Frenchy Bordagaray

Frenchy Bordagaray
Bordagaray in 1936
Outfielder / Third baseman
Born: (1910-01-03)January 3, 1910
Coalinga, California, U.S.
Died: April 13, 2000(2000-04-13) (aged 90)
Ventura, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1934, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1945, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.283
Home runs14
Runs batted in270
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Stanley George "Frenchy" Bordagaray (January 3, 1910 – April 13, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and third baseman for the Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees between 1934 and 1945. He had a .283 batting average with 14 home runs and 270 runs batted in over 930 major league games for his career.

Bordagaray gained publicity through the press through his colorful personality and various gimmicks. He appeared in bit parts in movies and grew a mustache in a time when baseball players were expected to be clean shaven. He has been inducted into the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame, the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.[1]

  1. ^ "Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home". Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.