The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates have an interesting place in baseball history. People remember the team's “We Are Family” slogan, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Omar Moreno was the perfect leadoff hitter for the Lumber Company, a speed demon who served as an ever-present threat to steal a base in a lineup featuring Hall of Fame sluggers Dave Parker and Willie ...

Bob Skinner, who played on Pittsburgh's 1960 World Series team and later served as batting coach for the 1979 championship team, has died. He was 94. Skinner made his major league debut in 1954 and ...