Gene Desautels
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: June 13, 1907 Worcester, Massachusetts |
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Died: November 5, 1994 (aged 87) Flint, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 22, 1930, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
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| September 22, 1946, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .233 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 187 | ||
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Eugene Abraham "Red" Desautels (June 13, 1907 – November 5, 1994) was an American professional baseball player. He played most of his Major League Baseball career as a backup catcher with four different teams between 1930 and 1946. Desautels was a light-hitting player, but was known for his superior defensive ability as a catcher, and for his handling pitching staffs.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to French Canadian parents, Desautels was a protégé of Crusaders coach Jack Barry during his playing days at the College of the Holy Cross. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, he went directly to the major leagues, making his debut with the Detroit Tigers on June 22, 1930 at the age of 23. He served as a reserve catcher for the Detroit Tigers, playing behind Ray Hayworth and veteran Muddy Ruel. When catcher Mickey Cochrane joined the Tigers as a player-manager in 1934, Desautels was sent to the minor leagues to play for the Toledo Mud Hens. He then spent two seasons in the Pacific Coast League with the Hollywood Stars and San Diego Padres.
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