1958 Billings Mustangs Roster
Team Record: 56-72
Finished 7th in the PL
Manager: Chase Riddle (56-72)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 47,256, Avg. 738
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1958 season with a record of 56 wins and 72 losses, finishing seventh in the PL.
The Mustangs scored 702 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 837 runs. Jim Hickman and Chase Riddle led Billings with 14 home runs apiece. William DiCrosta accounted for 92 RBI. Arthur Burnett paced all regular batters by connecting at a .336 clip. Stanrad Thompson topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 4.61 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Jim Hickman played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Billings Mustangs to do so.
Chase Riddle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bartek | L | L | December 26, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
| Jimmy Bradley | R | R | March 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 160 | Sondheimer, LA US |
| Louie Brown | L | R | February 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | Gloster, MS US |
| Arthur Burnett | L | R | December 5, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Clayton, MO US |
| Charlie Chronopoulos | L | R | August 1, 1932 | 6'1" | 210 | Boston, MA US |
| Joe Conte | R | R | July 4, 1933 | 5'7" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Fred Davis | R | L | August 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 165 | Peoria, IL US |
| William DeGraaf | R | February 24, 1935 | 6'2" | 193 | ||
| William DiCrosta | L | L | February 6, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| Lindon Duncan | L | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Bruce Haroldson | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Jim Hickman | R | R | May 10, 1937 | 6'3" | 192 | Henning, TN US |
| Jere Hill | R | October 23, 1936 | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Clarence Ingram | R | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Jerry Keller | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Lyle Krall | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Ernest Lewis | L | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Lane Martin | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Sam McIntyre | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Hugh McMullan | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Mike Michaels | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Nay | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jim Oplinger | R | R | June 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Terry Reber | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Chase Riddle | R | R | September 17, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | Columbus, GA US |
| Hobert Riley | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| James Smith | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Terry Stevens | R | January 16, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Robert Stolzer | R | R | 6'4" | 225 | ||
| Lefty Sylvester | R | L | February 1, 1936 | 6'4" | 183 | Murray, UT US |
| Stanrad Thompson | R | L | July 3, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | Nyssa, OR US |
| Galen Williams | R | R | April 8, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | Beech Grove, AR US |
| Douglas Young | R | 5'8" | 165 |
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.
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