Merle Settlemire
Edgar Merle Settlemire
Born: January 19, 1903
Santa Fe, OH US
Deceased: June 12, 1988
Russells Point, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 156
Career: 1924-1944
Major League Statistics
Merle Settlemire compiled a career record of 158 wins and 125 losses and a 2.37 ERA in his 387-game pitching career with the Greeneville Burley Cubs, Laurel Lumberjacks, Meridian Mets, Mobile Bears, Dallas Steers, Chattanooga Lookouts, Montgomery Lions, Charlotte Hornets, Nashville Vols, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Landis Sens, Sydney Steel Citians, Lima Pandas, Newport Dodgers, Kingsport Dodgers and Hartford Laurels. He began playing during the 1924 season and last took the field during the 1944 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | D | APPY1 | Greeneville Burley Cubs | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.55 | 28 | 202.7 | 182 | 105 | 80 | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 1925 | D | CSTL | Laurel Lumberjacks | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0.00 | 33 | 244.0 | 225 | 128 | 111 | |||||||||||||
| 1926 | A | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.89 | 25 | 133.0 | 146 | 105 | 87 | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 1926 | D | CSTL | Meridian Mets | 14 | 2 | .875 | 0.00 | 21 | 149.0 | 103 | 43 | 51 | |||||||||||||
| 1927 | A | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4.10 | 40 | 246.0 | 287 | 142 | 112 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 1929 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 4 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1930 | A | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.76 | 20 | 100.0 | 134 | 82 | 64 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | B | SEAL3 | Montgomery Lions | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2.46 | 19 | 106.0 | 119 | 47 | 29 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | C | PIED | Charlotte Hornets | 18 | 8 | .692 | 0.00 | 30 | 219.0 | 193 | 92 | 85 | |||||||||||||
| 1932 | B | PIED | Charlotte Hornets | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.95 | 25 | 160.0 | 184 | 115 | 88 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 8 | 16 | .333 | 3.68 | 35 | 181.0 | 217 | 105 | 74 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | D | NCSL2 | Landis Sens | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.45 | 12 | 89.0 | 90 | 49 | 44 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | CBCL | Sydney Steel Citians | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.00 | 19 | 136.0 | 101 | 39 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| 1939 | D | OHSL4 | Lima Pandas | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0.00 | 13 | 8 | 76.7 | 81 | 39 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | OHSL4 | Lima Pandas | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 18 | 147.0 | 134 | 54 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | D | NEAR2 | Newport Dodgers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.41 | 13 | 41.0 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | A | EL | Hartford Laurels | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.81 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 80.0 | 77 | 31 | 25 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 158 | 125 | .558 | 2.37 | 387 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2328.3 | 2310 | 1187 | 614 | 1 | 822 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | D | APPY1 | Greeneville Burley Cubs | 24 | 79 | 79 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .177 | .215 | .392 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1925 | D | CSTL | Laurel Lumberjacks | 37 | 107 | 107 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .168 | .168 | .224 | .393 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1926 | A | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 41 | 76 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .197 | .197 | .250 | .447 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1926 | D | CSTL | Meridian Mets | 23 | 64 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .234 | .422 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1927 | A | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 43 | 85 | 85 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .282 | .506 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1929 | A | SOUA | (+) Mobile Bears | 34 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .195 | .268 | .463 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1929 | A | SOUA | (+) Chattanooga Lookouts | 34 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .195 | .268 | .463 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | A | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 20 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .167 | .300 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | B | SEAL3 | Montgomery Lions | 19 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .250 | .472 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | C | PIED | Charlotte Hornets | 30 | 87 | 87 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .218 | .218 | .333 | .552 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | A | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 15 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | B | PIED | Charlotte Hornets | 25 | 60 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .183 | .317 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 49 | 94 | 94 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .191 | .245 | .436 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | D | NCSL2 | Landis Sens | 16 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .318 | .386 | .705 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | D | CBCL | Sydney Steel Citians | 69 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .087 | .087 | .130 | .217 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | D | OHSL4 | Lima Pandas | 16 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .233 | .433 | .667 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | OHSL4 | Lima Pandas | 17 | 62 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .161 | .161 | .274 | .435 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | NEAR2 | Newport Dodgers | 13 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1944 | A | EL | Hartford Laurels | 36 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .333 | .421 | .394 | .815 | 13 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 424 | 995 | 988 | 5 | 186 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .188 | .192 | .251 | .443 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | PIED | Charlotte Hornets | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | B | PIED | Charlotte Hornets | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | D | NCSL2 | Landis Sens | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | D | CBCL | Sydney Steel Citians | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | D | OHSL4 | Lima Pandas | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | D | NEAR2 | Newport Dodgers | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Dodgers | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | A | EL | Hartford Laurels | P | 35 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 1.400 |
| Totals | 191 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 2 | .980 | .257 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | D | Appalachian League | Greeneville Burley Cubs | |||
| 1925 | D | Cotton States League | Laurel Lumberjacks | |||
| 1926 | D | Cotton States League | Meridian Mets | |||
| 1926 | A | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | |||
| 1927 | A | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | |||
| 1929 | A | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1929 | A | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | |||
| 1929 | A | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | |||
| 1930 | B | Southeastern League | Montgomery Lions | |||
| 1930 | A | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1931 | C | Piedmont League | Charlotte Hornets | |||
| 1932 | B | Piedmont League | Charlotte Hornets | |||
| 1932 | A | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | |||
| 1933 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | |||
| 1937 | D | North Carolina State League | Landis Sens | |||
| 1938 | D | Cape Breton Colliery League | Sydney Steel Citians | |||
| 1939 | D | Ohio State League | Lima Pandas | |||
| 1940 | D | Ohio State League | Lima Pandas | |||
| 1941 | D | Northeast Arkansas League | Newport Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1942 | D | Appalachian League | Kingsport Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1944 | A | Eastern League | Hartford Laurels | BSN |
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