Luis Tiant, Sr.

Baseball player, Athlete

1906 – 1976

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Who was Luis Tiant, Sr.?

Luis Eleuterio Tiant 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.

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.

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Born
Aug 27, 1906
Havana
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Nationality
  • Cuba
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Died
Dec 10, 1976
Milton

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on July 23, 2013

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