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Associated Press News on MSN: Former major league infielder Phil Garner, who managed Astros' first World Series team, dies at 76 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 ...

Former major league infielder Phil Garner, who managed Astros' first World Series team, dies at 76 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. USA TODAY: Phil Garner, MLB All-Star, World Series manager, Tennessee baseball great, dies at 76 Phil "Scrap Iron" Garner, a former Tennessee Vols infielder, 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 The Daily Beast on MSN: World Series winner dies at 76 after cancer battle