Segui broke in as a regular starter for the A's in 1962, achieving modest success with a mediocre team. He led the AL in losses in 1964 with an 8-17 mark. In 1969, he was the primary reliever for Seattle in the Pilots' only season, saving 12 and winning eight in relief. Returned to the A's the next season, he was used as a reliever and spot starter and led the AL with a 2.56 ERA in 162 innings. The Cardinals acquired him in 1972, and the following year he saved a career-high 17 games. Segui is the only man to play for both the Seattle Pilots and the Seattle Mariners. (BC)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»April 9, 1963: In the opener at Kansas City, Ralph Terry pitches a complete game 8–2 win for the Yankees. Led by Joe Pepitone's two homers and a double, New York collects 13 hits. Elston Howard adds a homer off starter Diego Segui.
»May 11, 1969: Frank Howard hits two homers for the Senators but Don Mincher hits one in the bottom of the 9th for a 6-5 Pilots victory. Diego Segui gets a win for the second straight day. Yesterday the Pilots beat the Senators, 16-13, on 12 hits and 12 walks.
»August 7, 1972: When Cleon Jones misses a shoestring catch in the bottom of the 13th inning, Ted Sizemore races around with an inside-the-park homer to give the Cards a 3–2 win over the 2nd place Mets. Diego Segui, in relief of Bob Gibson who pitches 10 innings, is the winner. Mets 2B Ken Boswell has no chances to tie a major-league record for an extra inning game.
»July 29, 1975: Milwaukee's first two hitters -- Don Money and Darrell Porter -- crack homers off Red Sox pitcher Diego Segui. That's enough for Jim Colborn, who wins, 4–0.
»April 6, 1977: The Seattle Mariners make their debut, losing to Frank Tanana and the Angels 7–0. In relief for the M's is Diego Segui, who pitched in the Seattle Pilots Opener in 1969.
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