1951 Billings Mustangs Roster
Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 65-70
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Larry Shepard (65-70)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 92,142, Avg. 1,365
1951 Billings Mustangs StatisticsTeam Record: 65-70
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Larry Shepard (65-70)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 92,142, Avg. 1,365
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1951 season with a record of 65 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Mustangs scored 800 runs and surrendered 794 runs. Hayward Gibson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .302 clip. Larry Shepard earned 24 wins on the mound for Billings and a team-best 2.99 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Chico Fernández and Charley Hall both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Larry Shepard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Albini | R | R | May 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jaques Austin | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Fernando Barbieri | R | October 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bob Bennett | R | July 25, 1930 | 6'2" | 205 | Cicero, IL US | |
| Daniel Bennett | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Browne | L | R | May 17, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | Washington, DC US |
| Sidney Bunch | March 29, 1931 | Nashville, TN US | ||||
| John Ceplo | R | R | March 20, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | Montrose, NY US |
| Don Collins | R | September 8, 1926 | 6'3" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Willie Davis | R | September 13, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Chico Fernández | R | R | March 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Hayward Gibson | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Charley Hall | S | R | July 30, 1923 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Bill Halley | R | R | August 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Lafors, TX US |
| Dale Hooper | R | L | September 26, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Roswell, NM US |
| Gene Johnson | R | July 15, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Yakima, WA US | |
| Albert Karan | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Ricardo Lopez | ||||||
| Bob MacKinnon | December 5, 1927 | |||||
| Darrold Myers | R | R | June 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Whittier, CA US |
| Herb Olson | L | R | November 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Wenatchee, WA US |
| Don Paulsen | R | R | April 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Graceville, MN US |
| Leonard Payne | R | R | January 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 201 | Morgan Hill, CA US |
| Cal Schadel | L | R | January 24, 1929 | 6'0" | 186 | |
| Lawrence Schnaidt | R | R | November 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Larry Shepard | R | R | April 3, 1919 | 5'11" | 180 | Lakewood, OH US |
| Richard Small | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Dick Smith | R | R | August 9, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Seattle, WA US |
| Marvin Williams | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Donald Zeski | R | R | 5'11" | 170 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
