But in the sixth, after a 36-minute rain delay, Owens surrendered home runs to Carl Furillo and Roy Campanella and was chased from the mound with the Phillies trailing, 5–0. Five days later, starting against 1955's cellar-dwellers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, he lasted only 1 innings before, struggling with his control, he was removed from the game.
In the sixth inning, following a 36-minute rain delay, Owens allowed home runs to Carl Furillo and Roy Campanella, which led to him being removed from the mound with the Phillies down, 5–0. Five days later, starting against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were considered the worst team in the league that year, he lasted only one inning before his control issues forced him out of the game.