1962 Billings Mustangs Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 81-48
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Grover Resinger (81-48)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 45,726, Avg. 709
1962 Billings Mustangs Statistics

Playoffs - Billings Mustangs 3 games, Boise Braves 0

The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1962 season with a record of 81 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the PL.

The Mustangs allowed 641 runs, least in the league. Billings plated 827 runs. Felix DeLeon walloped 37 home runs for the squad, and Calvin Knowles added 15 or more also. Felix DeLeon drove in 125 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .344 clip. Jerry Wild led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.69 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1962 Billings Mustangs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Weldon Bowlin, George Kernek, Mike Lee, Floyd Wicker and Ron Willis.

Grover Resinger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Frederick BallardLLApril 17, 19406'1"185
Weldon BowlinRRDecember 10, 19405'9"155Paragould, AR US
Kenneth BurchfieldRRFebruary 2, 19406'0"175
Jon CollerLRApril 24, 19425'10"170
Larry CraytonRLJanuary 19, 19405'9"175Greensboro, NC US
Felix DeLeonRRJanuary 1, 19415'9"180San Juan, PR
Zeke FaulknerLRJanuary 14, 19425'9"160Scotts, MS US
Patrick FoleyLRApril 20, 19416'2"175
Lee GreenLLSeptember 12, 19416'1"190
Elwood HahnLL5'10"175
Leroy HarrisLLOctober 19, 19416'0"175Fresno, CA US
Jerry HendersonLLJanuary 5, 19416'3"210
Charlie JenningsLRNovember 24, 19365'10"200
George KernekLLJanuary 12, 19406'3"170Holdenville, OK US
Calvin KnowlesLRMarch 5, 19415'10"175
Mike LeeLLMay 19, 19416'5"220Bell, CA US
Bill LeFebvreSRDecember 28, 19416'0"165Providence, RI US
Thomas MajorRRApril 8, 19436'1"170
Roy MajtykaRRJune 1, 19396'0"170Buffalo, NY US
Otto MeischnerRRAugust 1, 19415'11"170
Bill MortonRRMay 30, 19376'1"195
Robert NorrisRR5'10"185
Cliff PolitteLLSeptember 21, 19406'1"170St. Louis, MO US
Russ TownsendLRApril 13, 19386'2"190
Pete WatsonRRJune 23, 19426'0"190
Floyd WickerLRSeptember 12, 19436'2"175Burlington, NC US
Jerry WildRRJuly 31, 19416'0"175Franklin, NC US
Ron WillisRRJuly 12, 19436'2"185Willisville, TN 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.




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