Ed Montague | |
Position: | Shortstop |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 24 July 1905 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Daly City, California, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 14 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 25 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .262 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 2 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 69 |
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Edward Francis Montague (July 24, 1905 – June 17, 1988) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians (1928, 1930–1932), primarily as a shortstop. He later became a scout, most notable for signing Willie Mays. He was born in San Francisco, and died at age 82 in Daly City, California. His son Ed was a major league umpire from 1974 until 2009.