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Fullname: Timothy Raines Sr. Nickname: Rock. Born: 9/16/1959 in Sanford, FL. Draft: 1977, Montreal Expos, Round: 5, Overall Pick: 106. High School: Seminole, Sanford, FL. Debut: 9/11/1979. Hall of Fame: 2017. Relationship (s): father of Tim Raines.
Jan 18, 2017 · NEW YORK -- The wait is finally over for Tim Raines, and it was worth it. On the ballot for the 10th and final time, Raines, one of the best leadoff hitters in history, was voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Wednesday. Raines was named on 86 percent of ballots.
Jul 30, 2017 · Tim Raines Is Enshrined as an Expo, and He’s Happy About It - The New York Times. Tim Raines addressed the crowd at the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sunday in Cooperstown,...
Jul 30, 2017 · Bill Ladson. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Tim Raines is used to hitting leadoff in a baseball game, but during the Hall of Fame ceremony on Sunday, the former Expos great was up fifth. Raines delivered his induction speech after John Schuerholz, Jeff Bagwell, Bud Selig and Ivan Rodriguez made theirs.
Sep 4, 2013 · Timothy Raines was born on September 16, 1959, in Sanford, Florida, to Ned and Florence Raines. Ned was a semipro player in the Sanford area and Raines grew up in an athletic and competitive household of six children (a seventh died at the age of 4 when she was hit by a car). “We’d race against Pop as kids until somebody beat him,” said Tim.
Jul 31, 2017 · 07-30-2017 • 7 min read. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Tim Raines is officially a member of Baseball’s Hall of Fame. About time, right? But this weekend in Cooperstown wasn’t just a long-awaited...
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Tim Raines poses with the base he stole for his 500th career steal, now preserved at the Hall of Fame. (Milo Stewart Jr. / National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Raines, who won the National League stolen base title in each of his first four full seasons from 1981-84 with the Expos, was in Cooperstown, along with his wife Shannon and his ...
