Dave Engle
[edit] Biography
Dave Engle (Ralph David Engle) was born on November 30, 1956 in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1981 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1981, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 5 home runs and 32 RBI. Engle played for the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Dave Engle's best season was 1983, when he hit for a .305 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| 82
| 248
| 29
| 64
| 5
| 32
| .258
| .295
| .407
| 14
| 4
| 13
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| 58
| 186
| 20
| 42
| 4
| 16
| .226
| .269
| .349
| 7
| 2
| 10
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1983
| MIN
| A
| 120
| 374
| 46
| 114
| 8
| 43
| .305
| .350
| .449
| 22
| 4
| 28
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 13
|
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| 109
| 391
| 56
| 104
| 4
| 38
| .266
| .308
| .353
| 20
| 1
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 18
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| 70
| 172
| 28
| 44
| 7
| 25
| .256
| .333
| .448
| 8
| 2
| 21
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 35
| 86
| 6
| 22
| 0
| 4
| .256
| .312
| .337
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 59
| 84
| 7
| 19
| 1
| 14
| .226
| .278
| .310
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| 34
| 37
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .216
| .310
| .297
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 27
| 65
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 8
| .215
| .261
| .354
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 93
| 121
| 11
| 27
| 1
| 15
| .223
| .288
| .306
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 501
| 1522
| 190
| 404
| 30
| 166
| .265
| .313
| .395
| 81
| 13
| 109
| 174
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 6
| 52
|
| Total
|
|
| 594
| 1643
| 201
| 431
| 31
| 181
| .262
| .311
| .388
| 88
| 13
| 120
| 190
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 7
| 59
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 77
| 64
| 575.1
| 144
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 77
| 64
| 575.1
| 144
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 34
| 23
| 231.2
| 63
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 33
| 23
| 230.2
| 62
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1983
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 29
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 34.2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| MIN
| A
| C
| 72
| 66
| 582.2
| 299
| 26
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 48
| 17
| 0
| .973
|
| 1983
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34.2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| C
| 86
| 80
| 711.1
| 376
| 34
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 52
| 25
| 3
| .981
|
| 1984
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 22
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| C
| 17
| 12
| 98.2
| 58
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .984
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 38
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 23
| 21
| 177.2
| 173
| 13
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| C
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| DH
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| OF
| 11
| 9
| 70.1
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 7.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| LF
| 9
| 8
| 63
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| C
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| C
| 9
| 2
| 26
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 16.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| MON
| N
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 7.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| C
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 18
| 15
| 118
| 133
| 12
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 43
| 36
| 298.2
| 309
| 25
| 4
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 118
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 121
| 93
| 857.1
| 217
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 16
| 11
| 95
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 196
| 161
| 1454.2
| 777
| 66
| 18
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 112
| 46
| 3
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 137
| 104
| 952.1
| 246
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978).
- Traded by California Angels with Ken Landreaux, Paul Hartzell and Brad Havens to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Rod Carew (February 3, 1979).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Chris Pittaro and Alejandro Sanchez (January 16, 1986).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (August 10, 1986).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (January 19, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (December 7, 1987).
- Released by Montreal Expos (July 14, 1988).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (March 30, 1989).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (August 2, 1989).
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