C Dave 'Obtuse' Engle #7
Atlanta Hilltoppers UL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/13/1991
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C DAVE 'OBTUSE' ENGLE #7 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
129 293 76 15 6 6 30 21 39 .259 .308 .413 1 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 6 6 6 6
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 8 8 8 8
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 6
Errors: - 1 5
Arm: 5 4 4
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 4 Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1991 @ STL Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1991 SF Loss, 4-7 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/27/1991 SEA Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1991 CHI Win, 6-5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/24/1991 @ LA Win, 4-0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/1991 HAV Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/1991 STL Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
09/17/1991 @ HAV Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1991 LA Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1991 @ CHI Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Dave is easy to like.
Birthday:11/30/1957
Born in:San Diego, CAL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:1991 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 75 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1981, 7th Pick in Round 3
UNITED LEAGUE 1991 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 129 293 76 15 6 6 30 25 21 39 .259 .308 .413 .721 .311 .154 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 67 317 0 1 0 9 2 1 121 27 1 0 100.0 35.6 4.20 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   109 29 7 3 2 13 8 9 21 1 1 0 .266 .319 .440 .760
Versus Right   184 47 8 3 4 17 17 12 18 0 1 0 .255 .301 .397 .698
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   32 7 3 0 0 3 2 4 5 0 0 0 .219 .306 .312 .618
May   55 16 4 2 2 10 5 4 4 0 0 0 .291 .339 .545 .884
June   47 8 0 1 0 1 2 3 10 0 0 0 .170 .220 .213 .433
July   31 10 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 .323 .312 .484 .796
August   65 20 3 2 1 6 10 6 7 0 0 0 .308 .366 .462 .828
September   63 15 5 0 2 7 5 4 9 0 2 0 .238 .284 .413 .696
Spring Training   44 15 3 1 3 10 8 3 4 0 1 0 .341 .383 .659 1.042
Last Year   289 86 17 3 11 43 36 22 37 2 0 0 .298 .345 .491 .836
2 Years Ago   177 53 14 4 2 28 19 11 26 3 0 1 .299 .339 .458 .796
Career   1771 473 92 27 38 208 170 112 249 22 2 7 .267 .310 .414 .724
Home   150 44 7 3 4 14 17 13 16 0 1 0 .293 .350 .460 .810
Road   143 32 8 3 2 16 8 8 23 1 1 0 .224 .263 .364 .627
Grass   286 73 15 6 6 29 24 20 38 1 2 0 .255 .303 .413 .716
Turf   7 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Day   108 27 6 5 0 8 10 9 10 1 1 0 .250 .305 .398 .703
Night   185 49 9 1 6 22 15 12 29 0 1 0 .265 .310 .422 .731
As Starter   245 68 14 6 6 26 22 15 29 0 2 0 .278 .319 .457 .776
As Reliever / Substitution   48 8 1 0 0 4 3 6 10 1 0 0 .167 .255 .188 .442
Pinch Hitting   32 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 0 0 0 .125 .243 .125 .368
Close/Late   92 19 3 2 1 9 6 9 15 1 0 0 .207 .275 .315 .590
Inning 1-3   77 27 7 1 0 4 6 3 4 0 0 0 .351 .375 .468 .843
Inning 4-6   93 21 1 2 5 13 11 6 14 0 2 0 .226 .273 .441 .714
Inning 7-9   112 26 6 3 1 13 7 11 18 1 0 0 .232 .298 .366 .664
Extra Innings   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
0 Outs   88 24 6 0 1 4 9 8 14 0 2 0 .273 .333 .375 .708
1 Outs   110 30 5 5 1 16 9 6 13 1 0 0 .273 .308 .436 .744
2 Outs   95 22 4 1 4 10 7 7 12 0 0 0 .232 .284 .421 .705
Scoring Position   71 19 1 1 3 25 8 4 8 1 2 0 .268 .303 .437 .739
