Billy's Day at the ballpark

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

Billy Heiny reaches a new milestone on Monday.

Heiny, who plays for the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers, an amateur baseball organization which has been in existence for 51 years, turns 90 on Aug. 5 and he will become just the third player in the club's history to play competitively at that age.

The other two players: Clarence Feiber, a TOTS Hall of Famer who passed away at the age of 91 in May of 2011, and Sir Floyd Lance, 93, currently an active player and the oldest player to ever play for the TOTS.

Today the TOTS honored Heiny at Udall Park. Heiny, who hasn't pitched for over two years, took the mound for three innings and pitched to eight batters without yielding a run. He also played left field and made a putout. At the plate, he walked once and scored a run.

A pretty good day for Heiny, who was born in 1929 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Heiny played for Team Blue today at Udall. Team White picked up the win over Team Blue with a 12-6 victory as Reed Palmer singled, doubled and homered with his 12th round tripper of the season. Tim Tolson provided some big blows for the winners with a 4 for 4 day, scoring four times, while knocking in four runs.

A birthday party was held at Thirsty's Bar and Grill after the game. Over 30 players were on hand to celebrate Heiny's birthday. Heiny was presented with a Louisville Slugger with his name engraved on it and, of course, plenty of birthday cake on hand for the occasion.

Photos: Billy Heiny at work on the mound at Udall Park today, photos of the celebration at Thirsty's and, of course, a photo of the  chocolate cake, honoring Billy's 90th birthday.