Denis Menke

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: July 21, 1940 in Bancroft, IA us

Died: December 1, 2020 in Tarpon Springs, FL

Buried: St. John's Cemetery, Bancroft, IA

High School: St. John's HS (Bancroft, IA)

Debut: April 14, 1962 (Age 21-267d, 11,952nd in major league history)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 10, 1974 (Age 33-354d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Denis John Menke

Nicknames: Menk or Tomato Face

Pronunciation: \MAIN-key\

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.0

5071

1270

101

.250

605

RBI

606

OBP

.343

SLG

.370

OPS

.713

OPS+

103

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 14	MLN	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	4	0	1	5	0	2B
2	13 (7)	Apr 24	MLN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
3	14	Apr 25	MLN		PHI	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	2	8	0	10	1	2B
4	17 (2)	Apr 28	MLN	@	HOU	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
5	18	Apr 29	MLN	@	HOU	L,2-3	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (1)	May 3	MLN	@	PHI	L,8-9	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	22 (1)	May 5	MLN		HOU	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
8	23	May 6 (1)	MLN		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
9	24	May 6 (2)	MLN		HOU	L,1-9	GF	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
10	25	May 9	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
11	26	May 10	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
12	27	May 11	MLN	@	NYM	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	3B
13	28	May 12 (1)	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	31 (2)	May 15	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
15	32	May 16	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	33	May 17	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
17	34	May 18	MLN		NYM	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	5	2	8	0	3B
18	35	May 19	MLN		NYM	L,5-6	GS	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B 2B
19	36	May 20 (1)	MLN		NYM	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
20	37	May 20 (2)	MLN		NYM	L,6-9	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
21	38	May 22	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	47	11.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
22	39	May 23	MLN		CHC	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
23	40	May 24	MLN		CHC	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
24	41	May 25	MLN	@	STL	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	2B
25	42	May 26	MLN	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
26	43	May 27	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
27	44	May 28	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
28	46 (1)	May 30 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
29	47	May 30 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,3-4	CG	66	16.0	10	3	0	13	1	2B
30	48	May 31	MLN		CIN	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	49	Jun 1	MLN		STL	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
32	50	Jun 2	MLN		STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
33	51	Jun 3	MLN		STL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
34	52	Jun 5	MLN	@	HOU	L,1-7	GS	36	7.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
35	55 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
36	56	Jun 9 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
37	59 (2)	Jun 12	MLN		LAD	W,15-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
38	64 (4)	Jun 17	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
39	68 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	MLN	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	27	6.0	1	3	1	5	0	SS
40	70 (1)	Jun 23	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	154 (83)	Sep 19	MLN		LAD	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
42	156 (1)	Sep 22	MLN	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
43	157	Sep 23	MLN	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
44	159 (1)	Sep 26	MLN		NYM	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	SS
45	160	Sep 28	MLN		PIT	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
46	162 (1)	Sep 30	MLN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	45	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
							47gm		372.1	87	109	8	204	23