John Montague

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 213lb (188cm, 96kg)

Born: September 12, 1947 in Newport News, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Newport News HS (Newport News, VA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase.

High School: Newport News HS (Newport News, VA)

School: Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA)

Debut: September 9, 1973 (Age 25-362d, 13,438th in major league history)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 28, 1980 (Age 32-351d)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 9 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: John Evans Montague

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.76

223

546.2

260

WHIP

1.502

Summary of 57 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 15 go ahead

4 Tms
SEA	36
CAL	11
MON	9
PHI	1

Platoon
vs LHB	30
vs RHB	27

Home/Road
Home	32
Away	25

Outs
2	20
1	19
0	18

20 Opps
CHW	9
KCR	5
MIL	5
CAL	4
BAL	4
TOR	4
TEX	3
NYY	3
MIN	2
OAK	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
DET	2
PIT	2
BOS	2
CLE	2
SFG	1
STL	1
PHI	1
ATL	1

50 Batters
George Brett	2
John Lowenstein	2
Dan Ford	2
Oscar Gamble	2
Toby Harrah	2
Lamar Johnson	2
Reggie Jackson	2
Jim Spencer	1
Robin Yount	1
Otto Vélez	1
Dwight Evans	1
Hal McRae	1
Rich Chiles	1
Steve Kemp	1
Danny Ainge	1
Steve Swisher	1
Eric Soderholm	1
Vic Correll	1
Tony Armas	1
Sal Bando	1
Ken Griffey	1
Rick Monday	1
Hosken Powell	1
Dave Parker	1
Lee May	1
Jorge Orta	1
Gorman Thomas	1
Ken Singleton	1
Paul Molitor	1
Ben Oglivie	1
Richie Zisk	1
Tom Hutton	1
Milt May	1
Fred Lynn	1
Ron Fairly	1
Dave May	1
Darrell Porter	1
Bob Watson	1
Bruce Bochte	1
Earl Williams	1
Frank White	1
Bobby Bonds	1
Bobby Murcer	1
Jason Thompson	1
Willie Stargell	1
Bobby Grich	1
Jim Essian	1
Roy Howell	1
Bake McBride	1
Johnny Bench	1

17 Parks
Kingdome (SEA)	20
Angel Stad (ANA)	9
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	6
Parc Jarry (MON)	5
County Stad (MIL)	3
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1

Where Hit
7	20
9	19
8	4
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	37
2·HR gms	7
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	30
1--	19
12-	2
123	2
--3	2
-2-	2

90 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	30
1 on	23
2 on	2
3 on	2
Any on	27

Inning
1	2
3	11
4	6
5	2
6	9
7	10
8	8
9	6
Extra	3

1-3	13
4-6	17
7-end	27

RelScore
+4..	12
+3	7
+2	6
+1	7
Tied	11
-1	5
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	6

Ahead	32
Tied	11
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	14
DH	8
C	7
LF	7
3B	7
2B	5
CF	5
1B	3
SS	1

OrderPos
4th	13
3rd	10
6th	10
2nd	6
5th	5
8th	5
7th	4
9th	3
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	34

