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...Luis Tiant, former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees yesterday...
...Tiant, 38, entered the free-agent draft when the Red Sox management refused to offer him anything more than a one-year contract, because of his age. The herky-jerky motioned pitcher was not selected until the eighth round and by only one team--the Yanks...
Though he didn't outlast Tiger opponent Milt Wilcox (now 13-12), Sox hurler Luis Tiant whirled and spun for five strong innings, retiring in the sixth when Ron LeFlore guessed correctly on a Tiant hesitation-ephus pitch, punching it into the left field screens. Tiant left the game complaining of a slight muscle pull behind his left knee...
...talking about desperate efforts--the kind of play you make when you believe it may be your last. Scott picked off choppy grounders all night, combining nicely with Tiant twice for outs. Fisk hopped on a fifth-inning bunt, twisted around and whipped the ball to first with scarcely a look to douse a Tiger scoring...
...opening lead was just a fleeting bit of glory as the Tigers came back to blast starter Luis Tiant--Jason Thompson smashing a grand slam before Tiant had retired a batter. That shot sent Tiant to the showers; and reliever Bill Campbell took over until the ninth, when he was bailed out by Dick Drago and then Hassler...