- Jesse Haines
-
Jesse Haines 
Pitcher Born: July 22, 1893
Clayton, OhioDied: August 5, 1978 (aged 85)
Dayton, OhioBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut July 20, 1918 for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance September 10, 1937 for the St. Louis Cardinals Career statistics Win-Loss record 210-158 Earned run average 3.64 Strikeouts 981 Teams Career highlights and awards Member of the National 
Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1970 Election Method Veteran's Committee Jesse Joseph "Pop" Haines, (July 22, 1893 – August 5, 1978) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher and knuckleballer. He played briefly in 1918, then from 1920 to 1937.
Contents
Career
Haines was born in Clayton, Ohio. He saw brief Major League action in 1918 with the Cincinnati Reds,but became a fixture in the St. Louis Cardinals starting rotation in 1920. Despite a 13-20 record, he pitched 301 2/3 innings, the highest output of his career, and recorded a 2.98 ERA.
Haines's luck changed over subsequent seasons. Playing until 1937, at the age of 43, he won 20 games or more three times for the Cardinals and won three World Series championships (in 1926,1931 and 1934). He retired with a 210-158 record, 3.64 ERA and 3208 2/3 innings pitched.
Haines threw a no-hitter on July 17, 1924 against the Boston Braves.
Hall of Fame induction
After failing to gain more than 8.3% of the votes for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame over a 12-year period, Haines was voted in by the Veterans Committee (VC) in 1970. Frankie Frisch, a member of the VC, also shepherded the selections of teammates Dave Bancroft and Chick Hafey in 1971, Ross Youngs in 1972, George Kelly in 1973, and Jim Bottomley in 1974.[1] Alex Remington of Yahoo! Sports has postulated that Haines may be "the worst player in the Hall of Fame."[2]
See also
References
- ^ Jaffe, Jay (July 28, 2010). "Prospectus Hit and Run: Don't Call it the Veterans' Committee". Baseball Prospectus (Prospectus Entertainment Ventures, LLC). http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=11592. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ^ Remington, Alex. "The 10 best St. Louis Cardinals in team history," Yahoo! Sports (Oct. 19, 2011).
External links
- Jesse Haines at the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Preceded by
Howard EhmkeNo-hitter pitcher
July 17, 1924Succeeded by
Dazzy VanceSt. Louis Cardinals 1926 World Series Champions Grover Cleveland Alexander | Hi Bell | Les Bell | Jim Bottomley | Taylor Douthit | Jake Flowers | Chick Hafey | Jesse Haines | Bill Hallahan | Wattie Holm | Rogers Hornsby | Vic Keen | Bob O'Farrell | Art Reinhart | Flint Rhem | Bill Sherdel | Billy Southworth | Tommy Thevenow | Specs Toporczer
Manager Rogers HornsbyRegular season St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series Champions 1 Pepper Martin | 2 Leo Durocher | 3 Frankie Frisch | 4 Chick Fullis | 6 Ernie Orsatti | 6 Jack Rothrock | 7 Joe Medwick | 8 Spud Davis | 9 Bill DeLancey | 10 Dazzy Vance | 11 Pat Crawford | 12 Ripper Collins | 14 Burgess Whitehead | 15 Tex Carleton | 16 Jesse Haines | 17 Dizzy Dean | 18 Bill Walker | 21 Paul Dean | 22 Bill Hallahan | 27 Francis Healy | 28 Jim Mooney
Manager 3 Frankie Frisch
Coaches: Mike González | Buzzy WaresRegular season St. Louis Cardinals Based in St. Louis, Missouri Franchise History · Seasons · Records · No-hitters · Awards & League Leaders · Roster · Players · Managers · General Managers and Owners · Broadcasters · Opening Day starting pitchers · First-round draft picks · All articlesBallparks Robison Field · Sportsman's Park · Busch Memorial Stadium · Busch Stadium
Spring Training: McKechnie Field · City Island Ball Park · Al Lang Stadium · Roger Dean StadiumCulture Cardinal Nation · Fredbird · Gashouse Gang · KMOX · Rally Squirrel · Seat Cushion Night · WhiteyballLore Rivalries Retired numbers Key personnel Minors AAA: Memphis Redbirds AA: Springfield Cardinals A: (high) Palm Beach Cardinals · (low) Quad Cities River Bandits · (short-season) Batavia Muckdogs Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals · Gulf Coast League Cardinals · Dominican Summer CardinalsWorld Series
ChampionshipsLeague pennants Division titles Wild card titles 2001 · 2011Seasons (131) 1880s-1890s 1900s-1910s 1920s-1930s 1940s-1950s 1960s-1970s 1980s-1990s 2000s-2010s Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1970 BBWAA Vote Lou Boudreau (77.33%)Veterans Committee Earle Combs • Ford Frick • Jesse HainesJ. G. Taylor Spink Award Sid MercerPitchers inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Alexander • Bender • Blyleven • M. Brown • R. Brown • Bunning • Carlton • Chesbro • Clarkson • Cooper • Coveleski • Cummings • Day • Dean • Dihigo • Drysdale • Eckersley • Faber • Feller • Fingers • Ford • B. Foster • R. Foster • Galvin • Gibson • Gomez • Gossage • Grimes • Grove • Haines • Hoyt • Hubbell • Hunter • Jenkins • Johnson • Joss • Keefe • Koufax • Lemon • Lyons • Marichal • Marquard • Mathewson • McGinnity • Méndez • Newhouser • Nichols • Niekro • Paige • Palmer • Pennock • Perry • Plank • Radbourn • Rixey • Roberts • Rogan • Ruffing • Rusie • Ryan • Seaver • Smith • Spahn • Sutter • Sutton • Vance • Waddell • Walsh • Welch • Wilhelm • Williams • Willis • Wynn • YoungCategories:- 1893 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Clayton, Ohio
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Brooklyn Dodgers coaches
- National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
- Baseball players from Ohio
- Major League Baseball coaches
- Knuckleball pitchers
- Dayton Veterans players
- Saginaw Ducks players
- Springfield Reapers players
- Oklahoma City Indians players
- Topeka Kaw-nees players
- Hutchinson Salt Packers players
- Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
