Luis Tian, a great pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, three-time All-Star selection, and two-time American League ERA leader, has died at the age of 83.
Multiple Boston media outlets confirmed the right-hander’s death on Tuesday.
In 19 seasons in the majors (1964-1982), Tiant won 229 games with six teams, struck out 2,416 batters in 573 games (484 starts), and posted a 3.30 ERA.
The Cuban-born Tiant made his first All-Star team in 1968 with the then-Cleveland Indians, winning 21 games and winning his first ERA title (1.60).
Traded to the Minnesota Twins after a 20-loss season in 1969, Tiant revived his career after signing with Boston as a free agent in May 1971.
He went 122-81 with a 3.36 ERA in eight seasons with the Red Sox, winning the 1972 title with a 1.91 ERA and being nominated as an All-Star in 1974 and 1976. He won at least 20 games in three seasons with Boston (1973, 1974, 1976) and was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.
Tiant played for Cleveland (1964-69), Minnesota (1970), Boston (1971-78), New York Yankees (1979-80), Pittsburgh Pirates (1981) and California Angels (1982). He served as a pitcher.
In his only World Series appearance against Cincinnati in 1975, he won two of his three starts and the Reds defeated Boston in seven games.
–Field level media
