Jesse Haines
| Jesse Haines | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: July 22, 1893 | ||
| Died: August 5 1978 (aged 85) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 20, 1918 for the Cincinnati Reds |
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| Final game | ||
| September 10, 1937 for the St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Pitching Record | 210-158 | |
| Earned run average | 3.64 | |
| Strikeouts | 981 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
| Member of the National | ||
 Baseball Hall of Fame  |
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| Elected | 1970 | |
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | |
Jesse Joseph "Pop" Haines, (July 22, 1893 - August 5, 1978) born in Clayton, Ohio, was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher and knuckleballer. He played briefly in 1918 and then from 1920 to 1937.
Haines saw brief Major League action in 1918 with the Cincinnati Reds but became a fixture in the St. Louis Cardinals starting rotation two years later, in 1920. Despite a miserable 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 two World Series championships (in 1926 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.
Haines was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. However, he is one of the more controversial players in the Hall of Fame, with many attributing his election to the presence of teammates and comtemporaries on the Veterans' Committee rather than his baseball achievements. Most players with similar statistics to Haines do not have much of a chance of being elected to the Hall of Fame.
See also
External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| St. Louis Cardinals 1926 World Series roster |
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| 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 Hornsby |
| St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series roster |
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| 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 Manager: Frankie Frisch |
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