Lee DeMontreville
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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. He appeared in 26 games and batted 82 times, posting a .243 batting average
and collecting three stolen base
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DeMontreville's older brother Gene DeMontreville
was also a Major League Baseball player.
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
, DeMontreville spent one season in the major leagues, with the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
in 1903. He appeared in 26 games and batted 82 times, posting a .243 batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
and collecting three stolen base
Stolen base
In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...
s.
DeMontreville's older brother Gene DeMontreville
Gene DeMontreville
Eugene Napoleon DeMontreville , was a professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1894-1904. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators , Washington Senators , Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, and St...
was also a Major League Baseball player.