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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Matt Menke Third Base
Retired (1988, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .286 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .823 Status Retired (1988) Option Years 0  
H 2833 Age 79 (OS 80) Date of Birth 07-21-1948
HR 427 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(153 games)
RBI 1704
SB 360
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 5
2B A+ (92.6%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1970 Away 32 140 0 33 4 0 8 18 15 32 0 0 0 .743 .308 .436 .200 .236
1970 Home 32 134 0 35 5 2 3 15 10 25 0 0 0 .708 .312 .396 .134 .261
1971 Away 42 252 0 62 9 1 7 27 19 59 0 0 0 .676 .303 .373 .127 .246
1971 Home 49 232 0 68 4 1 9 36 19 43 0 0 0 .785 .349 .435 .142 .293
1972 Away 66 256 19 57 3 1 6 29 18 41 3 3 5 .584 .272 .312 .090 .223
1972 Home 67 248 29 72 10 5 11 37 14 58 8 5 6 .831 .327 .504 .214 .290
1973 Away 63 230 37 63 12 1 13 43 31 49 19 9 3 .867 .362 .504 .230 .274
1973 Home 69 266 43 75 14 2 8 45 22 47 14 7 7 .774 .334 .440 .158 .282
1974 Away 70 282 40 81 18 4 8 43 28 56 17 8 5 .816 .351 .465 .177 .287
1974 Home 69 273 44 75 19 3 13 50 24 50 13 7 5 .842 .333 .509 .234 .275
1975 Away 70 287 46 81 17 4 20 64 26 59 8 6 8 .923 .345 .578 .296 .282
1975 Home 69 264 43 78 13 3 16 47 28 45 21 12 8 .911 .362 .549 .254 .295
1976 Away 69 282 41 61 10 1 13 50 26 66 20 5 4 .679 .282 .397 .181 .216
1976 Home 70 293 58 99 17 2 14 61 22 56 12 9 9 .937 .384 .553 .215 .338
1977 Away 70 289 50 89 11 2 18 51 30 50 17 5 6 .917 .371 .547 .239 .308
1977 Home 69 276 45 89 10 4 10 51 22 56 12 6 2 .866 .369 .496 .174 .322
1978 Away 70 292 61 108 19 2 21 76 23 51 17 8 7 1.079 .415 .664 .295 .370
1978 Home 69 279 61 96 19 7 16 54 23 56 18 5 6 1.030 .396 .634 .290 .344
1979 Away 69 289 53 88 11 4 18 73 28 60 18 7 5 .928 .371 .557 .253 .304
1979 Home 70 280 43 77 12 6 9 48 29 46 12 10 7 .799 .342 .457 .182 .275
1980 Away 74 305 47 88 11 3 8 54 32 58 14 5 6 .776 .353 .423 .134 .289
1980 Home 63 242 48 75 9 3 14 59 26 39 16 2 4 .918 .373 .545 .236 .310
1981 Away 69 287 47 77 11 2 12 57 28 49 10 2 3 .775 .329 .446 .178 .268
1981 Home 70 258 54 80 13 3 17 72 37 42 4 7 3 .975 .394 .581 .271 .310
1982 Away 68 278 54 77 8 5 14 50 26 57 17 4 10 .832 .339 .493 .216 .277
1982 Home 66 262 53 81 16 3 15 49 22 47 10 3 9 .929 .364 .565 .256 .309
1983 Away 70 296 49 87 17 3 12 46 29 69 4 1 6 .848 .355 .493 .199 .294
1983 Home 69 265 40 75 13 1 13 48 21 46 3 2 3 .822 .336 .487 .204 .283
1984 Away 70 215 27 48 6 1 6 29 25 60 1 0 9 .646 .302 .344 .121 .223
1984 Home 71 221 38 73 11 2 9 35 21 47 7 1 4 .909 .388 .520 .190 .330
1985 Away 72 278 31 72 9 3 8 40 27 49 3 3 8 .725 .326 .399 .140 .259
1985 Home 66 254 46 75 11 2 11 38 23 51 4 3 9 .839 .355 .484 .189 .295
1986 Away 69 274 30 71 6 2 9 26 19 59 4 4 9 .700 .306 .394 .135 .259
1986 Home 70 282 34 81 7 1 10 46 14 62 7 4 15 .744 .319 .426 .138 .287
1987 Away 69 270 24 69 17 3 4 31 26 58 3 2 5 .708 .323 .385 .130 .256
1987 Home 66 263 29 76 16 0 10 48 13 36 2 1 8 .785 .321 .464 .175 .289
1988 Away 70 268 38 80 15 2 9 32 29 56 5 7 2 .838 .368 .470 .172 .299
1988 Home 65 252 23 61 6 1 5 26 16 55 4 4 5 .622 .289 .333 .091 .242
Total Away 1252 5070 694 1392 214 44 214 839 485 1038 180 79 101 .799 .338 .461 .186 .275
Total Home 1239 4844 731 1441 225 51 213 865 406 907 167 88 110 .848 .351 .497 .199 .297
Total 2546 9914 1501 2833 439 95 427 1704 891 1945 360 180 227 .823 .344 .478 .193 .286
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Matt Menke has retired from the Minnesota Maulers
1980-04-11A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Maulers and the San Diego Fleetwood. The San Diego Fleetwood receive Charlie Atlas, Woody Gearhauser, Eddie Wilson, Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 MIN (Kent Williams), Draft Pick 1983 Round 1 MIN (Scott Buchanan), Draft Pick 1982 Round 1 MIN (Art Eusebio) from the Minnesota Maulers in exchange for Ray Wilhelm, Matt Menke. Protest This Trade.
1980-04-08The San Diego Fleetwood have placed Matt Menke on the trade block.
1973-06-17Matt Menke of the San Diego Fleetwood is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1971-04-23Matt Menke of the San Diego Fleetwood is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1970-06-13The San Diego Fleetwood have promoted Matt Menke to the major league team. The San Diego Fleetwood have designated Josh Rocco for assignment.
1970-03-26The San Diego Fleetwood have promoted Steve Terrell to the major league team. The San Diego Fleetwood have promoted Gazzo Freeman to the major league team. The San Diego Fleetwood have sent Matt Menke to the minors. The San Diego Fleetwood have sent Ike Head to the minors. The San Diego Fleetwood have sent Steve Mertz to the minors.
1970-03-26The San Diego Fleetwood have drafted Matt Menke #45 overall in the Expansion Draft.