(
July 15 ,
1892 -
February 23 ,
1969 ) was an
American Catcher in
Major League Baseball who played for the
Chicago Cubs (1913-1915),
Cincinnati Reds (1921-1928) and for the
New York Yankees for one season (1930). Born in
New Haven, Indiana , Hargrave won the
National League batting title in
1926 while playing for Cincinnati.
In 1962 he was inducted into the
Cincinnati Reds Hall Of Fame . He died at age 76 in
Cincinnati, Ohio . Bubbles' younger brother,
Pinky Hargrave , was also a Major League catcher.