Tiant and McDowell recorded over 200 strikeouts and ERAs under 2.00 .
The big pitching stars for the team that year were Sudden Sam McDowell and Luis Tiant , a pitcher who became a close friend and one Williams would later coach on the Red Sox .
pitcher and Sam McDowell recorded over 200 strikeouts and ERAs under 2.00 .
The big pitching stars for the team that year were Sudden Sam McDowell and Luis Tiant , a pitcher who became a close friend and one Williams would later coach on the Red Sox .