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1974-05-16	Tom Hutton	PHI		MON	ahead 5-2	b 5	1	---	1	5	3	5%	93%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1974-06-28 (1)	Steve Swisher	CHC	@	MON	behind 2-5	t 3	2	-2-	2	8	2	16%	34%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Madlock Scores
3	3	3	2	1974-06-28 (1)	Rick Monday	CHC	@	MON	tied 5-5	t 7	0	1--	2	4	8	26%	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Williams Scores
4	4	4	1	1974-07-03	Willie Stargell	PIT		MON	tied 1-1	b 9	0	---	1	4	7	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
5	5	5	1	1974-09-03 (2)	Bake McBride	STL		MON	ahead 6-4	b 7	1	1--	2	6	8	8%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Torre Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1975-05-17	Ken Griffey	CIN	@	MON	tied 3-3	t 10	0	---	1	2	9	34%	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	2	2	1975-05-17	Johnny Bench	CIN	@	MON	ahead 4-3	t 10	1	---	1	4	2	10%	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	3	1	1975-05-20	Vic Correll	ATL		MON	ahead 5-4	b 8	0	123	4	8	2	4%	100%		Home Run; D. Baker Scores; M. Lum Scores; L. Blanks Scores
9	9	4	1	1975-06-01	Bobby Murcer	SFG	@	MON	ahead 10-4	t 9	2	1--	2	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run; G. Thomasson Scores
10	10	5	1	1975-09-22	Dave Parker	PIT		PHI	ahead 9-3	b 8	2	1--	2	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Diloné Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1977-04-17	Bobby Bonds	CAL		SEA	behind 5-8	b 7	0	---	1	3	9	9%	21%		Home Run (Deep CF)
12	12	2	1	1977-04-20	Dave May	TEX	@	SEA	tied 0-0	t 3	2	-2-	2	2	7	20%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Beníquez Scores
13	13	3	2	1977-04-20	Toby Harrah	TEX	@	SEA	ahead 3-1	t 6	1	---	1	6	5	9%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	4	1	1977-05-21	Earl Williams	OAK		SEA	behind 4-5	b 7	2	1--	2	6	2	46%	76%		Home Run; M. Page Scores
15	15	5	1	1977-06-10	Roy Howell	TOR	@	SEA	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	1	3	5	13%	50%		Home Run (Deep CF)
16	16	6	2	1977-06-10	Ron Fairly	TOR	@	SEA	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	7	13%	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	1977-06-24	Sal Bando	MIL		SEA	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	--3	2	4	5	4%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Cooper Scores
18	18	8	1	1977-06-28	Lamar Johnson	CHW		SEA	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	1--	2	4	DH	8%	93%		Home Run; C. Lemon Scores
19	19	9	2	1977-06-28	Jorge Orta	CHW		SEA	ahead 5-2	b 4	2	1--	2	2	4	9%	94%		Home Run; J. Essian Scores
20	20	10	1	1977-07-04	Oscar Gamble	CHW	@	SEA	behind 0-1	t 6	2	1--	2	5	8	32%	62%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Orta Scores
21	21	11	2	1977-07-04	Jim Spencer	CHW	@	SEA	ahead 2-1	t 6	2	---	1	6	3	13%	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	12	1	1977-07-08	Rich Chiles	MIN		SEA	behind 9-13	b 9	2	--3	2	6	9	1%	1%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Wynegar Scores
23	23	13	1	1977-08-09	Oscar Gamble	CHW		SEA	ahead 5-2	b 3	1	---	1	5	DH	6%	89%		Home Run
24	24	14	2	1977-08-09	Eric Soderholm	CHW		SEA	ahead 6-2	b 3	2	1--	2	8	5	7%	95%		Home Run; C. Lemon Scores
25	25	15	3	1977-08-09	Jim Essian	CHW		SEA	ahead 8-2	b 3	2	---	1	9	2	2%	97%		Home Run
26	26	16	1	1977-08-22 (2)	Bruce Bochte	CLE	@	SEA	behind 0-1	t 3	1	1--	2	3	7	20%	59%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Kuiper Scores
