1953 Billings Mustangs Roster
Team Record: 71-60
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Cliff Dapper (71-60)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 105,369, Avg. 1,609
Playoffs - Great Falls Electrics 2 games, Billings Mustangs 0
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1953 season with a record of 71 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the PL.
The Mustangs plated 717 runs and allowed 670 runs. Stanley Miller paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .326 clip. Bert Haysom topped Billings with 17 wins, while Gary Hegedorn recorded a 2.81 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Cliff Dapper played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Billings Mustangs to do so.
Cliff Dapper served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Becker | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Pablo Bernard | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 168 | Panama R., PA |
| Sal Campagna | R | R | November 21, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
| Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Gus Colagerakis | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Cliff Dapper | R | R | January 2, 1920 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Denney | R | R | 5'9" | 184 | ||
| Richard Donnelly | R | R | September 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Nick Ferrante | R | R | November 3, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Pete Furibondo | R | R | May 12, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | Rochester, NY US |
| Albert Gibb | L | R | June 2, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| 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 |
| Gary Hegedorn | L | L | July 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Webster, NY US |
| James Kudell | R | R | July 6, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Stan Kulka | L | R | July 9, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Smoky Lake, AB CA |
| Robert Long | S | R | September 16, 1932 | 6'3" | 205 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| Charles Matzen | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ronald May | L | L | September 25, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Kelliher, MN US |
| Stanley Miller | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Bob Murphy | R | August 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Samuel Nunn | R | R | September 20, 1934 | 6'4" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Stan Patchell | R | R | December 8, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Donald Riley | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Clint Smith | R | R | July 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Vernon Summers | R | R | September 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | , AR US |
| Alvin Trosin | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Thomas Watson | L | October 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Charlotte, NC US | |
| Harry Williams | R | R | December 1, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Leonard Wisneski | R | R | November 1, 1928 | 6'4" | 195 | Mount Carmel, PA 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.
