Frenchy Bordagaray

Frenchy Bordagaray

Stanley George "Frenchy" Bordagaray (January 3, 1910 – April 13, 2000) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and third baseman. Bordagaray played 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, and the Fresno and Ventura County Sports Halls of Fames.

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