Up on the blog today, a card I should have created a long time ago, a "Highlight" card celebrating the Seattle Mariners playing their first game on April 6th, 1977:
The card features the
team's very first starter, Diego Segui, who incredibly also started the
first game in Seattle Pilots history back in 1969.
Playing in
the Kingdome against the California Angels, Segui would get hit hard,
leading to a 7-0 loss at the hands of the Halos.
Opposing them
that day on the mound, young stud Frank Tanana, who tossed a shutout,
striking out nine while giving up a surprising nine hits.
For
Seattle, the hitting starts would be Jose Baez, Bill Stein and Craig
Reynolds, all who collected two hits apiece, with Stein's hits both
being doubles.
The team would go on to post a record of 64-98
in their inaugural season, last in the A.L. West, though drawing 1.33
Million fans out to see them, right in the middle of the pack for the
A.L. as far as attendance.