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Dave Engle
Ralph David Engle
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 216 lb.

Born: November 30, 1956 in San Diego, CA
Schools: University of Southern California
Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1981
Final Game: July 28, 1989
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Tom Brunansky
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 24 MIN AL 82 265 248 29 64 14 4 5 32 0 1 13 37 .258 .295 .407 .703 96 101 9 1 1 2 1 *9/5D RoY-5
1982 25 MIN AL 58 197 186 20 42 7 2 4 16 0 0 10 22 .226 .269 .349 .618 67 65 6 1 0 0 0 9D/7
1983 26 MIN AL 120 408 374 46 114 22 4 8 43 2 1 28 39 .305 .350 .449 .800 116 168 13 1 0 5 1 2D/9
1984 27 MIN AL 109 424 391 56 104 20 1 4 38 0 1 26 22 .266 .308 .353 .661 80 138 18 0 2 5 3 2D AS
1985 28 MIN AL 70 195 172 28 44 8 2 7 25 2 2 21 28 .256 .333 .448 .781 108 77 3 0 0 2 1 D2/7
1986 29 DET AL 35 93 86 6 22 7 0 0 4 0 0 7 13 .256 .312 .337 .649 77 29 2 0 0 0 0 3/D279
1987 30 MON NL 59 90 84 7 19 4 0 1 14 1 0 6 11 .226 .278 .310 .587 54 26 5 0 0 0 1 /72395
1988 31 MON NL 34 42 37 4 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 .216 .310 .297 .607 73 11 2 0 0 0 0 /2957
1989 32 MIL AL 27 70 65 5 14 3 0 2 8 0 0 4 13 .215 .261 .354 .615 73 23 1 0 1 0 0 3/2D
9 Seasons 594 1784 1643 201 431 88 13 31 181 5 5 120 190 .262 .311 .388 .700 90 638 59 3 4 14 7
162 Game Avg. 162 487 448 55 118 24 4 8 49 1 1 33 52 .262 .311 .388 .700 90 174 16 1 1 4 2
MIN (5 yrs) 439 1489 1371 179 368 71 13 28 154 4 5 98 148 .268 .316 .400 .716 94 549 49 3 3 14 6
MON (2 yrs) 93 132 121 11 27 7 0 1 15 1 0 11 16 .223 .288 .306 .594 60 37 7 0 0 0 1
DET (1 yr) 35 93 86 6 22 7 0 0 4 0 0 7 13 .256 .312 .337 .649 77 29 2 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 27 70 65 5 14 3 0 2 8 0 0 4 13 .215 .261 .354 .615 73 23 1 0 1 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 501 1652 1522 190 404 81 13 30 166 4 5 109 174 .265 .313 .395 .708 93 601 52 3 4 14 6
NL (2 yrs) 93 132 121 11 27 7 0 1 15 1 0 11 16 .223 .288 .306 .594 60 37 7 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1981 MIN AL 24 RF 77 64 575.1 151 144 4 3 0 .980 2.6 5.4 2.6 3.1 -0.5 0 2.32 1.92 .980 2.16 1.75 RoY-5
1981 MIN AL 24 OF 76 64 575.1 151 144 4 3 0 .980 2.6 5.4 2.6 3.1 -0.5 0 2.32 1.95 .983 2.48 2.16 RoY-5
1981 MIN AL 24 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50 RoY-5
1981 MIN AL 24 DH 1 RoY-5
1982 MIN AL 25 OF 34 23 231.2 67 63 3 1 1 .985 4.2 21.8 4.2 3.8 0.3 0 2.56 1.94 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 MIN AL 25 RF 33 23 230.2 66 62 3 1 1 .985 4.2 21.8 4.2 3.8 0.3 0 2.54 1.97 .980 2.27 1.90
1982 MIN AL 25 DH 20
1982 MIN AL 25 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1983 MIN AL 26 C 73 66 582.2 334 299 26 9 3 .973 -5.0 -10.3 -5 5.02 4.45 .986 5.70 4.76 7 13 48 17 26%
1983 MIN AL 26 DH 29
1983 MIN AL 26 OF 4 4 34.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -24.2 -1.7 -0.6 -1.2 1 1.82 1.75 .986 2.49 2.15
1983 MIN AL 26 RF 4 4 34.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -24.2 -1.7 -0.6 -1.2 1 1.82 1.75 .971 2.26 1.85
1984 MIN AL 27 C 86 80 711.1 418 376 34 8 3 .981 0.0 0.0 0 5.19 4.77 .987 5.96 5.05 3 19 52 25 32% AS
1984 MIN AL 27 DH 22 AS
1985 MIN AL 28 DH 38
1985 MIN AL 28 C 17 12 98.2 62 58 3 1 1 .984 -1.0 -12.2 -1 5.56 3.59 .987 6.05 5.03 0 5 4 1 20%
1985 MIN AL 28 LF 3 2 18.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 53.3 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 4.50 3.00 .978 2.25 1.77
