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Gene Desautels

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Gene Desautels

Full name Eugene Abraham Desautels
Born June 13, 1907, Worcester, Massachusetts
Died November 5, 1994, Flint, Michigan
Buried at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Michigan
First Game: June 22, 1930; Final Game: September 22, 1946
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170
Ejections: 1937 (1), 1940 (1), 1941 (1). Total: 3
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1930 DET A    Daily Splits   42   126   13   24   4   2   0    9    7   0    9   1   4       0   4   4    2   0  .190  .239  .254  -0.6 1930 DET A
1931 DET A    Daily Splits    3    11    1    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    1   0   0       0   2   0    0   0  .091  .091  .091  -0.3 1931 DET A
1932 DET A    Daily Splits   28    72    8   17   2   0   0    2   13   1   11   1   1       0   3   1    0   0  .236  .360  .264   0.1 1932 DET A
1933 DET A    Daily Splits   30    42    5    6   1   0   0    4    4   0    6   1   0       0   2   2    0   0  .143  .234  .167  -0.7 1933 DET A
1937 BOS A    Daily Splits   96   305   33   74  10   3   0   27   36   2   26   1   7       0   7   5    1   2  .243  .325  .295  -1.1 1937 BOS A
1938 BOS A    Daily Splits  108   333   47   97  16   2   2   48   57   2   31   1  11       0  11   9    1   1  .291  .396  .369   1.1 1938 BOS A
1939 BOS A    Daily Splits   76   226   26   55  14   0   0   21   33   3   13   0   8   2   0   7   2    3   1  .243  .337  .305   0.2 1939 BOS A
1940 BOS A    Daily Splits   71   222   19   50   7   1   0   17   32   0   13   2   5       0   3   7    0   1  .225  .328  .266  -1.0 1940 BOS A
1941 CLE A    Daily Splits   66   189   20   38   5   1   1   17   14   0   12   1   7       0   5   2    1   0  .201  .260  .254  -0.7 1941 CLE A
1942 CLE A    Daily Splits   62   162   14   40   5   0   0    9   12   1   13   1   6       0   4   3    1   0  .247  .303  .278  -1.0 1942 CLE A
1943 CLE A    Daily Splits   68   185   14   38   6   1   0   19   11   0   16   0   3       0   3   3    2   0  .205  .250  .249  -1.1 1943 CLE A
1945 CLE A    Daily Splits   10     9    1    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0       0   2   0    0   0  .111  .200  .111  -0.2 1945 CLE A
1946 PHI A    Daily Splits   52   130   10   28   3   1   0   13   12   1   16   0   3       0   2   3    1   1  .215  .282  .254  -0.9 1946 PHI A
Total    (13 Years) Splits  712  2012  211  469  73  11   3  187  232  10  168   9  55   2   0  55  41   12   6  .233  .315  .285  -6.2 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1930 DET A Daily Splits   C   42   38   33   327.1   207   23    1    3   0    3   32   15    0  .996
1931 DET A Daily Splits   C    3    3    3    25       7    3    0    0   0    0    3    2    0 1.000
1932 DET A Daily Splits   C   24   22   17   194.1   109   13    2    0   0    0    9    9    0  .984
1933 DET A Daily Splits   C   30   13    7   141.2    75    5    2    0   0    0   15    3    0  .976
1937 BOS A Daily Splits   C   95   91   81   796.1   491   44    4    4   0    3   37   21    1  .993
1938 BOS A Daily Splits   C  108  106   85   882.2   423   52    7    7   0    4   37   29    5  .985
1939 BOS A Daily Splits   C   73   70   62   610     310   48    2    5   0    1   34   27    1  .994
1940 BOS A Daily Splits   C   70   69   49   593     325   27    3    8   0    2   16   14    0  .992
1941 CLE A Daily Splits   C   66   60   43   513.2   300   32    1    5   0    1   21   14    3  .997
1942 CLE A Daily Splits   C   61   54   34   444     180   16    5    0   0    0   18    8    1  .975
1943 CLE A Daily Splits   C   66   56   37   482     251   28    5    4   0    2   23   16    1  .982
1945 CLE A Daily Splits   C   10    0    0    30       8    3    0    1   0    1    1    1    0 1.000
1946 PHI A Daily Splits   C   52   39   32   347.2   151   31    2    4   0    2   17   18    1  .989
Total (13 Years) Splits   C  700  621  483  5387.2  2837  325   34   41   0   19  263  177   13  .989
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8-11-1937(1)  BOX  BOS A  Lou Kolls           Call at HP
 6-19-1940     BOX  BOS A  Joe Rue             Call at 2B
 5-15-1941     BOX  CLE A  Joe Rue             Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (June, 1930).

Sold by Detroit Tigers to Hollywood (PCL) (November 28, 1934).

Sold by San Diego (PCL) to Boston Red Sox with Manny Salvo (December 2, 1936).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Jim Bagby and Gee Walker to Cleveland Indians in
exchange for Frankie Pytlak, Odell Hale and Joe Dobson (December 12, 1940).

Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Athletics from Cleveland Indians (September 17, 1945).

Released by Philadelphia Athletics (December 10, 1946).
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