TOTS Senior Baseball Network (TSBN)
80-and-over Super Seniors
The Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball club has players ranging in age from 60 to 87. So, it's a good idea to separate the 2012 statistics of an 80-and-over member from the young studs. Leading the pack of super seniors is 87-year-old Floyd Lance, the oldest active member of the TOTS. Lance batted .409 in 2012, collecting 92 hits in 225 official at bats. He also walked 28 times, scored 24 runs, while playing in 89 games. Floyd also drove in 47 runs. Amazing!
Brad Tolson, 83, played in 75 games in 2012 and finished his final season (he retired in August after 21 years with the TOTS) with a .250 batting average. Tolson banged out 46 hits during the year and stepped to the plate 184 times. Brad drove in 33 runs, scored 23 times (using a pinch runner in those instances) and drew 29 walks during the year. Congrats, Brad. enjoy your retirement.
Jerry Smarik, 80, who holds the record in 2012 for the most games played at 128, went 78 for 314 and finished third among players over 80 with a .248 batting average. Jerry knocked in 38 runs in his 21st season as a TOT. Way to go, Jerry!
Rounding out the top four among the super seniors, is 83-year-old Billy Heiny. Billy played in 118 games, batted 316 times, collected 76 hits, scored 61 runs and batted a cool .241. Heiny finished in a tie for second in walks with 52. Way to go, Billy!
Photos below: 1) Floyd Lance 2) Brad Tolson 3) Billy Heiny 4) Jerry Smarik
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