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Graig Nettles. Graig Nettles (born August 20, 1944), nicknamed " Puff ", is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 22-year baseball career, he played for the Minnesota Twins (1967–1969), Cleveland Indians (1970–1972), New York Yankees (1973–1983), San Diego Padres (1984–1986), Atlanta Braves (1987), and ...
October 13, 1981 8:00 pm ( ET) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 53 °F (12 °C), clear. In Billy Martin 's return to Yankee Stadium (for the first time since the Yankees fired him in 1979), the Yankees drew first blood in front of their old skipper. Graig Nettles ' three-run bases-loaded double in the first inning was all the run support ...
ALCS. 1979 →. The 1978 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff pitting the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals for the American League pennant and the right to represent the American League in the 1978 World Series. The Yankees defeated the Royals for the third straight year to win the pennant.
The 1977 American League Championship Series was a five-game series played between October 5 and 9, 1977, between the Eastern division champion New York Yankees and the Western division champion Kansas City Royals . The games were played at Yankee Stadium (Games 1–2), and Royals Stadium (3–5). The Yankees took the series 3–2, and defeated ...
The 1984 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 1984 season. The 81st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers and the National League (NL) champion San Diego Padres. The Tigers won the series, four games to one.
The Royals’ 102 victories were the most in Major League Baseball that season and they had a 16-game winning streak. ... Brett’s momentum carried him into the Yankees’ Graig Nettles. *José ...
April 1, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. [10] April 3, 1987: John Mizerock was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. [11] May 5, 1987: Doyle Alexander was signed as a free agent by the Braves. [12] June 2, 1987: Mike Stanton was drafted by the Braves in the 13th round of the 1987 Major League ...
Following Munson's death, Graig Nettles served as captain. Willie Randolph and Ron Guidry were named co-captains in 1986. Don Mattingly followed them as captain in 1991, serving until his retirement in 1995. Gehrig, Munson, Guidry, Mattingly and Jeter are the only team captains who spent their entire career with the Yankees (Aaron Judge has ...