FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/16/1917
 
BALTIMORE CANNONS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Pafundi 16th 6th 16th
First Basemen Ted Smith 5th 4th 7th
Second Basemen Pete Sheridan 10th 2nd 10th
Third Basemen Al Dauzat 13th 3rd 15th
Shortstops Dave Coulter 13th 2nd 14th
Left Fielders Johnny Brockman 1st 3rd 1st
Center Fielders Charlie Dyer 4th 5th 5th
Right Fielders Arnold Britton 7th 2nd 8th
Starting Pitchers Jim Roseman 12th Boze Roessler 5th 7th
Relievers Joe Bates 15th Herbert Mahl 10th 13th
Closers Jesse Johnson 12th Herbert Mahl 11th 12th
BOSTON BEACONS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jake Toler 1st 6th (tied) 1st
First Basemen Bob Cutting 7th 4th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Bobby Schwartz 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Don Rogers 2nd 3rd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Tony Bearden 12th 2nd (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Wayne Moses 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Owen Gill 1st 5th (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Jeff Heyen 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Al Clark 5th Ed Ezzell 3rd 2nd
Relievers Harvey Morris 14th 13th 16th
Closers Joe Connors 6th 13th 13th
BROOKLYN KINGS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ike Burton 11th 6th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Ned Shelton 10th 4th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Gene Anderson 16th 2nd (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Jim Mann 10th 3rd (tied) 12th
Shortstops Henry Wilson 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders John Atkins 5th 3rd (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Manny Rosales 13th 5th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Rob Volpe 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers John Taddeo 9th 12th 14th
Relievers Jack Spader 5th Bill Williard 11th 9th
Closers Jack Spader 4th Bill Williard 12th 10th
CHICAGO CHIEFS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dennis Murphy 12th Steve Hinkley 5th 8th
First Basemen Carlos Jimenez 16th 4th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Rich Jarrell 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Lew Kirkendall 15th 3rd (tied) 16th
Shortstops Mort Albright 1st 2nd (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Bob Arp 2nd 3rd (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Mike O'Shaughnessy 8th Johnny McCreight 2nd 4th
Right Fielders Rube Harris 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Kid Burkholder 13th Eldridge Tubbs 2nd 6th
Relievers Roy Warren 7th Herman Morgan 1st 3rd
Closers Mike Pratt 7th Herman Morgan 3rd 5th
CHICAGO BLUES 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Irwin Brown 13th 6th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Art Williams 3rd Alan Johnson 2nd 1st
Second Basemen Henry Sander 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Charlie Shanafelt 3rd 3rd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Jack Holmes 15th 2nd (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Bob Wojtkiewicz 10th 3rd (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Steve Roelofs 15th 5th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Evan Huggett 15th 2nd (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Larry Wurth 11th Willis Pocrnich 9th 10th
Relievers Arthur Beaber 6th Willis Pocrnich 7th 7th
Closers Arthur Beaber 13th Willis Pocrnich 10th 11th
CINCINNATI MONARCHS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Gonzalez 6th 6th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Steve Clark 11th 4th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Marty Ochs 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Dave Walker 16th Emory Routson 1st 8th
Shortstops Joe Harrison 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Ray Theobold 8th 3rd (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Frank Carter 7th 5th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Roger Rainville 1st 2nd (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Bert Charters 16th David Willis 11th 15th
Relievers Mike Turgeon 2nd John Taylor 8th 2nd
Closers Mike Turgeon 10th John Taylor 3rd (tied) 7th
CLEVELAND GRAYS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rob Robertson 3rd Chick Cirrincione 1st 2nd
First Basemen Sherry Maxwell 13th 4th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Jerry Jenkins 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Third Basemen George O'Brien 8th 3rd (tied) 10th
Shortstops Jimmy Stubbs 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Matt Chase 14th 3rd (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Bob Albertson 3rd Dave Harwood 1st 1st
Right Fielders Bill Robinson 9th Jesse Slidell 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Fred Reimer 10th Joe Ostrum 4th 4th
Relievers Frank Howard 13th Eddie Porter 9th 12th
Closers Frank Howard 16th Joe Ostrum 2nd 9th
DETROIT LANCERS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pete Yaughn 8th George Shanks 4th 5th
First Basemen Roy Callahan 12th Jim Samuels 3rd 5th
Second Basemen Wayne Bernhart 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Guy Decker 6th 3rd (tied) 7th
Shortstops John Peters 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Billy Schuldt 8th (tied) 3rd (tied) 9th (tied)
Center Fielders Jim Linn 11th 5th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Tom Weber 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Justin Chipman 8th Homer Arnone 1st 3rd
Relievers Frank Aldrich 4th Jacob McGahee 12th 5th
Closers Frank Aldrich 15th Homer Arnone 1st 8th
MONTREAL SAINTS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Carpenter 7th 6th (tied) 10th
