Tim Raines Career MLB Stats 1979-2002 |
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G |
AB |
H |
AVG |
HR |
RBI |
R |
SB |
2B |
3B |
BB |
SO |
OBP | SLG% |
OPS
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2,502 |
8,872 |
2,605 |
.294 |
170 |
980 |
1,571 |
808 |
430 |
113 |
1,330 |
966 |
.385 |
.425 |
.810
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Timothy Raines Sr. was born on September 16, 1959 in Sanford, FL. He is the son of Florence and Ned Raines. Baseball and the Raines family go hand in hand. Tim was one of five boys and his brothers were also good baseball players. In fact, two of Tim’s brothers played in the minor leagues. They all played baseball together growing up. Tim had so much competition in his own home that playing against other kids seemed much easier.
Raines attended Seminole High School. Along with baseball, Tim also excelled in football and ran track. However it was no denying baseball was his future. Raines signed with the Montreal Expos and joined their organization after graduation.
Awards and Achievements |
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MVP
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Gold Glove
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All-Star Selections |
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 1987
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Batting Titles |
1986 (NL)
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Achievements
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Tim Raines MLB Career Stats and Notes
On September 11, 1979, Raines made his major league debut. Nicknamed ‘Rock’, Raines spent the first 12 years of his career with the Expos. In 1991, the long time Expo signed with the Chicago White Sox. He spent five years in the Windy City before moving on to the Big Apple. Playing for the New York Yankee for three seasons, Raines would win two World Series titles (1996, 1998). Raines played for four more franchises from 1999-2002: Oakland Athletics (1999), Expos (2001), Baltimore Orioles (2001) and Florida Marlins (2002). Raines would retire after the 2002 season. In 2017, Tim Raines was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Tim Raines: The Leadoff Hitter
Getting on base and generating runs are the marks of a good leadoff hitter and Tim Raines personified that in the 1980s. His career .385 OBP at the lead off position is second only to the greatest leadoff hitter of all time Rickey Henderson (.401).
Between 1983-87, Rock was at the top of his game. During this time, he had 175 or more hits each season, stole 70 or more bases in four of those five seasons and scored 90 or more runs in each season. Raines had an OPS of .820 or higher in each of those seasons, including a career high .955 in 1987. Getting on base, stealing bases and scoring…that was Tim Raines.