1959 Billings Mustangs Roster
Team Record: 68-62
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (68-62)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 44,817, Avg. 689
Playoffs - Billings Mustangs 2 games, Great Falls Electrics 1
Finals - Billings Mustangs 3 games, Idaho Falls Russets 1
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1959 season with a record of 68 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the PL.
The Mustangs scored 720 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 759 runs. Lamar Drummonds led Billings with 19 home runs, while Jack Damaska, Bernard Kelly and John Self each walloped 15 or more, too. Lamar Drummonds accounted for 95 RBI. John Roth topped all regular batters by connecting at a .341 clip. Bruce Haroldson and Charles Harris paced the squad with 12 wins each, and Charles Harris registered a 3.13 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1959 Billings Mustangs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jack Damaska, Harry Fanok and Whitey Kurowski.
Whitey Kurowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ahrens | R | R | May 9, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Robert Angel | L | L | September 29, 1935 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Seymour Bonem | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Don Branson | S | R | April 5, 1939 | 6'1" | 178 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Kenneth Clark | R | R | June 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Charles, MO US |
| Jack Damaska | R | R | August 21, 1937 | 5'11" | 168 | Beaver Falls, PA US |
| William DiCrosta | L | L | February 6, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| Bill Dingus | R | R | April 14, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Jonesboro, TN US |
| Lamar Drummonds | R | R | January 31, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Springdale, AR US |
| Harry Fanok | S | R | May 11, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Whippany, NJ US |
| Ron Gaggero | R | October 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jim Hansen | R | R | August 17, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Portland, OR US |
| Bruce Haroldson | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Charles Harris | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bernard Kelly | R | August 2, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Whitey Kurowski | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA US |
| Arthur Mehuron | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
| Jack Mooneyham | S | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Ronald Nay | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jack Pendley | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Robert Proctor | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Richard Rogers | R | R | November 11, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| John Roth | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| John Self | R | R | September 9, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| John Shaw | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| George Stetter | R | R | 6'2" | 192 | ||
| Stanrad Thompson | R | L | July 3, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | Nyssa, OR US |
| Lou Vickery | L | L | August 24, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Fred Walker | R | R | April 14, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 |
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.
