Pinky Hargrave

William McKinley "Pinky" Hargrave (January 31, 1896 – October 3, 1942) was an American baseball catcher. He played professional baseball for 19 years from 1919 to 1937, including 10 years in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1923–1925, 1930–1931), St. Louis Browns (1925–1926), Detroit Tigers (1928–1930), and Boston Braves (1932–1933).

Early years Hargrave was born in New Haven, Indiana, in 1896. He was the younger brother of Bubbles Hargrave, who was a catcher in the major leagues between 1913 and 1930.

He made his major league debut at age 27 on May 18, 1923, with the Washington Senators. On June 18, 1925, the Senators traded Hargrave and George Mogridge to the St. Louis Browns for Hank Severeid.

In 10 major league seasons, Hargrave played in 650 games (442 as catcher) and hit .278 with a .339 on-base percentage and a .428 slugging percentage. He had 1,452 putouts, 445 hits, 265 RBIs, 246 assists, 177 runs, 146 extra base hits, and 140 walks. He recorded a career .976 fielding percentage. His best season was 1929 with the Tigers, when he batted .330. Hargrave played his last major league game on September 23, 1933. He concluded his career with the Syracuse Chiefs in the International League in 1938. He died of a heart attack in November 1942 while helping to convert a Fort Wayne baseball field into a football field.