Pinky Hargrave
Portrait of Pinky Hargrave, baseball player for the Boston Braves. Big League Chewing Gum (R-319) series. Printed on front: "Billy Hargrave, Big League chewing gum, G.G. Co., 1933." Printed on back: "No. 172, Billy Hargrave, Boston Braves. One of two brothers who starred in the big league, his brother Eugene having played with Cincinnati and the New York Yankees. Billy is a good hitter and a dependable catcher. 33 years old, 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, bats either right or left handed. Hit .263 in 82 games in 1932. He began his professional career with Waterbury in the Eastern League in 1919. 4 years later went to Washington; traded to St. Louis in 1925; went to Toronto 2 years later but came back to the American League with ... Returned to Washington in 1930, but the next year was sent to Boston. This is one of a series of 240 baseball stars. Big League chewing gum, Goudey Gum Co., Boston. Made by the originators of Indian gum, G.G. Co., 1933."
- Resource ID:
- hr000874
- Subject:
- Hargrave, Pinky (William McKinley), 1896-1942
- Baseball players--Massachusetts--Boston
- Boston Braves (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Goudey Gum Co.
- Date:
- 1933
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 3 x 2.5 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball Cards-Goudey Gum Co.-Big League Chewing Gum (R-319)-1933-Hargrave, Pinky
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.