1961 Billings Mustangs Roster
Team Record: 55-73
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Owen Friend (0-0), Grover Resinger (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 36,613, Avg. 572
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1961 season with a record of 55 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Mustangs plated 697 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 808 runs. Chris Krug paced Billings with 17 home runs, and Russ Townsend walloped 15 or more, too. Chris Krug drove in 81 runs. Calvin Knowles topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .319 clip. Frederick Wall and Connie Newman led the team with 8 wins each, while Otto Meischner registered a 4.07 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1961 Billings Mustangs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Weldon Bowlin, Chris Krug, Floyd Wicker and Dennis Aust.
Owen Friend and Grover Resinger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Aust | R | R | November 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | Tecumseh, NE US |
| Frederick Ballard | L | L | April 17, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Weldon Bowlin | R | R | December 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Paragould, AR US |
| Philip Carlson | S | L | April 21, 1938 | 6'0" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Larry Crayton | R | L | January 19, 1940 | 5'9" | 175 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Roy Cromer | L | R | March 9, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bill Cundiff | R | L | December 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Bobby Dews | R | R | March 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 165 | Albany, GA US |
| Jerry Flanagan | R | R | July 20, 1937 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Leroy Harris | L | L | October 19, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Fresno, CA US |
| Jerry Henderson | L | L | January 5, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Charlie Jennings | L | R | November 24, 1936 | 5'10" | 200 | |
| Calvin Knowles | L | R | March 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Chris Krug | R | R | December 25, 1939 | 6'4" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bill LeFebvre | S | R | December 28, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | Providence, RI US |
| Elmer Lindsey | R | R | February 22, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Thomas Major | R | R | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Frank McAninch | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Paul McKenzie | R | R | February 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Otto Meischner | R | R | August 1, 1941 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Paul Mersch | R | L | May 22, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lee Murphy | R | R | April 1, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Chick Musillo | R | R | December 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Connie Newman | L | L | October 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 158 | |
| Thomas Petrick | R | R | May 19, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Robert Rickey | R | R | October 6, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Rogers Robinson | L | L | February 12, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Craig Seegmiller | R | R | October 13, 1943 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| DeMorris Smith | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Rafael Steffani | R | R | October 18, 1940 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Mike Tatro | L | R | May 8, 1939 | 6'6" | 220 | |
| Russ Townsend | L | R | April 13, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Frederick Wall | R | L | August 18, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Floyd Wicker | L | R | September 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | Burlington, NC 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.
