1957 Billings Mustangs Roster
Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 79-47
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Eddie Lyons (79-47)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 83,233, Avg. 1,321
1957 Billings Mustangs StatisticsTeam Record: 79-47
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Eddie Lyons (79-47)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 83,233, Avg. 1,321
Playoffs - Billings Mustangs 3 games, Salt Lake City Bees 2
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1957 season with a record of 79 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Mustangs topped the league with just 643 runs allowed. Billings scored 784 runs.
Players from the 1957 Billings Mustangs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Duke Carmel, Chris Cannizzaro, Don Choate, Bob Sadowski, Ed Lyons and Mel Nelson.
Eddie Lyons served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Burgess | L | R | September 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Chris Cannizzaro | R | R | May 3, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Duke Carmel | L | L | April 23, 1937 | 6'3" | 202 | New York, NY US |
| Don Choate | R | R | July 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Potosi, MO US |
| Gerald Cooper | L | December 25, 1933 | 5'9" | 15 | ||
| Jose Echeverria | R | R | March 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 224 | |
| Eduardo Escalante | L | L | July 2, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Ernest Evans | L | L | June 6, 1938 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Norman Frye | R | R | December 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 172 | |
| Ronnie George | L | L | August 26, 1931 | 6'3" | 180 | Brighton, MA US |
| Robert Greer | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| James Hamilton | R | R | June 1, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Richard Hicks | L | L | March 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Dennis Huelfer | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Vincent Kilpela | L | L | May 5, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Lyle Krall | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| James Ledoux | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Ed Lyons | R | R | May 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Tom McDevitt | L | December 25, 1934 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Paul McGuire | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Mel Nelson | R | L | May 30, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Howard Peterson | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Bob Sadowski | L | R | January 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ronald Schmitt | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Roberto Vea | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Bob White | L | September 18, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Houston, TX 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.
