Engel spent his youth playing with Kermit and Alice Roosevelt, two of the children of President Teddy Roosevelt. He was a Washington Senators batboy, and later a team mascot.\n', '

He attended Mount St. Mary\'s College, where he lettered in four sports – track, baseball, basketball, and football. Engel also pitched a perfect game at Mount St. Mary\'s College.\n', '

Engel made it to the major leagues as a pitcher from 1912 to 1920. He played for the Senators for four seasons (1912–1915), where he was a roommate with Walter Johnson, compiling a record of 17-22. Engel became friends with Johnson: "Walter didn\'t drink or smoke and was more or less on the serious side. I liked my fun and as a youngster was something of a hell-raiser. But we just clicked." After the 1915 season, Engel played in only three more major league games–2 for the Cincinnati Reds in 1917 and 1919, and a final game for the Senators in 1920.\n', '

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