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FILE - Houston Astros' Phil Garner is greeted by Luis Pujols as he scores the winning run from third to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 in the 11th inning of Game 2 of the National League West playoffs at Houston, Oct. 7, 1981.
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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 saying Garner died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Nicknamed “Scrap Iron” for his blue-collar approach to the game, Garner had a 16-year playing career with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. He made All-Star teams with Oakland in 1976 and with Pittsburgh in 1980 and 1981.
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