Bob Lemon Signed OML Baseball Inscribed "HOF 76" (Beckett) Cleveland IndiansRawlings Official American League baseball has been hand signed and inscribed by Bob Lemon (Cleveland Indians, HOF). Lemon suffered a stroke in his later years. Lemon died in 2000 in Long Beach, Ca. where he had been a permanent resident since his career as a player. Former teammate Bob Feller said, "Bob had a good curve, a good slider, and a vicious sinker pitch. He wasn't overly fast, but he always stayed ahead of the hitters, and he didn't walk