1952 Billings Mustangs Roster
Team Record: 73-59
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Cliff Dapper (73-59)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 142,208, Avg. 2,155
Playoffs - Pocatello Bannocks 2 games, Billings Mustangs 1
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1952 season with a record of 73 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the PL.
The Mustangs allowed 621 runs, least in the league. Billings tallied 739 runs. Cliff Dapper led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .348 clip. Nico Genesta topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 1.58 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1952 Billings Mustangs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dick Barone, Cliff Dapper and Dick Stuart.
Cliff Dapper served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barone | R | R | October 13, 1932 | 5'9" | 165 | San Jose, CA US |
| James Bowers | R | R | August 11, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Pocatello, ID US |
| Gerry Collis | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Gene Corso | R | R | March 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Cliff Dapper | R | R | January 2, 1920 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Buck Elliott | L | R | February 27, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Lewisburg, PA US |
| Ernesto García | R | R | November 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Nogales, Sonora MX |
| Nico Genesta | R | L | February 2, 1933 | 5'9" | 176 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Alan Haverty | R | R | September 25, 1933 | 6'0" | 187 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bert Haysom | R | R | August 31, 1933 | 6'2" | 165 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Bill Kappel | R | R | October 22, 1932 | 6'3" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Manny LaCosta | R | R | November 5, 1932 | 6'1" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Lawrence Manier | S | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Olaf Nelson | R | R | February 3, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Logan, UT US |
| Ray O'Connor | R | R | July 28, 1929 | 6'1" | 183 | Venice, CA US |
| Don Paulsen | R | R | April 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Graceville, MN US |
| Chris Remo | R | 5'6" | 153 | |||
| Jose Roman | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Wallace Sinner | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 5'9" | 155 | Harvard, NE US |
| Dick Stuart | R | R | November 7, 1932 | 6'4" | 212 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Dutch Van Burkleo | L | L | February 27, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Glendale, CA US |
| LeRoy Vinyard | L | R | December 24, 1932 | 6'0" | 157 | Tulsa, OK US |
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.
