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
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Majors Service Time |
Jim Edmonds League | 0 | 7 years (52 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor Value
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Health
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Injured Days
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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 %) |
Year | Endurance | Velocity | Control |
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1989 |
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. |