Charlie Engle, baseball player, 1925-1930

Charlie Engle

Born: 8/27/1903 in New York, NY, USA

Died: 10/12/1983 in San Antonio, TX, USA

MLB Debut: 1925-09-14 | Final Game: 1930-09-27

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'8" | Weight: 145 lbs

Full name: Charlie August Engle

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Biography

Charlie Engle was a professional baseball player born in 1903, who played as a position player from 1925 until his retirement in 1930. Over the course of his career, he participated in 87 games, accumulating 59 hits and achieving a batting average of .251. Although he did not hit any home runs, Engle contributed 15 runs batted in and demonstrated speed on the base paths with one stolen base. Engle's career unfolded during a transitional period in baseball, as the game was moving away from the deadball era and beginning to embrace a more power-oriented approach. While he may not have been a standout in the statistics typically celebrated in the sport, his journey through the major leagues reflects the experiences of many players during the late 1920s and early 1930s, an era marked by significant changes in the game. His contributions, though modest in numerical terms, were part of the rich tapestry of baseball history.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
4.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1926 4.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
87 235 41 59 10 1 0 15 1 32 26 0.251 0.346 0.302 0.648 -641.1

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .287 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .350 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .302 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.648 vs. league average 0.759 across their career seasons — 14.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1925 PHA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1926 PHA AL 19 19 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0.105 — — — — 0.0
1930 PIT NL 67 216 34 57 10 1 0 15 1 22 20 0.264 .293 (-10%) .354 (-6%) .429 (-26%) .784 (-17%) -641.1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 10 0 32 26 4 3
3B 24 0 27 52 2 3
SS 40 0 67 110 12 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1925 PHA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 PHA SS 16 0 13 27 3 6
1930 PIT 2B 10 0 32 26 4 3
1930 PIT 3B 24 0 27 52 2 3
1930 PIT SS 23 0 54 83 9 12

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Second Base 10
Third Base 24
Shortstop 40