Dave Engle

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: November 30, 1956 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Crawford HS (San Diego, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1981 (Age 24-135d, 14,433rd in major league history)
vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 28, 1989 (Age 32-240d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Ralph David Engle

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Tom Brunansky

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

1643

431

.262

201

RBI

181

OBP

.311

SLG

.388

OPS

.700

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 31 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 9 go ahead

3 Tms
MIN	28
MIL	2
MON	1

Platoon
vs LHP	19
vs RHP	12

Home/Road
Home	17
Away	14

Outs
1	12
2	10
0	9

13 Opps
KCR	4
DET	4
CHW	4
OAK	3
TEX	3
NYY	3
CLE	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
MIN	1
PHI	1
CAL	1
TOR	1

26 Pitchers
Britt Burns	3
Frank Tanana	3
Dennis Leonard	2
Dan Schatzeder	1
Tim Birtsas	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Dave Beard	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Storm Davis	1
Neal Heaton	1
Mike Jones	1
Bert Blyleven	1
John Butcher	1
Matt Young	1
Ron Guidry	1
Geoff Zahn	1
Dave Tobik	1
Rick Honeycutt	1
Jerry Koosman	1
Frank Viola	1
Jack Morris	1
Chuck Rainey	1
Danny Jackson	1
Dave Righetti	1
Dave Stieb	1

13 Parks
Metrodome (MIN)	13
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	11
9	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	29
4	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	24
1--	4
--3	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

39 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	24
1 on	6
2 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
1	4
2	2
3	2
4	7
5	3
6	6
7	2
8	3
9	2

1-3	8
4-6	16
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	4
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	3
-2	3
-3	3
-4..	5

Ahead	8
Tied	9
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	29
0-2	1
3-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	10
DH	9
RF	8
1B	2
PH	2

OrderPos
3rd	9
5th	5
6th	5
2nd	4
7th	3
4th	2
9th	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1981-09-11	MIN		CHW	Britt Burns	tied 2-2	b 7	2	-2-		2	2	9	0.312	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Ward Scores
2	2	2	1	1981-09-18	MIN	@	TEX	Rick Honeycutt	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---		1	2	9	0.112	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1981-09-23	MIN	@	KCR	Mike Jones	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---		1	2	9	0.108	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1981-09-24	MIN	@	KCR	Dennis Leonard	behind 1-9	t 8	0	---		1	3	9	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1981-09-28	MIN		KCR	Dennis Leonard	behind 0-3	b 4	1	---		1	3	9	0.091	27%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1982-04-06	MIN		SEA	Floyd Bannister	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---		1	3	9	0.102	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	1982-05-16	MIN	@	DET	Dave Tobik	behind 5-6	t 6	0	---		1	7	9	0.163	50%		Home Run
8	8	3	1	1982-06-20	MIN		TEX	Frank Tanana	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1--		2	2	DH	0.211	74%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Washington Scores
9	9	4	1	1982-07-06	MIN	@	DET	Jack Morris	behind 1-8	t 5	2	1--		2	3	9	0.027	4%		Home Run; R. Washington Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1983-04-22	MIN	@	NYY	Doyle Alexander	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	---		1	7	2	0.091	83%		Home Run
11	11	2	1	1983-05-16	MIN		OAK	Dave Beard	behind 0-7	b 9	0	---		1	9	PH	0.002	0%		Home Run
12	12	3	1	1983-05-23	MIN	@	BAL	Storm Davis	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---		1	8	2	0.121	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	4	1	1983-06-10	MIN		TEX	John Butcher	behind 1-4	b 8	2	---		1	3	DH	0.051	9%		Home Run
14	14	5	1	1983-07-03	MIN		CHW	Jerry Koosman	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---		1	5	DH	0.104	66%		Home Run
15	15	6	1	1983-07-20	MIN	@	NYY	Dave Righetti	behind 3-4	t 8	1	---		1	3	DH	0.261	45%		Home Run
16	16	7	1	1983-08-10	MIN	@	CAL	Geoff Zahn	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---		1	5	DH	0.108	73%		Home Run
17	17	8	1	1983-09-15	MIN		TOR	Dave Stieb	tied 2-2	b 4	2	---		1	7	2	0.135	65%		Home Run
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1984-04-25	MIN		NYY	Ron Guidry	behind 0-2	b 3	2	---		1	3	2	0.107	39%		Home Run
19	19	2	1	1984-06-19	MIN		CLE	Bert Blyleven	behind 1-7	b 7	0	1--		2	4	2	0.040	7%		Home Run; K. Hrbek Scores
20	20	3	1	1984-07-04	MIN		BAL	Dennis Martínez	behind 0-3	b 4	1	---		1	4	2	0.091	28%		Home Run
21	21	4	1	1984-07-23	MIN		OAK	Chuck Rainey	ahead 7-1	b 6	2	1--		2	3	2	0.011	100%		Home Run; H. Jiménez Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1985-06-29	MIN	@	CHW	Britt Burns	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---		1	6	2	0.125	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	2	1	1985-07-03	MIN		CLE	Neal Heaton	ahead 2-0	b 6	0	---		1	5	DH	0.067	91%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
24	24	3	1	1985-07-12	MIN	@	DET	Frank Tanana	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---		1	3	DH	0.101	56%		Home Run
25	25	4	1	1985-07-29	MIN	@	SEA	Matt Young	behind 0-5	t 6	2	--3		2	5	DH	0.059	10%		Home Run; T. Brunansky Scores
26	26	5	1	1985-08-05	MIN	@	OAK	Tim Birtsas	behind 0-2	t 4	1	---		1	5	DH	0.108	34%		Home Run
27	27	6	1	1985-09-28	MIN		KCR	Danny Jackson	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---		1	6	2	0.073	82%		Home Run
28	28	7	1	1985-09-30	MIN		CHW	Britt Burns	ahead 3-1	b 6	0	1-3		3	6	2	0.059	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Brunansky Scores; M. Funderburk Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1987-04-20	MON		PHI	Dan Schatzeder	behind 2-4	b 9	1	---		1	9	PH	0.069	12%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1989-04-08	MIL	@	DET	Frank Tanana	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	7,(3-2) BCSFBBX	1	6	3	0.116	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
31	31	2	1	1989-04-24	MIL		MIN	Frank Viola	behind 1-2	b 6	1	---	4,(0-2) FFFX	1	6	3	0.195	54%		Home Run