Williams. As a native son, and to honor his batting achievements with the original Senators, he was elected to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. Jim Lemon died from cancer at the age of 78 at his Brandon, Mississippi home. See also List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders References The Baseball Encyclopedia, tenth edition. New York: MacMillan USA, 1996. External links Bio from Cool of the Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins Excerpt from a 1953 film following Lemon's progress in spring training 1928 births 2006 deaths American League All-Stars Baseball players from Virginia Bloomingdale Troopers players Deaths from cancer in Mississippi Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players Chattanooga Lookouts players Chicago White Sox players Cleveland Indians players Harrisburg Senators players Indianapolis Indians players Major League Baseball first base coaches Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball right fielders Minnesota Twins coaches Minnesota Twins players Oklahoma City Indians players People from Covington, Virginia People from Brandon, Mississippi Philadelphia Phillies players Pittsfield Electrics players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Washington Senators (1961–1971) managers