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	31-40 / in Starts: 24-25
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 202 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	110 (55-37-18) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 202 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	119 (61-38-19)

Most Driven In
Self	4
E Mathews	3
J Torre	3
G Oliver	2
H Aaron	2
R Carty	1
T Cline	1
M Jones	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
F Bolling	2
D Lemaster	2
M Jones	2
D Dillard	1
W Woodward	1
S Alomar	1
R Carty	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	348	1	Apr 12	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	.68	-0.092	1.47	-0.12%	-0.87	SS
2	349	2	Apr 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	7	.88	-0.091	2.11	-0.13%	-1.05	SS
3	350	3	Apr 15	MLN		CHC	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	7	.67	-0.077	1.41	-0.10%	-2.87	SS
4	351	4	Apr 17	MLN		CHC	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.267	.454	7	.31	0.042	.75	0.06%	0.83	SS
5	352	5	Apr 18	MLN		CHC	W,9-6	CG	5	4	2	3	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.632	.965	7	1.04	0.345	2.27	0.45%	2.63	SS
6	353	6	Apr 19	MLN		CIN	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.591	.924	7	1.16	0.031	2.73	0.04%	0.01	SS
7	354	7	Apr 21	MLN	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.240	.296	.520	.816	7	.68	-0.040	1.35	-0.05%	-0.13	SS
8	355	8	Apr 24	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.207	.258	.448	.706	7	1.29	-0.011	2.60	-0.01%	-0.16	SS
9	356	9	Apr 27	MLN		STL	W,9-5	GS-8	4	4	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.242	.286	.545	.831	7	.76	0.142	1.31	0.15%	1.77	SS
10	357	10	Apr 28	MLN		STL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.282	.514	.796	7	.73	-0.071	1.43	-0.08%	-0.57	SS
11	358	11	Apr 29	MLN		STL	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.310	.550	.860	6	1.18	0.094	2.06	0.10%	0.79	SS
12	359	12	Apr 30	MLN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.304	.523	.827	7	.33	-0.033	.61	-0.04%	-0.85	SS
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
13	360	13	May 1	MLN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.521	.841	7	.52	0.090	1.01	0.11%	1.19	SS
14	361	14	May 2 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.288	.315	.500	.815	2	.77	0.007	1.73	0.01%	0.23	SS
15	362	15	May 2 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,7-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.293	.464	.757	2	.95	-0.097	1.79	-0.11%	-0.75	SS
16	363	16	May 4	MLN		HOU	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.306	.483	.790	7	.69	0.120	1.29	0.14%	1.33	SS
17	364	17	May 5	MLN		HOU	W,2-1	CG(14)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.284	.446	.730	7	1.45	-0.177	2.89	-0.21%	-0.92	SS
18	365	18	May 8	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.282	.449	.731	7	.89	-0.043	1.82	-0.05%	-0.29	SS
19	366	19	May 9 (1)	MLN	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.307	.500	.807	6	.38	0.069	.70	0.08%	2.20	SS
20	367	20	May 9 (2)	MLN	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.480	.793	7	1.64	-0.030	3.20	-0.04%	-0.07	SS
21	368	21	May 11	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.298	.456	.753	7	1.84	-0.168	3.33	-0.18%	-1.05	SS
22	369	22	May 12	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.307	.463	.770	6	1.01	0.034	1.67	0.03%	-0.05	SS
23	370	23	May 13	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS-4	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.322	.488	.810	6	.78	0.094	1.35	0.10%	0.98	SS
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
24	371	59 (35)	Jun 20	MLN		STL	L,4-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.330	.494	.824	9	2.41	0.089	8.52	0.19%	0.38	PH
25	372	65 (5)	Jun 27 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,9-10	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.326	.488	.814	1	.17	-0.004	.64	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
26	373	68 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	MLN	@	NYM	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.483	.805	9	.83	-0.020	1.80	-0.03%	-0.26	PH
27	374	69	Jun 29	MLN	@	NYM	W,8-6	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276	.319	.483	.802	9	2.49	0.030	4.86	0.04%	-0.03	PH
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
28	375	71 (1)	Jul 1	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.320	.489	.808	8	1.52	0.087	3.50	0.12%	0.58	SS
29	376	72	Jul 2	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.287	.327	.500	.827	8						SS
30	377	73	Jul 3	MLN	@	PIT	L,5-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.284	.324	.495	.818	6						SS
31	378	76 (2)	Jul 7	MLN		HOU	W,5-2	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.330	.500	.830	7	.59	0.082	.89	0.07%	0.74	SS
32	379	77	Jul 8	MLN		HOU	W,9-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.324	.490	.814	7	.71	-0.038	1.23	-0.04%	-0.30	SS
33	380	78	Jul 9	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.315	.476	.791	8	1.58	-0.195	3.99	-0.30%	-1.51	SS
34	381	79	Jul 10	MLN	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.325	.476	.801	8	.78	0.135	1.70	0.18%	1.15	SS
35	382	80	Jul 11	MLN	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.316	.463	.779	8	.93	-0.070	1.65	-0.08%	-0.68	SS
