Frenchy Bordagaray
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Bordagaray in 1936
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| Outfielder / Third baseman | |||
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Born: January 3, 1910 Coalinga, California |
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Died: April 13, 2000 (aged 90) Ventura, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 1934, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
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| September 30, 1945, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .283 | ||
| Home runs | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 270 | ||
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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 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.
Bordagaray was born in Coalinga, California on January 3, 1910 to Dominique and Louise Bordagaray, who were original settlers of the San Joaquin Valley. Bordagaray was the middle of seven children.
Of Basque and French descent, Bordagaray got his nickname from his mother. His father wanted him to become a violinist. He lettered in baseball, football, and track and field at Fresno State College.
Bordagaray made his professional baseball debut in minor league baseball with the Sacramento Senators of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) during the 1931 season. They originally gave him a three-week tryout without pay, so that he could retain his amateur status; at the end of the tryout, the Senators offered Bordagaray his first professional contract. At only 20 years of age, Bordagaray's father needed to provide his consent. Though his father initially refused and threatened to take the Senators to court, he changed his mind after visiting his son. Fresno State's football coach, Stan Borleske, attempted to negotiate Bordagaray's release, but Senators owner Lewis Moreing refused.
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