Denis Menke Stats

Denis Menke was born on Sunday, July 21, 1940, in Algona, Iowa. Menke was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1962, with the Milwaukee Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Denis Menke baseball stats page.

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Denis Menke

Denis Menke Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#52)

Denis Menke Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#52)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Denis John Menke
Nickname:   None
Born On:   07-21-1940
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Algona, Iowa
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-14-1962 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-10-1974
Draft:   Not Applicable
Denis Menke

Denis Menke Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Denis Menke

Denis Menke Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1962 Braves 50 146 12 28 3 1 2 1 16 16 0 38 0 2 2 3 .192 .277 .267
1963 Braves 146 518 58 121 16 4 11 0 50 37 4 106 4 7 6 8 .234 .289 .344
1964 Braves 151 505 79 143 29 5 20 0 65 68 13 77 4 7 4 11 .283 .368 .479
1965 Braves 71 181 16 44 13 1 4 0 18 18 3 28 1 1 1 3 .243 .313 .392
1966 Braves 138 454 55 114 20 4 15 0 60 71 8 87 7 7 6 9 .251 .355 .412
1967 Braves 129 418 37 95 14 3 7 0 39 65 5 62 2 3 3 7 .227 .333 .325
1968 Astros 150 542 56 135 23 6 6 0 56 64 6 81 7 2 6 6 .249 .334 .347
1969 Astros 154 553 72 149 25 5 10 1 90 87 12 87 7 6 4 13 .269 .369 .387
1970 Astros 154 562 82 171 26 6 13 1 92 82 10 80 7 9 5 8 .304 .392 .441
1971 Astros 146 475 57 117 26 3 1 0 43 59 4 68 5 6 2 14 .246 .328 .320
1972 Reds 140 447 41 104 19 2 9 0 50 58 2 76 6 8 5 8 .233 .322 .345
1973 Reds 139 241 38 46 10 0 3 0 26 69 6 53 4 6 2 8 .191 .368 .270
1974 Astros 30 29 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 10 0 1 0 1 .103 .206 .138
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,598 5,071 605 1,270 225 40 101 3 606 698 73 853 54 65 46 99 .250 .343 .370
Denis Menke

