FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
11/01/1974
 
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howard Smith 1st Stanley Moore 22nd 14th
First Basemen John Moreland 10th Billy Martin 18th 10th
Second Basemen Al Hubbard 1st Wally Melvin 5th 1st
Third Basemen Jim Duchesne 10th Billy Brown 9th 5th
Shortstops John Newton 3rd Les Mason 17th 15th
Left Fielders Don Riley 4th John Walls 22nd 22nd
Center Fielders Jay Hunter 1st Clem Austin 22nd 21st
Right Fielders Jack Blair 2nd 22nd 22nd
Starting Pitchers Howie Burt 4th Hank Parks 23rd 5th
Relievers Frank Maxwell 22nd Steve Lockwood 11th 17th
Closers Buddy Thomas 1st John Case 1st 1st
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hank Wallace 5th Harvey Sexton 23rd 23rd
First Basemen Clarence James 22nd Chuck Peck 23rd 24th
Second Basemen Clay Roberts 19th Eddie Reed 20th 24th
Third Basemen Hal Blank 3rd Clyde Lyon 19th 17th
Shortstops Jack Goodman 13th 20th 23rd
Left Fielders Hank Butler 8th Norv McClanahan 18th 9th
Center Fielders Harry Simmons 15th Ruben Ramos 13th 13th
Right Fielders Ike Barnett 11th George Cooney 21st 21st
Starting Pitchers Jose Martinez 15th Dave Bates 18th 16th
Relievers Stan Boone 9th Charlie Douglass 12th 10th
Closers Larry Warren 11th Scott Cox 12th 12th
BOSTON MINUTEMEN 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Cole 14th Bill Gallagher 9th 10th
First Basemen Willie Stephens 5th Tom Ritter 16th 9th
Second Basemen Charlie Hartsell 5th Bobby Porter 21st 20th
Third Basemen Mickey Barker 22nd Mickey Barker 1st 12th
Shortstops Walter Huckaby 24th Walt Harvey 18th 19th
Left Fielders Dick Ward 10th Alfonso Valdez 3rd 8th
Center Fielders Pat Allen 23rd Jeff June 10th 19th
Right Fielders Bob Menz 22nd Ricky Smith 10th 17th
Starting Pitchers Bob Scott 22nd Bill Wilcox 9th 23rd
Relievers Les Snyder 5th Les Snyder 7th 1st
Closers Bud Shireman 4th Rudy Miller 3rd 2nd
CHICAGO CHIEFS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Wells 11th Al Kuechle 7th 7th
First Basemen Andy Ellefsen 17th Howie Locke 24th 23rd
Second Basemen John Butts 4th Ray Olexa 22nd 19th
Third Basemen Don Barker 11th 22nd 23rd
Shortstops Mike Litteral 12th 20th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Joe Siniscalchi 3rd Mike Ford 5th 3rd
Center Fielders Tom Blanton 24th John Shimp 9th 20th
Right Fielders Bob Starr 20th Ben Bishop 6th 16th
Starting Pitchers Johnny Maples 18th Chuck Barb 16th 18th
Relievers Bill Smith 14th Dick Bradley 24th 24th
Closers Walt Jackson 18th Stan Dominick 10th 16th
CHICAGO COUGARS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Sanders 4th Sam Calhoun 5th 1st
First Basemen Gene Homer 20th Pedro Maldonado 13th 18th
Second Basemen Cleo Harris 13th Joe Stocksdale 14th 11th
Third Basemen Pablo Vazquez 20th Bob Webster 7th 14th
Shortstops Tom Halliday 5th Carl Carroll 5th 2nd
Left Fielders Sam Morrison 17th Ralph Russell 17th 17th
Center Fielders Fuzzy Cronin 9th Andy Alexander 13th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Henry Watson 24th Dallas Ratajczyk 6th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Roger Alford 3rd Lyle Lessard 2nd 3rd
Relievers Les Sechrest 24th Billy Gallagher 16th 23rd
Closers Jim Norris 21st Al McCauley 4th 17th
CINCINNATI CANNONS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pete Bruce 7th Frank Cizek 12th 3rd
First Basemen Mike Rocque 4th Joe Barrett 12th 6th
Second Basemen Chief Williams 20th Hal Quillen 18th 18th
Third Basemen Frank Eddy 14th Charlie Mitchell 10th 9th
Shortstops Bill Brown 15th Smith Strayhorn 14th 16th
Left Fielders Billy West 2nd Jack Abrams 12th 2nd
Center Fielders Frank Bradshaw 14th Tommy Van Landingham 13th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Bud Cormier 16th Charlie Huffman 14th 15th
Starting Pitchers Herm Quinn 12th Bob Neal 2nd (tied) 9th
Relievers Dutch Lane 12th Elmer Murphy 1st 9th
Closers Earl White 6th John Lesperance 7th 5th
CLEVELAND FORESTERS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mel Cardoza 20th George Konitzer 4th 12th
First Basemen Andy Babel 7th Brooks Brown 9th 5th
Second Basemen Herb Reed 5th (tied) Joe Markert 23rd 22nd
