We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Luis Tiant. In a Major League career that spanned 19 seasons, "El Tiante" made three All-Star teams and won 20 or more games four times. Tiant won two ERA titles in the American League - one in 1968 for Cleveland, and another in… pic.twitter.com/wVNQj9f1pc
Gained a great deal of fame from the 1975 World Series. Had all the hesitation moves from the stretch. Would wind up and turn towards second base, hesitate and then throw.
Singled and scored the first run of the series. After winning game 1 he was in the locker room smoking this giant cigar. What an image that was. [Reply]
When Luis Tiant faced “Disco” Dan Ford, noted for his extremely closed batting stance, for a split second both pitcher and hitter had their backs turned to each other. [Reply]