1962 Billings Mustangs Roster
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
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 Mike Lee, Floyd Wicker, George Kernek, Weldon Bowlin and Ron Willis.
Grover Resinger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Ballard | L | L | April 17, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Weldon Bowlin | R | R | December 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Paragould, AR US |
| Kenneth Burchfield | R | R | February 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Jon Coller | L | R | April 24, 1942 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Larry Crayton | R | L | January 19, 1940 | 5'9" | 175 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Felix DeLeon | R | R | January 1, 1941 | 5'9" | 180 | San Juan, PR |
| Zeke Faulkner | L | R | January 14, 1942 | 5'9" | 160 | Scotts, MS US |
| Patrick Foley | L | R | April 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Lee Green | L | L | September 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Elwood Hahn | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Leroy Harris | L | L | October 19, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Fresno, CA US |
| Jerry Henderson | L | L | January 5, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Charlie Jennings | L | R | November 24, 1936 | 5'10" | 200 | |
| George Kernek | L | L | January 12, 1940 | 6'3" | 170 | Holdenville, OK US |
| Calvin Knowles | L | R | March 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Mike Lee | L | L | May 19, 1941 | 6'5" | 220 | Bell, CA US |
| Bill LeFebvre | S | R | December 28, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | Providence, RI US |
| Thomas Major | R | R | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Roy Majtyka | R | R | June 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Otto Meischner | R | R | August 1, 1941 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Bill Morton | R | R | May 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Robert Norris | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Cliff Politte | L | L | September 21, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Russ Townsend | L | R | April 13, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Pete Watson | R | R | June 23, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Floyd Wicker | L | R | September 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | Burlington, NC US |
| Jerry Wild | R | R | July 31, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Franklin, NC US |
| Ron Willis | R | R | July 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Willisville, 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.
