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	7-8 / in Starts: 7-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1972	NLCS g1	Oct 7	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	6	.91	-0.059	28.44	-1.03%	-0.77	3B
2	1972	NLCS g2	Oct 8	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	6	.29	-0.044	9.73	-0.93%	-0.93	3B
3	1972	NLCS g3	Oct 9	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.333	.111	.444	6	1.88	-0.140	78.06	-3.59%	-0.35	3B
4	1972	NLCS g4	Oct 10	CIN		PIT	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.308	.683	6	.49	-0.029	21.95	-0.72%	0.06	3B
5	1972	NLCS g5	Oct 11	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.313	.713	6	1.51	0.064	125.42	2.67%	0.43	3B
6	1972	WS g1	Oct 14	CIN		OAK	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.375	.263	.638	6	2.13	-0.023	111.40	-0.71%	0.15	3B
7	1972	WS g2	Oct 15	CIN		OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.174	.321	.217	.539	6	2.26	-0.256	116.41	-8.17%	-1.74	3B
8	1972	WS g3	Oct 18	CIN	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.355	.240	.595	6	1.65	-0.008	68.75	-0.26%	-0.38	3B
9	1972	WS g4	Oct 19	CIN	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.172	.314	.207	.521	7	1.34	-0.160	85.54	-5.96%	-0.97	3B
10	1972	WS g5	Oct 20	CIN	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.313	.628	6	1.55	0.004	74.01	0.09%	0.47	3B
11	1972	WS g6	Oct 21	CIN		OAK	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.278	.563	7	.62	-0.026	55.04	-1.29%	-0.80	3B
12	1972	WS g7	Oct 22	CIN		OAK	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.261	.250	.511	6	2.98	-0.337	496.25	-36.03%	-1.58	3B
1973 Postseason			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	1973	NLCS g2	Oct 7	CIN		NYM	L,0-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.77	-0.042	59.04	-0.90%	-0.14	PH SS
14	1973	NLCS g3	Oct 8	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	7	.25	0.014	10.47	0.31%	0.37	3B
15	1973	NLCS g4	Oct 9	CIN	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.556	.856	6	2.45	-0.010	94.48	0.33%	-0.27	3B SS
									58	49	3	8	1	0	2	3	7	0	11	0	2	0		3	0	0	.163	.268	.306	.574

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