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Jimmy Ryan League
4-1-2040
Denis Menke Shortstop
Retired (1978, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .302 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .874 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 2508 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 09-11-1939
HR 369 Drafted Round 3, Pick 42
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(137 games)
RBI 1549
SB 241
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 5
2B C- (29.0%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 10
3B C- (35.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1957 Minors 18 0.00 12 / 12 8 / 14 5 / 6 5 / 7 7 / 7 3 / 3 7 / 7 47 / 56
1958 Minors 19 63.00 8 / 10 8 / 11 2 / 4 3 / 7 9 / 10 9 / 11 8 / 11 47 / 64
1959 Minors 20 71.00 6 / 13 3 / 11 7 / 12 6 / 9 8 / 10 7 / 7 10 / 10 47 / 72
1960 Minors 21 64.00 6 / 12 3 / 8 8 / 11 4 / 4 3 / 10 5 / 10 7 / 9 36 / 64
1961 Majors 22 55.89 3 / 9 2 / 7 5 / 9 2 / 8 4 / 9 1 / 5 5 / 8 22 / 55
1962 Majors 23 62.70 2 / 12 6 / 9 0 / 7 4 / 11 4 / 5 5 / 12 6 / 6 27 / 62
1963 Majors 24 58.38 0 / 8 3 / 6 2 / 9 3 / 11 1 / 3 7 / 9 8 / 12 24 / 58
1964 Majors 25 47.80 1 / 6 3 / 9 5 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 3 2 / 5 4 / 7 16 / 47
1965 Majors 26 58.08 1 / 9 2 / 12 1 / 7 1 / 9 2 / 6 3 / 8 3 / 7 13 / 58
1966 Majors 27 51.46 2 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 6 3 / 7 8 / 51
1967 Majors 28 55.37 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 16 0 / 7 2 / 9 1 / 8 5 / 55
1968 Majors 29 49.69 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 49
1969 Majors 30 48.19 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 7 2 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 2 0 / 8 2 / 48
1970 Majors 31 55.69 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 55
1971 Majors 32 48.60 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 48
1972 Majors 33 59.59 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 13 2 / 59
1973 Majors 34 59.59 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 59
1974 Majors 35 59.29 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 59
1975 Majors 36 55.89 0 / 5 0 / 10 1 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 55
1976 Majors 37 36.20 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 36
1977 Majors 38 60.55 162 94 0 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 11 2 / 60
1978 Majors 39 37.98 162 34 0 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 37
Total 324 128 0 41 / 187 38 / 188 37 / 164 34 / 175 40 / 157 46 / 165 63 / 171 299 / 1207
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Denis Menke has retired from the Washington SimMets
1976-06-03Denis Menke of the Washington SimMets is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1976-04-08Denis Menke of the Washington SimMets is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1971-09-03Denis Menke of the Washington SimMets is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1971-06-03A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Braves and the Washington SimMets. The Washington SimMets receive Aaron Henry, Denis Menke from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1973 Round 2 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1973 Round 3 (WAS).
1965-03-01The Milwaukee Braves have renamed Charles Gordon to Denis Menke.
1961-03-05The Milwaukee Isotopes have promoted Charles Gordon to the major league team.