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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. (SFS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 14, 1974: Graig Nettles homers for the Yankees in the first inning, and brother Jim Nettles homers for the Tigers in the 2nd. This is the 2nd time that the two brothers have homered in the same game for different teams, having done it on June 11, 1972, when Graig was on Cleveland and Jim was with Minnesota. Graig's team wins 10–7.