Denis Menke
1962–1974 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves, NLS
1,598G
.250AVG
.343OBP
.370SLG
More career statistics
1,270H
101HR
606RBI
34SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 54 | 53 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 853 | 854 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,934 | 5,936 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,598 | 5,934 | 5,071 | 605 | 1,270 | 225 | 40 | 101 | 606 | 698 | 853 | 34 | 54 | 46 | 65 | 1,878 | .250 | .343 | .370 | .713 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1969-05-04 to 1969-05-21
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1964-05-23 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1971-09-24 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1970-05-22 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 828 | 3054 | 685 | 59 | 345 | 351 | 410 | .261 | .339 | .392 |
| Away | 770 | 2882 | 585 | 42 | 261 | 347 | 444 | .239 | .323 | .347 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 196 | 723 | 165 | 13 | 66 | 88 | 96 | .270 | .350 | .386 |
| May | 302 | 1137 | 254 | 19 | 113 | 145 | 189 | .263 | .351 | .381 |
| June | 277 | 1027 | 211 | 14 | 96 | 106 | 144 | .237 | .309 | .341 |
| July | 274 | 1053 | 216 | 18 | 117 | 116 | 148 | .237 | .315 | .367 |
| August | 286 | 1034 | 238 | 18 | 117 | 125 | 123 | .274 | .351 | .409 |
| September | 250 | 928 | 182 | 19 | 95 | 109 | 148 | .229 | .314 | .347 |
| October | 13 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | .160 | .382 | .160 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 178 | 668 | 151 | 12 | 76 | 80 | 91 | .265 | .346 | .382 |
| san-francisco-giants | 174 | 639 | 126 | 11 | 59 | 65 | 87 | .226 | .299 | .335 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 154 | 553 | 131 | 6 | 59 | 60 | 83 | .273 | .345 | .373 |
| chicago-cubs | 152 | 560 | 118 | 11 | 44 | 46 | 94 | .234 | .293 | .379 |
| new-york-mets | 148 | 561 | 137 | 15 | 70 | 65 | 78 | .289 | .360 | .451 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 146 | 566 | 118 | 10 | 61 | 80 | 77 | .251 | .350 | .360 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 146 | 522 | 106 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 77 | .235 | .308 | .379 |
| cincinnati-reds | 144 | 558 | 116 | 10 | 55 | 68 | 89 | .242 | .330 | .351 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Milwaukee Braves | 50 | 146 | 28 | 2 | 16 | – | .192 | – | – |
| 1963 | Milwaukee Braves | 146 | 518 | 121 | 11 | 50 | 6 | .234 | – | – |
| 1964 | Milwaukee Braves | 151 | 505 | 143 | 20 | 65 | 4 | .283 | – | – |
| 1965 | Milwaukee Braves | 71 | 181 | 44 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .243 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Atlanta Braves | 138 | 454 | 114 | 15 | 60 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves | 129 | 418 | 95 | 7 | 39 | 5 | .227 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Houston Astros | 150 | 542 | 135 | 6 | 56 | 5 | .249 | – | – |
| 1969 | Houston Astros | 154 | 553 | 149 | 10 | 90 | 2 | .269 | – | – |
| 1970 | Houston Astros | 154 | 562 | 171 | 13 | 92 | 6 | .304 | – | – |
| 1971 | Houston Astros | 146 | 475 | 117 | 1 | 43 | 4 | .246 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Cincinnati Reds | 140 | 447 | 104 | 9 | 50 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1973 | Cincinnati Reds | 139 | 241 | 46 | 3 | 26 | 1 | .191 | – | – |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 30 | 29 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .103 | – | – |