Luis Tiant dies at 83

By adamg on Tue, 10/08/2024 - 11:09am

WCVB reports the death of El Tiante, who played eight years with the Red Sox.

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El Tiante Elegante

By Mike Murphy on Tue, 10/08/2024 - 11:38am.

Farewell to one of my Top 5 favorite Boston players.
He had 187 complete games - more than all active pitchers combined!!!
Loooie was a regular at Boston Bowl too.
He was a decent bowler but a legend on the mound.
And a great part of the fabric of our city.
Thanks for everything

If You Never Saw Him Pitch...

By John Costello on Tue, 10/08/2024 - 11:45am.

You missed out on a lot.

Pure Theater, but at times nearly unhittable

By anon on Tue, 10/08/2024 - 1:33pm.

I remember him walking in from the bullpen after warming up, to pitch against the Yankees in '74. Standing O from everyone from first base to the bleachers. He threw a complete game, which was pretty common for Luis, but unheard of today. He won Game 1 in the '75 Series with his parents from Cuba in the stands. What a life. May He Rest in Peace.

Some highlights

By Angry Dan on Tue, 10/08/2024 - 6:56pm.

Luis "El Tiante" Tiant, Peter

By Don't Panic on Thu, 10/10/2024 - 1:04am.

Luis "El Tiante" Tiant, Peter "Rico" Petrocelli, Carl "His friends call him YAZ" Yastrzemski.

El Tiante's moustache lives on on my face. Now I understand why so many people ask if I'm Spanish.

I saw him play in Yankee Stadium

By lbb on Wed, 10/09/2024 - 10:06am.

Late '70s, I forget who they were playing. He was great, held the other team to one run, but the Yankees were falling down at the plate and they lost it 0-1. Still great game, seats behind third base. I love baseball at any level, but especially when I'm at the park.