Bleacher Report: Phil Garner Dies at Age 76, Won 1979 World Series with Pirates and Spent 15 Years as MLB Manager Phil Garner Dies at Age 76, Won 1979 World Series with Pirates and Spent 15 Years as MLB Manager On a night when the Dodgers cruised to victory, Freddie Freeman found time to savor one last memory from last year's World Series. NBC News: Phil Garner, who managed Astros' first World Series team, dies at 76 Phil Garner, who managed Astros' first World Series team, dies at 76 Garner appeared in 150 games for the 1979 Pirates team that won the World Series and slashed .293/.359/.441 with 11 home runs, 59 RBI and 17 stolen bases. He was even better in the postseason and ...
Nicknamed "Scrap Iron," he spent five of his 16 Major League seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing from 1977 to 1981, capturing a World Series championship in 1979. Newsweek on MSN: Phil Garner, a 3-time All-Star and World Series manager, died An infielder who played 16 seasons in MLB before leading the Astros to their first-ever World Series appearance died at 76. Yahoo Sports: Phil Garner, MLB All-Star, World Series manager, Tennessee baseball great, dies at 76 Phil "Scrap Iron" Garner, a former MLB All-Star and 1979 World Series champion, has died after battling pancreatic cancer. Phil Garner, MLB All-Star, World Series manager, Tennessee baseball great, dies at 76 NBC Los Angeles: How every World Series champion fared on Opening Day Opening Day marks the first of 162 games for MLB teams, but does it play a bigger role in determining a World Series champion?
world series year by year, Here's what the numbers say. The New York Times: Why Dave Roberts wound up with the baseball from World Series Game 7 Why Dave Roberts wound up with the baseball from World Series Game 7 Sports Illustrated on MSN: Pirates’ World Series Champion Phil Garner Dies at 76 The Pittsburgh Pirates lost a key member of their 1979 World Series Team.
