Al Montreuil Explained

Al Montreuil
Position:Second baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:23 August 1943
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana
Death Place:Marrero, Louisiana
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 1
Debutyear:1972
Debutteam:Chicago Cubs
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 3
Finalyear:1972
Finalteam:Chicago Cubs
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:5
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:11
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:1
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Allan Arthur Montreuil (August 23, 1943 – January 18, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who appeared in five games for the 1972 Chicago Cubs.[1] Montreuil was listed as 5feet tall and . He threw and batted right-handed.

A graduate of De La Salle High School in New Orleans, Montreuil attended Loyola University before being signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1964. He was sent to the Cubs in 1969 after spending almost four full years at the Double-A level in the Boston organization.

Montreuil made his Major League debut on September 1, 1972, at Wrigley Field in a 14–3 win against the San Diego Padres.[2] He collected his lone MLB hit in the fourth inning of that game, a single off right-hander Bill Greif.[2] Montreuil started three games at second base for Chicago in the waning weeks of 1972, handling 15 chances without making an error. He played in the Cubs' organization through 1975.[3]

After his retirement from baseball, Montreuil worked as a small business owner and realtor before retiring in 1999. For the last 40 years of his life, he lived in Terrytown, Louisiana.[4] He died on January 18, 2008, and was interred at Westlawn Memorial Park & Mausoleum in Gretna, Louisiana.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Montreuil Statistics and History. Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 19 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 14, San Diego Padres 3. Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. 19 November 2011.
  3. Web site: Al Montreuil Minor League Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 19 November 2011.
  4. News: Allan Arthur Montreuil Sr.. 20 November 2011. The Times-Picayune. 20 January 2008.