Luis Tiant

Luis Clemente Tiant Vega, born November 23, 1940, is a Cuban former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed starting pitcher. He had a successful career spanning 19 years, primarily playing for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. Tiant achieved a 229–172 record with 2416 strikeouts, a 3.30 ERA, 187 complete games, and 49 shutouts in 3486 1⁄3 innings. He was an All-Star for three seasons and a 20-game winner for four seasons. Tiant led the American League in ERA in 1968 and 1972, strikeouts per nine innings pitched in 1967, and shutouts in 1966, 1968, and 1974.More