1976 Billings Mustangs Statistics

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 36-35
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: James Hoff (36-35)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 34,673, Avg. 977
1976 Billings Mustangs Roster

The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1976 season with a record of 36 wins and 35 losses, finishing second in the PL.

The Mustangs scored 354 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 424 runs. Paul Herring drove in 47 runs. Tom Sohns topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .293 clip. Laurence Frakes led the team with 8 wins and a team-best 1.53 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1976 Billings Mustangs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Dawley, Paul Householder and Eddie Milner.

James Hoff 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
Laurence Frakes801.0001.5321000759.0371510217250003
Bill Dawley64.6002.77131230078.0624224137080135
Bill Kelly64.6004.19131340088.0974941422062103
Michael Odum41.8001.3418100347.035157217146102
Greg Meyer34.4295.0911900046.0483526232031006
Mark King38.2735.26131121065.06963384381411313
Randall Binkley21.6673.0013300136.0372112424023002
Rickey Lear101.0006.304000010.014971606001
James Niewczyk11.5001.80300005.04111205001
Mark Breitenbach11.5008.7411700134.0423533331024211
Ron Stryker13.2503.5118520159.0694223323142104
John Hillas00100000.01331200002
Kevin Jensen000.00100001.01000101000
Antonio Ortiz003.006000015.014752407100
Jean Marquis0027.00100001.02330301000
John Gosse01.0003.506200018.02920716016002
Clarence Syers03.0006.885500017.023191311007002
Robert Adams04.00010.8813300024.02845291400182215
Totals3635.5074.2117171011113603.0612424282333155460109620

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
Tom Sohns7130226341771014391243321.293.370.384.754101123
Paul Herring702892543272141647832534.283.344.417.761106217
Greg Jackson61247218256053025102424.275.346.326.67171113
Eddie Milner6729023151591432271754923.255.389.368.75785352
Kevin Jensen501741502540150118222345.267.362.387.74958001
Paul Householder50173149233832219932333.255.355.342.69751010
Jay Meade46179138273750317833634.268.416.370.78551113
Michael Kopsky61205173253761214122862.214.320.295.61551022
Daniel Robie43128115182520012411034.217.283.235.51827111
Thomas Dimino39146124142542010721534.202.292.266.55833223
Alfred Welch391179582031114621731.211.345.295.64028311
Thomas Norko29866715181017501527.269.410.328.73822130
Carlos Pimentel381129791830011221120.186.268.216.48421103
Randy Law299163161501011722312.238.427.270.69717023
Gilberto Alicea286964912101320420.188.246.250.49616100
Miguel Rodriguez415121410012134.333.467.417.8835000
Glenn Bonnell818163410010113.250.294.312.6075010
Stephen Deal917151200011024.133.235.133.3692000
Marti Wolever202419102000131510.105.292.105.3972000
Louis McQuay4321000010011.000.333.000.3330000
Totals766268522653545658815232799734348476.249.349.332.68175201723320


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Greg Jackson1B61500221041.9818.557
Kevin Jensen1B1687324.9785.625
Tom Sohns2B711601462333.9304.310
Daniel Robie2B52130.500.600
Louis McQuay2B21010.500.500
Carlos Pimentel2B111001.0002.000
Michael Kopsky3B60511142313.8782.750
Daniel Robie3B1272070.7942.250
Randy Law3B60511.833.833
Carlos Pimentel3B22220.6672.000
Paul Householder3B22320.7142.500
Alfred Welch3B101001.0001.000
Jay MeadeC281892462.9737.60712
Thomas NorkoC24114760.9535.04213
Gilberto AliceaC241331470.9556.1255
Stephen DealC7252001.0003.8572
Kevin JensenC6235001.0004.6673
Eddie MilnerOF671491271.9582.403
Paul HerringOF67105880.9341.687
Paul HouseholderOF4672540.9511.674
Alfred WelchOF2932440.9001.241
Carlos PimentelOF1417030.8501.214
Marti WoleverOF11130001.0001.182
Miguel RodriguezOF31010.500.333
Laurence FrakesP2121210.933.667
Ron StrykerP181551.545.333
Michael OdumP18414001.0001.000
Mark KingP132711.900.692
Bill KellyP134931.8121.000
Bill DawleyP1341252.7621.231
Randall BinkleyP132210.800.308
Robert AdamsP131610.875.538
Greg MeyerP114621.833.909
Mark BreitenbachP1147011.0001.000
Antonio OrtizP60220.500.333
John GosseP60210.667.333
Clarence SyersP511001.000.400
Rickey LearP40210.667.500
James NiewczykP310001.000.333
Jean MarquisP10000.000
Kevin JensenP10000.000
John HillasP10000.000
Thomas DiminoSS38401081710.8973.895
Daniel RobieSS232653109.8883.435
Randy LawSS161846117.8534.000
Glenn BonnellSS571231.8643.800
Tom SohnsSS101001.0001.000
Totals8191807706184129.9323.0683500

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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