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Denis Menke

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Full Name: Denis John Menke Primary Position: SS,3B,2B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: April 14, 1962
Birthdate: July 21, 1940 Final Game: July 10, 1974
Birthplace: Bancroft, Iowa MLB Experience: 13 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Denis Menke (Denis John Menke) was born on July 21, 1940 in Bancroft, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1962 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .192 with 2 home runs and 16 RBI. Menke played for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that Denis Menke's best season was 1970, when he hit for a .304 average and knocked in 92 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1962 MIL N 50 146 12 28 2 16 .192 .277 .267 3 1 16 38 2 0 0 0 3
1963 MIL N 146 518 58 121 11 50 .234 .289 .344 16 4 37 106 6 4 6 4 8
1964 MIL N 151 505 79 143 20 65 .283 .368 .479 29 5 68 77 4 4 4 13 11
1965 MIL N 71 181 16 44 4 18 .243 .313 .392 13 1 18 28 1 1 1 3 3
1966 ATL N 138 454 55 114 15 60 .251 .355 .412 20 4 71 87 6 7 0 8 9
1967 ATL N 129 418 37 95 7 39 .227 .333 .325 14 3 65 62 3 2 5 5 7
1968 HOU N 150 542 56 135 6 56 .249 .334 .347 23 6 64 81 6 7 5 6 6
1969 HOU N 154 553 72 149 10 90 .269 .369 .387 25 5 87 87 4 7 2 12 13
1970 HOU N 154 562 82 171 13 92 .304 .392 .441 26 6 82 80 5 7 6 10 8
1971 HOU N 146 475 57 117 1 43 .246 .328 .320 26 3 59 68 2 5 4 4 14
1972 CIN N 140 447 41 104 9 50 .233 .322 .345 19 2 58 76 5 6 0 2 8
1973 CIN N 139 241 38 46 3 26 .191 .368 .270 10 0 69 53 2 4 1 6 8
1974 HOU N 30 29 2 3 0 1 .103 .206 .138 1 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 1
Total 1598 5071 605 1270 101 606 .250 .343 .370 225 40 698 853 46 54 34 73 99

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1962 MIL N 2B 20 16 147 49 47 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1962 MIL N 1B 2 1 9 11 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 MIL N 3B 15 14 132.1 9 37 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1962 MIL N OF 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 MIL N SS 9 9 77 16 25 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .911
1962 MIL N LF 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 MIL N SS 82 71 654.1 120 250 9 45 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1963 MIL N OF 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 MIL N 3B 50 47 414 58 96 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 .928
1963 MIL N LF 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 MIL N 2B 22 20 180.1 51 51 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1963 MIL N 1B 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 MIL N 3B 7 4 30.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 MIL N SS 140 124 1129.1 253 422 25 76 1 0 0 0 0 .964
1964 MIL N 2B 15 15 104 29 31 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1965 MIL N 3B 4 3 24 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1965 MIL N SS 54 42 366 65 140 7 22 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1965 MIL N 1B 8 4 40.1 42 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 ATL N 1B 7 3 33.1 25 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 ATL N SS 106 94 879.1 165 282 21 50 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1966 ATL N 3B 39 32 255.2 38 58 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1967 ATL N SS 124 119 1043.1 181 349 19 65 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1967 ATL N 3B 3 0 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 HOU N 2B 120 115 1001 269 285 10 47 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1968 HOU N 3B 4 3 28 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 HOU N SS 35 29 264 45 92 5 21 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1968 HOU N 1B 5 2 21 29 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N 1B 9 7 62 52 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1969 HOU N SS 131 126 1115.1 161 356 24 63 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1969 HOU N 3B 1 1 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N 2B 23 20 172.1 42 47 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1970 HOU N 2B 21 18 162 51 62 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1970 HOU N OF 3 2 21.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 HOU N 1B 5 0 13 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 HOU N RF 2 1 12.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 HOU N SS 133 131 1139.1 192 394 28 66 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1970 HOU N 3B 5 2 28 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .833
1970 HOU N LF 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 HOU N 1B 101 87 811.1 845 59 3 77 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1971 HOU N 2B 5 4 32 7 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1971 HOU N 3B 32 29 250 24 41 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .942
1971 HOU N SS 17 8 82.2 16 40 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1972 CIN N 3B 130 120 1091.2 85 258 16 20 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1972 CIN N 1B 11 4 47.1 40 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CIN N 2B 5 3 30 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CIN N 3B 123 70 733.1 68 189 9 19 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1973 CIN N 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CIN N SS 7 0 14 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 HOU N 3B 7 3 39 2 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 HOU N 2B 3 1 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 HOU N 1B 12 1 16 18 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 HOU N SS 2 0 7.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 162 109 1057.1 1080 75 4 101 0 0 0 0 0 .997
Total LF 3 3 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 840 753 6772 1218 2355 144 419 1 0 0 0 0 .961
Total 2B 234 212 1842.2 506 543 21 103 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total OF 5 4 35.2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 420 328 3047.2 296 715 49 64 0 0 0 0 0 .954
Total RF 2 1 12.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (May 27, 1958).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves with Denny Lemaster to Houston Astros in exchange for Sonny Jackson and Chuck Harrison (October 8, 1967).
  • Traded by Houston Astros with Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo and Ed Armbrister to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Lee May, Tommy Helms and Jimmy Stewart (November 29, 1971).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Houston Astros in exchange for Pat Darcy and cash (February 18, 1974).

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