january april american professional baseball player played major_league_baseball mlb outfielder baseman chicago_white_sox cincinnati_reds new_york_yankees batting average career gained publicity press colorful personality appeared bit parts movies grew time baseball players expected clean inducted fame early life born california january original settlers middle seven children french descent got nickname mother father wanted baseball football track field professional career early career professional baseball debut minor league baseball season originally gave week pay retain amateur status end senators offered professional contract years age father needed provide consent father initially refused threatened senators court changed mind visiting son football coach attempted negotiate release senators owner refused led batting average season publicly held senators money offseason annual tradition season batted games played followed batting games season senators raced horse yard dash losing feet game reportedly went use toilet ninth inning field pitcher threw ball unaware right fielder batter hit pitch right field leading double manager criticize telling pitcher sure place throwing major_league_baseball chicago white brooklyn dodgers chicago_white_sox bought contract sacramento current dollar terms spring batted base percentage slugging percentage home runs runs batted games chicago white reclaimed role held starting right fielder chicago returned sacramento june money spent rest senators batting doubles slugging percentage season senators traded cash hit steals runs scored dodgers national_league steals leader showed spring training grew bit role prisoner shark island filmed offseason baseball players expected clean time player believed worn season looking stories write dodgers encouraged grow hosted contest determine sort beard grow months dodgers manager seen mlb owner paid players grow facial hair 1970s hosted day invited serve master ceremonies heading season decided use starting baseman year batted dodgers finishing ninth steals team regulars average fielding percentage second trailing teammate season received fine day suspension umpire asked replied penalty bit cincinnati reds succeeding dodgers manager season dodgers sold season seen completion august trade dodgers acquired cardinals cardinals batted season stolen bases eighth best bench player joined team playing outfield martin set play base batted steals member cardinals played martin band conclusion season cardinals assigned farm team rochester traded cincinnati_reds cash later offseason games reds batting average declined world series pinch ran twice play field plate appearance new_york_yankees return dodgers sent new_york_yankees season completing earlier trade august reds sent players named later current dollar terms new_york_yankees spent season minor leagues yankees promoted hit games regular season appeared game world series pinch runner season dodgers purchased yankees hit games dodgers games season brooklyn primary baseman hitter hit runs bats topping games played time season batted fielding base coming league errors despite playing games later career dodgers released season returning minor league baseball spent player manager winning league valuable player mvp manager year awards player manager class south atlantic league suspended games fighting umpire leading hire martin replace attempted return mlb dodgers retired season post playing career baseball career owned restaurants clubs kansas_city developed land sold graveyard plots california moved california supervisor youth sports recreation programs named fame proud publicity kept newspaper weighs pounds died nursing home age survived wife years victoria sons daughters seven grandchildren great grandchildren interred pleasant valley cemetery
Frenchy Bordagaray