John
Engel
 
Nickname: Doc
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: April 14, 1927 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 25 SEA CL $ 300,000  
1953 26 SEA CL    
1954 27 LB CL $ 300,000  
1955 28 DEN PL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 25 SEA CL 6 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5 0.2
    AAA   114 405 75 111 21 4 21 95 8 12 71 84 .274 .382 .501 .884 75.5  
1953 26 AAA   123 438 68 110 16 1 17 70 5 7 79 103 .251 .366 .409 .774 69.1  
1954 27 LB CL 87 131 17 45 7 1 3 30 0 0 10 28 .344 .387 .481 .868 21.8 4.2
1955 28 LB CL 16 11 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 .091 .375 .091 .466 1.3 0.0
  OKC PL 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
  DEN PL 34 42 7 13 2 0 1 9 0 0 5 8 .310 .375 .429 .804 6.9 0.9
  TOT   54 57 11 15 2 0 1 11 0 0 10 13 .263 .368 .351 .719 8.4 0.9
3 Years Sim 147 195 30 62 9 1 4 41 0 0 20 43 .318 .378 .436 .814 30.8 5.3
2 Years AAA 237 843 143 221 37 5 38 165 13 19 150 187 .262 .375 .453 .829 144.6  
162 Game Average 214 33 68 9 1 4 45 0 0 22 47 .318 .378 .436 .814 33.9  
Career Highs 87 131 17 45 7 1 3 30 0 0 10 28 .344 .387 .481 .868 21.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   176 26 56 6 1 3 35 0 0 19 40 .318 .381 .415 .795 27.6
vs LH   19 4 6 3 0 1 6 0 0 1 3 .316 .350 .632 .982 3.7
Home 68 94 16 29 6 1 2 22 0 0 10 20 .309 .371 .457 .829 15.4
Away 79 101 14 33 3 0 2 19 0 0 10 23 .327 .384 .416 .800 15.9
RISP   74 0 28 3 0 3 38 0 0 7 13 .378 .422 .541 .962 15.4
Pinch Hitting   95 17 27 3 1 3 23 0 0 13 19 .284 .367 .432 .799 15.4
Close/Late   50 4 14 0 0 1 9 0 0 4 15 .280 .333 .340 .673 5.8
Mar/Apr 18 20 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .250 .318 .300 .618 2.0
May 21 23 4 8 2 1 0 5 0 0 5 6 .348 .464 .522 .986 5.2
June 24 28 7 9 1 0 2 11 0 0 3 4 .321 .387 .571 .959 5.8
July 30 36 7 13 1 0 2 8 0 0 6 7 .361 .442 .556 .997 8.4
August 29 42 5 14 3 0 0 7 0 0 4 8 .333 .391 .405 .796 6.3
Sep/Oct 25 46 4 13 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 13 .283 .277 .304 .581 3.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 25 SEA CL 1B 1 0 3.0 4 1 0 1 1.000 15.00   0.0
1954 27 LB CL 1B 28 17 171.3 157 8 1 17 .994 8.67   0.3
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1955 28 LB CL 1B 4 2 13.9 14 1 0 1 1.000 9.71   0.0
    RF 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  OKC PL 1B 1 0 3.5 4 0 0 0 1.000 10.29   0.0
    RF 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  DEN PL 1B 8 4 41.6 42 3 1 4 .978 9.74   0.0
    RF 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 42 23 233.3 221 13 2 23 .992 9.03   0.3
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   44 23 235.3 221 14 2 23 .992 8.99   0.4
Career Highs   29 17 172.3 157 9 1 17 1.000 15.00    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 25 SEA CL 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
1955 28 DEN PL 5 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Career Post-Season Batting 7 8 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 1.000 1.625
History
Drafted in 28th round, 546th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Had first career hit on 9/10/1952, off Mike Rosenbloom (SAC)
Drafted in Rule 5 Draft, 1st round, by Long Beach in 1954
Hit first career homerun on 6/6/1954, off Nathaniel McInerney (OAK)
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Was claimed off waivers by Oklahoma on 6/3/1955
Traded from Oklahoma to Denver on 6/23/1955 (Going to OKC: P Chadwick Kulick. Going to DEN: 1B John Engel)