Al Worthington

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Allan Fulton Worthington (February 5, 1929 – June 18, 2026), nicknamed "Red", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York / San Francisco Giants (1953–1954, 1956–1959), Boston Red Sox (1960), Chicago White Sox (1960), Cincinnati Reds (1963–1964), and Minnesota Twins (1964–1969). Worthington batted and threw right-handed. Raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Worthington played baseball at the University of Alabama before becoming a professional. Acquired by the Giants in 1953, he began his career with the ballclub as a starter, pitching shutouts in his first two major league games. After spending most of 1954 and all of 1955 in the minor leagues, he became a full-time starter again in 1956. During 1957–58, he split his time between the rotation and the bullpen, and by 1959 he was almost exclusively used as a relief pitcher. He split 1960 between the Red Sox, the minor leagues, and the White Sox, retiring with about a month left in the season because the White Sox were engaged in ruses to steal opposing team's signs, and he could not play for the team with a clear conscience. He completed his degree at H

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