Third Basemen Dale Mosley 15th Jack Hilbert 10th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Carlos Jaramillo 19th George Horn 19th 18th
Left Fielders Orlando Benitez 24th Henry Proper 6th 18th
Center Fielders Vern Schneider 6th Steve Keen 7th 5th
Right Fielders John Piper 19th Vern Bell 1st 9th
Starting Pitchers Roy Rice 20th Paul Czerwinski 17th 21st
Relievers Roy Brandt 18th Al Reed 8th 13th
Closers Mickey Farrar 12th Harry Schwartz 8th 9th
DALLAS WRANGLERS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Miller 2nd Charlie Bachman 20th 21st
First Basemen Nick Parker 1st Pat Molnar 19th 1st
Second Basemen Fred Hott 17th Ivan Garcia 4th 10th
Third Basemen Buck Stout 2nd Dick Frost 10th (tied) 1st
Shortstops Enos LeClair 11th 20th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Joe Black 14th Tony Webster 23rd 24th
Center Fielders Roy Johnson 21st Russ Griffith 21st 22nd
Right Fielders Steve Prather 4th George Bell 4th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Pete Rosenbaum 8th Tony Rivera 11th 8th
Relievers Owen Lantz 16th Bill Thomas 19th 19th
Closers Asbury Ashmore 20th Duane Nelson 12th (tied) 20th
DETROIT DYNAMOS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harvey Van Orden 16th Jose Chavez 6th 11th
First Basemen Jack Lucas 11th Ernie Morrison 16th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Melvin Williams 21st Al Ireland 11th 14th
Third Basemen Bill Austin 5th Stan Griffin 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Mel Neff 16th Jake Ervin 7th 8th
Left Fielders Dave Black 9th Charlie Watson 1st 7th
Center Fielders Geoff Taylor 17th Don Simpson 13th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Buddy Ensey 6th George Sloniker 16th 5th
Starting Pitchers Paddy Williamson 23rd Richard Elk 7th 24th
Relievers Paul Sullivan 4th Sam Hood 9th 2nd
Closers Paul Sullivan 16th Oscar Ruiz 12th (tied) 14th
HOUSTON COMETS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jerry Robinson 9th Harry Gayle 16th 9th
First Basemen Johnny Adams 6th Ed Costanzo 22nd 20th
Second Basemen Maury Moore 7th Fred Van der Horst 10th 4th
Third Basemen Don Jones 13th Melvin Bernard 5th 7th
Shortstops Bill Blair 20th Johnny Mathewson 7th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Stan Francis 12th Willie Davis 18th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Hank Andrew 8th Roy Covington 13th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders John Edwards 1st Bob Smith 16th (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Joe McCarthy 1st Butch Mathis 19th 1st
Relievers Duane Alarcon 8th Willard Barnard 2nd 7th
Closers Bob Young 15th Warren Hunt 12th (tied) 13th
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Raúl Zamora 24th Chuck Barton 14th 20th
First Basemen Chuck Cohen 12th Andy Siqueiros 1st 8th
Second Basemen Bob Howard 16th Joe Lavallee 1st 6th
Third Basemen George Helm 24th Harry Wilson 3rd 15th
Shortstops Sam Pratt 22nd Elmer King 3rd 12th
Left Fielders Tony Keil 23rd Pat McClay 18th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders Roy Haynes 19th Don Crawford 13th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Phil James 17th John Richardson 2nd 11th
Starting Pitchers Fred Smith 24th Harry Kluth 1st 22nd
Relievers Vinnie Ghinato 15th Larry Lee 13th 16th
Closers Vinnie Ghinato 13th Johnny Davis 11th 11th
LOS ANGELES STARS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Griffin 3rd Sam Howard 21st 22nd
First Basemen Bobby Garrison 2nd Norm McGuire 10th 2nd
Second Basemen Bill Bell 11th Dick Messer 19th 21st
Third Basemen Ralph Barrell 8th Wayne Valentine 10th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Lew Smith 4th Bob Branson 7th (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Paul Richardson 15th Vic Chamberlin 16th 15th
Center Fielders Ed Moore 3rd Andy Alewine 8th 2nd
Right Fielders Ed Bogan 14th Charlie Berry 10th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Bill Dunham 9th Mike Fulton 22nd 13th
Relievers John Hunt 13th Vern Miller 21st 18th
Closers Jackie Thompson 6th (tied) Bob Ballard 12th (tied) 6th
