Haynes was an above average hitting pitcher, posting a career .213 batting average (111-for-521) with 48 runs, 1 home run and 39 RBI. Defensively, he was better than average, recording a .966 fielding percentage which was 9 points higher than the league average at his position.
Of Haynes' 379 appearances, 218 came with the White Sox, where he won 55 of 98 decisions (.561) and posted a solid 3.14 ERA. He was named to the 1948American LeagueAll-Star team (although he did not appear in it) and led the American League in games pitched (40) and games finished (35) in 1942 and in earned run average (2.42) in 1947.
He was reacquired by Washington after the 1948 season, but was ineffective, going only 10–21 with a 5.42 ERA in 112 games in his second stint with the Senators.
As a member of the Griffith family whose wife inherited 26 percent of the franchise's stock in 1955,[1] Haynes remained in the Washington organization after his playing career ended.
haynes, baseball, joseph, walton, haynes, september, 1917, january, 1967, american, professional, baseball, player, coach, front, office, executive, right, handed, pitcher, logged, seasons, major, league, baseball, member, washington, senators, 1939, 1949, chi. Joseph Walton Haynes September 21 1917 January 6 1967 was an American professional baseball player coach and front office executive A right handed pitcher he logged 14 seasons in Major League Baseball as a member of the Washington Senators 1939 40 1949 52 and Chicago White Sox 1941 48 He married Thelma Mae Robertson Griffith niece of Washington owner Clark Griffith in October 1941 ten months after he had been traded to Chicago by his fiancee s uncle Joe HaynesPitcherBorn 1917 09 21 September 21 1917Lincolnton Georgia U S Died January 6 1967 1967 01 06 aged 49 Hopkins Minnesota U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 24 1939 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceAugust 30 1952 for the Washington SenatorsMLB statisticsWin loss record76 82Earned run average4 01Strikeouts475TeamsWashington Senators 1939 1940 Chicago White Sox 1941 1948 Washington Senators 1949 1952 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1948 AL ERA leader 1947 Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife EditBorn in Lincolnton Georgia Haynes began his pro career in 1937 He stood 6 feet 2 inches 188 cm tall and weighed 190 pounds 86 kg In 379 games pitched including 147 games started Haynes compiled a 76 82 win loss record 53 complete games five shutouts 159 games finished and 21 saves in 1 581 innings pitched He allowed 1 672 hits 823 runs 704 earned runs 95 home runs and 620 walks with 475 strikeouts 26 hit batsmen 35 wild pitches 6 890 batters faced four balks and a 4 01 ERA Haynes was an above average hitting pitcher posting a career 213 batting average 111 for 521 with 48 runs 1 home run and 39 RBI Defensively he was better than average recording a 966 fielding percentage which was 9 points higher than the league average at his position Of Haynes 379 appearances 218 came with the White Sox where he won 55 of 98 decisions 561 and posted a solid 3 14 ERA He was named to the 1948 American League All Star team although he did not appear in it and led the American League in games pitched 40 and games finished 35 in 1942 and in earned run average 2 42 in 1947 He was reacquired by Washington after the 1948 season but was ineffective going only 10 21 with a 5 42 ERA in 112 games in his second stint with the Senators As a member of the Griffith family whose wife inherited 26 percent of the franchise s stock in 1955 1 Haynes remained in the Washington organization after his playing career ended He served as the Senators pitching coach from 1953 55 coached in their farm system then moved into the front office as executive vice president working with his brother in law club president Calvin Griffith in Washington and after the team moved to Minneapolis St Paul as the Minnesota Twins in 1961 Haynes died in Hopkins Minnesota of a heart attack suffered while shoveling snow 2 at the age of 49 See also EditList of Major League Baseball annual ERA leadersReferences Edit Thelma Griffith Haynes Baseball Owner obituary The New York Times October 16 1995 Retrieved 2015 08 25 Garrard Lamar April 21 2011 From Lincoln County to Washington D C The Lincoln County Journal Archived from the original on July 6 2017 Retrieved 2015 08 25 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Joe Haynes at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Haynes baseball amp oldid 1133531678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
