Luis Tiant, a Cuban-born right-hander who was one of baseball’s most entertaining and charismatic pitchers, and whose personal story was among the game’s most poignant, died on Tuesday.
His death was announced by the Boston Red Sox, for whom he pitched in the 1970s.
The team did not say where he died or cite the cause.
El Tiante, as he was known on the sports pages — or Loo-ee!
as stadiums full of fans would often chant while he was on the mound — won 229 games over 19 big-league seasons, playing for teams in six cities, notably Cleveland and Boston, where he led the Red Sox to a World Series and became one of the most beloved players in the team’s storied history.
Persons:
Luis Tiant, El, —, Tiant, Don Sutton, Don Drysdale, Lefty Gomez, Dizzy Dean, Roger Clemens, Whitey Ford, Catfish Hunter, Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller
Organizations:
Boston Red Sox, Red Sox
Locations:
Cuban, Cleveland, Boston, Cuba