Eugene Napoleon DeMontreville (March 10, 1873 – February 18, 1935) was an American

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second baseman and

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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, Washington Senators,

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, Washington Senators, and

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between 1894 and 1904."Gene DeMontreville Statistics and History"
"baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on May 14, 2017. DeMontreville had a 36-game

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from 1896 to 1897. When the streak was discovered in 2007, it was the tenth-longest hitting streak in MLB history.

Career

In 922 games over 11 seasons, DeMontreville posted a .303

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(1,096-for-3,615) with 537 runs, 17

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, 497

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(RBIs) and 228

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s. He recorded a .921

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playing at second and third base and shortstop. He was accomplished at the baserunning technique known as the delayed steal. DeMontreville had a hitting streak over the last 17 games of 1896 and the first 19 games of 1897. This streak was not discovered until 2007, and at that time there were only nine longer hitting streaks in MLB history. A heavy drinker, DeMontreville was prone to fighting and missing curfews. He did not remain on any major league team for more than three seasons. DeMontreville's younger brother

Lee DeMontreville Leon DeMontreville (September 23, 1874 – March 22, 1962) was a professional baseball player. Primarily a shortstop, DeMontreville spent one season in the major leagues, with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1903. He appeared in 26 games and batted ...

was also an MLB player,"Baseball Notes", the Pittsburgh Press, Sports section, July 25, 1903. spending one season with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Later life

After leaving baseball, DeMontreville worked for the

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in Memphis, where he was the concessions manager. On February 18, 1935, a fire broke out in one of the concession stands. DeMontreville collapsed and died as he ran to investigate the fire.

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Career

Later life

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