Graig Nettles was born on August 20,1944, and nicknamed "Puff", is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman.
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22 Facts About Graig Nettles
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Graig Nettles was named the AL player of the month for April 1974, as he set the AL record for home runs in a month with 11.
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On September 7,1974, Graig Nettles was caught using a bat that had six superballs inside it.
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Graig Nettles was named the starting third baseman for the AL in the 1975 MLB All-Star Game.
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Graig Nettles enjoyed his best season in 1977, when he picked up his first of two Gold Glove Awards, and crushed 37 homers and 107 RBI in helping lead the Yankees to a World Series win over the Dodgers.
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The following season, Graig Nettles earned his second Gold Glove to help the Yankees bring back-to-back World Series championships to the Bronx.
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In July 1980, Graig Nettles hit his 267th career home run, the most among AL third basemen.
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Graig Nettles was limited to 89 games in 1980 because of hepatitis, which plagued him all year long.
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Dissatisfied with the platoon, Graig Nettles reported to spring training at the deadline for his arrival.
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Graig Nettles had wanted to play closer to his San Diego home, and his approval of the trade was required given his years of service.
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Graig Nettles charged the mound, and attempted to tackle Braves relief pitcher Donnie Moore, after Moore intentionally beaned Graig Nettles.
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Graig Nettles missed and then was thrown to the ground by Braves first baseman Chris Chambliss.
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In 1985, after teammate Eric Show surrendered Pete Rose's record-breaking 4,192nd hit, Graig Nettles was known for saying, "The Birch Society is going to expel Eric for making a Red famous, " in reference to Show's association with the anti-Communist group, the John Birch Society.
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Graig Nettles signed with the Braves for the 1987 season as a non-roster player, making the Braves' 24-man Opening Day roster.
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Graig Nettles managed and played for the St Lucie Legends of the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989.
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Graig Nettles's brother had been diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier in 2007.
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Graig Nettles wrote a controversial book, Balls, a memoir of his baseball career written in collaboration with Peter Golenbock.
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In 1991, Graig Nettles was inducted by the San Diego Hall of Champions into the Breitbard Hall of Fame honoring San Diego's finest athletes both on and off the playing surface.
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