With the Sister Sledge disco chestnut "We Are Fam-i-ly!" as their anthem, the never-say-die '79 Pirates battled through a grueling season, and a tough World Series, to reign as World Champions once ...

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The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates have an interesting place in baseball history. People remember the team's “We Are Family” slogan, the black-and-gold uniforms, and the larger-than-life personalities ...

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PITTSBURGH -- Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the "We Are Family" Pittsburgh Pirates and a reliable left-hander for 18 seasons in the majors, died Tuesday ...

HOUSTON -- Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. Garner's family issued a statement Sunday ...

There are stars on championship teams, and then there are the engines that make everything go. For the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, Phil Garner was the engine. “Scrap Iron” didn’t just play second base — ...

HOUSTON (AP) -- Phil Garner, the starting second baseman on the Pittsburgh Pirates' 1979 World Series championship team who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, ...

Jul 10, 2006; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; National League All-Star manager Phil Garner talks with Gary Gaetti before the Home Run Derby at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA ...