Player

Denis Menke

Player Info
Full Name
Denis John
Born
July 21, 1940
Bancroft, IA, USA
Died
December 1, 2020
Size
6'0" / 185 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 14, 1962
Final Game
July 10, 1974
Career
13 years
Teams
Honors
2 x All-Star
1970, 1969
Career Batting
1,598
G
.250
AVG
1,270
H
101
HR
606
RBI
.711
OPS
109
OPS vs Lg
91% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1974 Houston Astros 30 29 3 1 0 0 2 .103
1973 Cincinnati Reds 139 241 46 10 0 3 38 .191
1972 Cincinnati Reds 140 447 104 19 2 9 41 .233
1971 Houston Astros 146 475 117 26 3 1 57 .246
1970 Houston Astros 154 562 171 26 6 13 82 .304
1969 Houston Astros 154 553 149 25 5 10 72 .269
1968 Houston Astros 150 542 135 23 6 6 56 .249
1967 Atlanta Braves 129 418 95 14 3 7 37 .227
1966 Atlanta Braves 138 454 114 20 4 15 55 .251
1965 Milwaukee Braves 71 181 44 13 1 4 16 .243
1964 Milwaukee Braves 151 505 143 29 5 20 79 .283
1963 Milwaukee Braves 146 518 121 16 4 11 58 .234
1962 Milwaukee Braves 50 146 28 3 1 2 12 .192
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1974 NL 34 .035 .150 11.8 29.4 1 0.0
1973 NL 322 .079 .225 21.4 16.5 85 3.0
1972 NL 524 .112 .257 11.1 14.5 96 9.5 ✓
1971 NL 547 .074 .282 10.8 12.4 91 1.0 ✓
1970 NL 665 .137 .331 12.3 12.0 131 13.0 ✓
1969 NL 657 .118 .301 13.2 13.2 120 10.0 ✓
1968 NL 621 .098 .282 10.3 13.0 113 6.0 ✓
1967 NL 491 .098 .250 13.2 12.6 97 7.0
1966 NL 545 .161 .276 13.0 16.0 121 14.9 ✓
1965 NL 202 .149 .267 8.9 13.9 105 4.0
1964 NL 588 .196 .296 11.6 13.1 146 20.0 ✓
1963 NL 572 .110 .270 6.5 18.5 89 10.9 ✓
1962 NL 166 .075 .241 9.6 22.9 53 2.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 841 1,218 2,355 144 419 .961
3B 420 296 715 49 64 .954
2B 233 506 543 21 103 .980
1B 162 1,080 75 4 101 .997
OF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1974 Houston Astros 1B 12 18 1 0 4 1.000
1974 Houston Astros 2B 3 1 4 0 0 1.000
1974 Houston Astros 3B 7 2 16 0 1 1.000
1974 Houston Astros SS 2 0 2 0 0 1.000
1973 Cincinnati Reds 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1973 Cincinnati Reds 2B 5 7 5 0 1 1.000
1973 Cincinnati Reds 3B 123 68 189 9 19 .966
1973 Cincinnati Reds SS 7 4 3 0 0 1.000
1972 Cincinnati Reds 1B 11 40 2 0 5 1.000
1972 Cincinnati Reds 3B 130 85 258 16 20 .955
1971 Houston Astros 1B 101 845 59 3 77 .997
1971 Houston Astros 2B 5 7 11 1 2 .947
1971 Houston Astros 3B 32 24 41 4 4 .942
1971 Houston Astros SS 17 16 40 2 5 .966
1970 Houston Astros 1B 5 14 0 0 0 1.000
1970 Houston Astros 2B 21 51 62 1 14 .991
1970 Houston Astros 3B 5 1 4 1 1 .833
1970 Houston Astros OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000
1970 Houston Astros SS 133 192 394 28 66 .954
1969 Houston Astros 1B 9 52 9 1 3 .984
1969 Houston Astros 2B 23 42 47 2 9 .978
1969 Houston Astros 3B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000
1969 Houston Astros SS 131 161 356 24 63 .956
1968 Houston Astros 1B 5 29 1 0 2 1.000
1968 Houston Astros 2B 119 269 285 10 47 .982
1968 Houston Astros 3B 4 3 6 0 1 1.000
1968 Houston Astros SS 35 45 92 5 21 .965
1967 Atlanta Braves 3B 3 2 1 0 0 1.000
1967 Atlanta Braves SS 124 181 349 19 65 .965
1966 Atlanta Braves 1B 7 25 1 0 2 1.000
1966 Atlanta Braves 3B 39 38 58 3 4 .970
1966 Atlanta Braves SS 106 165 282 21 50 .955
1965 Milwaukee Braves 1B 8 42 1 0 4 1.000
1965 Milwaukee Braves 3B 4 3 5 2 1 .800
1965 Milwaukee Braves SS 54 65 140 7 22 .967
1964 Milwaukee Braves 2B 15 29 31 2 8 .968
1964 Milwaukee Braves 3B 6 1 2 0 0 1.000
1964 Milwaukee Braves SS 141 253 422 25 76 .964
1963 Milwaukee Braves 1B 1 3 1 0 1 1.000
1963 Milwaukee Braves 2B 22 51 51 3 12 .971
1963 Milwaukee Braves 3B 51 58 96 12 9 .928
1963 Milwaukee Braves OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1963 Milwaukee Braves SS 82 120 250 9 45 .976
1962 Milwaukee Braves 1B 2 11 0 0 3 1.000
1962 Milwaukee Braves 2B 20 49 47 2 10 .980
1962 Milwaukee Braves 3B 15 9 37 2 4 .958
1962 Milwaukee Braves OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1962 Milwaukee Braves SS 9 16 25 4 6 .911
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 15 49 8 2 3 .163
1973 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 9 2 1 1 .222
1972 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 5 16 4 0 0 .250
1972 World Series Cincinnati Reds 7 24 2 1 2 .083