"He was sleeping on his reclining sofa," Gigi Lemon, his wife, said. "He just wasn't responsive."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Since Chet retired from the Tigers in 1990,

Former Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox player Chet Lemon died Thursday at the age of 70. "The Detroit Tigers join all of baseball in mourning the passing of Chet Lemon," the statement said. "While he was a World Series Champion and All-Star on the field,