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Dave Engle
Ralph David Engle

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 216 lb.
School University of Southern California

Debut April 14, 1981
  vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 28, 1989
Born November 30, 1956 in San Diego, CA

Brother-In-Law of Tom Brunansky

Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 24 MIN AL  82  248   29   64  14  4   5   32   0  1  13  37  .258  .295  .407   96  101   1   2   1   1   9 RoY-5
 1982 25 MIN AL  58  186   20   42   7  2   4   16   0  0  10  22  .226  .269  .349   67   65   0   0   0   1   6
 1983 26 MIN AL 120  374   46  114  22  4   8   43   2  1  28  39  .305  .350  .449  116  168   0   5   1   1  13
 1984 27 MIN AL 109  391   56  104  20  1   4   38   0  1  26  22  .266  .308  .353   80  138   2   5   3   0  18 AS
 1985 28 MIN AL  70  172   28   44   8  2   7   25   2  2  21  28  .256  .333  .448  108   77   0   2   1   0   3
 1986 29 DET AL  35   86    6   22   7  0   0    4   0  0   7  13  .256  .312  .337   77   29   0   0   0   0   2
 1987 30 MON NL  59   84    7   19   4  0   1   14   1  0   6  11  .226  .278  .310   54   26   0   0   1   0   5
 1988 31 MON NL  34   37    4    8   3  0   0    1   0  0   5   5  .216  .310  .297   73   11   0   0   0   0   2
 1989 32 MIL AL  27   65    5   14   3  0   2    8   0  0   4  13  .215  .261  .354   73   23   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      594 1643  201  431  88 13  31  181   5  5 120 190  .262  .311  .388   90  638   4  14   7   3  59
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        448   55  118  24  4   8   49   1  1  33  52  .262  .311  .388   90  174   1   4   2   1  16
 Career High    120  391   56  114  22  4   8   43   2  2  28  39  .305  .350  .449  116  168   2   5   3   1  18
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 24 MIN AL  265  197   27   3.7    94| .258  .264| .295  .330| .407  .384| .702  .713|  96  .452  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1982 25 MIN AL  197  150   16   2.9   101| .226  .268| .269  .332| .349  .408| .618  .739|  67  .297  -9.4  -0.9   0%
 1983 26 MIN AL  408  279   57   5.5   101| .305  .270| .350  .333| .449  .408| .799  .740| 116  .583   8.0   0.8  66%
 1984 27 MIN AL  424  313   39   3.3   100| .266  .268| .308  .332| .353  .405| .661  .736|  80  .365 -10.7  -1.1   0%
 1985 28 MIN AL  195  135   26   5.2   103| .256  .267| .333  .334| .448  .414| .781  .748| 108  .552   1.8   0.2  50%
 1986 29 DET AL   93   66    9   3.6   100| .256  .262| .312  .330| .337  .408| .649  .737|  77  .388  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1987 30 MON NL   90   70    6   2.3   108| .226  .273| .278  .343| .310  .425| .588  .767|  54  .210  -5.8  -0.6 100%
 1988 31 MON NL   42   31    3   2.6    93| .216  .261| .310  .325| .297  .383| .607  .708|  73  .316  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1989 32 MIL AL   70   53    6   3.0    92| .215  .260| .261  .324| .354  .382| .615  .706|  73  .341  -2.6  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1784 1294  189   3.9   100| .262  .267| .311  .332| .388  .403| .699  .735|  90  .439 -25.0  -2.5  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1981 24 MIN AL RF 77 144 4 3 0 .980 .980 1.92 1.75 2.32 2.16 64 575.3 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 DH 1 1982 25 MIN AL OF 34 63 3 1 1 .985 .982 1.94 2.15 2.56 2.47 23 231.7 RF 33 62 3 1 1 .985 .980 1.97 1.90 2.54 2.27 23 230.7 DH 20 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1983 26 MIN AL C 73 299 26 9 3 .973 .986 4.45 4.76 5.02 5.70 66 582.7 7 13 48 17 DH 29 RF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.75 1.85 1.82 2.26 4 34.7 1984 27 MIN AL C 86 376 34 8 3 .981 .987 4.77 5.05 5.19 5.96 80 711.3 3 19 52 25 AS DH 22 AS 1985 28 MIN AL DH 38 C 17 58 3 1 1 .984 .987 3.59 5.03 5.56 6.05 12 98.7 0 5 4 1 LF 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 3.00 1.77 4.50 2.25 2 18.0 1986 29 DET AL 1B 23 173 13 0 20 1.000 .991 8.09 8.62 9.42 9.42 21 177.7 DH 5 OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 2.05 1.50 2.40 0 6.0 C 3 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 4.00 5.43 8.31 6.65 1 13.0 0 1 2 1 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.25 0 4.0 1987 30 MON NL OF 11 19 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.82 1.83 2.56 2.19 9 70.3 LF 9 20 1 0 0 1.000 .981 2.33 1.58 3.00 2.04 8 63.0 C 6 11 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 5.92 5.68 6.96 0 19.0 0 1 2 1 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.45 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.23 1.97 1 7.3 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1988 31 MON NL C 9 21 1 0 0 1.000 .987 2.44 5.58 7.62 6.58 2 26.0 0 0 4 1 OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.98 2.21 2.26 2 16.3 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 2.47 2.10 1 7.3 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.00 2.10 1 9.