Luis Tiant, Sr.
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| Luis Tiant, Sr. | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 27, 1906 La Habana, Cuba |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Milton, Massachusetts |
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| debut | |||
| 1928, for the Havana Red Sox | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1947, for the New York Cubans | |||
| Negro National League statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 25–22 | ||
| Run average | 3.99 | ||
| Strikeouts | 242 | ||
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Luis Eleuterio Tiant (August 27, 1906 – December 10, 1976) was a pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Havana Red Sox, Cuban Stars West and New York Cubans, between 1928 and 1947.[1]
Tiant's son, Luis Tiant, was a major league starting pitcher from 1964 to 1982.
Tiant featured a screwball. Bill James and Rob Neyer ranked it the seventh-best screwball of all time.[2]
References
- ↑ "Luis Tiant Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