Bases Empty   169 40 10 4 3 3 15 13 24 0 0 0 .237 .291 .396 .688
Runner on 1st   53 17 4 1 0 2 2 4 7 0 0 0 .321 .368 .434 .802
Runner on 2nd   26 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .192 .222 .192 .415
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 7 1 1 1 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 .350 .381 .650 1.031
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 .364 .250 .614
Two Strikes   113 23 4 1 3 14 11 11 39 0 0 0 .204 .274 .336 .610
First Pitch   60 25 6 2 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .426 .683 1.110
Count 0-1   32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .094 .094 .094 .188
Count 0-2   15 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 1-0   28 7 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .429 .679
Count 1-1   24 8 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .458 .792
Count 1-2   34 8 2 0 1 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 .235 .235 .382 .618
Count 2-0   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-1   15 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .400 .667
Count 2-2   41 7 1 1 1 2 3 0 13 0 0 0 .171 .171 .317 .488
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 4 2 1 0 4 4 6 0 1 0 0 .333 .526 .667 1.193
Full Count   23 6 1 0 1 8 4 11 5 0 0 0 .261 .500 .435 .935
Behind in Count   81 13 2 0 1 4 4 0 21 0 1 0 .160 .160 .222 .383
Ahead in Count   64 17 5 3 0 6 7 9 0 1 0 0 .266 .351 .438 .789
Batting 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Batting 4th   17 7 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .412 .421 .529 .950
Batting 5th   30 10 3 2 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .375 .667 1.042
Batting 6th   194 53 10 3 5 21 19 13 26 0 2 0 .273 .319 .433 .752
Batting 7th   23 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .087 .125 .174 .299
Batting 8th   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 9th   18 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 .111 .238 .111 .349
Low Leverage   116 35 8 4 3 3 13 7 12 0 0 0 .302 .341 .517 .859
Medium Leverage   101 24 6 1 0 9 8 8 15 0 2 0 .238 .294 .317 .610
High Leverage   75 16 1 1 3 18 4 6 12 1 0 0 .213 .268 .373 .642
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1981 Washington - UL 23 43 136 31 8 0 2 14 9 3 1 4 25 0 0 .228 .243 .331 .574 58 54 -0.2
1982 Denver - UL 24 3 9 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .556 .556 .667 1.222 239 260 0.2
1983 Denver - UL 25 16 49 11 3 0 1 2 4 4 0 1 6 0 0 .224 .278 .347 .625 76 78 0.2
1984 Denver - UL 26 35 90 23 2 2 3 10 8 4 0 0 13 0 0 .256 .287 .422 .709 100 104 0.8
1985 Havana - UL 27 72 169 39 6 3 1 13 13 12 2 1 22 0 0 .231 .288 .320 .608 72 75 0.0
1986 Havana - UL 28 78 259 68 14 5 7 34 28 18 1 5 40 0 0 .263 .307 .436 .744 105 108 1.5
1987 Manhattan - UL 29 57 136 33 5 1 4 15 16 11 1 4 21 0 0 .243 .296 .382 .678 85 83 0.5
1988 Washington - UL 30 57 164 48 7 3 1 16 11 6 1 1 19 0 0 .293 .320 .390 .710 93 90 0.5
1989 Manhattan - UL 31 63 177 53 14 4 2 28 19 11 1 3 26 0 0 .299 .339 .458 .796 117 109 0.9
1990 Manhattan - UL 32 91 289 86 17 3 11 43 36 22 0 2 37 0 1 .298 .345 .491 .836 124 122 0.8
1991 Atlanta - UL 33 129 293 76 15 6 6 30 25 21 0 1 39 1 0 .259 .308 .413 .721 82 93 0.5
Total UL 644 1771 473 92 27 38 208 170 112 7 22 249 1 1 .267 .310 .414 .724 96 97 5.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1981 Twin Cities - AAA 23 39 153 56 9 3 1 15 19 10 1 1 11 0 0 .366 .406 .484 .890 151 159 1.8
1981 Toronto - AAA 23 16 61 16 3 0 2 8 9 6 0 1 9 0 0 .262 .324 .410 .733 107 103 0.5
1981 Total - AAA 23 55 214 72 12 3 3 23 28 16 1 2 20 0 0 .336 .382 .463 .845 138 143 2.3
