May 16, 2006 5:47 AM EST

Jim Lemon, a former All-Star outfielder and major league manager who once received personal congratulations from President Eisenhower after a slugging show, has died. He was 78. Lemon died Sunday at his home in Brandon, Miss. He had been ill with cancer.

Lemon spent 26 seasons with the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins as a player, manager, coach, scout and instructor. He also played for Cleveland, Philadelphia and the Chicago White Sox.

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