Men's Senior Baseball League World Series
70-and-over Central Division
San Antonio Texans
Game 4
The San Antonio Texans jumped out to a 3-0 lead early on, but gave up four unearned runs in the sixth inning and lost 5-3 to the New England Red Sox on Wednesday at the Maryvale Complex, spring training home of the Seattle Mariners.
The Texans went up against former major league pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee, who pitched 13 seasons for the Boston Red Sox and the Montreal Exposes. He won 119 games in his career and struck out 713 batters.
Lee, now 72, added a few more strike outs today, but the Texans had him on the ropes until three errors in the sixth proved too costly and New England took advantage and improved to 4-0 at the Men's Senior Baseball League World Series.
Shortstop Lloyd Barzell, from the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers, went 3 for 3 and drove in two runs, while Pete Peters, also from the TOTS, went 1 for 3. Three other members of the TOTS -- Bob Daliege, Bill Mishler and Pigpen Price -- were a combined 0 for 8 against Lee.
The loss puts the Texans (3-1) one game back in the Central Division standings behind the Red Sox.
San Antonio takes on Driscoll, a team from Oklahoma, on Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Red Mountain Complex in Mesa.
Win or lose tomorrow, the Texans still have a good shot at being one of eight qualifiers for the playoffs. San Antonio would have to win two games on Friday in order to play for the championship on Saturday.
Photos: Bill "Spaceman" Lee
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