First Basemen John Morgan 14th Ernest Vannucci 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Steve Daniel 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Bill Greenham 5th 3rd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Tom Gross 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Jack Montgomery 6th Ken Fraser 2nd 3rd
Center Fielders Robbie Foerster 9th Wes Hemingway 3rd 6th
Right Fielders Bill Jessee 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Dick Dean 3rd Bill Treacher 10th 9th
Relievers Norm Remily 12th 13th (tied) 15th
Closers Norm Remily 14th 13th (tied) 16th
NEW YORK STARS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Clarence Burch 4th 6th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Joe Roberts 4th 4th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Jack McDermott 15th 2nd (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Johnny Eads 14th Buck Smith 2nd 6th
Shortstops Alex Harris 11th 2nd (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Beals Werth 11th 3rd (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Joe Allman 2nd Ralph Albertson 4th 2nd
Right Fielders Frank Dowling 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Willie Stewart 7th 12th (tied) 13th
Relievers Werner Koenig 1st Freddie Anderson 1st (tied) 1st
Closers Werner Koenig 3rd Freddie Anderson 3rd (tied) 3rd
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers George Pinkerton 9th 6th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Mike Hartmann 2nd 4th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Ron Thiel 2nd Jack Davis 1st 1st
Third Basemen Willie Hassler 11th 3rd (tied) 13th
Shortstops George Hunt 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Jim Salter 7th 3rd (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Ted Thomsen 10th 5th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Freddie McKenna 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Charles Heim 1st Thornton Bivens 5th (tied) 1st
Relievers Babe Strohmeyer 16th Thornton Bivens 1st (tied) 11th
Closers Mike Goodwin 9th Thornton Bivens 3rd (tied) 6th
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnnie Gollogly 15th 6th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Loyd Thacker 15th 4th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Paul Anderson 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Bob Foust 4th 3rd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Al Roberts 10th 2nd (tied) 11th
Left Fielders George Graves 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Fred Hamm 6th 5th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Ken Kern 7th (tied) 2nd (tied) 8th (tied)
Starting Pitchers George Schutte 2nd Bill Pearce 5th (tied) 5th
Relievers Rich Schroeder 8th Bill Pearce 1st (tied) 4th
Closers Bob Kohler 2nd Bill Pearce 3rd (tied) 2nd
PITTSBURGH MECHANICS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Raymond 10th John Dobbins 2nd 4th
First Basemen Mike Bombardier 1st 4th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Dave Kingsley 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Mike Bailey 9th 3rd (tied) 11th
Shortstops Rogelio Gomez 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Charlie Johnson 15th 3rd (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Mike Jackson 5th 5th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Dobie Barton 6th 2nd (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Robert Mitchell 6th 12th (tied) 12th
Relievers Randy Boroughs 3rd 13th (tied) 6th
Closers Randy Boroughs 11th 13th (tied) 15th
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alan Zuber 14th 6th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Gary Baird 8th 4th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Mike Gould 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Third Basemen James Schlader 1st 3rd (tied) 1st
Shortstops Dave Fleming 16th Jimmy Brown 1st 10th
Left Fielders Seth Mandelbaum 16th 3rd (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Charlie Wright 14th 5th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Gavvy Hubbard 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Pat Sanders 14th Raymond Wilkerson 5th (tied) 8th
Relievers Don Cason 11th Raymond Wilkerson 1st (tied) 10th
Closers Mike Nipp 5th Raymond Wilkerson 3rd (tied) 4th
TORONTO BEAVERS 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Horan 2nd 6th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Doc Hemminger 9th 4th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Joe Farley 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Lee Parker 12th 3rd (tied) 14th
Shortstops Jerry Judice 14th 2nd (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Doc Coughlin 13th 3rd (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Mike Nettesheim 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Jim Bouldin 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Amos Brantley 4th 12th (tied) 11th
Relievers Peter Rothe 10th Peter Rothe 1st (tied) 8th
Closers Jon Matthews 1st Peter Rothe 3rd (tied) 1st
WASHINGTON EAGLES 10/16/1917
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Miracle 5th Matt Slaten 3rd 3rd
First Basemen Bill Barrett 6th 4th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen John Underwood 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen John Talbott 7th 3rd (tied) 9th
Shortstops Boots Britt 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Morgan Ruyle 12th Edwin Schulte 1st 4th
Center Fielders Paul Krawczyk 16th 5th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Tom Barker 16th 2nd (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Gary Nadreau 15th 12th (tied) 16th
Relievers Bert Behrendt 9th 13th (tied) 14th
Closers Bert Behrendt 8th 13th (tied) 14th
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