1971 Billings Mustangs Statistics

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 43-27
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Gary Blaylock (43-27)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 27,017, Avg. 772
1971 Billings Mustangs Roster

The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1971 season with a record of 43 wins and 27 losses, finishing second in the PL.

The Mustangs led the circuit with just 287 runs allowed. Billings scored 420 runs. Craig Perkins paced the team with 10 home runs and drove in 49 runs. David Landress topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .300 clip. John Gaylord paced the squad with 7 wins, while Ray Brown earned a 1.55 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1971 Billings Mustangs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included George Brett, Mark Littell, Steve Staggs and Joe Zdeb.

Gary Blaylock served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
John Gaylord72.7782.28111172079.0453020243079106
Ray Brown51.8331.5513554158.0401110110051100
Mark Littell51.8332.90131250087.0764128454169503
Kent Agler52.7141.749732057.0401511022251102
Steve Hudson42.6673.3814511248.0392118424051004
William Jackson45.4443.0614821050.0523517126155017
David Paynter34.4291.4223000238.035166221148002
Scott McManis35.3756.6911710035.0433126426135102
Thomas O'Connor201.0004.5012100422.02511110509100
Gary Houston21.6673.274310022.020138014031102
Randy Johnson22.5003.2710810044.0523416117134101
Gary Dunkelberger12.3334.0012300045.0562820311139102
Charles Butler009.00100011.01110200000
Totals4327.6142.95147700261010586.0524287192222758552131310

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
David Landress703112675380132145453546.300.382.375.756100324
George Brett68297258447585544323238.291.369.419.788108223
Craig Perkins6527122139661111049514342.299.410.493.903109205
Myron Pines703012465066432451095242.268.395.333.72882021
Steve Staggs6729219872591019461538664.298.505.4951.00098215
Jerry Mifsud652662233948912261424138.215.336.291.62765011
Richard Lashmet52187164273850227431950.232.317.299.61649211
Rocky Craig351411072835821191013220.327.482.467.95050101
Joe Zdeb49165147132743112021640.184.262.272.53440011
Richard Corrada2183751023400132186.307.373.360.73327000
Jose Salas29846710223018401421.328.452.418.87028201
Charles Butler264944710200312311.227.306.273.57912200
Steven Freeborn1230205510022082.250.500.300.8006200
Kent Agler924232400030015.174.208.174.3824000
Christopher Crews1334306400010042.133.235.133.3694000
Randy Johnson1019172310020014.176.222.235.4584010
John Gaylord1134311300040029.097.152.097.2483010
David Paynter23750200000011.400.500.400.9002010
Gary Houston4972200010013.286.375.286.6612010
Scott McManis1113113210000015.182.250.273.5233010
Steve Hudson1418140200000019.143.200.143.3432030
Ray Brown1319151200000121.133.235.133.3692020
William Jackson1418161200000016.125.176.125.3012010
Thomas O'Connor12771100020003.143.143.143.2861000
Gary Dunkelberger1217112100000055.091.375.091.4661010
Mark Littell13372821000100413.036.152.036.1871041
Totals788273322524205838418343537432413486.259.375.357.73280501826240


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
David Landress1B65501331443.9748.215
Myron Pines1B861124.9697.750
Steve Staggs1B110001.0001.000
Steve Staggs2B641381603031.9094.656
David Landress2B6514011.0003.167
Richard Corrada2B333011.0002.000
Richard Lashmet2B244001.0004.000
Christopher Crews2B111001.0002.000
Richard Lashmet3B32305095.8992.500
George Brett3B20103882.8572.400
Jose Salas3B1381312.9551.615
Christopher Crews3B821241.7781.750
Joe Zdeb3B64440.6671.333
David Landress3B223001.0002.500
Craig PerkinsC644965094.9848.53111
Jose SalasC1279620.9777.0833
Myron PinesOF6480560.9341.328
Jerry MifsudOF6380640.9561.365
Joe ZdebOF3731520.947.973
Rocky CraigOF3568511.9862.086
Charles ButlerOF1615410.9501.188
Richard CorradaOF12130001.0001.083
Steven FreebornOF830001.000.375
David PaynterP2314001.000.217
William JacksonP141620.778.500
Steve HudsonP143810.917.786
Mark LittellP1351030.8331.154
Ray BrownP132320.714.385
Thomas O'ConnorP1204001.000.333
Gary DunkelbergerP1235001.000.667
Scott McManisP1104001.000.364
John GaylordP1101611.9411.455
Randy JohnsonP103811.9171.100
Kent AglerP951511.9522.222
Gary HoustonP411001.000.500
Charles ButlerP10000.000
George BrettSS47771022016.8993.809
Richard LashmetSS171342107.8463.235
Richard CorradaSS10102082.7893.000
Totals7631759665146123.9433.1771400

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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