him and two other young players, said, "If these three come through, we could go places." In his second start on April 28, he allowed six hits and three runs (one earned) in a complete game, 5–3 victory over the Phillies. On June 16, he pitched 11 innings and allowed just five singles but suffered the loss in a 3–1 defeat to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Four days later, he allowed one run in a complete game and was rewarded for his efforts in a 4–1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Later in the season, he missed over a month, not pitching between July 25 and August 28 because of a sore arm. With a 5–14 record after September 17, he won his last two starts of the year, including a game against Philadelphia on September 22 when he allowed one run in a complete game, 2–1 victory. Worthington appeared in 28 games for the Giants in 1956, making what would be a career-high 20 starts. He tied for sixth in the NL in losses (14, tied with Sam Jones, Tom Poholsky, and Vinegar Bend Mizell), posted a 3.97 ERA, struck out 95 batters, walked 74 batters, and allowed 158 hits in innings. Worthington started three of his first four games for the Giants in 1957, but after posting a 12.75 ERA, he was then used mostly out of the bullpen, though he still made occasional starts. On May 11, relieving Joe Margoneri to start the ninth inning of a 5–5 tie against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Worthington threw seven shutout innings, picking up the win as the Giants prevailed in the 15th on a Valmy Thomas home run. Four days later, he allowed two runs in innings, but the first allowed the Cardinals to tie the game in the seventh, and the second allowed them to win the game 6–5 in the 14th. Used for a start in the second game of a doubleheader on August 18, he held the Phillies to three hits in a 1–0, shutout victory. Five days later, he pitched 10 innings and held the Cubs to two runs, getting a no decision in an eventual 3–2 Giants victory. He made three more starts through September 5 before moving back to the bullpen for the rest of the year. In 55 games (12 starts), he had an 8–11 record, a 4.22 ERA, 90 strikeouts, 56 walks, and