finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
1988 left san diego , california 1967 october 1 .248 390 1,314 third baseman montreal expos batting average home runs runs batted in september 6 20 august 1944 graig nettles.png graig nettles
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graig nettles

graig nettles -lrb- born august 20 , 1944 -rrb- , nicknamed `` puff '' , is an american former major league baseball third baseman .
during a 22-year baseball career , he played for the minnesota twins -lrb- 1967 -- 1969 -rrb- , cleveland indians -lrb- 1970 -- 1972 -rrb- , new york yankees -lrb- 1973 -- 1983 -rrb- , san diego padres -lrb- 1984 -- 1986 -rrb- , atlanta braves -lrb- 1987 -rrb- and montreal expos -lrb- 1988 -rrb- .
nettles was one of the best defensive third basemen of all time , and despite his relatively low career batting average , he was an excellent offensive contributor , setting an american league record for career home runs by a third baseman .
as a part of four pennant-winning yankee teams , nettles enjoyed his best season in 1977 when he won the gold glove award and had career-highs in home runs -lrb- 37 -rrb- and runs batted in -lrb- 107 -rrb- in leading the yankees to the world series against the los angeles dodgers .
