Known for his unorthodox delivery in which he turned his back completely to home plate, Tiant was a three-time All-Star who starred for the Red Sox from 1971-78 before playing two seasons with the

In an 18-year career, Luis Tiant won 229 games with six teams, though his greatest success came during eight seasons with the Boston Red Sox

I didn’t even meet the man in-person (he swung through the restaurant where my dad worked one day) and I never even saw him play, but I cherished that picture and the foundational era of Red Sox baseball it represented.