Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
Tom Cruise was the the main man in the movie "Top Gun" -- the leader of the pack, so to speak. Well, the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers have their own top gun -- their leader in hits for the month of February, 65-year-old Lloyd "Baby Bull" Barzell.
Wow! That's enough nicknames for this story.
At any rate, Barzell, who broke the all-time hits record for a season in 2015, is after his own record. For the month of February, Barzell went 28 for 42 in 10 games. That's a hefty .667 batting average. He was first in hits, first in runs scored with 18, fourth in runs-batted-in with 10 and first in doubles with six.
Pete Peters was not too far behind Barzell. Peters went 22 for 34, a .647 average, while the top five hitters for the month also included Pigpen Price (19 for 36, a .528 average), Dennis Crowley (18 for 36, a .500 average) and Dick Ducklow (16 for 32, a .500 average).
The top RBI-man was Danny Boxberger with 13, Ron Petersen was second with 12 and Jesse Ochoa was third with 11.
Tim Tolson batted .600 for the month, but played in just five games and went 9 for 15. Tolson hit the only home run in February and he finished tied for fifth in runs-batted-in. Both Ducklow and Tolson knocked in nine runs.
Ted Davis posted a .650 batting average, but played in just six games. Davis went 13 for 20.
The big winner on the mound for the month was right-hander Bob Daliege, who went 3-1.
So much for February. And now it's on to March.
Photo: Lloyd "Baby Bull" Barzell
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