Braves, but that was his only appearance of the series as Atlanta swept Los Angeles in three games. 1997 In 1997, Worrell was frequently booed by Dodgers fans. One of his worst games of the year came in the second game of a doubleheader on September 25, when he entered in the ninth with the Dodgers leading the Pirates by a score of 3–1. After walking Eddie Williams to lead off the ninth inning, Worrell allowed back-to-back home runs to Joe Randa and Mark Smith as the Pirates rallied to win 4–3. Though he remained in the closer role all year, manager Bill Russell started bypassing him in favor of Darren Dreifort or Scott Radinsky in September. One highlight for Worrell came on September 5, when he got his 126th save for the Dodgers, breaking Jim Brewer's team record. However, he would only have one more save all season. In 65 games, he had a 2–6 record, a 5.28 ERA, 61 strikeouts, 23 walks, 60 hits allowed, and a career-high 12 home runs allowed in innings pitched. Worrell had 35 saves but blew nine, topped only by the 11 blown by Greg McMichael of the Mets. He retired following the 1997 season, with agent Rich Bry explaining the decision was because of a desire to spend more time with his family. His 127 saves with the Dodgers were the team's record for a few years, until Jeff Shaw recorded his 128th with Los Angeles in 2001. Pitching style Worrell threw a fastball and slider. A 1986 Sports Illustrated article said he consistently threw in the 93–94 mph range, but Hal Bock of the Associated Press wrote in 1987 that Worrell's fastball travelled 90 mph. When he returned from the Tommy John surgery in 1992, the fastball was travelling at 95 mph, and the slider was averaging 90 mph. Bock wrote that Worrell's fastball dared hitters, as if it were saying, "Hit me if you can." "When I come in and there are runners on base, I don't think that if they score, they're not credited to me," Worrell said. "You have to take a little pride, take the responsibility. They're yours." Personal life Worrell and his wife, Jamie, have three sons—Josh, Jeremy and Jacob, each of whom played baseball at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. Josh was drafted in the 30th round of the 2009 MLB draft by the