RIP Phil Garner

[utvolpj]

 

[chinpokomon]

that's a tough one to hear

 

[ArdentVol]

that's a tough one to hear

amen

and RIP
he also excelled on basketball court, too0

 

[Pacer92]

RIP Scrap iron

 

[feathersax]

Phil Garner: great player at Tennessee & with Pirates/MLB, successful manager! A competitor who made Tennessee proud. R.I.P.

 

[volfan2024]

RIP bro!

 

[NorCalVol67]

From a Pirates Cardinals game my Dad and I scored back in the day at Busch.

 

[dobre_shunka]

Wearing a Yosemite Sam patch on his Pirates uniform.


If a current player did something like that today, it would certainly be a major fine.

 

[Volle]

Nickname: "Scrap Iron" -- one of the toughest ever...!

 

[@1RBFjr]

My m.i.l knew him since they were eight years old. Said he was unfailing nice to people and a good person.

 

[feathersax]

From a Pirates Cardinals game my Dad and I scored back in the day at Busch.

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What a great memory! Some things are just for keeping.

 

[WallyBalls]

My favorite story i read was that an Astro's beat reporter called Garner after the Astros let him go. He had gotten to know him fairly well during his time in Houston and their relationship was friendly.

To the writer's surprise, Garner answered the phone laughing. He asked Phil what was so funny.

Garner said "Because you have to work today and I don't."

Now THAT'S how you do it. Great man.

 

[Savannahbayvol]

amen

and RIP
he also excelled on basketball court, too0

Also a good QB for Bearden.

 

[Savannahbayvol]

Also a good QB for Bearden.

Good take from Marvin

Old Vol Phil Garner, baseball star, dies at 76 - Knox TN Today

Phil Garner, a long-ago friend from my limited time as a baseball writer, has died at age 76. He lived at The Woodlands, outside Houston. Garner was sometimes a second baseman but mostly played third for Bearden High, the University of Tennessee, the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and...

www.knoxtntoday.com

 

[ArmchairQB]

From a Pirates Cardinals game my Dad and I scored back in the day at Busch.

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Took me a minute but I found it. July 9, 1978.

Pirates » Play Log » Sunday, July 9, 1978 | FanGraphs Baseball

Pirates play log for Sunday, July 9, 1978 with win probability

www.fangraphs.com

Last Phil Garner game I saw was a game against the Reds at Three Rivers in 1979.

 

[ksgovols]

RIP Scrap Iron. He was a gritty player. Part of the We Are Family world series champs in 79.

 

[Orangeslide]

Condolences to the Garner family. A great baseball player, he will be missed. RIP Mr. Phil Garner.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

This one hurts. He was a year ahead of me at Bearden, he obviously stole all my athleticism. He could do it all and coaches could not find a path for me; maybe it was my 4.5 twenty speed and my 4 inch vertical jump. Entered my senior year at 5’7”…… topped out at 6’3” in college…..

Talked to him just a few years back at a dedication or rededication of the baseball complex at Bearden. I was much more familiar with his twin sisters in my class. Good people all. Of course we all attended the old school a few miles down the road. They all resided in the Houston area at that time per our conversation.

RIP….