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	18-12 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	20 (9-6-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (10-7-3)

Most Driven In
B Gallagher	1
D Rader	0
G Gross	0
M May	0

Most Driven In By
D Roberts	1
G Gross	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 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	1569	5 (4)	Apr 10	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						1B
2	1570	6	Apr 11	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	3B
3	1571	7	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						1B
4	1572	9 (1)	Apr 14	HOU		LAD	L,2-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.17	0.007	.28	0.01%	0.24	PH
5	1573	11 (1)	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	W,4-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5						1B
6	1574	12	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5						1B
7	1575	13	Apr 18	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	6	.42	-0.011	.74	-0.01%	-0.14	3B
8	1576	14	Apr 19	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	7	.77	-0.022	1.31	-0.02%	-0.06	3B
9	1577	17 (2)	Apr 22	HOU		ATL	W,7-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	5						1B
10	1578	19 (1)	Apr 24	HOU	@	STL	W,9-4	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	7	.08	-0.004	.11	0.00%	-0.75	3B
11	1579	21 (1)	Apr 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	4						1B
12	1580	23 (1)	Apr 29	HOU		CHC	W,18-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.200	.125	.325	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.14	1B
13	1581	24	Apr 30	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	7-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.300	.550	8	1.02	0.075	1.42	0.06%	0.07	2B 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
14	1582	25	May 1	HOU		CHC	W,11-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.188	.214	.402	8	.68	-0.066	.99	-0.06%	-0.72	2B
15	1583	27 (1)	May 4	HOU		STL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.188	.214	.402	9						1B
16	1584	30 (2)	May 8	HOU		PIT	W,8-6	9-GF(12)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.278	.214	.492	2	4.71	0.032	8.55	0.04%	0.39	PH 2B
17	1585	31	May 9	HOU		PIT	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133	.263	.200	.463	1	2.00	-0.081	3.80	-0.09%	-0.47	PH
18	1586	39 (7)	May 15 (2)	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-10	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.227	.167	.394	9	.52	-0.042	.84	-0.04%	-0.60	PH SS
19	1587	41 (1)	May 18	HOU		CIN	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.227	.167	.394	5						1B
20	1588	42	May 19	HOU		CIN	L,1-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.217	.158	.375	9	1.28	-0.030	1.00	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
21	1589	49 (6)	May 29	HOU	@	MON	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.217	.158	.375	4						1B
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
22	1590	55 (5)	Jun 6	HOU		MON	W,4-0	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.217	.158	.375	7						3B
23	1591	57 (1)	Jun 8	HOU		NYM	L,5-6	13-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.208	.150	.358	9	1.67	-0.040	.74	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
24	1592	66 (8)	Jun 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.214	.130	.345	7	.76	-0.057	.25	-0.01%	-0.61	3B
25	1593	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.194	.115	.309	7	1.21	-0.087	.48	-0.02%	-0.73	3B
26	1594	69 (1)	Jun 22	HOU		SDP	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.188	.111	.299	9	1.68	-0.043	.63	-0.01%	-0.73	PH
27	1595	73 (3)	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.182	.107	.289	9	1.04	-0.025	.38	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
28	1596	77 (3)	Jun 30 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.182	.107	.289	8						SS
Jul		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
29	1597	84 (6)	Jul 7	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.206	.138	.344	9	2.21	-0.050	.68	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
30	1598	87 (2)	Jul 10	HOU		STL	W,3-2	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.206	.138	.344	5						1B
							18-12		34	29	2	3	1	0	0	1	4	0	10	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.103	.206	.138	.344		1.06	-0.444	1.25	-0.21%	-5.26

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