1985 MIN AL 28 OF 3 2 18.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 53.3 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 4.50 3.00 .978 2.45 2.10
1986 DET AL 29 1B 23 21 177.2 186 173 13 0 20 1.000 0.9 6.1 0.9 0.3 0.6 0 9.42 8.09 .991 9.42 8.62
1986 DET AL 29 DH 5
1986 DET AL 29 OF 4 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 20.0 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 1.50 0.25 1.000 2.40 2.05
1986 DET AL 29 C 3 1 13.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 8.31 4.00 .992 6.65 5.43 0 1 2 1 33%
1986 DET AL 29 LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.75
1986 DET AL 29 RF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.80
1987 MON NL 30 OF 11 9 70.1 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 3.5 59.7 1.5 -0.8 2.2 2 2.56 1.82 .980 2.19 1.83
1987 MON NL 30 LF 9 8 63.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 3.6 68.6 1.6 -0.7 2.2 2 3.00 2.33 .981 2.04 1.58
1987 MON NL 30 C 6 0 19.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.68 2.00 .983 6.96 5.92 0 1 2 1 33%
1987 MON NL 30 1B 2 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 9.00 1.50 1.000 9.90 8.45
1987 MON NL 30 RF 2 1 7.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -16.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.23 0.50 1.000 1.96 1.70
1987 MON NL 30 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.00 .900 2.70 2.30
1988 MON NL 31 C 9 2 26.0 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.62 2.44 .986 6.58 5.58 0 0 4 1 20%
1988 MON NL 31 OF 4 2 16.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -7.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 0 2.20 1.00 .975 2.26 1.98
1988 MON NL 31 RF 3 1 7.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 32.7 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 2.45 0.67 1.000 2.09 1.73
1988 MON NL 31 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1988 MON NL 31 LF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
1989 MIL AL 32 1B 18 15 118.0 149 133 12 4 11 .973 0.5 5.1 0.5 0.8 -0.3 0 11.06 8.06 .993 9.79 8.35
1989 MIL AL 32 C 3 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 0.33 1.000 6.30 5.20 0 0 0 0
1989 MIL AL 32 DH 3
7 Seasons C 197 161 1454.2 861 777 66 18 7 .979 -6.0 -4.9 -6 5.22 4.28 .987 5.89 5.00 10 39 112 46 29%
7 Seasons OF 136 104 952.1 259 246 9 4 1 .985 10.4 13.1 7.4 6.4 0.7 3 2.41 1.88 .982 2.45 2.12
6 Seasons RF 121 93 857.1 228 217 7 4 1 .982 6.4 9.0 5.4 6.4 -1.2 1 2.35 1.85 .980 2.19 1.79
7 Seasons DH 118
3 Seasons 1B 43 36 298.2 338 309 25 4 31 .988 1.3 5.2 1.3 1.1 0.2 0 10.06 7.77 .992 9.57 8.50
5 Seasons LF 16 11 95.0 32 30 2 0 0 1.000 4.0 50.5 2.0 0.0 1.9 2 3.03 2.00 .981 2.10 1.67
3 Seasons 3B 3 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 2.25 0.33 .900 2.70 2.40
9 Seasons TOT 379 301 2709.2 1459 1332 101 26 39 .982 5.9 2.6 8.9 7.4 1.2 3 0 -6 4.76 3.78 .969 5.08 4.34 10 39 112 46 29%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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All-Star Games
1984

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1454), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2790), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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.

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Name and misspellings: ralf Ralph dave davey David Engle

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