Tiant was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame but never made the national shrine in Cooperstown, New York, receiving a high of 30.9% of the votes in 1988, his first year on the ballot.
The late Luis Tiant will be among them. That the former Red Sox great, who died at 83 on Oct. 8, is up for consideration now is bittersweet. Tiant has long been among the Hall of Fame’s most ...
No matter, Tiant again won the AL ERA title with a 1.91 mark in 1972, for the Red Sox (and lost the Cy Young to Gaylord Perry’s 1.92 ERA and 24 wins). He also pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
and Luis Tiant, he took me out for dinner when I was here,” he said. Chapman also said he threw a few pitches for Red Sox officials while he was in town, which was an eye-opening experience.
The Red Sox gave up top catching prospect Kyle Teel ... Still disappointed and confused as to why Luis Tiant, who was one of the sport’s most charismatic characters and every bit the pitcher ...