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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-26 / in Starts: 21-20
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	1 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 166 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	98 (54-28-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 166 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	102 (53-31-17)

Most Driven In
J Torre	3
F Bolling	3
H Aaron	2
Self	2
D Crandall	1
M Jones	1
G Bell	1
E Mathews	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
H Aaron	2
R McMillan	1
J Curtis	1
D Crandall	1
L Maye	1
B Hendley	1
J Torre	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	5 (4)	Apr 14	MLN	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.72	-0.056	1.04	-0.05%	-0.47	2B
2	2	12 (6)	Apr 23	MLN		LAD	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.15	-0.029	1.15	-0.02%	-0.29	PH
3	3	13	Apr 24	MLN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.75	-0.055	.67	-0.03%	-0.62	SS
4	4	14	Apr 25	MLN		PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	6	.34	-0.024	.34	-0.01%	-0.13	2B
5	5	17 (2)	Apr 28	MLN	@	HOU	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	6	1.02	0.202	1.46	0.17%	3.08	2B
6	6	18	Apr 29	MLN	@	HOU	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	5						PR 1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	20 (1)	May 3	MLN	@	PHI	L,8-9	GS-8	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211	.286	.211	.496	1	1.35	-0.145	1.57	-0.10%	-1.34	LF
8	8	21	May 4	MLN		HOU	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	2.71	-0.079	2.98	-0.05%	-0.80	PH
9	9	22	May 5	MLN		HOU	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.227	.547	6	1.07	-0.026	.84	-0.01%	-0.08	2B
10	10	23	May 6 (1)	MLN		HOU	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	6	.87	-0.044	.80	-0.02%	-0.46	2B
11	11	24	May 6 (2)	MLN		HOU	L,1-9	2-GF	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.250	.540	4	.77	0.128	.85	0.08%	0.71	3B
12	12	25	May 9	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.212	.462	6	.95	-0.118	.79	-0.06%	-2.53	3B
13	13	26	May 10	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.256	.222	.479	7	.97	-0.003	1.05	0.00%	0.05	3B
14	14	27	May 11	MLN	@	NYM	W,8-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.250	.220	.470	7	.68	-0.096	.81	-0.07%	-0.56	3B
15	15	28	May 12 (1)	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.229	.200	.429	7	.88	-0.111	1.19	-0.09%	-1.18	3B
16	16	31 (2)	May 15	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.286	.536	7	1.97	0.548	2.36	0.39%	3.65	3B
17	17	32	May 16	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.268	.288	.556	8	.70	-0.002	.74	0.00%	0.16	3B
18	18	33	May 17	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.196	.250	.268	.518	7	.21	0.064	.17	0.03%	0.25	1B
19	19	34	May 18	MLN		NYM	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	8	1.10	0.002	.94	0.00%	0.11	3B
20	20	35	May 19	MLN		NYM	L,5-6	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.279	.290	.570	7	.99	0.122	1.10	0.08%	1.92	3B 2B
21	21	36	May 20 (1)	MLN		NYM	L,6-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.278	.277	.555	7	.36	-0.028	.33	-0.02%	-0.68	3B
22	22	37	May 20 (2)	MLN		NYM	L,6-9	CG	4	4	3	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.303	.348	.650	7	.66	0.178	.48	0.08%	2.24	3B
23	23	38	May 22	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.309	.333	.642	7	1.75	-0.119	1.21	-0.05%	-0.65	3B
24	24	39	May 23	MLN		CHC	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.310	.324	.634	7	.41	0.005	.23	0.00%	0.05	3B
25	25	40	May 24	MLN		CHC	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.307	.321	.627	7	1.69	-0.100	1.13	-0.04%	-0.23	3B
26	26	41	May 25	MLN	@	STL	W,11-8	CG	5	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.323	.361	.684	8	.68	0.104	.41	0.04%	0.68	2B
27	27	42	May 26	MLN	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.313	.349	.661	7	2.06	-0.184	1.41	-0.08%	-1.43	2B
28	28	43	May 27	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	8	.67	-0.070	.34	-0.02%	-0.74	2B
29	29	44	May 28	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.217	.294	.326	.620	8	1.18	-0.083	.51	-0.02%	-0.79	2B
30	30	46 (1)	May 30 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.294	.326	.620	8						2B
31	31	47	May 30 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,3-4	CG(16)	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.206	.294	.309	.603	2	1.97	-0.251	.93	-0.07%	-0.56	2B
32	32	48	May 31	MLN		CIN	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.292	.307	.599	8	.97	-0.054	.34	-0.01%	-0.49	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	33	49	Jun 1	MLN		STL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.282	.295	.577	8	.46	-0.043	.13	-0.01%	-1.23	2B
34	34	50	Jun 2	MLN		STL	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.194	.273	.287	.560	8	.60	-0.042	.14	-0.01%	-1.23	2B
35	35	51	Jun 3	MLN		STL	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.266	.279	.545	8	.19	-0.014	.04	0.00%	-0.36	2B
36	36	52	Jun 5	MLN	@	HOU	L,1-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.260	.272	.532	8	.75	-0.057	.19	-0.01%	-0.86	2B
37	37	55 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.260	.272	.532	7						2B
38	38	56	Jun 9 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188	.260	.274	.533	8	.58	0.022	.17	0.00%	0.12	2B
39	39	58 (1)	Jun 10 (2)	MLN		PIT	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.260	.274	.533	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
40	40	59	Jun 12	MLN		LAD	W,15-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.260	.274	.533	8						2B
41	41	64 (4)	Jun 17	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.261	.269	.530	8	.59	0.011	.17	0.00%	-0.46	3B
42	42	66 (1)	Jun 19	MLN	@	NYM	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.261	.269	.530	7						PR
43	43	68 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	MLN	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.255	.262	.518	1	.85	-0.065	.17	-0.01%	-0.72	SS
44	44	70 (1)	Jun 23	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.255	.262	.517	1	1.03	-0.073	.50	-0.02%	-0.66	SS
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	45	154 (83)	Sep 19	MLN		LAD	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.269	.279	.548	1	.80	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.59	SS
46	46	156 (1)	Sep 22	MLN	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.268	.273	.541	1	1.13	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.20	SS
47	47	157	Sep 23	MLN	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.273	.277	.550	1	.30	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.31	SS
48	48	159 (1)	Sep 26	MLN		NYM	W,6-3	CG	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.291	.283	.574	1	.88	0.179	.00	0.00%	1.76	SS
49	49	160	Sep 28	MLN		PIT	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.284	.275	.559	2	.67	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.85	SS
50	50	162 (1)	Sep 30	MLN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.277	.267	.544	6	1.34	-0.134	.00	0.00%	-0.90	SS
							24-26		166	146	12	28	3	1	2	16	16	0	38	2	0	2	3	3	0	1	.192	.277	.267	.544		.94	-0.623	.64	0.01%	-5.78

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