Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
This year marks the 35th year for the MSBL World Series.
The 18-and-over players all the way up to the 50-and-over divisions still have their legs under them and can sail through a grueling five, maybe six, maybe seven, and sometimes eight games in one week.
The old-timers, 60-and-over and all the way up to the 75-and-over divisions find the going a bit rough at times. Muscle aches, broken bones...well you name, a lot can go wrong on the ball field.
So, the players need to prepare themselves.
Ten members of the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers have done just that. They have played nine months -- January to September -- and now into the first part of October to get themselves in shape for the senior world series.
Below is the batting stats through September for the 10 TOTS players who'll head for the tourney and compete in their respective age groups, starting on October 16 and ending for some of the players on Halloween.
Trick or treat. The TOTS players hope for a big treat and just maybe an MSBL World Series ring.
Danny "Pigpen" Price, age 77: Games played January through September -- 74, At bats 196, Runs 23 and hits 47.
Big John Mathews, age 66: Games 67, At bats 205, runs 58, hits 101
Ernesto "Doc" Escala, age 70: Games 62, At bats 188, runs 35, hits 96
Bob "The Accountant" Daliege, age 74: Games 67, At bats 229, runs 58, hits 83
Larry "Wild Thing" Abramson, age 69: Games 37, At bats 90, runs 12, hits 38
Slammin' Sam Dean, age 65: Games 50, At bats 170, runs 44, hits 74
Bob "Texas Longhorn" Long, age 69: Games 71, At bats 172, runs 41, hits 71
Mike "The Rabbit" Dawson, age 67: Games 90, At bats 253, runs 90, hits 142
Tim "Thunder" Tolson, age 70: Games 94, At bats 317, runs 101, hits 133
Randy “Doctor” Livingston, age 65: Games 34, At bats 96, runs 34, hits 57
Good luck, fellas!
Tempe Diablo, the headquarters for the MSBL World Series, here we come!
Randy's numbers are not right. I think all you have is October # s noted.
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