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Jim Edmonds League
5-16-2163
Menke Ponder Relief Pitcher
Retired (1989, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.30 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 21-39 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
SV 17 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 06-03-1954
K 382 Drafted Round 3, Pick 39
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(52 games)
IP 494.0
WHIP 1.69
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val A+
Speed C- Bunt C- Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1979 Away 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 22.1 38 25 24 0 6 20 1.97 9.67
1979 Home 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 26.0 34 14 14 0 8 20 1.62 4.85
1980 Away 1 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 16.2 15 12 10 2 10 18 1.50 5.40
1980 Home 1 3 19 0 0 0 1 4 23.2 42 25 23 0 12 16 2.28 8.75
1981 Away 1 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 29.1 46 27 26 0 14 21 2.05 7.98
1981 Home 2 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 27 21 18 0 11 16 1.73 7.36
1982 Away 2 1 26 2 0 0 0 0 44.2 58 40 37 0 22 25 1.79 7.46
1982 Home 1 2 22 3 0 0 0 0 35.0 46 33 32 0 18 28 1.83 8.23
1983 Away 1 8 44 0 0 0 4 6 49.2 56 29 28 1 33 33 1.79 5.07
1983 Home 3 7 41 0 0 0 2 3 53.0 58 35 32 1 22 49 1.51 5.43
1984 Away 1 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 26.2 25 24 23 1 16 17 1.54 7.76
1984 Home 0 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 24.1 33 14 12 0 6 18 1.60 4.44
1985 Away 2 1 12 0 0 0 2 1 15.2 18 14 10 1 9 13 1.72 5.74
1985 Home 1 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 30.1 29 15 14 1 14 23 1.42 4.15
1986 Away 0 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 8.1 7 6 6 1 2 8 1.08 6.48
1986 Home 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 11.2 15 9 9 0 6 6 1.80 6.94
1988 Away 1 2 18 2 0 0 0 1 25.0 30 19 19 1 14 22 1.76 6.84
1988 Home 1 1 22 0 0 0 2 0 29.2 28 11 9 0 5 29 1.11 2.73
2163 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2163 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 9 19 165 9 0 0 11 8 238.1 293 196 183 7 126 177 1.76 6.91
Total Home 12 20 165 7 0 0 6 7 255.2 312 177 163 2 102 205 1.62 5.74
Total
21
 39
330
16
0
0
17
 15
494.0
 605 373 346 9 228
382
1.69
6.30
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Menke Ponder has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-04-12The Chicago Blues have waived Menke Ponder.
1989-04-01The Chicago Blues have promoted Cookie Pounds to the major league team. The Chicago Blues have designated Menke Ponder for assignment.
1988-08-31Menke Ponder of the Chicago Blues is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1988-07-28Menke Ponder of the Chicago Blues is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1988-05-15Menke Ponder of the Chicago Blues is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1988-05-12The Chicago Blues have promoted Menke Ponder to the major league team. The Chicago Blues have sent Sweet Corn Hennderson to the minors.
1988-05-12The Chicago Blues have acquired Menke Ponder from the waiver wire.
1988-05-01The Pittsburgh Panthers have waived Menke Ponder.
1987-07-23The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Menke Ponder for assignment.
1985-07-09Menke Ponder of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1985-04-01Menke Ponder of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1980-08-03The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Menke Ponder to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Tim Leverette for assignment.
1980-04-01The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Menke Ponder to the minors. The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Gene Rigney to the minors.
1979-09-12Menke Ponder of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1979-08-13The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Menke Ponder to the major league team.
1975-04-01The Pittsburgh Panthers have renamed Manny Widner to Menke Ponder.