1982 Toronto - AAA 24 97 358 123 20 8 15 67 67 34 1 3 43 0 0 .344 .399 .570 .969 176 176 5.4
1982 Phoenix - AAA 24 10 14 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .312 .286 .598 73 81 -0.0
1982 Total - AAA 24 107 372 126 21 8 15 69 67 36 1 3 44 0 0 .339 .396 .559 .955 172 172 5.4
1983 Phoenix - AAA 25 114 406 113 18 6 10 58 41 30 1 5 39 1 0 .278 .326 .426 .752 129 132 2.6
1984 Phoenix - AAA 26 47 170 45 7 0 8 27 24 16 6 2 20 0 0 .265 .345 .447 .792 135 141 2.0
Total IL 323 1162 356 58 17 36 177 160 98 9 12 123 1 0 .306 .361 .478 .840 145 148
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1981 Toronto - IL 23 9 41 16 5 1 0 7 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 .390 .395 .561 .956 168 173 0.5
1982 Phoenix - IL 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1983 Phoenix - IL 25 4 13 5 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .385 .467 .615 1.082 229 242 -0.4
Total IL 16 54 21 5 1 1 9 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 .389 .414 .574 .988 184 191
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1981 Washington - MLB C 35 33 152 19 2 174 3 .983 303.0 5.08 -0.0 .569 0 30 12 40.0
1981 Toronto - AAA C 15 15 71 10 0 81 0 1.000 128.1 5.68 +0.1 1.023 0 13 3 23.1
1981 Twin Cities - AAA C 34 34 107 15 3 122 0 1.000 284.2 3.86 -0.1 1.023 3 23 6 26.1
1981 Washington - MLB 1B 4 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 7.1 7.36 +0.3 1.044
1981 Twin Cities - AAA 1B 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1981 Twin Cities - AAA RF 5 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 35.2 2.02 -0.2 1.008
1982 Denver - MLB C 2 2 19 1 1 20 0 1.000 18.0 10.00 +0.1 .998 0 1 0 0.0
1982 Toronto - AAA C 89 86 493 59 4 559 7 .987 778.0 6.39 +1.0 1.085 6 76 24 31.6
1982 Phoenix - AAA C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1982 Toronto - AAA 1B 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 1.070
1982 Phoenix - AAA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1982 Denver - MLB RF 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.3 .000
1982 Toronto - AAA RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 -0.3 .990
1982 Phoenix - AAA RF 7 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 20.2 3.05 -0.4 .990
1983 Denver - MLB C 14 14 65 10 0 78 3 .962 118.2 5.69 +0.1 .710 1 24 8 33.3
1983 Phoenix - AAA C 27 22 107 20 1 129 2 .984 210.1 5.43 +1.2 1.102 1 29 10 34.5
1983 Phoenix - AAA 1B 72 69 641 54 63 705 10 .986 607.1 10.30 -1.1 .988
1983 Phoenix - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1983 Phoenix - AAA RF 13 12 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 110.0 2.37 -1.5 .966
1984 Denver - MLB C 26 21 102 21 1 124 1 .992 193.2 5.72 +2.2 1.427 0 31 14 45.2
1984 Phoenix - AAA C 30 30 143 26 2 175 6 .966 261.0 5.83 +1.1 .561 2 51 22 43.1
1984 Denver - MLB 1B 5 0 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 10.0 10.80 +0.2 2.071
1984 Phoenix - AAA 1B 1 0 9 1 2 10 0 1.000 7.0 12.86 +0.1 1.034
1984 Phoenix - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1984 Phoenix - AAA CF 6 6 25 0 0 27 2 .926 56.0 4.02 -0.4 .972
1984 Phoenix - AAA RF 10 8 11 3 0 15 1 .933 76.0 1.66 -1.5 .840
1985 Havana - MLB C 33 33 184 22 2 210 4 .981 284.2 6.51 -1.4 1.023 4 62 14 22.6
1985 Havana - MLB 1B 7 6 59 4 8 63 0 1.000 54.0 10.50 -0.0 1.029
1985 Havana - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .985
1986 Havana - MLB C 75 73 430 61 7 504 13 .974 618.0 7.15 -1.4 .838 2 132 32 24.2
1987 Manhattan - MLB C 46 34 219 31 2 252 2 .992 341.1 6.59 +0.7 1.026 2 62 18 29.0
1987 Manhattan - MLB 1B 5 0 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 8.0 11.25 +0.1 1.049
1987 Manhattan - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1988 Washington - MLB C 45 40 292 30 6 329 7 .979 360.2 8.04 -1.0 1.427 2 91 16 17.6
