Gene DeMontreville Notable

b. March 10, 1873 · 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

Gene DeMontreville played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1894 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1904.

Across 922 games he batted .303, with 1,096 hits and 537 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 130 doubles and 228 stolen bases.

He played 510 games at second base, with 1,487 assists and 152 errors. He turned 133 double plays. He also played 379 games at shortstop.

He was born in St. Paul, MN, USA on March 10, 1873, and died on February 18, 1935. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1894	PIT	2	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	.250
1895	WHS	12	46	7	10	1	3	0	9	3	4	5	.217
1896	WHS	133	533	94	183	24	5	8	77	29	27	28	.343
1897	WHS	133	566	92	193	27	8	3	93	21	35	30	.341
1898	BLN	151	567	93	186	19	2	0	86	52	25	49	.328
1899	BLN/CHC	142	550	83	154	19	7	1	76	27	27	47	.280
1900	BRO	69	234	34	57	8	1	0	28	10	16	21	.244
1901	BSN	140	577	83	173	14	4	5	72	17	38	25	.300
1902	BSN	124	481	51	125	16	5	0	53	12	45	23	.260
1903	WSH	12	44	0	12	2	0	0	3	0	10	0	.273
1904	SLB	4	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.111
Career	—	922	3615	537	1096	130	35	17	497	174	231	228	.303

On this day & linked events

1873

Born March 10, 1873

St. Paul, MN, USA

1935

Died February 18, 1935

1894

Major-league debut: Gene DeMontreville

Gene DeMontreville made a major-league debut on August 20, 1894.

1904

Final major-league game: Gene DeMontreville

Gene DeMontreville played a final major-league game on April 26, 1904.

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