27	27	17	1	1977-09-08	Hal McRae	KCR	@	SEA	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1	2	DH	12%	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	18	2	1977-09-08	Darrell Porter	KCR	@	SEA	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	6	2	11%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	19	3	1977-09-08	Frank White	KCR	@	SEA	ahead 3-2	t 7	0	---	1	9	4	12%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	20	1	1977-09-14	Robin Yount	MIL	@	SEA	behind 0-5	t 3	2	1--	2	2	6	9%	17%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Joshua Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1978-06-07	Reggie Jackson	NYY	@	SEA	ahead 6-1	t 7	1	1--	2	4	9	2%	99%		Home Run; T. Munson Scores
32	32	2	1	1978-06-11	Dwight Evans	BOS	@	SEA	ahead 4-2	t 8	1	---	1	7	9	7%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1979-04-08	Dan Ford	CAL	@	SEA	ahead 6-5	t 9	1	---	1	2	9	10%	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	2	1	1979-05-02	John Lowenstein	BAL	@	SEA	ahead 6-2	t 9	2	12-	3	6	7	2%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Dauer Scores; E. Murray Scores
35	35	3	1	1979-05-06	Fred Lynn	BOS		SEA	behind 0-1	b 8	1	1--	2	3	8	52%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Burleson Scores
36	36	4	1	1979-05-18	Richie Zisk	TEX	@	SEA	tied 3-3	t 3	2	---	1	4	9	11%	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	5	1	1979-05-31	Bobby Grich	CAL	@	SEA	tied 6-6	t 6	1	1--	2	8	4	25%	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Downing Scores
38	38	6	1	1979-06-21	Milt May	CHW		SEA	ahead 6-1	b 4	0	---	1	8	2	2%	97%		Home Run; M. May Scores
39	39	7	1	1979-06-30	Paul Molitor	MIL		SEA	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	4	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	8	2	1979-06-30	Gorman Thomas	MIL		SEA	ahead 2-0	b 1	0	1--	2	4	8	11%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Cooper Scores
41	41	9	1	1979-07-12	Reggie Jackson	NYY	@	SEA	ahead 8-2	t 7	0	---	1	4	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	10	1	1979-07-24 (1)	Ken Singleton	BAL		SEA	ahead 6-3	b 6	1	---	1	3	9	4%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	11	1	1979-07-26	Lee May	BAL		SEA	ahead 8-0	b 4	2	123	4	7	DH	1%	100%		Home Run; E. Murray Scores; J. Lowenstein Scores; D. DeCinces Scores
44	44	12	1	1979-07-31	Dan Ford	CAL		SEA	ahead 7-1	b 8	0	---	1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	13	1	1979-08-05	Tony Armas	OAK	@	SEA	tied 5-5	t 6	0	---	1	7	9	16%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	14	1	1979-08-21	Danny Ainge	TOR	@	SEA	behind 3-8	t 7	0	---	1	9	4	3%	6%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	15	1	1979-08-30	Toby Harrah	CLE		CAL	ahead 5-1	b 6	1	1--	2	4	5	3%	98%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Bonds Scores
48	48	16	1	1979-09-05	Lamar Johnson	CHW	@	CAL	behind 4-6	t 7	0	1--	2	4	DH	26%	50%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Squires Scores
49	49	17	1	1979-09-20	George Brett	KCR		CAL	behind 3-8	b 8	1	12-	3	3	5	9%	13%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Quirk Scores; H. McRae Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1980-05-09	Jason Thompson	DET	@	CAL	tied 5-5	t 10	1	---	1	6	3	38%	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	2	1	1980-05-25	George Brett	KCR	@	CAL	ahead 5-2	t 7	1	1--	2	4	5	7%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. White Scores
52	52	3	1	1980-06-02	Otto Vélez	TOR		CAL	behind 1-6	b 8	1	---	1	4	DH	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	4	1	1980-06-11	Bob Watson	NYY	@	CAL	ahead 6-4	t 9	2	---	1	3	DH	5%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	5	1	1980-06-27	Ben Oglivie	MIL	@	CAL	ahead 3-2	t 6	2	---	1	5	7	13%	76%		Home Run (CF-RF)
55	55	6	1	1980-07-31	Steve Kemp	DET		CAL	ahead 10-5	b 5	2	1--	2	3	DH	3%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Trammell Scores
56	56	7	1	1980-08-08	Hosken Powell	MIN	@	CAL	behind 4-9	t 8	1	---	1	7	9	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
57	57	8	1	1980-08-21	John Lowenstein	BAL	@	CAL	ahead 3-1	t 6	2	---	1	6	7	9%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)