William McKinley "Pinky" Hargrave (1896 – 1942). 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).
He was the younger brother of Bubbles Hargrave, who was a catcher in the major leagues between 1913 and 1930.
- "His flaming red hair inspired his nickname..." https://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/hargravep.htm
- "They called him Pinky because of his red hair." https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/cdl0tf/happy_birthday_bubbles_hargrave_wait_why_did_they/
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