Former Detroit Tigers center fielder Chet Lemon, a member of the 1984 World Series champions, died May 8 at his home in Apopka, Fla.
He was 70 years old.
"He was sleeping on his reclining sofa," Gigi Lemon, his wife, said. "He just wasn't responsive."
Since Chet retired from the Tigers in 1990, he suffered a series of clots and at least 13 strokes, leaving him unable to walk or talk.