The Cuban pitcher, nicknamed “El Tiante,” was a three-time MLB All-Star and four-time 20-game winner.
Former Boston Red Sox player Luis Tiant waves to the crowd before Game 1 of the 2013 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals at Fenway Park in Boston. Tiant, a pitcher who led the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship in 1975, has died at the age of 83.Major League Baseball announced his death in a post on X on Tuesday, and the Red Sox confirmed that he died at his home in Maine.
Those performances, along with Bob Gibson’s 1.12 ERA in the NL, earned 1968 the nickname “Year of the Pitcher” and helped persuade baseball to lower the pitching mound to give batters more of a chance. No matter, Tiant again won the AL ERA title with a 1.91 mark in 1972, for the Red Sox . The son of a Negro Leagues star, the younger Tiant was 229-172 in all with a 3.30 ERA and 2,416 strikeouts. He had 187 complete games and 47 shutouts in a 19-year career spent mostly with Cleveland and the Red Sox., whose Cincinnati Reds faced Tiant’s Red Sox in the 1975 World Series — still considered one of the greatest matchups in baseball postseason history.
“Luis had the kind of unforgettable presence that made you feel like you were part of his world,” Red Sox owner John Henry said. “He channeled everything into his love for the game and the people around him. He was magnetic and had a smile that could light up Fenway Park.”Pete Rose, MLB hit king banned from baseball, dies at 83
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