1970 Billings Mustangs Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 37-33
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: David Pavlesic (37-33)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 21,007, Avg. 600
1970 Billings Mustangs Statistics

The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1970 season with a record of 37 wins and 33 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.

The Mustangs scored 384 runs and surrendered 354 runs. Frank Ortenzio led Billings with 10 home runs Al Cowens recorded 47 runs batted in. Frank Ortenzio paced all regular batters by connecting at a .316 clip. John Gaylord topped the team with 8 wins, while Mike Ballantine registered a 2.47 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1970 Billings Mustangs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Al Autry, Al Cowens, Greg Minton, Frank Ortenzio and Jim Wohlford.

David Pavlesic served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Al AutryRRFebruary 29, 19526'5"225Modesto, CA US
Mike BallantineLLFebruary 15, 19516'1"185
Sam BeardLRMarch 18, 19515'10"168Marshall, MS US
Donald CampbellLLAugust 19, 19486'2"190
Al CowensRROctober 25, 19516'1"197Los Angeles, CA US
Brian FordRROctober 17, 19496'4"180
John GaylordLLJune 8, 19506'3"195
Randy HammonRRDecember 29, 19516'3"190Los Angeles, CA US
Gary HoustonRLApril 1, 19496'4"
John JosephRR6'2"190
Greg KinderRRAugust 4, 19516'4"200
Duff LaneyLRSeptember 8, 19506'2"188
Richard LashmetRR6'1"180
David LipkeRR6'0"180
Jerry McDanielLL5'9"170
Scott McManisRRMarch 10, 19526'2"200
Greg MintonSRJuly 29, 19516'2"180Lubbock, TX US
A. C. MoseleyRROctober 26, 19506'0"180
Michael NicholsLLMarch 3, 19496'2"195
Frank OrtenzioRRFebruary 24, 19516'2"215Fresno, CA US
Mike PatrickRRJanuary 9, 19516'3"180Long Beach, CA US
Noel PaulsonSR5'11"175
David PavlesicSRNovember 17, 19375'9"182
Robert PetersRRJuly 7, 19485'11"155
Tom PrattLLAugust 19, 19506'0"185Oceanside, CA US
Lonnie ReedRRJanuary 6, 19526'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Gary SchlagenhaufRR5'10"175
James SmithRRAugust 27, 19516'2"190
Jeff StoutRRMay 6, 19506'2"175Los Angeles, CA US
Roger WilliamsRR5'10"160
Jim WohlfordRRFebruary 28, 19515'11"175Visalia, CA 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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