His death comes one week after that of all-time baseball hits leader Pete Rose, whose Cincinnati Reds faced Tiant's Red Sox in the 1975 World Series, still considered one of the greatest matchups ...

Luis Tiant, who played 19 seasons in MLB, including for Boston when the Red Sox played the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 World Series, died at 83. Tiant, a right-hander, was one of baseball's most ...

Image Tiant, with his ever-present cigar, after pitching Boston to a 6-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 World Series. The Reds went on to win it.Credit...Associated Press “His ...

Tiant was to start Game 1 of the 1975 World Series at Fenway Park. His father, Luis Sr., “Lefty” Tiant, was allowed by the Castro regime to leave Cuba to see his son pitch for the first time.

On the back wall of the Fenway Park press box, there’s a tremendous photo of Tiant and Reds catcher Johnny Bench at the end of the second inning of Game 6 of the 1975 World Series.

His death comes one week after that of all-time baseball hits leader Pete Rose, whose Cincinnati Reds faced Tiant's Red Sox in the 1975 World Series — still considered one of the greatest in ...

Luis Tiant, the Cuban-born ace with a unique delivery, who twice led the American League in ERA and threw a shutout for the Boston Red Sox in the 1975 World Series, has died, according to the Red Sox.

BOSTON — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and pitched himself to the ...

His death comes one week after that of all-time baseball hits leader Pete Rose, whose Cincinnati Reds faced Tiant’s Red Sox in the 1975 World Series — still considered one of the greatest in ...

Here’s a deep dive into the players and strategies that will prove critical to the Dodgers and Yankees during the Fall Classic. The 120th World Series has the potential of being epic, both on ...

His death comes one week after that of all-time baseball hits leader Pete Rose, whose Cincinnati Reds faced Tiant’s Red Sox in the 1975 World Series — still considered one of the greatest in ...

EL TIANTE PLAYED FOR BOSTON IN FOR EIGHT YEARS. IT WAS BACK IN THE 1970S, INCLUDING AS A STARTER FOR THE THREE GAMES DURING THE 1975 WORLD SERIES. SOURCES TELL OUR SISTER STATION IN BOSTON THAT ...