After signing with the Baltimore Orioles, he was undefeated in seven decisions with a 1.96 earned run average for the 1963 Aberdeen Pheasants of the Class A Northern League.

In his last, in 1968, he won 11 games and lost two for the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

[1] Following that campaign, he was dealt with catcher Don Pavletich to the White Sox for pitcher Jack Fisher.

Secrist then spent much of the 1969 season with the MLB White Sox, appearing in 19 games, making his debut during the home opener of the expansion Seattle Pilots at Sick's Stadium in his native city.

In 28 games and 542⁄3 innings pitched at a Major Leaguer, Secrist allowed 54 hits, nine home runs, and 26 bases on balls with 32 strikeouts.