LOS ANGELES SUNS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Mooney 18th Jeff Gaston 15th 13th
First Basemen James Huffman 24th Fred Hinkle 20th 22nd
Second Basemen Eddie Kellum 15th John Pruss 14th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Bill Calvin 7th Harry Barber 4th 3rd
Shortstops Tom Lally 1st Sid Riccio 16th 6th
Left Fielders Ike Brown 20th Ray Swan 18th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Henry Hart 20th Roy Welch 12th 18th
Right Fielders Sam Forrester 7th 22nd (tied) 24th
Starting Pitchers Jim Place 5th Fred Wilkinson 21st 4th
Relievers George Cox 2nd Jack Munson 23rd 8th
Closers Ron Clark 5th Tommy Alexander 8th (tied) 4th
MILWAUKEE ARROWS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Moose Patrick 17th Jack Wells 16th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Rich Moyer 9th Ted Agnew 7th 7th
Second Basemen Paul Burkley 2nd Jim Kumpula 8th 2nd
Third Basemen Jay Dynes 16th Dennis Miller 8th 10th
Shortstops Ed Thomas 20th (tied) Lou Hill 7th (tied) 10th (tied)
Left Fielders Harry Edwards 1st Ed Gore 12th (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Tom Gerke 16th Bill Coates 13th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Jim Stogner 5th Wally Waters 9th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Joe Wright 13th John DeWitt 4th 12th
Relievers Tom McDaniel 10th Frank Haney 14th 14th
Closers Jim Hart 23rd Curt Kelly 22nd 24th
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Julio Castaneda 10th John Smith 2nd 4th
First Basemen Clyde Allen 16th Bob Place 8th 13th
Second Basemen Tony Nava 23rd Jim Johnson 6th 15th
Third Basemen Carl Kilkenny 12th Dick Walker 10th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Rusty Robertson 9th Gil Dayan 15th 17th
Left Fielders Bill Anderson 18th Pat Steckman 4th 12th
Center Fielders Bill Powell 2nd Jim Ross 11th 1st
Right Fielders George Fisher 15th Tommy Pierce 13th 14th
Starting Pitchers Van Taylor 21st Jim Terry 12th 20th
Relievers Del Robinson 21st Bob Schroeder 17th 21st
Closers Ike Hawley 8th Bill Wright 23rd 23rd
MONTREAL SAINTS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Vance Ferguson 23rd Pete Little 10th 19th
First Basemen Harry Swain 13th Al Morton 21st 21st
Second Basemen Dixie Turner 3rd Bernie Morgan 14th (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Ken Steinbach 6th 22nd (tied) 22nd
Shortstops Reid Barrell 10th 20th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Jim Smith 7th Leo Clark 10th 6th
Center Fielders Joe Robertson 11th Tony Hernandez 2nd 6th
Right Fielders Jim Hendricks 10th Earl Quaid 12th 7th
Starting Pitchers Tommy Jackson 7th Steve Blake 5th 6th
Relievers Johnny Lyon 3rd Buck Brooks 18th 6th
Closers Johnny Lyon 14th Rick Bailey 2nd 10th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl Ferry 12th 24th 24th
First Basemen Paul Church 18th Paul Ellis 10th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Joe Jones 12th Fred Dickson 9th 8th
Third Basemen Carl Bramlett 19th Lee Norton 10th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Sam Hamilton 2nd Francisco Suarez 1st 1st
Left Fielders Ed Davis 15th (tied) Barney Knox 8th 11th
Center Fielders Bill Arndt 6th (tied) 24th 24th
Right Fielders Fred Davis 12th Charlie Smith 16th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Curtis Robinson 11th Bob Martinelli 8th 11th
Relievers Herb Isom 6th Randy Thompson 6th 3rd
Closers Jeff Pettigrew 3rd Larry Banks 12th (tied) 3rd
NEW YORK IMPERIALS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ty Rusconi 21st Walter Tyler 16th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Al Reece 19th Bill Houghton 5th 16th
Second Basemen Sam German 14th Gene Holbrook 2nd 5th
Third Basemen George Love 9th Joe Arnett 21st 19th
Shortstops Dale Raz 17th Al Wright 4th 9th
Left Fielders Phil Terry 6th Dan Labelle 14th 5th
Center Fielders Freddy Curtis 12th Jack Queen 13th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Mike Counts 9th Jim Smith 3rd 6th
Starting Pitchers Jim White 6th Luis Rivas 23rd (tied) 7th
Relievers Howie Weston 1st Ike Bradley 22nd 4th
Closers Ed Cooper 22nd Dick Johnson 6th 18th
