Ford C. Frick, former sportswriter, league president, and co-founder of the Hall of Fame and Museum, is inducted into the Hall of Fame

Ford C. Frick, former sportswriter, league president, and co-founder of the Hall of Fame and Museum, is inducted into the Hall of Fame

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On July 27, 1970, Ford C. Frick, former sportswriter, league president, and co-founder of the Hall of Fame and Museum, is inducted into the Hall of Fame. Joining him in the induction class are shortstop Lou Boudreau, center fielder Earle Combs, and pitcher Jesse Haines. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and…

Earle Combs Jesse Hainesare selected by the Special Veterans Committee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Earle Combs Jesse Hainesare selected by the Special Veterans Committee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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Earle Combs, a southpaw-swinging outfielder who spent his entire career with the Yankees, compiling a lifetime .325 batting average during his 12 years with New York, and Jesse Haines, a right-hander who posted a 210-158 (.571) record during his 18 years with the Cardinals, are selected by the Special Veterans Committee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The group also elects former commissioner Ford Frick, who campaigned for a Hall of Fame that would honor baseball’s greatest baseball players when he became the National League president in 1934.

Jesse Haines Stats & Facts
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Jesse Haines Stats & Facts

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    Jesse Haines Position: PitcherBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)Born: July 22, 1893 in Clayton, OHDied: August 5, 1978 in Dayton, OHBuried: Bethel Cemetery, Phillipsburg, OHDebut: July 20, 1918  (4,715th in major league history)vs. BSN 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ERLast Game: September 10, 1937vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ERHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1970. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)View Jesse Haines’s Page at…