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Luis Tiant Sr.

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Win–loss record
  
25–22

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Luis Sr.


Strikeouts
  
242

Run average
  
3.99

Children
  
Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant Sr. httpssitesgooglecomsitecubanbeisbolphotos

Died
  
December 10, 1976, Milton, Massachusetts, United States

Luis Eleuterio Tiant (August 27, 1906 – December 10, 1976) 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.

References

Luis Tiant Sr. Wikipedia