Pete and RePete fall short

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

The battery combination for Team Blue today at Udall Park in a 60-and-over game: Pete and RePete -- right-hander Pete Maldonado and catcher Pete Peters.

It started off good for Pete's sake, a 4-2 lead for Team Blue after three innings and stayed that way until the bottom of the sixth when Team White plated five runs and went on to win the game, 7-4.

A couple of players named Tim tried to make a difference for their respective teams -- Tim Boyd went 2 for 3, scored two runs and knocked in two runs for the winning team, while Tim Tolson banged out two hits, knocked in two runs and walked once for Team Blue.

Lloyd Barzell went the distance for Team White and picked up the pitching victory, while Maldonado was saddled with the loss.

Over the years in major league baseball Pete and RePete has undoubtedly been a battery combination at one time or another, but the most famous of the Pete and RePete was probably the photo-ops taken  during the years when Pete Rose hustled around the bases, while his son hung out in the dugout.

In fact, in June of 2016, Pete Rose Sr. was honored by being inducted into the Cincinnati Hall of Fame and his son Pete Rose Jr. was on hand at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati to throw out the first pitch.

The TOTS have their own Pete and RePete  -- with Pistol Pete Peters, 68, behind the plate calling signals and the crafty veteran on the mound 65-year-old Pete Maldonado.

Chances are we'll have a repeat of the oldtimers' battery for years to come.

Photos: 1) an old back and white photo of Pete Rose Sr. and Pete Rose Jr. 2) our own Pete Peters and 3) our own Pete Maldonado.