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| Name | Team | Age |
| Menke Ponder | Retired (1989, Age 35) | Died (2019, Age 65) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 39 (1975) |
RP | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jim Edmonds League | 0 | 7 years (52 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 6/3/1954 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1979 | P | PIT | 9 | 9 | 48.33 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1.68 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | P | PIT | 32 | 0 | 40.33 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | P | PIT | 36 | 0 | 51.33 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.05 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | P | PIT | 48 | 5 | 79.66 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | .900 |
| 1983 | P | PIT | 81 | 0 | 102.66 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1.58 | .947 |
| 1984 | P | PIT | 35 | 0 | 51.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.76 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | P | PIT | 26 | 0 | 46.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | P | PIT | 16 | 0 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | P | CHA | 39 | 2 | 54.66 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.15 | 1.000 |
| Total | 322 | 16 | 493.97 | 70 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 1.24 | .971 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1989-11-01 | Menke Ponder has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1989-04-12 | The Chicago Blues have waived Menke Ponder. |
| 1989-04-01 | The Chicago Blues have promoted Cookie Pounds to the major league team. The Chicago Blues have designated Menke Ponder for assignment. |
| 1988-08-31 | Menke Ponder of the Chicago Blues is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1988-07-28 | Menke Ponder of the Chicago Blues is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1988-05-15 | Menke Ponder of the Chicago Blues is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1988-05-12 | The Chicago Blues have promoted Menke Ponder to the major league team. The Chicago Blues have sent Sweet Corn Hennderson to the minors. |
| 1988-05-12 | The Chicago Blues have acquired Menke Ponder from the waiver wire. |
| 1988-05-01 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have waived Menke Ponder. |
| 1987-07-23 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Menke Ponder for assignment. |
| 1985-07-09 | Menke Ponder of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days. |
| 1985-04-01 | Menke Ponder of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 34 days. |
| 1980-08-03 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Menke Ponder to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Tim Leverette for assignment. |
| 1980-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Menke Ponder to the minors. The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Gene Rigney to the minors. |
| 1979-09-12 | Menke Ponder of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days. |
| 1979-08-13 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Menke Ponder to the major league team. |
| 1975-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have renamed Manny Widner to Menke Ponder. |