• 3/23/8: Jim Nettles (66-67) & Graig Nettles (64-65) Nettles Brothers Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer "Nettles, a six-time All-Star third baseman, is scheduled to have surgery on April 8 at Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York. He was diagnosed the day before Thanksgiving last year, shortly after his brother, Jim, had also discovered his own prostate cancer."

• 1/12/3: 1998 Yankees Old-Timers Game | Nettles Pic 1

• 8/4/64: Goldpanners Win 8-3 ; Seaver Slams

• 1965 Midnight Sun Game

First Game Ever Played in Alaska Under Artificial Lights

Goldpanners Records
*Most Consecutive Games Played 111 - June 17,1964 thru August 29, 1965

NBC Tournament Honors
*1964 Leading Home Run Hitter  * 1964 All-American Team, OF

• All-Star - 1975-1977-1978-1979-1980-1985

• Gold Glove 3B - 1977-78

• ALCS MVP - 1981

• June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

• December 10, 1969: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Dean Chance, Bob Miller, and Ted Uhlaender to the Cleveland Indians for Luis Tiant and Stan Williams.

• November 27, 1972: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jerry Moses to the New York Yankees for John Ellis, Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes, and Rusty Torres.

• March 30, 1984: Traded by the New York Yankees to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Dennis Rasmussen. The San Diego Padres sent Darin Cloninger (minors) (April 26, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

• December 18, 1986: Released by the San Diego Padres.

• April 1, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

• November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

• December 6, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

• March 24, 1988: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Atlanta Braves.

• November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

1964 Alaska Goldpanners
Roster • Statistics • Results • Schedule • NBC

1965 Alaska Goldpanners
Roster • Statistics • Results • Schedule

Batting Stats

Fielding Stats

1960s All-Stars

Jim Nettles and his brother Graig became only the fourth set of brothers to homer in the same game in the AL on September 14, 1974 when Graig was with the Yankees and Jim was with Detroit. They rank fifth all-time among brother combinations in HR with 406. Jim saw his most action in 1972 with the Twins, hitting .204 in 235 at-bats with four HR and 15 RBI. He played in Japan and Mexico after his ML days ended, and later became a minor league manager.