- Diego Seguí
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Diego Seguí Pitcher Born: August 17, 1937
Holguin, CubaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 12, 1962 for the Kansas City Athletics Last MLB appearance September 24, 1977 for the Seattle Mariners Career statistics Win-Loss record 92-111 Earned run average 3.81 Strikeouts 1,298 Saves 71 Teams - Kansas City/Oakland Athletics (1962-1965, 1967-1968, 1970-1972)
- Washington Senators (1966)
- Seattle Pilots (1969)
- St. Louis Cardinals (1972-1973)
- Boston Red Sox (1975-1976)
- Seattle Mariners (1977)
Career highlights and awards Diego Pablo Seguí González ( /seɪˈɡiː/ say-GEE; born August 17, 1937 in Holguín, Cuba) is a Cuban former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was known for his forkball.[1]
During a 16-year baseball career, Seguí played for the Kansas City Athletics (1962–1965; 1967), Washington Senators (1966), Oakland Athletics (1968, 1970–1972), Seattle Pilots (1969), Boston Red Sox (1975–1976), and Seattle Mariners (1977). He batted and threw right-handed. His son is former Major League Baseball first baseman David Seguí. David had a very successful 15-year baseball career, playing from 1990-2004 for seven different teams, including the Mariners, from 1998-99.
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Professional career
On December 7, 1973, Diego Segui was traded in a blockbuster from the Cardinals to the Red Sox, with Reggie Cleveland and Terry Hughes for John Curtis, Lynn McGlothen, and Mike Garman.
Seguí holds the unique distinction of having pitched for both of Seattle's major league baseball teams, the Pilots and the Mariners, in the first game ever played by each franchise (earning a hold for the Pilots in 1969, and absorbing the opening-day loss for the Mariners in 1977). His most productive season came in 1969, for the Pilots, when he posted a career-high in wins, with 12. In 1970 with Oakland, he won 10 games and led the American League pitchers with a 2.56 ERA.
Seguí was the starting pitcher in the Mariners' inaugural game in 1977, earning him the nickname "the Ancient Mariner." After compiling a 0-7 record with a 5.69 ERA, he retired at the end of the season. He was the only player to play for both the Seattle Pilots and the Seattle Mariners.
Diego Segui was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Museum Hall of Fame on August 19, 2006 in San Francisco, California.
See also
- List of players from Cuba in Major League Baseball
- List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
- List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
References
External links
- Baseball Library - profile and chronology
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Preceded by
New teamOpening Day starting pitcher
for the Seattle Mariners
1977Succeeded by
Glenn AbbottPreceded by
Dick BosmanAmerican League ERA Champion
1970Succeeded by
Vida BlueSeattle Mariners 1977 Inaugural Season Opening Day Lineup C Bob Stinson | 1B Dan Meyer | 2B José Báez | 3B Bill Stein | SS Craig Reynolds | RF Leroy Stanton | CF Ruppert Jones | LF Steve Braun | DH Dave Collins | P Diego SeguíBatters C Larry Cox | C Ray Fosse | C Skip Jutze | C Kevin Pasley | IF Juan Bernhardt | IF Julio Cruz | IF Joe Lis | IF Tom McMillan | IF Larry Milbourne | IF Jimmy Sexton | OF Puchy Delgado | OF Carlos López | OF Tommy SmithPitchers SP Glenn Abbott | SP Rick Jones | SP Frank MacCormack | SP Doc Medich | SP Paul Mitchell | SP Dick Pole | SP Gary Wheelock | RP Steve Burke | RP Greg Erardi | RP Bob Galasso | RP Rick Honeycutt | RP Tom House | RP Mike Kekich | RP Bill Laxton | RP Byron McLaughlin | RP John Montague | RP Tommy Moore | RP Dave Pagan | RP Enrique Romo | RP Stan ThomasManager and Coaches Seattle Mariners Opening Day starting pitchers Glenn Abbott • Floyd Bannister • Érik Bédard • Jeff Fassero • Freddy García • Erik Hanson • Félix Hernández • Brian Holman • Randy Johnson • Mark Langston • Mike Moore • Jamie Moyer • Mike Parrott • Gaylord Perry • Diego Seguí
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