WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/13/1950
 
DENVER PLAINSMEN (A) 10/13/1950
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Huck Bayne 5th Hank Gough 1st 2nd
First Basemen Red Taylor 6th 3rd 6th
Second Basemen Henry Sheridan 1st 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Bill Doucette 4th 3rd 5th
Shortstops Roy Robertson 6th 1st 6th
Left Fielders Bob Fairclough 3rd 1st 3rd
Center Fielders Jim Moyer 2nd 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Dennis Cooper 6th 1st 6th
Starting Pitchers Jim N Smith 4th 3rd 5th
Relievers Frank Francis 4th Frank Marlow 1st 2nd
Closers Willie Redden 3rd Frank Marlow 2nd 2nd
DES MOINES BEARS (A) 10/13/1950
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Gagnon 3rd 4th 4th
First Basemen Rube Townsend 5th Ralph Morrison 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Tex Kelley 3rd Ollie Roegner 1st 1st
Third Basemen Al Huck 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Fred Tiel 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders George Skillman 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Chicken Ward 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Zack Rowell 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Tommy Trott 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Relievers Jim Wilson Jr. 2nd 6th 6th
Closers Cloyd East 1st 6th 5th
OMAHA COWBOYS (A) 10/13/1950
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Arnold O'Connell 1st Arnold O'Connell 1st (tied) 1st
First Basemen Doug Carville 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Maury Hudson 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Woodie Roach 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Wayne Gaines 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Johnny Guthrie 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Ed Filson 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Hal Burres 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Herb Bell 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Relievers Johnny Ward 3rd Dan Callaway 5th 5th
Closers Johnny Ward 5th Dan Callaway 5th 6th
TOPEKA JAYHAWKS (A) 10/13/1950
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Si Johnson 4th 4th (tied) 5th
First Basemen Eli Hill 4th Bill Mikelson 1st 1st
Second Basemen Bob Barnett 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Wally Kuck 5th Chuck Austin 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Barney Smith 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Ollie Palmer 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Edmund Mann 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Horace Henderson 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Russ Robinson 5th Bernie Murphy 1st 2nd
Relievers Eddie Berg 6th Bernie Murphy 2nd 4th
Closers Carl Gardner 2nd Bernie Murphy 3rd 1st
TULSA ROUGHNECKS (A) 10/13/1950
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chuck Walker 6th 4th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Lou Thomas 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Milo Jakubek 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Jack Miller 3rd Ron Cooper 1st 1st
Shortstops Ed Williams 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Hub Bledsoe 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Bill Merkel 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Bruce Flynn 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Ashmore 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
Relievers Noble Armstrong 5th Noble Armstrong 2nd (tied) 3rd
Closers Phil Matthis 6th Noble Armstrong 3rd (tied) 4th
WICHITA RUSTLERS (A) 10/13/1950
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hellman Smith 2nd George Smith 3rd 3rd
First Basemen Bob Johnston Jr. 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen King Allen 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Alex Turner 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Stan Priest 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Barney Naylor 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Oscar Hopper 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Mel Smith 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Max Keane 3rd Rusty Principal 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Charlie Trudo 1st Ray Rutherford 2nd (tied) 1st
Closers Charlie Trudo 4th Ray Rutherford 1st 3rd
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