1955 Billings Mustangs Roster
Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 64-68
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: Jack Paepke (0-0), Buck Elliott (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 82,495, Avg. 1,250
1955 Billings Mustangs StatisticsTeam Record: 64-68
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: Jack Paepke (0-0), Buck Elliott (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 82,495, Avg. 1,250
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1955 season with a record of 64 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the PL.
The Mustangs conceded 628 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Billings plated 648 runs, worst in the circuit,.
Members of the 1955 Billings Mustangs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Dunn, Dick Stuart and Bennie Daniels.
Jack Paepke and Buck Elliott served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reginald Andrews | R | R | August 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Milt Ardrey | R | R | November 26, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Cheyenne Wells, CO US |
| Charlie Beene | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | Bixby, OK US |
| Cal Biron | R | R | January 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | , PA |
| Robert Bonaparte | R | R | January 27, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | Brockton, MA US |
| Al Burke | L | R | October 9, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Thomas Carpenter | R | R | December 7, 1936 | 5'9" | 183 | Waco, TX US |
| Ken Corcoran | R | L | October 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 186 | Madison, WI US |
| Glenn Dangleis | R | R | February 10, 1936 | 6'1" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bennie Daniels | L | R | June 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 193 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Walter DeLotelle | R | R | October 29, 1934 | 6'1" | 165 | Portsmouth, OH US |
| Jere Dobyns | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Jim Dunn | R | R | February 25, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Valdosta, GA US |
| Richard Fowler | R | R | November 14, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | Everett, WA US |
| Glenn Gongorek | R | R | November 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Fond du Lac, WI US |
| Marcelo Gordon | R | R | February 20, 1934 | 5'11" | 164 | , PA |
| Kay Inglet | L | L | September 6, 1935 | 6'1" | 170 | Logan, UT US |
| Merlin Jorgensen | L | L | January 12, 1933 | 5'9" | 173 | Hurley, SD US |
| Tom King | R | R | July 1, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ronald Lachman | R | R | December 31, 1936 | 5'8" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| E. C. Leslie | R | R | February 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Carl Long | S | L | May 9, 1935 | 6'3" | 192 | Rock Hill, SC US |
| Kenneth Meyer | L | R | March 31, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Silver Creek, NE US |
| Peter Nicolis | L | L | April 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Pete Ortega | R | R | November 13, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | Ajo, AZ US |
| Jack Paepke | R | R | August 28, 1922 | 6'2" | 220 | Provo, UT US |
| Bud Plaster | R | R | June 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Charlie Platt | R | R | April 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | Fillmore, CA US |
| Tom Robles | R | R | January 6, 1936 | 5'9" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Domingo Rossello | R | R | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Robert Ryan | L | L | May 4, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Francisco Sanchez | November 7, 1935 | 193 | , PA | |||
| Richard Schroyer | R | R | August 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | San Rafael, CA US |
| Wallace Sinner | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 5'9" | 155 | Harvard, NE US |
| Bennie Sinquefield | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Elba, AL US |
| James Smotherman | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Dick Stuart | R | R | November 7, 1932 | 6'4" | 212 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Michael Symons | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Thomas Taylor | L | L | September 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Waco, TX US |
| Loyd Wallis | R | L | March 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Alice, TX US |
| Mal Walton | R | R | September 14, 1933 | 5'8" | 165 | Oklahoma City, 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.
