Grant Jackson, Winning Pitcher in 79 WS Game 7, Dies at 78

Former Pittsburgh Pirates player Grant Jackson acknowledges the crowd during the 40th anniversary celebration of the 1979 World Series team at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, on July 20, 2019. Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP

PITTSBURGH—Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates and a reliable left-hander for 18 seasons in the majors, died Tuesday from COVID-19 complications. He was 78.

The Pirates said Jackson died at Canonsburg Hospital in Pennsylvania.