1969 Billings Mustangs Roster
Team Record: 26-45
Finished 7th in the PL
Manager: Bob Mavis (0-0), Roland LeBlanc (0-0)
Affiliation: Seattle Pilots
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 11,626, Avg. 327
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1969 season with a record of 26 wins and 45 losses, finishing seventh in the PL.
The Mustangs scored 374 runs and surrendered 464 runs. Pedro Garcia led Billings with 10 home runs Gary Martz drove in 40 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .262 clip. Charles Sprinkle paced the team with 6 wins, while Larry May earned a 3 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Gorman Thomas, Jim Slaton, Rick Auerbach, Bill Parsons, Pedro Garcia, Gary Martz and Bob Coluccio were all players from the 1969 Billings Mustangs who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bob Mavis and Roland LeBlanc served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Auerbach | R | R | February 15, 1950 | 6'0" | 165 | Woodland Hills, CA US |
| Steve Beasley | L | L | April 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 177 | |
| Thomas Berg | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Louie Bunch | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bob Coluccio | R | R | October 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 183 | Centralia, WA US |
| John Conzatti | R | R | April 14, 1950 | 5'11" | 188 | Chehalis, WA US |
| Bobby Cook | L | R | July 25, 1951 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Ernest De La O | R | R | 6'5" | 230 | ||
| Pedro Garcia | R | R | April 17, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | Guayama, PR |
| Stephen Harvey | R | R | January 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Norman Hill | S | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Dan Johnson | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Larry Kissock | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Jeffrey Lemon | S | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Dave Lindsey | L | L | January 27, 1948 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Chuck Loseth | R | R | January 10, 1951 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Michael Marble | R | R | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Johnny Martin | L | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Gary Martz | R | R | January 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 210 | Spokane, WA US |
| Bob Matulich | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Larry May | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Larry Nero | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Charles Pankow | R | L | ||||
| Bill Parsons | R | R | August 17, 1948 | 6'6" | 195 | Riverside, CA US |
| Edgar Pate | R | L | 6'7" | 220 | ||
| Stephen Peters | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Jose Salado | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jim Slaton | R | R | June 19, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Virgil Smith | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| James Spencer | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Charles Sprinkle | R | R | January 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Albert Strane | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Gorman Thomas | R | R | December 12, 1950 | 6'2" | 210 | Charleston, SC US |
| Rudolph Toth | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Billy Turner | S | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Stan Walton | L | L | August 14, 1951 | 5'9" | 175 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Phillip Zahn | L | R | 6'1" | 195 |
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.
