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 appeared in bit parts in movies and grew a mustache in a time when baseball players were expected to be clean shaven.

Though his father initially refused and threatened to take the Senators to court, he changed his mind after visiting his son.

[4] Fresno State's football coach, Stan Borleske, attempted to negotiate Bordagaray's release, but Senators owner Lewis Moreing refused.

Manager Earl McNeely did not criticize Bordagaray, rather telling the pitcher to make sure his fielders were in place before throwing.

[5] After the 1934 season, the Senators traded Bordagaray to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Johnny Frederick, Art Herring and cash.

Bordagaray showed up at spring training in 1936 with a mustache, which he grew for a bit role in The Prisoner of Shark Island, filmed during the offseason.

"[13][14] Mustaches would not be seen in MLB again until Oakland Athletics owner Charlie O. Finley paid his players to grow facial hair in the 1970s.

[15] For the year, Bordagaray batted .315 with a .346 OBP and .419 SLG for the Dodgers, finishing ninth in the NL with 12 steals.

[9] In the 1939 World Series, he pinch ran twice for Ernie Lombardi, but did not play in the field or have a plate appearance.

[9] Bordagaray spent the 1940 season in the minor leagues, with the Kansas City Blues of the American Association.

[9] As Brooklyn's primary third baseman and leadoff hitter in 1944, Bordagaray hit .281 with a .331 OBP and .385 SLG with 85 runs in 501 at-bats, topping 100 games played for the first time since 1936.

During the 1945 season, he batted .256 with a .328 OBP and .355 SLG, fielding only .886 at third base, and coming in third in the league in errors, despite playing in only 57 games.

[30][31] Bordagaray was suspended 60 games for fighting an umpire, leading the Spinners to hire Martin to replace him.

[28] After his baseball career, Bordagaray owned restaurants and clubs in St. Louis and Kansas City and developed land as cemeteries in the Midwestern United States.