36	383	81	Jul 14 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.314	.459	.772	8	1.04	-0.026	1.83	-0.03%	-0.22	SS
37	384	95 (13)	Jul 26	MLN	@	HOU	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.320	.455	.775	6	.14	0.002	.41	0.00%	0.03	1B
38	385	96	Jul 27	MLN	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274	.323	.462	.784	6	.51	-0.010	1.75	-0.02%	0.22	1B
39	386	97	Jul 28	MLN	@	HOU	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.328	.488	.816	6	.70	0.142	2.69	0.33%	1.49	1B
40	387	98	Jul 30	MLN		SFG	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.326	.480	.806	6	.58	-0.053	2.87	-0.16%	-0.75	1B SS
41	388	99	Jul 31	MLN		SFG	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.319	.469	.788	7	.90	-0.069	3.65	-0.17%	-0.56	SS
Aug		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
42	389	100	Aug 1 (1)	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.310	.455	.764	7	.43	-0.043	1.57	-0.09%	-0.78	SS
43	390	101	Aug 1 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,6-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.308	.451	.759	7	1.00	-0.025	4.12	-0.06%	-0.21	SS
44	391	102	Aug 2	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.306	.448	.753	8	.61	-0.014	2.67	-0.04%	-0.27	SS
45	392	104 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	MLN		LAD	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.303	.444	.748	9	1.19	-0.030	8.20	-0.12%	-0.09	PH SS
46	393	105	Aug 5	MLN		LAD	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.302	.435	.737	2	.49	-0.001	2.98	0.00%	-0.14	3B
47	394	107 (1)	Aug 7	MLN		HOU	L,0-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.300	.432	.732	8	1.02	-0.026	4.11	-0.06%	-0.42	PH SS
48	395	112 (4)	Aug 12	MLN		STL	L,4-5	5-GF(13)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.299	.423	.721	8	2.37	-0.161	10.95	-0.45%	-0.81	PH SS
49	396	114 (1)	Aug 14	MLN	@	CHC	W,8-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.299	.423	.721	4						3B
50	397	115	Aug 15	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	8-GF(12)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.301	.424	.725	8	1.99	0.002	10.06	0.01%	0.03	SS
51	398	118 (2)	Aug 18	MLN	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.296	.415	.711	6	1.71	-0.109	11.57	-0.44%	-0.94	3B SS
52	399	119	Aug 19	MLN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.302	.423	.725	6	1.26	0.083	8.92	0.35%	0.57	3B SS
53	400	120	Aug 20	MLN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.301	.418	.720	8	.98	-0.118	6.72	-0.49%	-1.38	SS
54	401	121	Aug 21	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.302	.417	.718	8	.60	0.021	4.40	0.09%	0.13	SS
55	402	122	Aug 22	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.305	.419	.723	8	1.23	0.015	8.63	0.06%	-0.66	SS
56	403	123	Aug 23	MLN		CIN	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.315	.423	.738	8	1.09	0.126	8.76	0.61%	1.41	SS
57	404	124	Aug 24	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255	.315	.418	.733	8	1.13	-0.025	9.21	-0.12%	-0.63	SS
58	405	125	Aug 25	MLN		CIN	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.314	.411	.724	8	.98	-0.026	8.54	-0.13%	-0.08	SS
Sep/Oct		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
59	406	133 (7)	Sep 2	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.314	.406	.720	8	.81	-0.029	4.42	-0.09%	-0.33	SS
60	407	145 (11)	Sep 15	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-2	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.317	.409	.727	8	1.22	0.049	1.32	0.03%	0.24	PH
61	408	146	Sep 16	MLN	@	PHI	L,6-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.316	.407	.723	1	1.38	-0.034	1.55	-0.02%	-0.21	1B
62	409	149 (2)	Sep 19	MLN		SFG	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.319	.410	.730	4	1.06	0.050	.28	0.01%	0.24	1B
63	410	150	Sep 20	MLN		PHI	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.318	.408	.726	6	.81	-0.020	.03	0.00%	-0.21	PH
64	411	152 (1)	Sep 22	MLN		LAD	L,6-7	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.316	.406	.722	9	4.29	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH
65	412	153	Sep 24	MLN	@	SFG	W,8-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.314	.403	.718	6	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.74	1B
66	413	154	Sep 25	MLN	@	SFG	L,5-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.313	.401	.714	8	.32	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
67	414	155	Sep 26	MLN	@	SFG	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.311	.399	.710	6	.45	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.15	1B
68	415	156	Sep 27	MLN	@	HOU	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.310	.397	.706	7	6.83	-0.161	.00	0.00%	-0.71	PH SS
69	416	159 (2)	Sep 30	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.308	.394	.703	9	.80	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.55	PH SS
70	417	161 (1)	Oct 2	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-3	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.310	.392	.702	8	.79	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH SS
71	418	162	Oct 3	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.313	.392	.706	9	1.08	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH SS
							31-40		202	181	16	44	13	1	4	18	18	3	28	1	1	1	3	3	1	3	.243	.313	.392	.706		.99	-0.382	3.25	-0.72%	-4.73

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