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Hinkle 19th Nick Dennis 16th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Andy Parker 14th Dick Votaw 15th 14th
Second Basemen Lew Davison 18th Norm Buckingham 12th 13th
Third Basemen Leon Stapleton 21st Harry Haynes 20th 21st
Shortstops Bill Viviano 23rd Jim Wright 7th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Jake Butler 22nd Jack Ayers 15th 19th
Center Fielders Charlie Cullison 22nd Chris Johnson 23rd 23rd
Right Fielders Joe Landry 8th Sherman Abbott 8th 4th
Starting Pitchers Doc Carver 17th Dan King 13th 17th
Relievers Bobby Coy 20th Dave Cox 4th 15th
Closers Jim Steuber 10th Art Cournoyer 5th 7th
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Woody Evans 15th Cyrus O'Shields 1st 6th
First Basemen Harry Myers 21st Leon Brazzle 13th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Eddie Sargent 22nd Benny Strickland 12th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Ernie Carter 18th Woody Snyder 16th 20th
Shortstops Art Gates 18th 20th (tied) 24th
Left Fielders John Kingsbury 21st Henry McDuffie 11th 16th
Center Fielders Charlie Jarzombek 18th Charlie Jarzombek 5th 16th
Right Fielders Pete Gibson 21st Joe White 16th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Jim Teal 18th (tied) Lee Jones 20th 19th
Relievers Bert Alexander 11th Dick Ellison 10th 11th
Closers Eli Kershaw 9th Bill Lynch 12th (tied) 8th
SEATTLE KINGS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Fred Tollefson 6th Tom Hargrove 11th 2nd
First Basemen Hank Williams 15th Ernie Green 4th 11th
Second Basemen Sam Barnes 10th Desmond Riley 7th 7th
Third Basemen Jesse Walker 4th Pete Pratt 18th 18th
Shortstops Ben Baker 6th Sam Beadle 13th 14th
Left Fielders Mike Griffith 5th Harry Doolittle 2nd 4th
Center Fielders Tom Hicks 4th Mike Remy 6th 3rd
Right Fielders Bob Glowacki 3rd 22nd (tied) 23rd
Starting Pitchers Moe Lowery 2nd Phil Donovan 15th 2nd
Relievers Ted Lashway 19th Ted Lashway 19th (tied) 20th
Closers Billy Collins 2nd Jim Danielson 24th 21st
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Holt 22nd Harry DeRemer 13th 17th
First Basemen John Richards 3rd Dick Marshall 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Larry Cimino 9th Diego Zamora 14th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Del Jacobs 17th 22nd (tied) 24th
Shortstops Tom Spruill 7th Ted James 7th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Pete O'Leary 18th (tied) Gene Day 9th 14th
Center Fielders Len Green 5th Al Pratt 1st 4th
Right Fielders Quinton Vincent 13th Andy Hawkins 16th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Tige Bowe 16th Eddie Emerson 6th 15th
Relievers Charlie Christianson 17th Doc Hudson 3rd 12th
Closers Manuel Hernandez 24th Herm Jones 12th (tied) 22nd
TORONTO WOLVES 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jess McPherson 13th Pat Duffy 3rd 8th
First Basemen John Baab 8th Pat Kellison 6th 4th
Second Basemen George Rigby 24th Dan Moran 3rd 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Leo Makepeace 23rd Bob Harrison 6th 16th
Shortstops Clyde Bradshaw 8th Rogelio Bellellano 2nd 4th
Left Fielders Jackie Daniels 11th Pat Schmitt 7th 10th
Center Fielders Dwayne Cleaves 10th Charlie Brawner 3rd 7th
Right Fielders Willie Pennington 23rd Thad Williams 15th 19th
Starting Pitchers Stan Terry 14th Billy Lewis 14th 14th
Relievers Bill Cox 23rd Bill Cox 15th 22nd
Closers Ray Smith 19th Luther Coy 12th (tied) 19th
WASHINGTON EAGLES 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howdy Oakes 8th Jim Custis 8th 5th
First Basemen Jim Crane 23rd Stan Graham 2nd 17th
Second Basemen Carlos Zamudio 8th Lee Murphy 24th 23rd
Third Basemen Tom Lorang 1st Gil McCarty 17th 4th
Shortstops Al Marino 14th Al Smith 6th 7th
Left Fielders Joe Cantrell 13th Johnny Tucker 24th 23rd
Center Fielders Don Whited 13th Gil Armstrong 4th 9th
Right Fielders Ed MacNaughton 18th Jimmy Henderson 5th 13th
Starting Pitchers Bill Kelly 10th Mel Gordon 10th 10th
Relievers Earl Frazier 7th Howie Lee 5th 5th
Closers Earl Frazier 17th Johnnie Coleman 12th (tied) 15th
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