Tim Raines
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| Tim Raines | ||
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| Left fielder | ||
| Born: September 16 1959 | Batted: Both | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 11, 1979 for the Montreal Expos | ||
| Final game | ||
| September 29, 2002 for the Florida Marlins | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .294 | |
| Hits | 2605 | |
| Stolen bases | 808 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Timothy Raines (born September 16 1959 in Sanford, Florida), nicknamed "Rock",[1] is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos. Regarded as one of the top leadoff hitters and baserunners in the sport's history, Raines led the National League in stolen bases in each of his first four full seasons, and in runs scored twice. He ranks fourth in major league history with 808 steals, behind Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock and Ty Cobb.[2] He stole at least 70 bases in each of his first six seasons (1981-1986), including a career-high 90 in 1983. His career stolen base percentage (84.7%) is the highest in major league history for players with 300 or more attempts,[3] and he was successful on 40 consecutive steal attempts between July 1993 and August 1995, setting an American League record.
He batted .334 in 1986, becoming the third switch hitter ever to win the National League batting title; at the end of his career he ranked sixth among switch hitters in career hits (2,605), fourth in runs (1,571), walks (1,330) and times on base (3,977), fifth in plate appearances (10,359), seventh in singles (1,892), doubles (430), total bases (3,771) and at bats (8,872), eighth in triples (113) and tenth in extra base hits (713). He holds Expos/Washington Nationals franchise records for career runs (947), steals (635), singles (1,163), triples (82) and walks (793), and was the seventh player whose career began after 1945 to retire with over 1,500 runs and 100 triples.[4] Raines currently serves as the hitting coach for the minor-league Harrisburg Senators.
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[edit] Career
The Montreal Expos selected Raines in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft. He played briefly as a second baseman for the Expos in 1980, but soon switched to playing the outfield, and rapidly became a fan favorite due to his aggressiveness on the basepaths. He was named a National League All-Star in 7 consecutive seasons (1981-1987), and in 1987 he was the Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game. Raines finished in the top 10 in voting for the NL MVP Award three times (1983, 1986, 1987). He won the NL batting title in 1986 with a .334 average and hit over .300 in five full seasons. He also topped the .320 mark in three straight years (1985-1987).
Raines won a Silver Slugger Award as an outfielder in 1986 when he led the NL in both batting average and on base percentage. He led the NL in runs scored in 1983 and 1987, in doubles in 1984 and in stolen bases in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984. Raines set single-season career highs with a .334 batting average and 194 hits in 1986, 18 home runs in 1987, and 71 runs batted in, 133 runs scored and 90 steals in 1983. Raines is also the only player in baseball history to steal at least 70 bases in each of his first 7 years in the majors.
In his 23-year career, Raines hit .294 with 170 HR, 980 RBI, 1571 runs, 2605 hits, 808 stolen bases, 430 doubles, 113 triples and an on base percentage of .385.
His son, Tim Raines, Jr., also became a major league player. In 2001 Raines, at the age of 41, and his son became the second major league father-and-son combination to play in the same game, both playing for the Baltimore Orioles (the first were Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr.).
In his career, Raines played for the Montreal Expos (1979-1990, 2001), Chicago White Sox (1991-1995), New York Yankees (1996-1998), Oakland Athletics (1999), Baltimore Orioles (2001) and Florida Marlins (2002).
Raines began his coaching career in 2003 as manager of the high class A Brevard County Manatees affiliate of the Montreal Expos.
Raines was a coach for the White Sox from November 2004 until October 13, 2006.[5] During the 2005 World Series Championship season, Raines served as first base coach. During the 2006 season, he served as bench coach.
In 1995, Raines had a home built in, and became a resident of, Heathrow, Florida. In 2007, he moved to Estrella, just outside of Phoenix, Arizona.
From 1983 to 1987, Total Baseball rated him as one of the NL's five best players each season.[citation needed] He is also listed as the 40th greatest non-pitcher in major-league history according to Bill James's win shares formula, one place ahead of Mark McGwire.[citation needed]
[edit] Other accomplishments
- Led the major leagues in stolen bases (1981, 1984)
- Led the major leagues in runs scored (1983, 1987)
- Led the National League for times on base (1983-84, 1986)
- Holds Expos single season record for plate appearances (731 in 1982) and runs (133 in 1983) and shares the single season record, with Rodney Scott and Mitch Webster, for triples (13 in 1985)
- Expos all-time leader in runs created (925) and times on base (2,440)
[edit] See also
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 500 stolen bases
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball batting champions
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 stolen bases
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
[edit] References
- ^ The nickname Rock was given to Raines in the minor leagues, referring to his solid physique.
- ^ Some sources also place Raines behind Billy Hamilton, who recorded over 900 steals from 1888 to 1901; however, nearly 800 of these were achieved prior to 1898, when the definition of a steal was altered, and these early steals are not officially recognized.
- ^ Caught stealing data is incomplete prior to the 1951 season.
- ^ The previous six were Willie Mays, Lou Brock, Pete Rose, George Brett, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor.
- ^ ESPN.com (2006-10-14). White Sox fire bench coach Raines (English). ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
[edit] External links
[edit] Statistics
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
[edit] Baseball Hall of Fame candidacy
Raines is eligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2008 and has become a cause celebre for sabermetricians, who feel he should be inducted on the first ballot.
| Preceded by Ron LeFlore | National League Stolen Base Champion 1981-1984 | Succeeded by Vince Coleman |
| Preceded by Willie McGee | National League Batting Champion 1986 | Succeeded by Tony Gwynn |
| Preceded by Roger Clemens | Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 1987 | Succeeded by Terry Steinbach |
New York Yankees 1996 World Series roster |
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| 2 Derek Jeter | 12 Wade Boggs | 13 Jim Leyritz | 17 Kenny Rogers | 18 Mariano Duncan | 19 Luis Sojo | 20 Mike Aldrete | 21 Paul O'Neill | 22 Jimmy Key | 24 Tino Martinez | 25 Joe Girardi | 26 Andy Fox | 27 Graeme Lloyd | 31 Tim Raines | 33 Charlie Hayes | 35 John Wetteland | 36 David Cone | 39 Darryl Strawberry | 41 Brian Boehringer | 42 Mariano Rivera | 43 Jeff Nelson | 45 Cecil Fielder | 46 Andy Pettitte | 51 Bernie Williams | 52 David Weathers Manager 6 Joe Torre |
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