He boasted the fourth-highest vote tally in his second-to-last year on the ballot, exceeded by new electees Ken Griffey Jr. (99.3 percent, 437 votes) and Mike Piazza (83 percent, 365 votes). Jeff Bagwell (71.6 percent, 315 votes) also was nearly elected.
Raines, who was 23 votes short, enjoyed a significant jump from the 55 percent that he garnered in 2015, and several other former Yankees had significant showings on the ballot. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens appeared on 45.2 percent (199 votes) in his fourth year on the ballot.
Clemens pitched for the Yankees from 1999-2003 before returning to complete his career in '07, retiring as a 354-game winner.