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Timothy Raines Sr. (born September 16, 1959), nicknamed " Rock ", [ 1] is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos.
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.
Timothy Raines was a Major League Baseball player with 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).
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Tim Raines finished his big league career as the most successful base stealer – ranked by percentage – in MLB history. He is also a part of baseball’s most exclusive club: The one percent of big leaguers elected to the Hall of Fame.
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).
Feb 13, 2022 · Let’s look at 10 great moments from Raines’ Hall of Fame career. Hall of Fame induction. Raines was first on the Hall of Fame ballot, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, in 2008 and received 24.3 percent of the vote.
Jul 30, 2017 · Raines, who went by the nickname Rock, was a seven-time All-Star who won the National League batting crown in 1986 with a .334 average and finished his career with 808 stolen bases, which...
Jul 30, 2017 · 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.
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Tim Raines played for the Montreal Expos from 1979-1990. (Ron Vesely/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Tim Raines only appeared as a pinch runner that season, and was a late call-up with just 27 plate appearances the following season. But in 1981 the Rock powered onto the scene in Montreal.