Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
Labor Day Game
Call it a labour of love for a bunch of old-timers or simply put: a Labor Day baseball game by eighteen ball players who do what they normally do whether the Monday falls on a holiday or not.
Like clockwork, the local boys of summer, better known as the 60-and over Tucson Old Timers, took the field at Udall Park this morning and played in honor of the nation's workforce with a spirited 10-7 nail biter, won by Team Blue over Team White.
The Labor Day Wonders --
Ken Nebesny 1 for 4 1 run 1 RBI 1 W
Mark Rupert 3 for 4 R1 RBI 1
Mike Dawson 3 for 3 2R, a triple, an inside the park HR, 3 RBI, WP...6 innings of work
Ron Ryan 2 for 4, 2 shots to the fence, 3 RBI
The lineup: Team White -- 3B Mark Rupert, SS John Cooke, OF Bobby Long, P Ernesto Escala, OF Ron Ryan, OF Brack Whitaker, C Chuck Sabalos, OF Frank Garcia and 1B Bill Mishler.
Boxscore:
Team Blue 2-2-2-1-1-2 10 14 1
Team White 0-0-2-3-1-1 7 16 4
Dave Byars 1 for 4 2 RBI
Oldest guy on the field -- 77-year-old Pigpen Price (1 for 3 2R, sacrifice bunt)
Youngster on the field -- 58-year-old Jimmy Kinion (3 for 4, 1R, 2 RBI)
Hard luck loss -- Ernesto Ecala LP...at the plate 3 for 4, 1R, a double and 1 RBI.
Today's catchers: Team Blue's Bob Daliege (1 for 3 , 1R and a walk) and Team White's Chuck Sabalos (1 for 3, 1R….and a double!
Catches of the Day: 2 running putouts by Team Blue's left fielder Mike Steele (1 for 4 at the plate).
Bobby Long 3 for 4 1 R 1 RBI
Honorable Mentions today: Pete Maldonado (2 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI); Rob Morse (1 for 4, 1 RBI); John Cooke (2 for 4); Brack Whitaker (a run scored, 1 walk); Frank Garcia (2 for 3, 2 R, 1 RBI) and Bill Mishler at first base, did not bat).
Hats off to scorekeeper Mal Zwolinski and field umpire Jerry Hamelin.
The TOTS are off and running in September...eight months in the books in 2022, closing in on completing the organization's 54th season.
Go, TOTS!
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