ESPN.com · Mar 4, 2024
Ed Ott, World Series-winning catcher for Pirates, dies at 72
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PITTSBURGH -- Ed Ott, a former major league catcher and coach who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, died Sunday. He was 72.
Ott died in the central Pennsylvania town of Danville, according to the Pirates. No further details were provided by the team.
"We are saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family," Pirates president Travis Williams said in a statement. "Ed spent seven of his eight years in the major leagues with the Pirates and was a valued member of our World Series championship team in 1979."