Denis Menke Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1962 Braves 1B 2 - - 11 5.5 11 11 0 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Braves 2B 20 - - 98 4.9 96 49 47 2 10 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1962 Braves 3B 15 - - 48 3.2 46 9 37 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1962 Braves OF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Braves SS 9 - - 45 5.0 41 16 25 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .911 0.00 -
1963 Braves 1B 1 - - 4 4.0 4 3 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Braves 2B 22 - - 105 4.8 102 51 51 3 12 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1963 Braves 3B 51 - - 166 3.3 154 58 96 12 9 n/a n/a n/a .928 0.00 -
1963 Braves OF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Braves SS 82 - - 379 4.6 370 120 250 9 45 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1964 Braves 2B 15 - - 62 4.1 60 29 31 2 8 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1964 Braves 3B 6 - - 3 0.5 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1964 Braves SS 141 - - 700 5.0 675 253 422 25 76 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1965 Braves 1B 8 - - 43 5.4 43 42 1 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1965 Braves 3B 4 - - 10 2.5 8 3 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1965 Braves SS 54 - - 212 3.9 205 65 140 7 22 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1966 Braves 1B 7 - - 26 3.7 26 25 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1966 Braves 3B 39 - - 99 2.5 96 38 58 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1966 Braves SS 106 - - 468 4.4 447 165 282 21 50 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1967 Braves 3B 3 - - 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1967 Braves SS 124 - - 549 4.4 530 181 349 19 65 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1968 Astros 1B 5 - - 30 6.0 30 29 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Astros 2B 119 - - 564 4.7 554 269 285 10 47 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1968 Astros 3B 4 - - 9 2.3 9 3 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Astros SS 35 - - 142 4.1 137 45 92 5 21 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1969 Astros 1B 9 - - 62 6.9 61 52 9 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1969 Astros 2B 23 - - 91 4.0 89 42 47 2 9 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1969 Astros 3B 1 - - 4 4.0 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Astros SS 131 - - 541 4.1 517 161 356 24 63 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1970 Astros 1B 5 - - 14 2.8 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1970 Astros 2B 21 - - 114 5.4 113 51 62 1 14 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1970 Astros 3B 5 - - 6 1.2 5 1 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1970 Astros OF 3 - - 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1970 Astros SS 133 - - 614 4.6 586 192 394 28 66 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1971 Astros 1B 101 - - 907 9.0 904 845 59 3 77 n/a n/a n/a .997 0.00 -
1971 Astros 2B 5 - - 19 3.8 18 7 11 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00 -
1971 Astros 3B 32 - - 69 2.2 65 24 41 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .942 0.00 -
1971 Astros SS 17 - - 58 3.4 56 16 40 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1972 Reds 1B 11 - - 42 3.8 42 40 2 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1972 Reds 3B 130 - - 359 2.8 343 85 258 16 20 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1973 Reds 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1973 Reds 2B 5 - - 12 2.4 12 7 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1973 Reds 3B 123 - - 266 2.2 257 68 189 9 19 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1973 Reds SS 7 - - 7 1.0 7 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Astros 1B 12 - - 19 1.6 19 18 1 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Astros 2B 3 - - 5 1.7 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Astros 3B 7 - - 18 2.6 18 2 16 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Astros SS 2 - - 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 841 0 0 3,717 4.4 3,573 1,218 2,355 144 419 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
3B Totals 420 0 0 1,060 2.5 1,011 296 715 49 64 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 --
2B Totals 233 0 0 1,070 4.6 1,049 506 543 21 103 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
1B Totals 162 0 0 1,159 7.2 1,155 1,080 75 4 101 n/a n/a n/a .997 0.00 --
OF Totals 5 0 0 8 1.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
13 Years 1,661 - - 7,014 4.2 6,796 3,108 3,688 218 687 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
Denis Menke

Denis Menke Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1962 Braves 0 1 .000 - - n/a 73.0 3.8 9.1 - - -
1963 Braves 6 7 .462 - - n/a 47.1 4.9 10.4 - - -
1964 Braves 4 2 .667 - - n/a 25.3 6.6 7.8 - - -
1965 Braves 1 3 .250 - - n/a 45.3 6.5 10.1 - - -
1966 Braves 0 7 .000 - - n/a 30.3 5.2 7.6 - - -
1967 Braves 5 7 .417 - - n/a 59.7 6.7 10.7 - - -
1968 Astros 5 8 .385 - - n/a 90.3 6.7 9.7 - - -
1969 Astros 2 7 .222 - - n/a 55.3 6.4 6.1 - - -
1970 Astros 6 5 .545 - - n/a 43.2 7.0 6.1 - - -
1971 Astros 4 5 .444 - - n/a 475.0 7.0 11.0 - - -
1972 Reds 0 1 .000 - - n/a 49.7 5.9 8.9 - - -
1973 Reds 1 1 .500 - - n/a 80.3 4.5 9.3 - - -
1974 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 29.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 34 54 .386 - - n/a 50.2 5.9 8.4 - - -
Denis Menke

Denis Menke Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 Milwaukee Braves 29 Undetermined - -
1963 Milwaukee Braves 19 Undetermined - -
1964 Milwaukee Braves 19 Undetermined - -
1965 Milwaukee Braves 19 Undetermined - -
1966 Atlanta Braves 19 Undetermined - -
1967 Atlanta Braves 19 Undetermined - -
1968 Houston Astros 11 Undetermined - -
1969 Houston Astros 11 Undetermined Stats -
1970 Houston Astros 11 Undetermined Stats -
1971 Houston Astros 11 Undetermined - -
1972 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined - Stats
1973 Cincinnati Reds 11, 16 Undetermined - -
1974 Houston Astros 11 Undetermined - -


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