Luis Tiant

"El Tiante"

Chicago · #33 · P
$40,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT5'10", 190 lbs
BIRTHDATE11/23/1940 (29)
BAT/THRR/R
BIRTHPLACEHavana, La Habana
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

W-L

4-5

ERA

3.99

K

59

WHIP

1.24

News

sMLB

Super Mound Work Earns Best Player Award

The premier player in the Southern League last week was Luis Tiant. He piled up some out-of-sight stats to win the Player of the Week trophy. In 2 games started, the Charlotte pitcher fashioned 2 wins.

Tiant had a 2-0 won-lost mark and a 0.00 ERA to outplay all would-be challengers in the league.

sBNN · Apr 20, 1970
sMLB

Tiant at His Best, Blanks Columbus

In an outstanding mound performance, Charlotte Hornets starter Luis Tiant fired a complete-game shutout against the Columbus Astros at Golden Park.

Tiant was the key to the 12-0 Charlotte win. The 29-year-old right-hander was in high spirits for much of the game, his mood largely unfazed by the 4 hits and no walks he allowed.

"4 hits?" he said with a laugh following the game. "Listen, I'd be happy with a 30-hitter, as long as it was a shutout."



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sBNN · Apr 19, 1970
sMLB

Charlotte Blanks Jacksonville Behind Tiant

Magic was in the air and on the mound at Clark Griffith Park, as Luis Tiant held the Jacksonville Suns spellbound in his 4-0 shutout victory. The Charlotte Hornets pitcher went the distance, rang up 10 strikeouts, walked 0, and held the Suns to 2 hits.

"He just had us in his thrall," Jacksonville manager <Joe Hill:coach#337> said. "We couldn't put anything together against him."



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sBNN · Apr 14, 1970