Gene DeMontreville

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Gene DeMontreville
Second Baseman/Shortstop
Born: March 10, 1873
Died: February 18, 1935 (aged 61)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 1894
for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Final game
April 26, 1904
for the St. Louis Browns
Career statistics
Batting average     .303
Home runs     17
Runs batted in     497
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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.

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