Pinky Hargrave Notable

b. January 31, 1896 · Washington Senators 1923–1925, 1930–1931, St. Louis Browns 1925–1926, Detroit Tigers 1928–1930, Boston Braves 1932–1933

Pinky Hargrave played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1923 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1933.

Across 650 games he batted .278, with 445 hits and 177 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 91 doubles and 17 stolen bases.

He played 442 games behind the plate, with 1,445 putouts and 41 errors. He turned 38 double plays.

He was born in New Haven, IN, USA on January 31, 1896, and died on October 3, 1942. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1923	WSH	33	59	4	17	2	0	0	8	2	6	0	.288
1924	WSH	24	33	3	5	1	1	0	5	1	4	0	.152
1925	SLB/WSH	72	231	34	67	15	2	8	43	14	15	2	.290
1926	SLB	92	235	20	66	16	3	7	37	10	38	3	.281
1928	DET	121	320	38	88	13	5	10	63	32	28	4	.275
1929	DET	76	185	26	61	12	0	3	26	20	24	2	.330
1930	DET/WSH	65	168	21	45	10	2	6	25	23	13	3	.268
1931	WSH	40	80	6	26	8	0	1	19	9	12	1	.325
1932	BSN	82	217	20	57	14	3	4	33	24	18	1	.263
1933	BSN	45	73	5	13	0	0	0	6	5	7	1	.178
Career	—	650	1601	177	445	91	16	39	265	140	165	17	.278

On this day & linked events

1896

Born January 31, 1896

New Haven, IN, USA

1942

Died October 3, 1942

1923

Major-league debut: Pinky Hargrave

Pinky Hargrave made a major-league debut on May 18, 1923.

1933

Final major-league game: Pinky Hargrave

Pinky Hargrave played a final major-league game on September 23, 1933.

Image: Goudey, public domain