Dave Engle
1981–1989 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos
594G
.262AVG
.311OBP
.388SLG
More career statistics
431H
31HR
181RBI
5SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 594 | 1,784 | 1,643 | 201 | 431 | 88 | 13 | 31 | 181 | 120 | 190 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 638 | .262 | .311 | .388 | .699 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1981-09-04 to 1981-09-29
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1986-07-12 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1983-08-03 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1981-09-18 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 307 | 912 | 225 | 17 | 110 | 67 | 86 | .270 | .320 | .405 |
| Away | 287 | 872 | 206 | 14 | 71 | 53 | 104 | .254 | .297 | .371 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 91 | 277 | 73 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 24 | .290 | .347 | .429 |
| May | 106 | 288 | 69 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 39 | .249 | .271 | .339 |
| June | 115 | 352 | 76 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 32 | .237 | .290 | .336 |
| July | 90 | 292 | 86 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 26 | .322 | .366 | .506 |
| August | 98 | 299 | 58 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 31 | .213 | .278 | .298 |
| September | 84 | 242 | 62 | 8 | 40 | 14 | 31 | .279 | .314 | .468 |
| October | 10 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .219 | .265 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 49 | 171 | 45 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 14 | .280 | .304 | .453 |
| new-york-yankees | 48 | 172 | 44 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 16 | .272 | .302 | .420 |
| detroit-tigers | 44 | 148 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | .289 | .351 | .452 |
| chicago-white-sox | 42 | 144 | 38 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 18 | .286 | .333 | .451 |
| texas-rangers | 39 | 125 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 20 | .222 | .248 | .342 |
| seattle-mariners | 37 | 126 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 14 | .246 | .317 | .395 |
| boston-red-sox | 37 | 116 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | .278 | .319 | .343 |
| baltimore-orioles | 37 | 131 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 16 | .261 | .305 | .353 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Minnesota Twins | 82 | 248 | 64 | 5 | 32 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1982 | Minnesota Twins | 58 | 186 | 42 | 4 | 16 | – | .226 | – | – |
| 1983 | Minnesota Twins | 120 | 374 | 114 | 8 | 43 | 2 | .305 | – | – |
| 1984 | Minnesota Twins | 109 | 391 | 104 | 4 | 38 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1985 | Minnesota Twins | 70 | 172 | 44 | 7 | 25 | 2 | .256 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Detroit Tigers | 35 | 86 | 22 | – | 4 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Montreal Expos | 59 | 84 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .226 | – | – |
| 1988 | Montreal Expos | 34 | 37 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 8 | – | .215 | – | – |