Denis Menke
Denis John Menke
Born: July 21, 1940
Bancroft, IA USA
Deceased: 2020
Tarpon Springs, FL USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1962-1974
Minor League Statistics
Denis Menke compiled a career batting average of .250 with 101 home runs and 606 RBI in his 1598-game career with the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1962 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 50 | 166 | 146 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 38 | .192 | .277 | .267 | .544 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 146 | 572 | 518 | 58 | 121 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 106 | .234 | .289 | .344 | .632 | 178 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 151 | 588 | 505 | 79 | 143 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 77 | .283 | .368 | .479 | .847 | 242 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 71 | 202 | 181 | 16 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 28 | .243 | .313 | .392 | .706 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 138 | 545 | 454 | 55 | 114 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 87 | .251 | .355 | .412 | .767 | 187 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 129 | 491 | 418 | 37 | 95 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 62 | .227 | .333 | .325 | .659 | 136 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 150 | 621 | 542 | 56 | 135 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 81 | .249 | .334 | .347 | .681 | 188 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 154 | 657 | 553 | 72 | 149 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 90 | 2 | 7 | 87 | 87 | .269 | .369 | .387 | .756 | 214 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 154 | 665 | 562 | 82 | 171 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 92 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 80 | .304 | .392 | .441 | .833 | 248 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 146 | 547 | 475 | 57 | 117 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 68 | .246 | .328 | .320 | .648 | 152 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 140 | 524 | 447 | 41 | 104 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 76 | .233 | .322 | .345 | .667 | 154 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 139 | 322 | 241 | 38 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 53 | .191 | .368 | .270 | .638 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 30 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .103 | .206 | .138 | .344 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1598 | 5934 | 5071 | 605 | 1270 | 225 | 40 | 101 | 606 | 34 | 54 | 698 | 853 | .250 | .343 | .370 | .713 | 1878 | 99 | 46 | 54 | 65 | 73 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 20 | 16 | 147.0 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 10 | .980 | 5.878 | 4.800 |
| 1962 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 3B | 15 | 14 | 132.3 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 4 | .958 | 3.128 | 3.067 |
| 1962 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | SS | 9 | 9 | 77.0 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 6 | .911 | 4.792 | 4.556 |
| 1962 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 5.500 |
| 1962 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | SS | 82 | 71 | 654.3 | 120 | 250 | 9 | 45 | .976 | 5.089 | 4.512 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 3B | 51 | 47 | 414.0 | 58 | 96 | 12 | 9 | .928 | 3.348 | 3.020 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 22 | 20 | 180.3 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 12 | .971 | 5.091 | 4.636 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.000 | 4.000 |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | SS | 141 | 124 | 1129.3 | 253 | 422 | 25 | 76 | .964 | 5.379 | 4.787 |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 15 | 15 | 104.0 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 8 | .968 | 5.192 | 4.000 |
| 1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 3B | 6 | 4 | 30.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .880 | .500 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | SS | 54 | 42 | 366.0 | 65 | 140 | 7 | 22 | .967 | 5.041 | 3.796 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 1B | 8 | 4 | 40.3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.595 | 5.375 |
| 1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 3B | 4 | 3 | 24.0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | SS | 106 | 94 | 879.3 | 165 | 282 | 21 | 50 | .955 | 4.575 | 4.217 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 39 | 32 | 255.7 | 38 | 58 | 3 | 4 | .970 | 3.379 | 2.462 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 7 | 3 | 33.3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.020 | 3.714 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | SS | 124 | 119 | 1043.3 | 181 | 349 | 19 | 65 | .965 | 4.572 | 4.274 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 119 | 115 | 1001.0 | 269 | 285 | 10 | 47 | .982 | 4.981 | 4.655 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 35 | 29 | 264.0 | 45 | 92 | 5 | 21 | .965 | 4.670 | 3.914 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 4 | 3 | 28.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.893 | 2.250 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 5 | 2 | 21.0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 12.857 | 6.000 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 131 | 126 | 1115.3 | 161 | 356 | 24 | 63 | .956 | 4.172 | 3.947 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 23 | 20 | 172.3 | 42 | 47 | 2 | 9 | .978 | 4.648 | 3.870 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 9 | 7 | 62.0 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .984 | 8.855 | 6.778 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 133 | 131 | 1139.0 | 192 | 394 | 28 | 66 | .954 | 4.630 | 4.406 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 21 | 18 | 162.0 | 51 | 62 | 1 | 14 | .991 | 6.278 | 5.381 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 5 | 2 | 28.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 1.607 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 3 | 2 | 22.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 | 1.333 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 5 | 0 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.692 | 2.800 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 101 | 87 | 810.0 | 845 | 59 | 3 | 77 | .997 | 1.044 | 8.950 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 32 | 29 | 250.0 | 24 | 41 | 4 | 4 | .942 | 2.340 | 2.031 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 17 | 8 | 83.0 | 16 | 40 | 2 | 5 | .966 | 6.072 | 3.294 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 5 | 4 | 32.0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .947 | 5.063 | 3.600 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 130 | 120 | 1092.0 | 85 | 258 | 16 | 20 | .955 | 2.827 | 2.638 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 11 | 4 | 47.0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.043 | 3.818 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 123 | 70 | 736.3 | 68 | 189 | 9 | 19 | .966 | 3.141 | 2.089 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 5 | 3 | 30.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.400 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 7 | 0 | 14.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 7 | 3 | 39.0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 2.571 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 12 | 1 | 16.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.688 | 1.583 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 3 | 1 | 14.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.214 | 1.667 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1661 | 1406 | 12757.3 | 3108 | 3688 | 218 | 687 | .969 | 4.794 | 4.092 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 5 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .313 | .713 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 7 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .083 | .154 | .208 | .362 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .556 | .856 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 58 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .163 | .268 | .306 | .574 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.864 | 2.800 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 62.3 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.187 | 4.143 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | SS | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 16 | 14 | 127.3 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.322 | 2.938 |
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