for those that might be too young, important to highlight that while he was far and away the stolen base king, he was much more than a base stealer (as reflected in his standing as one of the top 20 WAR totals of alltime)
I'm a big Raines guy, and I think Raines was a no brainer HOFer, the best lead off man in the NL for a decade and has a case at one of the best lead off guys ever, but in the AL his direct contemporary was the gold standard. Raines was Brad Park, Henderson was Orr
best leadoff man ever for sure
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