1969 Atlanta Braves DENIS MENKE Team Issued Original News Photo

DATE: 1969

ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot

TEAM: Atlanta Braves

SUBJECT: Denis Menke

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7-7/8"x10"

NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1

COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends.

BIO: Denis John Menke was born in 1940 in Algona, IA and died in 2020 in Tarpon Springs, FL. He played major league baseball from 1962 to 1974 as infielder for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, appeared in the 1972 World Series, and was selected twice as an All-Star. He managed in the minors from 1977-79. In 1993 he was a hitting instructor for the division-winning 1993 Phillies. He was the hitting coach for the Reds from 1997-2000.

SKU: L15094

Item: L15094