Sports Legends Passing Away

[alkeiper]

Luis Tiant, 83. Best known for his run with the Red Sox in the '70s though he had a good run with the Cleveland Indians in the '60s as well. A sentimental star of the '75 Red Sox, he went 3-0 in the postseason that year. One notable stat, Tiant was 52-25 over his career in September/October.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Luis Tiant, 83. Best known for his run with the Red Sox in the '70s though he had a good run with the Cleveland Indians in the '60s as well. A sentimental star of the '75 Red Sox, he went 3-0 in the postseason that year. One notable stat, Tiant was 52-25 over his career in September/October.

A legend of the Red Sox off the field too later in his career. One of my favorite "crazy" Tiant stats is he went from 21-9 with a 1.60 ERA and 5th in MVP in 1968 to 9-20 with a 3.71 ERA in 1969.

 

[Smues]

I read up on him after I pulled a 1/1 auto of his a couple of years ago. Terrible name in the auto correct age though.

RIP

 

[strummer]

Fernando Valenzuela. 63.

Too young. "Fernando-Mania" started in 1981. The last time the Yankees and Dodgers played in the World Series. Valenzuela was just 20 years old.

RIP

 

[alkeiper]

I feel sometimes you can't really read a pitcher from season statistics. Valenzuela in any sense of the word was a genuine sensation in his rookie season. Almost certainly the greatest baseball star ever to come out of Mexico.

 

[strummer]

Rico Carty. 85.

 

[alkeiper]

Rico Carty. 85.

Hit .357 in 1969-70, lost the previous and subsequent seasons to injury/illness.