Luis Tiant
Luis Clemente (Vega) Tiant
Born: November 23, 1940
Marianao, La Habana CU
Deceased: October 8, 2024
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1959-1983
Major League Statistics
Luis (Vega) Tiant compiled a career record of 84 wins and 51 losses and a 3.29 ERA in his 208-game pitching career with the Mexico City Tigres, Charleston Indians, Jacksonville Suns, Alamance Indians, Portland Beavers, Richmond Braves, Louisville Colonels, Tabasco Plataneros, Yucatan Leones and Mexico City Diablos Rojos. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
 Mexico City Tigres |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Portland Beavers |
 Richmond Braves |
 Louisville Colonels |
 Portland Beavers |
 Tabasco Plataneros |
 Yucatan Leones |
 Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 17 | 7 | .708 | 4.65 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 180.0 | 194 | 115 | 93 | 16 | 124 | 5 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1961 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.79 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 145.0 | 138 | 77 | 61 | 2 | 106 | 6 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.63 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 139.0 | 141 | 75 | 56 | 9 | 72 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Alamance Indians | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.56 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 204.0 | 151 | 68 | 58 | 14 | 81 | 4 | 207 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 15 | 1 | .938 | 2.04 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 137.0 | 88 | 37 | 31 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.82 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 146.0 | 150 | 75 | 62 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Plataneros | 6 | 10 | .375 | 2.34 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 119.3 | 98 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1983 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 12 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 84 | 51 | .622 | 3.29 | 208 | 141 | 0 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 1071.3 | 960 | 488 | 392 | 65 | 502 | 22 | 922 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 43 | 76 | 70 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .271 | .293 | .329 | .622 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1961 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 25 | 55 | 49 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .265 | .280 | .286 | .566 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | 30 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .157 | .173 | .176 | .350 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Alamance Indians | 35 | 84 | 73 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .192 | .241 | .247 | .487 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 17 | 59 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .180 | .255 | .220 | .475 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | (+) Richmond Braves | 9 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .095 | .136 | .143 | .279 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | (+) Louisville Colonels | 9 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .095 | .136 | .143 | .279 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 150 | 327 | 293 | 23 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 74 | .215 | .251 | .256 | .507 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | P | 41 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 6 | .969 | .756 |
| 1961 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | P | 24 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | A | EL | Charleston Indians | P | 29 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | .909 | .690 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Alamance Indians | P | 31 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .929 | 1.258 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .750 | .529 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 21 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .919 | 1.619 |
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Plataneros | P | 18 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 1.222 |
| 1983 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1983 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 208 | 50 | 129 | 17 | 12 | .913 | .861 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1960 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1961 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1962 | A | Eastern League | Charleston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Alamance Indians | CLE | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1981 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | PIT | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Mexican League | Tabasco Plataneros | |||
| 1983 | AAA | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | |||
| 1983 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
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