Frenchy Bordagaray Notable

b. January 3, 1910 · Chicago White Sox 1934, Brooklyn Dodgers 1935–1936, 1942–1945, St. Louis Cardinals 1937–1938, Cincinnati Reds 1939, New York Yankees 1941

Frenchy Bordagaray played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1934 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.

Across 930 games he batted .283, with 745 hits and 410 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 120 doubles and 66 stolen bases.

He played 450 games in the outfield, with 877 putouts and 17 errors. He also played 240 games at third base.

He was born in Coalinga, CA, USA on January 3, 1910, and died on April 13, 2000. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1934	CHW	29	87	12	28	3	1	0	2	3	8	1	.322
1935	BRO	120	422	69	119	19	6	1	39	17	29	18	.282
1936	BRO	125	372	63	117	21	3	4	31	17	42	12	.315
1937	STL	96	300	43	88	11	4	1	37	15	25	11	.293
1938	STL	81	156	19	44	5	1	0	21	8	9	2	.282
1939	CIN	63	122	19	24	5	1	0	12	9	10	3	.197
1941	NYY	36	73	10	19	1	0	0	4	6	8	1	.260
1942	BRO	48	58	11	14	2	0	0	5	3	3	2	.241
1943	BRO	89	268	47	81	18	2	0	19	30	15	6	.302
1944	BRO	130	501	85	141	26	4	6	51	36	22	3	.281
1945	BRO	113	273	32	70	9	6	2	49	29	15	7	.256
Career	—	930	2632	410	745	120	28	14	270	173	186	66	.283

On this day & linked events

1910

Born January 3, 1910

Coalinga, CA, USA

2000

Died April 13, 2000

1934

Major-league debut: Frenchy Bordagaray

Frenchy Bordagaray made a major-league debut on April 17, 1934.

1945

Final major-league game: Frenchy Bordagaray

Frenchy Bordagaray played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.

Image: Goudey Gum, public domain