John Montague (baseball)

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 pitched in 12 games for the Expos in 1975, 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.

[1] As a member of the Mariners' inaugural team, he earned the first save in team history, preserving a 5–1 win against the California Angels at the Kingdome on April 9, 1977, pitching a scoreless eighth and ninth inning and giving up only one walk (erased on a double play).

1980 was his final season in the major leagues, ending his career with a 4–2 record and three saves in 37 appearances, all in relief.

The final game of his career was on August 28, 1980, giving up nine hits and six runs (all earned) in a two-inning relief appearance in a 13–8 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.