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Name	Team	Age
Rowland Menke	Retired (1970, Age 34)	Died (2016, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 26 (1958)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Billy Williams League	0	0 years (62 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	B-	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A+	0	7/21/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1958	C-	B	D+	C+	B-	D	D-
1959	C-	B	D+	B-	B-	D+	D-
1960	C-	B	D+	B-	B-	D+	D-
1961	C	B	D+	B-	B-	D+	D
1962	C	B	D+	B-	B-	D+	D
1963	C	B	C-	B-	B	D+	D
1964	C	B+	C-	B-	B	C-	D
1965	C	B+	C-	B-	B	C-	D
1966	C	B+	C-	B-	B	C-	D
1967	C	B+	C-	B-	B	C-	D
1968	C	B+	C-	B-	B	C-	D
1969	C	B+	C-	B-	B	C-	D
1970	C	B+	C-	B-	B	C-	D

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Rowland Menke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-04-01	The Detroit Ligers have waived Rowland Menke.
1961-09-04	The Detroit Ligers have acquired Rowland Menke from the waiver wire.
1961-04-05	The Baltimore Wildcatters have waived Rowland Menke.
1961-03-05	The Baltimore Wildcatters have promoted Johnny Reardon to the major league team. The Baltimore Wildcatters have sent Rowland Menke to the minors.
1960-09-11	The Baltimore Wildcatters have promoted Rowland Menke to the major league team.
1959-09-17	The Baltimore Wildcatters have acquired Rowland Menke from the waiver wire.
1959-09-13	The Kansas City Blues have waived Rowland Menke.
1959-04-01	The Kansas City Blues have promoted Johnny Greif to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Rowland Menke to the minors.
1958-08-20	The Kansas City Blues have promoted Rowland Menke to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Darcy Amaral to the minors.
1958-07-31	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Blues and the Boston Barracudas. The Boston Barracudas receive Mark Balas from the Kansas City Blues in exchange for Bud Ott, Rowland Menke, Archie McNertney.