TOTS Senior Baseball Network
60-and-over baseball
The 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers (TOTS), the oldest organized baseball team in the country, play in the neighborhood of 144 games a year. Three games a week for 52 weeks (subtract for a few rainouts, but not many).
Very seldom is a shutout thrown. I mean, let's face it the guys range in age from 60 to 88 and there's bound to be a "bundle of errors" during a seven-inning, two-hour game.
But not today.
Lefty Dennis Crowley, 64, found the groove at Udall Park this morning as he went the distance, hurling a nine-hit shutout, while striking out five and walking just three batters.
The final score: Team Blue 10 Team White 0.
Of course Crowley had a lot of help from his teammates. First of all 61-year-old Tim Tolson singled, doubled and tripled and drove in three runs, giving the lefty all the runs he would need. Team Blue tacked on another seven for good measure.
Secondly, the Team Blue infield --comprised of 88-year-old Floyd Lance at first base, Bob Stofft, 75, at second, Jim Sears, 67, at shortstop and Pigpen Price, 68, at third -- kept the Team White hitters from plating runs.
The Team Blue outfield led by left fielder Carl Brutovsky, 77, center fielder Danny Boxberger, 63, and right fielder Jesse Ochoa , 63, kept the Team White hitters from taking the extra base. Team White loaded the bases three times, but failed to get a run home.
Shutout! It doesn't happen very often, but today was the day.
Congrats, Mr. Crowley on a job well done.
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