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 ...

THE FAMILY IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF WORLD SERIES CHAMPION PHIL GARNER. HE PASSED AWAY SATURDAY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. CARRICK PLAYED FIVE MAJOR LEAGUE SEASONS HERE IN PITTSBURGH, AND THAT INCLUDES BEING A ...

PITTSBURGH — Phil Garner wasn't a lifer with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but his presence was incredibly important for their last World Series championship. Garner died at 76 years old on April 11, after ...

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 ...

May 21, 2014; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Members of the Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 World Series championship team Bob Skinner (L) and Tim Foli (LC) and Phil Garner (RC) and Don Robinson (43) reminisce in the ...

FILE - Tim Foli, left, and Phil Garner, the middle infield of the 1979 World Championship Pittsburgh Pirates team attend a pre-game ceremony remembering the team's accomplishment 40 years ago before a ...

Omar Moreno was the perfect leadoff hitter for the Lumber Company, a speed demon who served as an ever-present threat to ...

HOUSTON (AP) — 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 ...

HOUSTON — Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who won the World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979, has died. He was 76. Garner’s family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner died ...