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. Alex Remington of Yahoo! Sports has postulated that Haines may be "the worst player in the Hall of Fame."
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