| Jesse Haines | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 22, 1893 Clayton, Ohio |
|
| Died: August 5, 1978 (aged 85) Dayton, Ohio |
|
| Batted: 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 and then from 1920 to 1937.
Haines 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 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. Sabermetrician Bill James has listed Haines as one of ten examples of Hall of Fame inductees who do not deserve the honor.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Bill James Answers All Your Baseball Questions, an April 2008 entry from the Freakonomics blog
External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame – Member biography
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
| Preceded by Howard Ehmke |
No-hitter pitcher July 17, 1924 |
Succeeded by Dazzy Vance |
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
