1906
Born August 27, 1906
Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Luis Tiant Notable
b. August 27, 1906 · Cuban Stars West 1930, Pollock's Cuban Stars 1932, New York Cubans 1935–1936, 1939–1940, 1943–1947
Luis Tiant played for three clubs across 18 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cuban Stars West in 1930 and closing with the New York Cubans in 1947.
He went 37 and 29 with a 3.57 earned run average, pitching 574.3 innings in 107 games. He struck out 435, completed 39 of his 73 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 109 games he batted .095, with 18 hits and 4 runs.
He led the league in saves two times between 1935 and 1945, topping out at 2. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1935, with 3. He also led it in strikeouts.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1935 and 1947.
He was born in Havana, La Habana, Cuba on August 27, 1906, and died on December 10, 1976. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1935, 1947 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | CSW | 20 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .049 |
| 1932 | CUP | 11 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .192 |
| 1935 | NYC | 12 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1936 | NYC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | NYC | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1940 | NYC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | NYC | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1944 | NYC | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | NYC | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | NYC | 14 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1947 | NYC | 14 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| Career | — | 109 | 190 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .095 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | CSW | 4 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 116.1 | 126 | 50 | 42 | 80 | 3.87 |
| 1932 | CUP | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 71.2 | 65 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 2.89 |
| 1935 | NYC | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 71.2 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 64 | 4.02 |
| 1936 | NYC | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18.2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 5.30 |
| 1939 | NYC | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 46.0 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 42 | 4.70 |
| 1943 | NYC | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6.97 |
| 1944 | NYC | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 43.1 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 37 | 3.74 |
| 1945 | NYC | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 46.2 | 51 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 3.47 |
| 1946 | NYC | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 70.0 | 73 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 2.70 |
| 1947 | NYC | 9 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 79.2 | 78 | 23 | 17 | 54 | 2.60 |
| Career | — | 37 | 29 | 107 | 73 | 4 | 574.1 | 587 | 228 | 216 | 435 | 3.57 |
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