#78 Denis Menke, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Atlanta Braves Friday, 10/20/1967 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Denis Menke
7/21/1940 27 USA,IA, 6"0 190
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1967 (Automatic) $ 1,540,000 (2 year(s)) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 3 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 2 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 4 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | STL | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/26 | @CIN | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @CIN | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | HOU | L 2-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/30 | HOU | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @PIT | L 3-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/3 | SF | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/5 | @LAN | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/6 | @CHN | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/8 | NYM | W 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 104 | 116 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 14 | .302 | .386 | .474 | .861 | .818 | .172 |
Projected | 104 | 116 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 14 | .302 | .386 | .474 | .861 | .818 | .172 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 8 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 20.6 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .452 | .519 | .970 |
vs. RHP | 89 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .366 | .461 | .827 |
Close/Late | 41 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .415 | .500 | .659 | 1.159 |
Scoring Position | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .472 | .357 | .829 |
Pinch Hitting | 49 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .393 | .429 | .821 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 52 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | .327 | .393 | .564 | .957 |
Road | 52 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | .279 | .380 | .393 | .774 |
March/April | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .100 | .308 | .200 | .508 |
May | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .625 | .958 |
June | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
July | 17 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .467 | .556 | .467 | 1.022 |
August | 22 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .341 | .400 | .537 | .937 |
Sept/Oct | 24 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .346 | .414 | .654 | 1.068 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1963 | 150 | 457 | 113 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 68 | 69 | 82 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .365 | .385 | .750 | MIL |
1964 | 149 | 405 | 105 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 55 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | .259 | .371 | .405 | .776 | MIL |
1965 | 131 | 234 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .328 | .359 | .687 | MIL |
1966 | 146 | 400 | 92 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .313 | .338 | .650 | MIL |
1967 | 104 | 116 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .302 | .386 | .474 | .861 | MIL |
Total | 680 | 1612 | 400 | 83 | 13 | 35 | 221 | 216 | 235 | 23 | 8 | 249 | 7 | 1 | .248 | .350 | .381 | .731 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 5.16 | | | | |
Third Base | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 25.2 | 2.10 | | | | |
Shortstop | 41 | 8 | 33 | 61 | 9 | 96 | 2 | .979 | 147.0 | 5.88 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1963... Had first career hit on 4/4/1963, off Frank Smith (CIN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1963, off Ed Rakow (STL)... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/11/1963... 10/20/1967: Signed a contract extension with Atlanta, $1,540,000 per year, for 2 years.
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