 |  | 10-28-1971 |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | SS Denis Menke #49 |  | |  | | Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal |     |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | SB | | | 147 | 473 | 121 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 63 | 97 | .256 | .344 | .319 | 2 | | | | Overall | Potential | | Contact |  |  | | Gap |  |  | | Power |  |  | | Eye |  |  | | Avoid K's |  |  |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | | Overall | Vs Left | Vs Right | Potential | | Contact | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Gap | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | Power | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | Eye | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | Avoid K's | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | Fielding Ratings | | Catcher | Infield | Outfield | | Range: | - | 7 | 1 | | Errors: | - | 8 | - | | Arm: | 1 | 8 | 4 | | Turn DP: | - | 7 | - | | Ability: | - | - | - |
| | Position Ratings | | Pitcher: | - | Shortstop: | 7 | | Catcher: | - | Left Field: | - | | 1st Base: | - | Center Field: | - | | 2nd Base: | 8 | Right Field: | - | | 3rd Base: | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Run/Bunt Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | Stealing Ability: | 5 | | Baserunning Inst.: | 5 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 7 | | Bunt for Hit: | 3 | | | |
| | | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Vs. | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | 09-30-1971 | BOS | Loss, 4-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-29-1971 | BOS | Loss, 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 09-28-1971 | MAN | Win, 7-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 09-27-1971 | MAN | Loss, 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 09-26-1971 | @ WAS | Win, 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-25-1971 | @ WAS | Loss, 2-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 09-24-1971 | @ WAS | Win, 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 09-22-1971 | @ ATL | Loss, 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 09-21-1971 | @ ATL | Win, 12-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-20-1971 | @ ATL | Loss, 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | Personality Ratings | | Leader Ability: | 10 | | Loyalty: | 4 | | Desire for Winning: | 9 | | Greed: | 5 | | Intelligence: | 4 | | Work Ethic: | 9 | |
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| | Denis Menke | | Birthday: | 07-21-1940 | | Born in: | Algona (Iowa) | | Nationality: | American | | Height: | 6' 0" | | Weight: | 192 lbs | | Local Popularity: | Extremely Popular | | National Pop.: | Fair |
| Status | | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Salary: | $1,200,000 | | Signed Through: | 1976 Season | | Major Service: | 8 Years, 55 Days | | Service This Yr: | 184 Days | | 40-Man Service: | None, None | | Pro Service: | 8 Years | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Eligible, but possibly free agent after season! | | Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Contract Extension: | - | | Drafted: | - | |
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| United League 1971 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 147 | 473 | 121 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 64 | 63 | 97 | .256 | .344 | .319 | .664 | .605 | .063 | 11.9 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 119 | 550 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 151 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 56.4 | 4.08 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 173 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .283 | .360 | .341 | .701 | | Versus Right | | 300 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 44 | 42 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .240 | .335 | .307 | .642 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 57 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .343 | .333 | .677 | | May | | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .260 | .167 | .426 | | June | | 73 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .288 | .369 | .301 | .670 | | July | | 91 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .324 | .275 | .598 | | August | | 95 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .352 | .400 | .752 | | September | | 91 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .396 | .796 | | Last Year | | 426 | 114 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 59 | 34 | 83 | 4 | 6 | 4 | .268 | .325 | .397 | .721 | | 2 Years Ago | | 630 | 156 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 83 | 57 | 107 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .248 | .316 | .330 | .646 | | Career | | 4009 | 1040 | 205 | 6 | 81 | 392 | 543 | 447 | 758 | 24 | 32 | 45 | .259 | .339 | .374 | .713 | | Home | | 221 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .253 | .346 | .326 | .672 | | Road | | 252 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .258 | .343 | .313 | .656 | | Grass | | 473 | 121 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 64 | 63 | 97 | 4 | 7 | 3 | .256 | .344 | .319 | .664 | | Day | | 123 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .203 | .320 | .236 | .556 | | Night | | 350 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 48 | 42 | 73 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .274 | .354 | .349 | .702 | | Pinch Hitting | | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .208 | .318 | .527 | | Close/Late | | 119 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .303 | .384 | .361 | .745 | | Inning 1-3 | | 153 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .367 | .288 | .654 | | Inning 4-6 | | 151 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .212 | .281 | .278 | .560 | | Inning 7-9 | | 157 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .287 | .376 | .389 | .764 | | Extra Innings | | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 | | 0 Outs | | 184 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .261 | .349 | .321 | .670 | | 1 Outs | | 154 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .345 | .292 | .637 | | 2 Outs | | 135 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .338 | .348 | .686 | | Scoring Position | | 118 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .331 | .347 | .678 | | Bases Empty | | 270 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .362 | .289 | .651 | | Runner on 1st | | 85 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .224 | .305 | .376 | .682 | | Runner on 2nd | | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .354 | .286 | .640 | | Runner on 3rd | | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .167 | .273 | .439 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .333 | .646 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .308 | .556 | .863 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .471 | .500 | .471 | .971 | | Bases Loaded | | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .200 | .333 | .533 | | Two Strikes | | 222 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .258 | .234 | .492 | | First Pitch | | 56 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .268 | .263 | .304 | .567 | | Count 0-1 | | 35 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .371 | .378 | .429 | .807 | | Count 0-2 | | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .310 | .476 | | Count 1-0 | | 43 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .326 | .372 | .698 | | Count 1-1 | | 51 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .451 | .472 | .510 | .982 | | Count 1-2 | | 60 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .131 | .150 | .281 | | Count 2-0 | | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | | Count 2-1 | | 42 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .429 | .762 | | Count 2-2 | | 75 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .197 | .227 | .424 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .704 | .455 | 1.158 | | Full Count | | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .479 | .289 | .768 | | Behind in Count | | 137 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .204 | .207 | .270 | .477 | | Ahead in Count | | 109 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .472 | .376 | .848 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1963 Toronto - AAA | 22 | 49 | 198 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .371 | .495 | .865 | 18.0 | | Total IL | | 49 | 198 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .371 | .495 | .865 | 18.0 |
| | Player History | | 03-01-1963 | Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Detroit in 1963. | | 01-01-1964 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 5 (3); Eye: 5 (4). | | 05-06-1964 | Injured (Finger Blister), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 08-19-1964 | Injured (Blurred Vision), day-to-day for 5 days. | | 09-01-1964 | Injured (Torn Thigh Muscle), out for 7 weeks. | | 01-01-1965 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 6 (3); Eye: 6 (4). | | 05-23-1965 | Injured (back spasms), out for 6 weeks. | | 11-04-1965 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1966 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 6 (3); Eye: 7 (4). | | 07-10-1966 | Injured (pinched nerve (neck)), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 08-26-1966 | Injured (dislocated shoulder), out for 3 months. | | 01-01-1967 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (3); Power: 6 (3); Eye: 7 (4). | | 10-31-1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 5 (3); Eye: 7 (4). | | 06-04-1968 | Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $9,600,000 with the Detroit Griffins organization. | | 07-26-1968 | Injured (fractured hand), out for 5 weeks. | | 09-02-1968 | Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for one week. | | 09-06-1968 | Injured (fractured cheekbone), out for 8 weeks. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (7). | | 09-26-1969 | Injured (blurred vision), day-to-day for 6 days. | | 01-01-1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (7). | | 05-11-1970 | Injured (strained quadriceps), day-to-day for 5 days. | | 05-12-1970 | Injured (knee contusion), out for one week. | | 05-25-1970 | Injured (strained quadriceps), out for 5 weeks. | | 01-01-1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (7). | | 04-05-1971 | Injured (back soreness), out for 6 days. | |
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