Team White's Gordon knocks in go-ahead run in the 4th

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

Phil Gordon, on the waiting list to be a full fledged member of the TOTS, knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie and Team White went on to beat Team Blue 5-3 today at Udall Park in a 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers game.

Gordon, who takes the center stage around town as a stand-up comic, singled between first base and second base and his opposite-field hit was anything but a joke as far as Team Blue was concerned.

"I usually pull the ball," Gordon said, after the game. "I finally got a hit to right field."

The first big hit of the game came in the fourth inning when lefty Ron Petersen doubled to right field with the bases loaded to give Team White an early 3-0 lead. But Team Blue battled back in the bottom of the inning and plated three runs to tie the game. One of the hits was a two-run homer by Reed Palmer, his 12th round tripper of the season.

Hard-throwing right-hander Doc Thompson went the distance in this one and picked up the pitching victory for Team White.

The TOTS return to action on Monday at Udall. Game time: 9 AM

TOTS Update:  Reed Palmer's 12th home run of the season today pulls him within seven homers of the all-time single season record in the organization, which is held by Doc Thompson with 19. Thompson set the home run record in 2006 at the age of 64. Thompson, now 75, is still an active member of the TOTS.



Photo: Phil Gordon