About Mike Menosky
Lived 1894 – 1983 (aged 88). Mike Menosky was an American baseball player.
Michael William Menosky (October 16, 1894 – April 11, 1983) was an American professional baseball player who was an outfielder for the Federal League and Major League Baseball. Born in Glen Campbell, Pennsylvania, he was known as "Leaping Mike" for his daring, fence-crashing catches. Menosky started his career on April 18, 1914, with the Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League, and went on to play 68 games that season. At 19, he was the second-youngest baseball player in the Federal League that season behind Jimmy Smith. He went on to play only four games in center field that season out of the 103 he played.
In 810 games over nine seasons, Menosky posted a .278 batting average (685-for-2465) with 382 runs, 18 home runs and 252 RBIs. Defensively, he recorded a .967 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
Menosky died in Detroit, Michigan on April 11, 1983, and was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
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Mike Menosky was born on 16 October 1894 in Glen Campbell.
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Mike Menosky died on 11 April 1983 in Detroit.
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Mike Menosky was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mike Menosky. https://biography.guide/mike-menosky/
MLA: "Mike Menosky." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mike-menosky/.
Chicago: "Mike Menosky." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mike-menosky/.
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