Editing Chet Lemon (section)

====1985–1989====
In March 1985, the Tigers signed Lemon to a contract extension running through the 1991 season with a club option to extend through 1992. The extension was reported to be worth $4.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lemon signs 5-year contract extension|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=March 4, 1985|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17584305/lemon_signs_5year_contract_extension/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

He remained the Tigers' starting center fielder for three more seasons, playing 144 games at the position in 1985, 124 games in 1986, and 145 games in 1987. In 1987, he hit at least 20 home runs and 30 doubles for the third time in his career. He also ranked among the league's leading center fielders with a .992 [[fielding percentage]] (second), 348 [[putouts]] (third), and a 2.70 range factor (fourth), and helped the 1987 Tigers win the AL East with a record of 98–64.<ref name=BR/><ref>{{cite web|title=1987 Detroit Tigers Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2018|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1987.shtml}}</ref>

In 1988, the Tigers moved Lemon moved to [[right field]] to make room for speedy new acquisition [[Gary Pettis]]. He played 144 games in right field in 1988 and 111 games in 1989.<ref name=BR/>