1988 Washington - MLB 1B 5 0 11 0 1 11 0 1.000 11.2 8.49 +0.2 1.046
1988 Washington - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1989 Manhattan - MLB C 56 44 268 35 3 304 1 .997 418.2 6.51 -0.2 1.196 3 86 16 18.6
1989 Manhattan - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 .667 2.0 9.00 -0.5 .000
1989 Manhattan - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .991
1990 Manhattan - MLB C 85 79 489 53 7 543 1 .998 701.1 6.96 -2.9 .836 6 101 23 22.8
1990 Manhattan - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.011
1990 Manhattan - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.0 .995
1991 Atlanta - MLB C 87 56 453 35 5 489 1 .998 552.0 7.96 +1.2 1.070 2 49 17 34.7
1991 Atlanta - MLB 1B 4 3 29 1 1 30 0 1.000 36.0 7.50 +0.0 1.021
1991 Atlanta - MLB RF 8 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 60.2 2.52 +0.7 .986
TOTAL C 700 616 3596 448 46 4095 51 .988 5574.2 6.53 +0.7 .975 34 861 235 27.3
TOTAL 1B 113 78 786 65 78 862 11 .987 756.1 10.13 -0.6 .998
TOTAL CF 6 6 25 0 0 27 2 .926 56.0 4.02 -0.4 .972
TOTAL RF 55 34 77 4 0 82 1 .988 326.0 2.24 -3.5 .957
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/1981 Drafted in the 1981 first-year player draft by the Washington Monuments (Round 3, Pick 7, 35th overall pick).
04/01/1981 Named the #75 prospect in the UL
05/07/1981 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/01/1981 Was traded by the Washington Monuments to the Detroit Griffins, along with LF Ollie Brown, LF Ben Oglivie, SP LaMarr Hoyt , in exchange for SP Vida Blue, C Jody Davis, a 1st draft pick.
09/04/1981 Wins the 1981 International League Governor's Cup Finals with the Toronto Marlies!
11/12/1981 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
06/07/1982 Wins the IL IL Player of the Week Award.
06/08/1982 Was selected to the 1982 International League All-Star Game.
08/01/1982 Was traded by the Detroit Griffins to the Denver 14ers, along with a 1st draft pick, a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for CL Bill Castro, SP Bruce Kison.
09/03/1982 Wins the 1982 International League Governor's Cup Finals with the Phoenix Firebirds!
09/14/1982 Wins the 1982 IL IL Platinum Stick Award at C.
09/16/1982 Wins the 1982 IL IL Swish Nicholson Award.
11/06/1982 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/14/1984 Released by the Denver 14ers.
12/03/1984 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,300,000 with the Havana Leones organization.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
06/02/1986 Injured (oblique strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
10/31/1986 Released by the Havana Leones.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
02/01/1987 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000 with the Manhattan Gray Sox organization.
11/14/1987 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/01/1987 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000 with the Washington Monuments organization.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/17/1988 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $850,000.
11/18/1988 Released by the Washington Monuments.
12/20/1988 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000 with the Manhattan Gray Sox organization.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/18/1989 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,261,700.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/15/1990 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
02/28/1991 Signed one year contract for $500,000 with Atlanta Hilltoppers.
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