The very first baseball autobiography I ever read was Graig Nettles' Balls. That book was hilarious, and was seen as a big middle finger aimed at George Steinbrenner, which is how Nettles found himself out of New York and joining the Padres.
Nettles was no laughing matter in this game. In the bottom of the first inning, with the Padres already up one, he lined a double that scored Tony Gwynn. In the bottom of the fifth he was the hero again, because the Expos had just tied the game at two apiece. Nettles ripped another double to plate Gwynn again as well as Alan Wiggins. For an encore, Graig lined a single in the seventh that scored - guess who - Tony Gwynn. That was pretty much it in this one, San Diego won 5-2.
Winning Pitcher - Mark Thurmond
Losing Pitcher - David Palmer
Save - Craig Lefferts
Player of the Game - Graig Nettles, 3-3, 2 2B's, 4RBI's, BB
Hall of Famers in the Game - Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Tony Gwynn, Goose Gossage
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