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1989 32 MIL AL 1B 18 133 12 4 11 .973 .993 8.06 8.35 11.06 9.79 15 118.0 C 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 5.20 2.25 6.30 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 DH 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 29 DET AL 1B 23 173 13 0 20 1.000 .991 8.09 8.62 9.42 9.42 21 177.7 1987 30 MON NL 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.45 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 1989 32 MIL AL 1B 18 133 12 4 11 .973 .993 8.06 8.35 11.06 9.79 15 118.0 1981 24 MIN AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1987 30 MON NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1988 31 MON NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1983 26 MIN AL C 73 299 26 9 3 .973 .986 4.45 4.76 5.02 5.70 66 582.7 7 13 48 17 1984 27 MIN AL C 86 376 34 8 3 .981 .987 4.77 5.05 5.19 5.96 80 711.3 3 19 52 25 1985 28 MIN AL C 17 58 3 1 1 .984 .987 3.59 5.03 5.56 6.05 12 98.7 0 5 4 1 1986 29 DET AL C 3 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 4.00 5.43 8.31 6.65 1 13.0 0 1 2 1 1987 30 MON NL C 6 11 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 5.92 5.68 6.96 0 19.0 0 1 2 1 1988 31 MON NL C 9 21 1 0 0 1.000 .987 2.44 5.58 7.62 6.58 2 26.0 0 0 4 1 1989 32 MIL AL C 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 5.20 2.25 6.30 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 1981 24 MIN AL DH 1 1982 25 MIN AL DH 20 1983 26 MIN AL DH 29 1984 27 MIN AL DH 22 1985 28 MIN AL DH 38 1986 29 DET AL DH 5 1989 32 MIL AL DH 3 1982 25 MIN AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1985 28 MIN AL LF 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 3.00 1.77 4.50 2.25 2 18.0 1986 29 DET AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.25 0 4.0 1987 30 MON NL LF 9 20 1 0 0 1.000 .981 2.33 1.58 3.00 2.04 8 63.0 1988 31 MON NL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.00 2.10 1 9.0 1981 24 MIN AL OF 76 144 4 3 0 .980 .983 1.95 2.16 2.32 2.48 64 575.3 1982 25 MIN AL OF 34 63 3 1 1 .985 .982 1.94 2.15 2.56 2.47 23 231.7 1983 26 MIN AL OF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 2.15 1.82 2.49 4 34.7 1985 28 MIN AL OF 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 3.00 2.10 4.50 2.45 2 18.0 1986 29 DET AL OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 2.05 1.50 2.40 0 6.0 1987 30 MON NL OF 11 19 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.82 1.83 2.56 2.19 9 70.3 1988 31 MON NL OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.98 2.21 2.26 2 16.3 1981 24 MIN AL RF 77 144 4 3 0 .980 .980 1.92 1.75 2.32 2.16 64 575.3 1982 25 MIN AL RF 33 62 3 1 1 .985 .980 1.97 1.90 2.54 2.27 23 230.7 1983 26 MIN AL RF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.75 1.85 1.82 2.26 4 34.7 1986 29 DET AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1987 30 MON NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.23 1.97 1 7.3 1988 31 MON NL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 2.47 2.10 1 7.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 197 777 66 18 7 .979 .987 4.28 5.00 5.22 5.89 161 1454.7 10 39 112 46 OF* 136 246 9 4 1 .985 .982 1.88 2.12 2.41 2.45 104 952.3 16 0 121# RF* 121 217 7 4 1 .982 .980 1.85 1.79 2.35 2.19 93 857.3 DH 118 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 43 309 25 4 31 .988 .992 7.77 8.50 10.06 9.57 36 298.7 LF* 16 30 2 0 0 1.000 .982 2.00 1.67 3.03 2.10 11 95.0 3B* 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 2.40 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 379 1332 101 26 39 .982 .987 3.78 4.34 4.76 5.08 301 2710
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1984   MIN AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1984

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (1408) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

February 3, 1979: Traded by the California Angels with Paul Hartzell, Brad Havens, and Ken Landreaux to the Minnesota Twins for Rod Carew.

January 16, 1986: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Chris Pittaro and Alejandro Sanchez.

August 10, 1986: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

January 19, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

July 14, 1988: Released by the Montreal Expos.

March 30, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

August 2, 1989: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Minnesota Twins$215,000
1987Montreal Expos$145,000
1988Montreal Expos$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$510,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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