John Montague

John Evans Montague (born September 12, 1947), is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) in parts of seven seasons spanning 1973–1980. He was born in Newport News, Virginia.

Career Montague attended Newport News High School and played college baseball at Old Dominion University, was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft, but decided not to sign with the team. He was then selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft. On April 13, 1973, the Orioles sent him to the Montreal Expos in exchange for Mickey Scott.

He made his major league debut for the Expos on September 9, 1973, against the New York Mets, pitching the eighth inning of a game the Expos lost by a score of 3–0, and retiring all three batters he faced. He was with the Expos for two full seasons, with no decisions in the season in four relief appearances, and ending the with a 3–4 record and 3 saves in 46 appearances, including one start. He pitched in 12 games for the Expos in , finishing with an 0–1 record and two saves in 12 appearances, before he was picked off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies on September 2, 1975. He appeared in three games in relief in 1975 in his brief stint with the Phillies. He finished the with an 8-12 record and four saves in 47 appearances, including 15 as starting pitcher. He only appeared in 19 games for the Marines in , all in relief, ending with a 1–3 record and two saves. Montague started the season with the Mariners, and had a 6–4 record and one save in 41 appearances with the club.