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Gene Desautels

Eugene Abraham Desautels (Red)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: June 13, 1907 in Worcester, MA
School: College of the Holy Cross (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1930
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Indians/Tigers/Athletics 1930-1946

Final Game: September 22, 1946
Died: November 5, 1994 in Flint, MI
Buried: New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, MI
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 7:16AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1930 23 DET AL 42 138 126 13 24 4 2 0 9 2 0 7 9 .190 .239 .254 .493 24 32 1 4 2
1931 24 DET AL 3 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 1 0 0 /2
1932 25 DET AL 28 87 72 8 17 2 0 0 2 0 0 13 11 .236 .360 .264 .624 62 19 1 1 2
1933 26 DET AL 30 47 42 5 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 6 .143 .234 .167 .401 7 7 1 0 2
1937 30 BOS AL 96 349 305 33 74 10 3 0 27 1 2 36 26 .243 .325 .295 .620 55 90 1 7 2
1938 31 BOS AL 108 402 333 47 97 16 2 2 48 1 1 57 31 .291 .396 .369 .766 89 123 1 11 *2
1939 32 BOS AL 76 269 226 26 55 14 0 0 21 3 1 33 13 .243 .340 .305 .645 63 69 2 0 10 2
1940 33 BOS AL 71 261 222 19 50 7 1 0 17 0 1 32 13 .225 .328 .266 .594 53 59 7 2 5 2
1941 34 CLE AL 66 211 189 20 38 5 1 1 17 1 0 14 12 .201 .260 .254 .514 39 48 2 1 7 2
1942 35 CLE AL 62 181 162 14 40 5 0 0 9 1 0 12 13 .247 .303 .278 .581 68 45 3 1 6 2
1943 36 CLE AL 68 199 185 14 38 6 1 0 19 2 0 11 16 .205 .250 .249 .499 51 46 3 0 3 2
1945 38 CLE AL 10 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 .200 .111 .311 -7 1 0 0 0 2
1946 39 PHA AL 52 145 130 10 28 3 1 0 13 1 1 12 16 .215 .282 .254 .536 52 33 3 0 3 2
13 Seasons 712 2310 2012 211 469 73 11 3 187 12 6 232 168 .233 .315 .285 .600 57 573 20 9 57
162 Game Avg. 162 526 458 48 107 17 3 1 43 3 1 53 38 .233 .315 .285 .600 57 130 2 13
BOS (4 yrs) 351 1281 1086 125 276 47 6 2 113 5 5 158 83 .254 .351 .314 .665 67 341 9 4 33
CLE (4 yrs) 206 601 545 49 117 16 2 1 45 4 0 38 42 .215 .268 .257 .525 51 140 8 2 16
DET (4 yrs) 103 283 251 27 48 7 2 0 16 2 0 24 27 .191 .270 .235 .505 30 59 3 5
PHA (1 yr) 52 145 130 10 28 3 1 0 13 1 1 12 16 .215 .282 .254 .536 52 33 3 0 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1930 23 DET AL 138 -16 1 0 0 1 1 5 -9 -0.7 -9 -0.8 0.1 $ 2
1931 24 DET AL 11 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /2
1932 25 DET AL 87 -3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 2
1933 26 DET AL 47 -6 0 0 0 0 1 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 2
1937 30 BOS AL 349 -19 -1 0 0 1 3 11 -5 -0.3 -6 -0.6 0.3 $ 2
1938 31 BOS AL 402 -2 -1 0 0 1 4 13 15 1.5 14 1.3 0.2 $ *2
1939 32 BOS AL 269 -11 -1 0 0 2 2 9 1 0.2 -1 -0.1 0.3 $ 2
1940 33 BOS AL 261 -14 -1 0 0 2 2 7 -4 -0.4 -6 -0.6 0.2 $ 2
1941 34 CLE AL 211 -16 1 0 0 2 2 6 -5 -0.6 -7 -0.7 0.1 $ 2
1942 35 CLE AL 181 -7 0 0 0 0 2 4 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 2
1943 36 CLE AL 199 -12 1 0 0 0 2 4 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $ 2
1945 38 CLE AL 10 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 2
1946 39 PHA AL 145 -8 0 0 0 1 2 4 -1 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 2
13 Seasons 2310 -117 -1 0 0 10 22 68 -19 -1.8 -28 -2.8 1.0 $
BOS (4 yrs) 1281 -46 -4 0 0 6 11 40 7 1.0 1 -0.0 1.0 $
CLE (4 yrs) 601 -36 2 0 0 2 6 14 -12 -1.5 -14 -1.4 -0.1 $
DET (4 yrs) 283 -27 1 0 0 1 3 10 -13 -1.1 -13 -1.2 0.1 $
PHA (1 yr) 145 -8 0 0 0 1 2 4 -1 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1930 DET AL 23 C 42 38 33 231 207 23 1 3 .996 5.48 .984 4.88 3 29 15 34%
1931 DET AL 24 C 3 3 3 10 7 3 0 0 1.000 3.33 .981 4.93 0 3 2 40%
1932 DET AL 25 C 24 22 17 124 109 13 2 0 .984 5.08 .982 4.90 0 9 9 50%
1933 DET AL 26 C 30 13 7 82 75 5 2 0 .976 2.67 .988 4.88 0 14 3 18%
1937 BOS AL 30 C 94 91 81 539 491 44 4 4 .993 5.69 .980 5.04 3 37 22 37%
1938 BOS AL 31 C 108 106 85 482 423 52 7 7 .985 4.40 .983 4.88 4 38 29 43%
1939 BOS AL 32 C 73 70 62 360 310 48 2 5 .994 4.90 .981 4.92 1 36 24 40%
1940 BOS AL 33 C 70 69 49 355 325 27 3 8 .992 5.03 .982 5.27 2 16 13 45%
1941 CLE AL 34 C 66 60 43 333 300 32 1 5 .997 5.03 .983 5.00 1 21 14 40%
1942 CLE AL 35 C 61 54 34 201 180 16 5 0 .975 3.21 .979 4.93 0 21 9 30%
1943 CLE AL 36 C 66 56 37 284 251 28 5 4 .982 4.23 .981 5.23 2 27 16 37%
1945 CLE AL 38 C 10 1 0 11 8 3 0 1 1.000 1.10 .986 4.92 1 1 1 50%
1946 PHA AL 39 C 52 39 32 184 151 31 2 4 .989 3.50 .982 5.52 2 18 17 49%
13 Seasons C 699 622 483 3196 2837 325 34 41 .989 4.52 .982 5.04 19 270 174 39%
13 Seasons TOT 699 622 483 3196 2837 325 34 41 .989 4.52 .982 5.04 19 270 174 39%
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1938 AL  11 (7th)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1937 AL  94 (5th)
1938 AL  108 (4th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1937 AL  491 (4th)
1938 AL  423 (5th)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1938 AL  7 (5th)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1938 AL  42 (5th)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1938 AL  28 (4th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1938 AL  40.0 (5th)
1941 AL  43.8 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1937 AL  5.69 (1st)
1938 AL  4.40 (5th)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1937 AL  .993 (1st)
1938 AL  .985 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2891), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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