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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
2	2	Apr 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
3	3	Apr 15	MLN		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
4	4	Apr 17	MLN		CHC	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	1	8	0	9	1	SS
5	5	Apr 18	MLN		CHC	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
6	6	Apr 19	MLN		CIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
7	7	Apr 21	MLN	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
8	8	Apr 24	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
9	9	Apr 27	MLN		STL	W,9-5	GS	28	7.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
10	10	Apr 28	MLN		STL	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
11	11	Apr 29	MLN		STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
12	12	Apr 30	MLN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	MLN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
14	14	May 2 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
15	15	May 2 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
16	16	May 4	MLN		HOU	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
17	17	May 5	MLN		HOU	W,2-1	CG	52	14.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
18	18	May 8	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
19	19	May 9 (1)	MLN	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
20	20	May 9 (2)	MLN	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	2	3	0	5	1	SS
21	21	May 11	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	22	May 12	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	3	SS
23	23	May 13	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	71 (47)	Jul 1	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
25	72	Jul 2	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
26	73	Jul 3	MLN	@	PIT	L,5-9	GS	0	2.0	0	2	0	2	0
27	76 (2)	Jul 7	MLN		HOU	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
28	77	Jul 8	MLN		HOU	W,9-8	GS	19	4.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
29	78	Jul 9	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
30	79	Jul 10	MLN	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS	35	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
31	80	Jul 11	MLN	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	SS
32	81	Jul 14 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS	18	4.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
33	95 (13)	Jul 26	MLN	@	HOU	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
34	96	Jul 27	MLN	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
35	97	Jul 28	MLN	@	HOU	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
36	98	Jul 30	MLN		SFG	L,2-9	GS	43	9.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B SS
37	99	Jul 31	MLN		SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	100	Aug 1 (1)	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
39	101	Aug 1 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,6-3	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
40	102	Aug 2	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	GF	17	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
41	104 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	MLN		LAD	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
42	105	Aug 5	MLN		LAD	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
43	107 (1)	Aug 7	MLN		HOU	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
44	112 (4)	Aug 12	MLN		STL	L,4-5	GF	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	PH SS
45	114 (1)	Aug 14	MLN	@	CHC	W,8-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
46	115	Aug 15	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	22	5.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
47	118 (2)	Aug 18	MLN	@	STL	W,5-3	GS	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B SS
48	119	Aug 19	MLN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B SS
49	120	Aug 20	MLN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
50	121	Aug 21	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
51	122	Aug 22	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	47	10.2	1	4	1	6	1	SS
52	123	Aug 23	MLN		CIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	7	0	11	1	SS
53	124	Aug 24	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
54	125	Aug 25	MLN		CIN	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	1	2	3	6	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	133 (7)	Sep 2	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
56	146 (12)	Sep 16	MLN	@	PHI	L,6-8	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
57	149 (2)	Sep 19	MLN		SFG	L,2-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
58	153 (3)	Sep 24	MLN	@	SFG	W,8-2	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
59	155 (1)	Sep 26	MLN	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
60	156	Sep 27	MLN	@	HOU	L,3-4	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
61	159 (2)	Sep 30	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
62	161 (1)	Oct 2	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
63	162	Oct 3	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
							66gm		430.1	110	146	9	265	27