TOTS play 12 games in September

 

Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

The 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers are rolling along despite the coronavirus and a record-setting heat wave.

The TOTS played 12 games during the month of September -- the most games played in one month in 2020. All in all, 28 players found their way to the plate. For the month, the TOTS totaled 592 plate appearances, 643 if you include the 45 walks, two sacrifices and four batters were hit by a pitch.

It's by far the best game in town in 2020.

Due to the coronavirus, the TOTS, who are in the midst of their 53rd season, accumulated 233 hits during the month of September, while scoring 117 runs and knocking in a total of 115 runs.

Leading the way, were the usual suspects -- Tim Tolson, John Mathews, Mike Dawson, Reed Palmer and Doc Thompson. Tolson collected the most hits for the month with 32 and finished with a .696 batting average (32 for 46). Mathews was on fire at the plate as well with 24 hits in 37 trips to the plate, a .649 average. Dawson went 22 for 38 (.579), Palmer went 17 for 35 (.486) and Thompson finished the month 20 for 41 (.488).

And it didn't stop there.

Also performing well at the plate in September were Pete Peters, Bill Mishler, Ron Ryan and Joe Opocensky. Peters banged out 19 hits in 36 at bats (.528), Mishler went 17 for 35 (.486), Ryan went 17 for 39 (.436) and Opocensky collected 16 hits in 31 at bats for a .516 average.

In the all important RBI category, the top gun was Thompson with 17 and Palmer was one behind at 16. Palmer hit two home runs during the month and has 10 homers for the season. 

Dawson was the"King of the Hill" for September with four victories and just one loss. Opocensky struck out the most batters with 13 and Bob Daliege was second with 10 K's. Nine pitchers hurled a total of 153 innings. 

Way to go, TOTS. Just three months left in the 2020 season.