William McKinley "Pinky" Hargrave (January 31, 1896 – October 3, 1942) was an American baseball catcher.

[2][3] Hargrave began playing professional baseball for Waterbury in the Eastern League in 1919 and 1920.

[citation needed] On June 18, 1925, the Senators traded Hargrave and George Mogridge to the St. Louis Browns for Hank Severeid.

He played for the Minneapolis Millers from 1934 to 1936 and was selected in 1934, at age 38, as the Most Valuable Player in the American Association after compiling a .356 batting average with 17 home runs.

[4] After retiring from baseball, Hargrave worked at a municipal light plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana.