Denis Menke
Born: July 21, 1940, Algona, IA Died: December 1, 2020, Tarpon Springs, FLHeight: 6'0" Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Batting Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1962 Milwaukee NL 21 50 146 12 28 39 3 1 2 16 0 2 0 1 16 0 2 38 3 .192 .267 .277 1963 Milwaukee NL 22 146 518 58 121 178 16 4 11 50 4 7 6 7 33 4 6 106 8 .234 .344 .289 1964 Milwaukee NL 23 151 505 79 143 242 29 5 20 65 4 7 4 2 55 13 4 77 11 .283 .479 .368 1965 Milwaukee NL 24 71 181 16 44 71 13 1 4 18 1 1 1 3 15 3 1 28 3 .243 .392 .313 1966 Atlanta NL 25 138 454 55 114 187 20 4 15 60 7 7 0 7 63 8 6 87 9 .251 .412 .355 1967 Atlanta NL 26 129 418 37 95 136 14 3 7 39 2 3 5 7 60 5 3 62 7 .227 .325 .333 1968 Houston NL 27 150 542 56 135 188 23 6 6 56 7 2 5 8 58 6 6 81 6 .249 .347 .334 1969 Houston NL 28 154 553 72 149 214 25 5 10 90 7 6 2 7 75 12 4 87 13 .269 .387 .369 1970 Houston NL 29 154 562 82 171 248 26 6 13 92 7 9 6 5 72 10 5 80 8 .304 .441 .392 1971 Houston NL 30 146 475 57 117 152 26 3 1 43 5 6 4 5 55 4 2 68 14 .246 .320 .328 1972 Cincinnati NL 31 140 447 41 104 154 19 2 9 50 6 8 0 1 56 2 5 76 8 .233 .345 .322 1973 Cincinnati NL 32 139 241 38 46 65 10 0 3 26 4 6 1 1 63 6 2 53 8 .191 .270 .368 1974 Houston NL 33 30 29 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 1 .103 .138 .206 TOTALS 1598 5071 605 1270 1878 225 40 101 606 54 65 34 54 625 73 46 853 99 .250 .370 .343
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1962 Milwaukee NL 2B 147.0 16 4 5 20 49 47 2 10 .980 5.88 1962 Milwaukee NL 3B 132.1 14 1 2 15 9 37 2 4 .958 3.13 1962 Milwaukee NL SS 77.0 9 0 0 9 16 25 4 6 .911 4.79 1962 Milwaukee NL 1B 9.0 1 1 0 2 11 0 0 3 1.000 11.00 1962 Milwaukee NL LF 7.0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57 1963 Milwaukee NL SS 654.1 71 11 6 82 120 250 9 45 .976 5.09 1963 Milwaukee NL 3B 414.0 47 3 8 50 58 96 12 9 .928 3.35 1963 Milwaukee NL 2B 180.1 20 2 3 22 51 51 3 12 .971 5.09 1963 Milwaukee NL LF 7.0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57 1963 Milwaukee NL 1B 3.0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 12.00 1964 Milwaukee NL SS 1129.1 124 16 7 140 253 422 25 76 .964 5.38 1964 Milwaukee NL 2B 104.0 15 0 8 15 29 31 2 8 .968 5.19 1964 Milwaukee NL 3B 30.2 4 3 3 7 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.88 1965 Milwaukee NL SS 364.0 42 12 10 54 65 140 7 22 .967 5.07 1965 Milwaukee NL 1B 40.1 4 4 1 8 42 1 0 4 1.000 9.60 1965 Milwaukee NL 3B 24.0 3 1 2 4 3 5 2 1 .800 3.00 1966 Atlanta NL SS 877.1 94 12 8 106 165 282 21 50 .955 4.59 1966 Atlanta NL 3B 255.2 32 7 13 39 38 58 3 4 .970 3.38 1966 Atlanta NL 1B 33.1 3 4 1 7 25 1 0 2 1.000 7.02 1967 Atlanta NL SS 1044.1 119 5 10 124 181 349 19 65 .965 4.57 1967 Atlanta NL 3B 12.0 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 1968 Houston NL 2B 1001.0 115 5 13 120 269 285 10 47 .982 4.98 1968 Houston NL SS 264.0 29 6 4 35 45 92 5 21 .965 4.67 1968 Houston NL 1B 21.0 2 3 1 5 29 1 0 2 1.000 12.86 1968 Houston NL 3B 28.0 3 1 1 4 3 6 0 1 1.000 2.89 1969 Houston NL SS 1115.1 126 5 7 131 161 356 24 63 .956 4.17 1969 Houston NL 2B 172.1 20 3 3 23 42 47 2 9 .978 4.65 1969 Houston NL 1B 62.0 7 2 2 9 52 9 1 3 .984 8.85 1969 Houston NL 3B 9.0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.00 1970 Houston NL SS 1139.1 131 2 15 133 192 394 28 66 .954 4.63 1970 Houston NL 2B 162.0 18 3 2 21 51 62 1 14 .991 6.28 1970 Houston NL 1B 13.0 0 5 0 5 14 0 0 0 1.000 9.69 1970 Houston NL 3B 28.0 2 3 0 5 1 4 1 1 .833 1.61 1970 Houston NL RF 12.2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.42 1970 Houston NL LF 9.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1971 Houston NL 1B 810.1 87 14 10 101 845 59 3 77 .997 10.04 1971 Houston NL 3B 250.0 29 3 7 32 24 41 4 4 .942 2.34 1971 Houston NL SS 82.2 8 9 2 17 16 40 2 5 .966 6.10 1971 Houston NL 2B 32.0 4 1 3 5 7 11 1 2 .947 5.06 1972 Cincinnati NL 3B 1091.2 120 10 14 130 85 258 16 20 .955 2.83 1972 Cincinnati NL 1B 47.1 4 7 1 11 40 2 0 5 1.000 7.99 1973 Cincinnati NL 3B 736.1 70 53 16 123 68 189 9 19 .966 3.14 1973 Cincinnati NL SS 14.0 0 7 0 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 4.50 1973 Cincinnati NL 2B 30.0 3 2 1 5 7 5 0 1 1.000 3.60 1973 Cincinnati NL 1B 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 1974 Houston NL 1B 16.0 1 11 1 12 18 1 0 4 1.000 10.69 1974 Houston NL 3B 39.0 3 4 1 7 2 16 0 1 1.000 4.15 1974 Houston NL 2B 14.0 1 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.21 1974 Houston NL SS 7.1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.45
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (May 27, 1958).
- Placed on disabled list by Milwaukee Braves (May 13, 1965)
- Activated by Milwaukee Braves (June 16, 1965)
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Denny Lemaster to Houston Astros in exchange for Sonny Jackson and Chuck Harrison (October 8, 1967).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Joe Morgan, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo and Ed Armbrister to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Lee May, Tommy Helms and Jimmy Stewart (November 29, 1971).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Houston Astros in exchange for Pat Darcy and cash (February 18, 1974).
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