Phil Garner

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American baseball player

Philip Mason Garner was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. He was a three-time MLB All-Star. With the Pirates, he won the 1979 World Series. He managed the Milwaukee Brewers from 1992 to 1999, the Detroit Tigers from 2000 to 2002, and the Astros from 2004 to 2007. He led Houston to the 2005 World Series.

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Phil Garner dies at 76

Phil Garner dies at 76 Baseball legend Phil 'Scrap Iron' Garner, who led the Astros to the 2005 World Series, has died at age 76.