Gene DeMontreville

Infobox MLB retired
name=Gene DeMontreville
position=Second Baseman/Shortstop


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=March 10, 1873
deathdate=death date and age|1935|2|18|1873|3|10
debutdate= August 20
debutyear= 1894
debutteam= Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=April 26
finalyear=1904
finalteam=St. Louis Browns
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.303
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=17
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=497
teams=
* Pittsburgh Pirates (1894)
* Washington Senators (1895-1897)
* Baltimore Orioles (1898-1899)
* Chicago Orphans (1899)
* Brooklyn Superbas (1900)
* Boston Beaneaters (1901-1902)
* Washington Senators (1903)
* St. Louis Browns (1904)
highlights=

Eugene Napoleon DeMontreville (March 10, 1873 in St. Paul, Minnesota - February 18, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee), was a professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1894-1904. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (NL), Washington Senators (AL), Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, and St. Louis Browns.

DeMontreville had a 36-game hitting streak from 1896 to 1897. The streak was over the last 17 games of 1896 and the first 19 games of 1897. This streak was not discovered until 2007; it ranks as the tenth-longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball history.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=d/demonge01