LAS VEGAS | Windy City Wins: 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…