Career HighLights

Timothy Raines was selected by Monteal in the fifth round of the 1977 June draft ... Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year in 1980, after hitting .354 for Denver of the American Association ... set rookie record with 71 steals in 1981, finishing second in the Rookie of the Year voting, behind Fernando Valenzuela ... became the first player since Ty Cobb in 1915 to drive in 70 runs and steal 70 bases, 1983 ... led National League in stolen bases, 1981-1984 ... led National League with .334 batting average, 1986 ... traded to White Sox on December 23, 1990, for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones ... traded to the Yankees January 23, 1996 ... played in seven consecutive All-Star Games, 1981-1987, hitting .300 with three steals ... has career .333 average in 16 League Championship Series games.

1997 Season

Missed much of season with strained left hamstring ... posted excellent .412 on-base percentage when hitting leadoff ... had 22 multi-hit games ... went 4-for-5, August 14, against Kansas City ... hit .349 against American League East opponents.

Career Statistics - Batting YR 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 TM Mon Mon Mon Mon Mon Mon Mon Mon Mon Mon Mon Mon Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Nyy Nyy Nyy G 6 15 88 156 156 160 150 151 139 109 145 130 155 144 115 101 133 59 74 109 AB 0 20 313 647 615 622 575 580 530 429 517 457 609 551 415 384 502 201 271 321 R 3 5 61 90 133 106 115 91 117 66 76 65 102 102 75 80 81 45 56 53 H 0 1 95 179 183 192 184 194 175 116 148 131 163 162 127 102 143 57 87 93 2B 0 0 13 32 32 38 30 35 34 19 29 11 20 22 16 15 25 10 20 13 3B 0 0 7 8 8 9 13 10 8 7 6 5 6 9 4 5 4 0 2 1 HR 0 0 5 4 11 8 11 9 18 12 9 9 5 7 16 10 12 9 4 5 RBI 0 0 37 43 71 60 41 62 68 48 60 62 50 54 54 52 67 33 38 47 BB 0 6 45 75 97 87 81 78 90 53 93 70 83 81 64 61 70 34 41 55 SO 0 3 31 83 70 69 60 60 52 44 48 43 68 48 35 43 52 29 34 49 SB 2 5 71 78 90 75 70 70 50 33 41 49 51 45 21 13 13 10 8 8 CS 0 0 11 16 14 10 9 9 5 7 9 16 15 6 7 0 2 1 5 3 OBP -- .269 .391 .353 .393 .393 .405 .413 .429 .350 .395 .379 .359 .380 .401 .365 .374 .383 .403 .395 SLG -- .050 .438 .369 .429 .437 .475 .476 .526 .431 .418 .392 .345 .405 .480 .409 .422 .468 .454 .383 AVG -- .050 .304 .277 .298 .309 .320 .334 .330 .270 .286 .287 .268 .294 .306 .266 .285 .284 .321 .290   Totals     G 2295 AB 8559 R 1522 H 2532 2B 414 3B 112 HR 164 RBI 947 BB 1264 SO 921 SB 803 CS 145 OBP .386 SLG .428 AVG .296

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