Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
Mike Dawson led the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball club in hitting and pitching in 2021.
Dawson, 66, collected 161 hits and played in 84 of the 90 games as the club staggered through another season with the corona virus playing havoc with the TOTS' schedule, which normally runs between 150 to 160 games every year.
During those 84 games, Dawson (top photo) batted 281 times, scored 74 runs, led the club in doubles with 36 and finished second in RBI with 91 -- all while maintaining a .573 batting average. He also was the club's top pitcher with a 22-14 record.
Reed Palmer, 65, was the top RBI man for the year with 103 runs-batted-in and led the club in home runs with 11 in only 66 games. Palmer (middle photo) went 135 for 226, while maintaining a healthy .597 batting average.
Thunder Tim Tolson, 69, continued his yearly assault on the baseball, finishing second in hits on the club with 143 bangers in 255 at bats, while playing in 71 games. Tolson (bottom photo) batted .561 and his 77 RBI was second on the club.
Other notables with over 100 hits on the season included Ken Nebesny (129 for 258, tied for most runs-scored with 74), John Mathews (119 for 217, 3rd RBI with 67), Pete Peters (117 for 257), Joe Opocensky (112 for 230) and David Byars (105 for 268).
Forty two players saw action in 2021 and 10 pitchers took the mound during the year. Opocensky finished second on the club with 14 pitching victories, while Palmer picked up 12 wins and Pete Maldonado won 10 games.
The players and their at bats, hits and averages...and games played for 2021:
Arnie White 10 for 46, a .217 average for 14 games; Bill Mishler 29 for 69, a .420 average for 30 games; Billy Heiny 1 for 7, a .143 average for 7 games; Bob Daliege 80 for 229, a .349 average for 64 games; Bobby Long 90 for 182, a .495 average for 52 games; Bobby Stofft 1 for 3, a .333 average for 1 game; Brack Whitaker 47 for 236, a .199 average for 78 games; Brad Vermeer 38 for 157, a .242 average for 52 games; Chuck Sabalos 2 for 12, a .167 average for 6 games; Curt Gustafson 0 for 6, a .000 average for 3 games; Dan Boxberger 21 for 61, a .344 average for 16 games; Danny Price 29 for 124, a .234 average for 44 games; David Byars 105 for 268, a .392 average for 75 games; Dave Hurley 60 for 146, a .411 average for 43 games; Dennis Crowley 76 for 146, a .521 average for 44 games; Dick Ducklow 18 for 92, a .196 average for 28 games; Ernesto Escala 26 for 56, a .464 average for 16 games; Greg Seader 10 for 26, a .385 average for 8 games; Jesse Ochoa 79 for 221, a .357 average for 70 games; Jimmy Kinion 95 for 210, a .452 average for 65 games; Joe Opocensky 112 for 230, a .487 average for 64 games; John Jarboe 9 for 16, .563 average for 4 games; John Mathews 119 for 217, a .548 average for 62 games; John Misiaszek 28 for 61, a .459 average for 19 games; Ken Nebesny 129 for 258, a .500 average for 69 games; Mark Rupert 8 for 37, a .216 average for 12 games; Mike Dawson 161 for 281, a .573 average for 84 games; Mike Steele 80 for 154, a .519 average for 48 games; Pete Maldonado 46 for 176, a .261 average for 66 games; Pete Peters 117 for 257, a .455 average for 70 games; Randy Livingston 23 for 41, a .561 average for 11 games; Ray Garcia 75 for 127, a .591 average for 33 games; Reed Palmer 135 for 226, a .597 average for 66 games; Rick Bitzer 29 for 84, a .345 for 27 games; Rob Morse 23 for 162, a .142 average for 52 games; Roger Beebe 28 for 69, a .406 average for 21 games; Ron Carlson 3 for 20, a .150 average for 10 games; Ron Ryan 13 for 39, a .333 average for 12 games; Sam Dean 18 for 55, a .327 average for 17 games; Steve Foster 4 for 39, a .103 average for 12 games; Ted Davis 33 for 93, a .355 average for 31 games and Tim Tolson 143 for 255, a .561 average for 71 games.
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