TOTS Senior Baseball Network (TSBN)
60-and-over-baseball
First baseman Floyd Lance turned 88 today and celebrated his birthday with his Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) teammates at Udall Park this morning.
Lance becomes the oldest active member of the TOTS, the oldest organized baseball club in the country. The TOTS range in age from 60 to now 88, thanks to Lance, who was born September 6, 1925 in Glen Gardner, New Jersey. Lance joined the TOTS in 1999 and is still going strong.
Lance played in 11 games during the month of August and he wasn't too happy with his batting average. Lance, a career .500 hitter in his 14 years with the TOTS, went 7 for 30 during the month of August for a .233 batting average. He scored three runs and knocked in four runs. He led the team in sacrifice bunts with three.
"That was my worst month, ever," Lance said.
You get the feeling that he's chomping at the bit to get that average up in September. During the month of June, Lance batted .394 on a 13 for 33 performance. "That's was more like it," he said.
Happy Birthday, Lance!
Your teammates are looking forward to you stepping up to the plate for many years to come.
Photo: Sir Floyd with his birthday cake.
Loved reading about Floyd--missed you in Prescott last weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike. Floyd is unbelievable. We are in the middle of a move to Civano...will be new neighbors of Dennis C. and Bob D. -- there goes the neighborhood. I heard BR lost one to Chino. How did DC end up?
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