Eugene Napoleon DeMontreville (March 10, 1873 in St. Paul, Minnesota - February 18, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

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), was a professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1894-1904. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

, Washington Senators (NL)

Washington Senators (1891-1899)

The Washington Senators were a 19th century baseball team. The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and the Washington Nationals. The team played at Boundary Field....

, Washington Senators (AL)

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

, Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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, Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles (19th century)

The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...

, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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, and St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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DeMontreville had a 36-game hitting streak

Hitting streak

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 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

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 history.

DeMontreville's younger brother Lee DeMontreville

Lee DeMontreville

Leon DeMontreville was a professional baseball player. Primarily a shortstop, DeMontreville spent one season in the major leagues, with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1903...

was also a Major League Baseball player, spending one season with the St. Louis Cardinals.