Chet Lemon, World Series champion with Tigers, dies at 70

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

The Detroit Tigers lost one of their beloved stars Thursday when Chet Lemon died at the age of 70.

Lemon, an outfielder, won the World Series with the famed 1984 Tigers team.

Lemon spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Chicago White Sox, earning back-to-back All-Star nods in 1978 and 1979 and leading the American League with 44 doubles in the latter season.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Chet Lemon of the Detroit Tigers bats against the California Angels during a game in 1983 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Lemon played for the Tigers from 1982-90. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Ahead of the 1982 season, the Sox traded him to the Tigers, and the move looked like an early win for Chicago. Lemon's batting average dipped from .302 to .266. The following season, he hit .255.

But he had a resurgence in 1984, raising his average to .287 with a .495 slugging percentage, the second-best of his career. He earned his third and final All-Star nod that season.

In the '84 World Series, Lemon hit .294 in five games. He and his teammates were honored at Comerica Park in September to commemorate the 40th anniversary of that title.

Marcus Lemon takes his father, Chet Lemon, to a ceremony to honor the 1984 Detroit Tigers World Series team at Comerica Park in Detroit Aug. 31, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA Today Network)

PIRATES FAN SPEAKS FOR 1ST TIME SINCE HORRIFYING FALL OVER WALL AT PNC PARK

"While he was a World Series champion and All-Star on the field, perhaps his biggest impact came off of it. That includes creating the Chet Lemon Foundation and dedicating much of his post-playing career to youth baseball development,"