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OFF TOPIC: The great MLB pitcher Luis Tiant and his unusual windup pass away (VIDEO)

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Tiant's motion: shake the glove, turn the back to the plate , look to the heavens, turn and fire.





Luis Tiant career highlights





Tiant compiled a 229–172 record with 2416 strikeouts, a 3.30 earned run average (ERA), 187 complete games, and 49 shutouts in 3486+1⁄3 innings.

He was an All-Star for three seasons and 20-game winner for four seasons. He was the American League (AL) ERA leader in 1968 and 1972. He also was the AL leader in strikeouts per nine innings pitched in 1967 and the AL leader in shutouts in 1966, 1968, and 1974.

He was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997
 
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