Levi Meyerle Notable

b. July 1, 1849 · Philadelphia Athletics 1871–1872, Philadelphia Whites 1873, 1875, Chicago White Stockings 1874, Philadelphia Athletics 1876, Cincinnati Reds 1877, Philadelphia Keystones 1884

Levi Meyerle played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1871 and closing with the Philadelphia Keystones in 1884.

Across 307 games he batted .356, with 513 hits and 306 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 86 doubles and 19 stolen bases. He went 0 and 2 with a 5.21 earned run average, pitching 19 innings in 3 games.

He played 158 games at third base, with 292 assists and 205 errors. He turned 17 double plays.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on July 1, 1849, and died on November 4, 1921. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1871*	ATH	26	130	45	64	9	3	4	40	2	1	4	.492
1872*	ATH	27	146	31	48	10	5	1	31	0	1	0	.329
1873*	PHI	48	238	53	83	14	4	3	59	2	0	5	.349
1874*	CHI	53	254	65	100	19	1	1	45	3	4	3	.394
1875*	PHI	68	301	55	95	14	8	1	54	0	2	7	.316
1876	ATH	55	256	46	87	12	8	0	34	3	2	0	.340
1877	CIN	27	107	11	35	7	2	0	15	0	4	0	.327
1884	PHK	3	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
Major leagues	—	85	374	57	123	20	10	0	49	3	6	0	.329
All seasons	—	307	1443	306	513	86	31	10	278	10	14	19	.356

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	ERA
1871*	ATH	0	1	0	1.0	1	1	2	9.00
1876	ATH	2	2	2	18.0	28	10	1	5.00
Major leagues	—	2	2	2	18.0	28	10	1	5.00
All seasons	—	2	3	2	19.0	29	11	3	5.21

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Levi Meyerle, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1849

Born July 1, 1849

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1921

Died November 4, 1921

1871

Major-league debut: Levi Meyerle

Levi Meyerle made a major-league debut on May 20, 1871.

1884

Final major-league game: Levi Meyerle

Levi Meyerle played a final major-league game on April 26, 1884.