 jesse joseph "pop" haines (july 22, 1893 â august 5, 1978) was a right-handed major league baseball pitcher and knuckleballer. he played briefly in 1918, then from 1920 to 1937. spending nearly his entire career with the st. louis cardinals, he was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1970. in 2014, he was inducted into the st. louis cardinals hall of fame museum. he ranks second in franchise history in shutouts. ==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 13â20 record, he pitched 301 innings, the highest output of his career, and recorded a 2.98 era. in the minor leagues from 1913 to 1919, he compiled a 107â61 record and 1.93 era over 187 games. 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), though he did not pitch in the 1931 series. in the 1926 world series against the yankees, he went 2â0 with a 1.08 era. he retired with a 210â158 record, 981 strikeouts, 3.64 era, and 3208 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 [[baseball h
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