Luis Clemente Tiant Vega (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈtjant]) (November 23, 1940 – October 8, 2024), nicknamed "El Tiante", was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. Tiant compiled a 229–172 record with 2,416 strikeouts, a 3.30 earned run average (ERA), 187 complete games, and 49 shutouts (the most of any pitcher not elected to the Hall of Fame) in 3486+1⁄3 innings.
Luis Clemente Tiant Vega (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈtjant]) (November 23, 1940 – October 8, 2024), nicknamed "El Tiante", was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. Tiant compiled a 229–172 record with 2,416 strikeouts, a 3.30 earned run average (ERA), 187 complete games, and 49 shutouts (the most of any pitcher not elected to the Hall of Fame) in 3486+1⁄3 innings.
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