Coach and Manager
Lemon remained in the game as a coach for the Twins, serving two different terms in that role, including with the 1965 pennant-winning team. In between, in 1968, he returned to Washington as manager of the expansion Senators, but his popularity as a player did not translate to a successful managerial record. His club finished last in the 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. 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 in Brandon, Mississippi.
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