Lee Smith, Baines elected to baseball Hall
LAS VEGAS - Longtime closer Lee Smith and smooth-swinging Harold Baines have been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.
Former outfielder and manager Lou Piniella fell one vote short.
The results by the 16-member Today's Game Era Committee were announced Sunday at the winter meetings.
Smith and Baines both debuted in Chicago during the 1980 season - Smith began with the Cubs and went on to post a then-record 478 saves while Baines started out with the White Sox and had 2,866 career hits.
George Steinbrenner, Orel Hershiser, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Davey Johnson and Charlie Manuel also were on the ballot.
Chicago Cubs' Lee Smith is greeted by his teammates as he walks to the dugout during the October 1984 National League championship series against the San Diego Padres.
Daily Herald File Photo/Oct. 1984
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