High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Eugene Abraham "Red" Desautels (June 13, 1907 - November 5, 1994) was an American professional baseball player. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to French Canadian parents, he played most of his Major League Baseball career as a backup catcher with four different teams between 1930 and 1946. Listed at 5` 11", 170 lb., Desautels batted and threw right-handed. Desautels was a light-hitting player but, was known for his superior defensive ability as a catcher.