1956 Billings Mustangs Roster
Team Record: 70-62
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Buck Elliott (70-62)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 75,887, Avg. 1,150
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1956 season with a record of 70 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the PL.
The Mustangs led the league with just 611 runs allowed. Billings scored 662 runs, worst in the league,. Ronnie George paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .338 clip. Thomas Hull topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.41 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1956 Billings Mustangs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Campbell, Ellis Burton and Bob Lee.
Buck Elliott served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Beene | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | Bixby, OK US |
| Raymond Bianchini | R | R | August 23, 1937 | 5'10" | 184 | |
| Dick Brockell | R | R | August 4, 1934 | 6'4" | 198 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Lawrence Broughton | R | R | December 31, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ellis Burton | S | R | August 12, 1936 | 5'11" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jim Campbell | R | R | June 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Palo Alto, CA US |
| Jere Dobyns | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Richard Donnelly | R | R | September 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Buck Elliott | L | R | February 27, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Lewisburg, PA US |
| Humberto Estrada | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Earl Fackler | L | October 18, 1932 | 6'3" | 190 | Harrisburg, PA US | |
| Ronnie George | L | L | August 26, 1931 | 6'3" | 180 | Brighton, MA US |
| Dick Hayes | R | R | July 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Fowler, CA US |
| Thomas Hull | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Tony Iammatteo | R | R | January 19, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Bronx, NY US |
| Richard Johnson | R | May 10, 1935 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Walter Johnson | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Bob Lee | R | R | November 26, 1937 | 6'3" | 225 | Ottumwa, IA US |
| Keith LeNoue | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| George Matile | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ronald May | L | L | September 25, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Kelliher, MN US |
| Jerry McClure | R | R | 6'7" | 210 | ||
| Ray Minjock | R | R | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Alex Perinis | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Harold Perry | R | R | 5'11" | 150 | ||
| Tom Richardson | S | L | March 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| William Robertson | R | June 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | Langdale, AL US | |
| Joseph Rosania | R | January 8, 1935 | 5'10" | 176 | ||
| Bennie Sinquefield | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Elba, AL US |
| John Stevenson | R | September 15, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| LeRoy Vinyard | L | R | December 24, 1932 | 6'0" | 157 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Dick Walega | R | R | October 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | Baltimore, MD US |
| George Watts | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Ronnie Wilkins | S | L | April 11, 1937 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Ray Young | R | R | August 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Eugene Zimmerlink | L | L | 6'0" | 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.
