Denis Menke
American baseball player (1940–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Denis John Menke (July 21, 1940 – December 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball infielder and coach. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1974. He played for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1962–67), Houston Astros (1968–71, 1974) and Cincinnati Reds (1972–73), all of the National League. He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1969 and 1970.[1]
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Denis Menke | |
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Infielder | |
Born: (1940-07-21)July 21, 1940 Bancroft, Iowa, U.S. | |
Died: December 1, 2020(2020-12-01) (aged 80) Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 14, 1962, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 10, 1974, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .250 |
Home runs | 101 |
Runs batted in | 606 |
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