with a 5.43 ERA before he would earn a second win. Searcy won a spot in Detroit's starting rotation out of Spring training . After failing to get out of the third inning in three of his five starts, Searcy was demoted to the bullpen. Searcy was still unable to find his groove as a reliever, and was demoted to the minors. With this being his seventh minor league season, he was granted free agency. Philadelphia Phillies After initially talking with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Searcy signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on July 15, 1991. Coincidentally, his first appearance for the Phillies came against the Dodgers at Veterans Stadium. He entered the game in the fifth inning with the Phillies trailing 6–3, and allowed one earned run in two innings. The Phillies, meanwhile, scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth and another in the sixth to earn Searcy the win in his first National League appearance. His 2–1 record and 4.15 ERA with the Phillies was good enough to earn him a one-year contract for . After ten appearances with no wins or losses and a 6.10 ERA, he was traded to the Dodgers for outfielder Stan Javier on July 2. Searcy spent the rest of the season assigned to the Dodgers' triple A Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Albuquerque Dukes. After the season, he signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles with a non-roster invitation to Spring training for the open fifth starter and long reliever spots for season. Unable to land either position, he spent the season with the triple A Rochester Red Wings, where he went 2–1 with a 6.00 ERA in sixteen relief appearances. References External links Sports Illustrated 1964 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Knoxville, Tennessee Detroit Tigers players Philadelphia Phillies players Albuquerque Dukes players Rochester Red Wings players Glens Falls Tigers players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Bristol Tigers players Toledo Mud Hens players Lakeland Tigers players Birmingham Barons players