Luis Tiant

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Major League Baseball pitcher human

Luis Tiant is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, best known for his distinctive delivery and standout seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Boston Red Sox.

Aliases (2)

Luis Clemente Tiant Vega ×1
Luis Tiant Sr. ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball pitcher → human →
bats	right →
countryOfCitizenship	Cuba →
dateOfBirth	1940-11-23 →
era	1960s → 1970s →
ethnicGroup	Afro-Cuban →
familyName	Tiant →
father	Luis Tiant Sr. →
finalMLBGameDate	1982-09-04 →
finalMLBTeam	California Angels →
fullName	Luis Clemente Tiant Vega →
givenName	Luis →
hallOfFameStatus	not in National Baseball Hall of Fame as of 2024 →
knownFor	distinctive pitching delivery → standout seasons in the 1960s and 1970s → success with the Boston Red Sox →
league	Major League Baseball →
MLBDebutDate	1964-07-19 →
MLBDebutTeam	Cleveland Indians →
nickname	El Tiante →
notableSeason	1968 → 1972 → 1973 → 1974 → 1975 → 1976 →
occupation	professional baseball player →
participatedIn	1975 World Series →
placeOfBirth	Havana, Cuba →
playedFor	Boston Red Sox → California Angels → Cleveland Indians → Minnesota Twins → New York Yankees → Pittsburgh Pirates →
positionPlayed	pitcher →
retired	true →
roleInTeam	starting pitcher →
sport	baseball →
teamMostAssociatedWith	Boston Red Sox →
throws	right →
throwsStyle	over-the-top delivery with back-to-batter turn →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Luis Tiant ("Luis Tiant Sr.") →	father
Luis Tiant ("Luis Clemente Tiant Vega") →	fullName
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame →	notableInductee