Luis Tiant Sr.
Full name: Luis Eleuterio Tiant Bravo
Also known as: Lefty; Sir Skinny · Luis · Luis Tiant, Sr.
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Left
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 68 kg
- Born
- 1906-08-27 · Havana, La Habana
- Died
- 1976-12-10
- Debut
- 1935-04-23
Luis Tiant Sr. was a Cuban baseball player, born on 27 August 1906 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Luis Eleuterio Tiant Bravo. He is also listed as Lefty; Sir Skinny. He died on 10 December 1976. He batted and threw left-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the Negro National League II, between 1935 and 1947. He appears throughout for New York Cubans.
Across his recorded career he batted .099, with 14 hits, 0 home runs and 8 runs batted in. He is credited with 31 wins against 16 losses, an earned run average of 2.26, and 276 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 0.56, in 1946 (64.1 IP). His most wins in a season was 10, in 1947.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1935–1947)
- Leagues Negro National League II
- TeamsNew York Cubans
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.099 / .163 / .099 - ERA 2.26
· Innings 433.1
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 14 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .179 | .233 | .179 | .412 |
| 1936 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .300 | .000 | .300 |
| 1939 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 9 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .190 | .190 | .190 | .380 |
| 1940 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1943 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1944 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 10 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 |
| 1945 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 10 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1946 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 14 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .217 | .100 | .317 |
| 1947 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 18 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .061 | .114 | .061 | .175 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 89 | 164 | 142 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | .099 | .163 | .099 | .262 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 6 | 4 | 3.22 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 86.2 | 73 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 65 | 1.258 |
| 1936 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 1 | 1 | 2.34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 34.2 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1.154 |
| 1939 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 2 | 5 | 3.98 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 54.1 | 59 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 1.325 |
| 1943 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 1 | 0 | 2.38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.765 |
| 1944 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 3 | 2 | 2.75 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 39.1 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 1.449 |
| 1945 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 4 | 1 | 1.59 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 51.0 | 56 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 1.412 |
| 1946 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 4 | 3 | .56 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 64.1 | 67 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 1.477 |
| 1947 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 10 | 0 | 1.67 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 91.2 | 98 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 44 | 1.320 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 31 | 16 | 2.26 | 87 | 54 | 5 | 433.1 | 438 | 181 | 109 | 8 | 148 | 276 | 1.352 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Luis Tiant Sr. born?
Luis Tiant Sr. was born on 1906-08-27 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Luis Tiant Sr. play for?
Luis Tiant Sr. appears for New York Cubans across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Luis Tiant Sr.'s career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Luis Tiant Sr. batted .099 with 14 hits, 0 home runs and 8 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Some names and identities here are corrected by Cuba Dugout where the underlying sources disagree or print an incomplete form. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
