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| Player Report for #94 Denis Menke | | Thursday, November 5th, 1931 |  | | Name: | Denis Menke | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $2,266 | | Birthday: | 07-21-1907 | Signed Through: | 1931 Season | | Age: | 24 | Years of Major League Service: | 1 Year, 166 Days | | Born in: | Algona (Iowa) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 183 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 2 Years, 3 Days | | Weight: | 192 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 2 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | SS | Minor League Option Years: | 2 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1928, 21st Pick in Round 1 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Fair (Fair) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | Talent | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | First Base 5 | | Stealing Ability: | 3 | | Second Base 3 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 1 | | Third Base 5 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 1 | | Shortstop 7 | | Bunt for Hit: | 6 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-22-1931 | MID | Loss, 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-21-1931 | MID | Win, 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-19-1931 | @ MID | Loss, 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-18-1931 | @ MID | Win, 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-17-1931 | @ MID | Win, 9-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-15-1931 | MID | Loss, 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-14-1931 | MID | Loss, 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-12-1931 | DER | Win, 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-10-1931 | @ DER | Loss, 1-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-09-1931 | @ DER | Win, 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Home Nations Baseball Association 1931 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 154 | 532 | 130 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 79 | 69 | 54 | 116 | .244 | .319 | .372 | .691 | .616 | .128 | 3.3 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 140 | 597 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 198 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 61.4 | 3.88 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 87 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .373 | .368 | .740 | | Versus Right | | 445 | 106 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .238 | .308 | .373 | .681 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 61 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .403 | .525 | .927 | | May | | 83 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .361 | .325 | .686 | | June | | 87 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .316 | .368 | .684 | | July | | 86 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .292 | .384 | .675 | | August | | 102 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .225 | .270 | .324 | .594 | | September | | 96 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .288 | .344 | .632 | | October | | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .389 | .471 | .859 | | Spring Training | | 55 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .364 | .418 | .782 | | Playoffs | | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .224 | .261 | .485 | | Last Year | | 290 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .313 | .366 | .678 | | 2 Years Ago | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .200 | .125 | .325 | | Career | | 830 | 198 | 44 | 3 | 19 | 131 | 101 | 85 | 197 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .239 | .315 | .367 | .683 | | Home | | 257 | 60 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .317 | .346 | .664 | | Road | | 275 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 24 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .255 | .320 | .396 | .717 | | Grass | | 532 | 130 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 79 | 69 | 54 | 116 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .244 | .319 | .372 | .691 | | Night | | 532 | 130 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 79 | 69 | 54 | 116 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .244 | .319 | .372 | .691 | | Pinch Hitting | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .455 | .250 | .705 | | Close/Late | | 97 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .303 | .320 | .622 | | Inning 1-3 | | 161 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .296 | .360 | .656 | | Inning 4-6 | | 204 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .313 | .387 | .700 | | Inning 7-9 | | 162 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .272 | .353 | .377 | .730 | | Extra Innings | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | | 0 Outs | | 200 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .298 | .360 | .658 | | 1 Outs | | 180 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .365 | .428 | .793 | | 2 Outs | | 152 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .288 | .322 | .611 | | Scoring Position | | 147 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 72 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .400 | .483 | .883 | | Bases Empty | | 266 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .298 | .361 | .659 | | Runner on 1st | | 119 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .252 | .261 | .512 | | Runner on 2nd | | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .486 | .538 | 1.024 | | Runner on 3rd | | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .368 | .444 | .813 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 44 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .392 | .659 | 1.051 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .353 | .321 | .674 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .450 | .357 | .807 | | Bases Loaded | | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .353 | .686 | | Two Strikes | | 249 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .173 | .238 | .265 | .503 | | First Pitch | | 85 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .329 | .330 | .518 | .847 | | Count 0-1 | | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .370 | .522 | .891 | | Count 0-2 | | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .268 | .359 | .627 | | Count 1-0 | | 49 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .280 | .388 | .668 | | Count 1-1 | | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .279 | .357 | .636 | | Count 1-2 | | 78 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .113 | .179 | .292 | | Count 2-0 | | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .313 | .375 | .688 | | Count 2-1 | | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .433 | .700 | | Count 2-2 | | 76 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .182 | .289 | .471 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | .733 | 1.400 | | Full Count | | 56 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .413 | .286 | .699 | | Behind in Count | | 163 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .209 | .222 | .319 | .541 | | Ahead in Count | | 110 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .459 | .445 | .904 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 11-10-1928 | Drafted in the 1928 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 21, 21st overall Pick) by the Worcestershire Royals. | | 01-01-1929 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 6 (7). | | 01-01-1930 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (6). | | 06-12-1930 | Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 4 days. | | 11-25-1930 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1931 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (6). | |
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