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Duke Snider League
6-3-2078
George Menke Catcher
Retired (1961, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .765 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 590 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 07-21-1927
HR 32 Drafted Round 22, Pick 351
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(109 games)
RBI 257
SB 14
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A+ Endurance D    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed C+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B D- (10.7%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF F  (0.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 DET
148
453
47
116
16
3
5
52
63
 61 2 0
3
 3 8
.687
.349
.338
.082
.256
1951 DET
127
438
69
122
21
1
5
45
76
 56 5 5
3
 4 5
.753
.387
.365
.087
.279
1952 DET
90
226
42
79
15
1
6
45
25
 12 1 2
0
 3 4
.918
.413
.504
.155
.350
1953 DET
119
344
58
102
18
1
3
50
50
 35 1 4
2
 4 3
.764
.383
.381
.084
.297
1954 DET
47
115
15
27
3
0
3
13
20
 12 0 1
1
 2 1
.685
.346
.339
.104
.235
1955 DET
63
130
25
43
9
1
5
19
13
 14 3 0
0
 0 3
.935
.404
.531
.200
.331
1956 DET
67
150
17
44
5
0
1
13
24
 21 0 0
1
 1 5
.737
.391
.347
.053
.293
1957 DET
81
81
11
22
3
0
2
9
5
 7 0 0
2
 0 2
.697
.314
.383
.111
.272
1958 DET
73
64
5
17
2
0
0
7
7
 10 0 1
1
 1 0
.630
.333
.297
.031
.266
1959 DET
17
21
2
10
0
1
1
1
0
 4 0 0
1
 0 0
1.190
.476
.714
.238
.476
1960 DET
18
20
4
5
2
0
1
3
3
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.848
.348
.500
.250
.250
1961 DET
6
8
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.819
.444
.375
.000
.375
Total
856
2050
297
590
94
8
32
257
287
 233 12 13
14
 18 31
.765
.376
.388
.100
.288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01George Menke has retired from the Detroit Thugs
1961-10-03The Detroit Thugs have designated George Menke for assignment. The Detroit Thugs have sent Jackie Sweet to the minors.
1961-08-05The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Menke to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Stan Erickson to the minors.
1961-06-04The Detroit Thugs have promoted Pete Davie to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have designated George Menke for assignment.
1955-03-01The Detroit Thugs have promoted Spud Gonzales to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Hub Taylor to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Hank Klinger to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Menke to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Lew McCray to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Luebber to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Hi Medina to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Bill Heinkel to the minors.
1954-08-20The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Anderson to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent George Menke to the minors.
1952-07-05The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Menke to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Miah Davidson to the minors.
1952-06-19The Detroit Thugs have promoted Miah Davidson to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent George Menke to the minors.