Tuesday, February 25, 2014
#735 Diego Segui
The
prodigal Athlete and Athletic…In 1972 he was on the third of three stints with
the A’s franchise….A prototypical spot starter/reliever throughout his career
starting with the Kansas City Athletics…Pitched five out of six season with the team with one year exile to the Washington Senators sandwiched between...Probably best known as the answer to
the trivia question: who is the only player who played for the Seattle Mariners
and Pilots…Actually he was the opening day starter for both franchises…Was the
best pitcher in Pilots inaugural season with a 12-6 record, mostly out of the
bullpen…Traded to Oakland for 1970…AL ERA champ that year with a rather
pedestrian 10-10 record…true to his career role began the season in the
bullpen…June 22 he was asked to start…Made 18 starts for the A’s, winning 8
losing 6….being a starter gave him 116 innings enough to qualify for the ERA
crown… 1971 Diego is a primarily a starter but missed portions of the season to
injuries…Son David played in the big leagues too….Had a 19 year career with two
assignments in AAA Hawaii coming 15 years apart.
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"Actually he was the opening day starter for both franchises…"
ReplyDeleteSomeone else posted that same thing recently with their Diego Segui card, but according to Baseball-Reference.com, Marty Pattin was the Pilots' opening day starter (although Segui pitched later in that game).
Jim, you are right. I stand corrected. The bad information is from the Baseball Reference Bullpen page. Good catch.
ReplyDeleteWell, you CAN say he was the first relief pitcher ever used by the Pilots. Keep up the good work Douglas. Really enjoying your blog.
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