Barzell edges Pigpen Price for most hits by a TOT in August

TOTS Senior Baseball Network (TSBN)

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Lloyd Barzell came close to running the table in most of the statistical categories, according to the official Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) August statistics, which were released today. Barzell led the TOTS in hits with 23, two more than runner-up Danny "Pigpen" Price, who finished with 21.

Barzell played in all 12 games as did Jerry Smarik, Pete Peters and Price. Barzell tied with Price for the most at bats (39) and was third in runs scored (16), behind Peters, who led the club with 18 and Dennis Crowley, who finished second with 17.

Barzell led the way in RBI with 18, while five players -- Ed Rife, Ted Davis, Tim Tolson, Ron Carlson and Peters -- tied for second with nine runs batted in.

The top hitter for the month (based on 10 games or more) turned out to be Crowley (above photo), who played in 11 games. Crowley went 19 for 32 for a healthy .594 average, edging out Barzell, who finished at .590 with his 23 hits in his 39 at bats. Crowley also walked eight times to lead the TOTS in that category.

Price finished third in batting at .538 (21 for 39), while Ron Carlson ended up fourth at .520 (15 for 35). Bob Daliege tied with Barzell for the most triples (they each had one) and Tolson hit the only  home run in August. Tolson, who played in just five games during the month, batted an even .600 with nine hits in 15 plate appearances but didn't have the official number at bats needed in order to grab the batting title for the month.

As for the pitching stats, once again it was all Barzell. The 63-year-old right hander went 5-0 during the month. Other pitching performances for the month included: Billy Heiny (1-0), Bob Royer (1-1), Joe Aparicio (0-1), Ron Petersen (0-2), Daliege (1-0-1), Price (1-1-2), Crowley (1-1-2), Peters (0-1) and Ted Davis (0-1-1).

Photo: Dennis Crowley led the TOTS in batting in August with a .594 batting average.