FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
01/20/1975
 
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howard Smith 1st Stanley Moore 24th 18th
First Basemen John Moreland 8th Billy Martin 15th 9th
Second Basemen Al Hubbard 1st Wally Melvin 4th 1st
Third Basemen Jim Duchesne 10th Billy Brown 9th 7th
Shortstops John Newton 3rd Les Mason 3rd 2nd
Left Fielders Don Riley 4th John Walls 23rd 23rd
Center Fielders Jay Hunter 1st Clem Austin 23rd 20th
Right Fielders Jack Blair 2nd Bob Hannan 23rd 22nd
Starting Pitchers Howie Burt 4th Hank Parks 23rd 4th
Relievers Frank Maxwell 21st Ed Gibson 17th 21st
Closers Buddy Thomas 1st John Case 1st 1st
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hank Wallace 5th Harvey Sexton 23rd 23rd
First Basemen Clarence James 22nd Eddie Reed 15th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Clay Roberts 20th Ed Smith 23rd 23rd
Third Basemen Hal Blank 3rd Clyde Lyon 9th (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Jack Goodman 12th 19th 20th
Left Fielders Hank Butler 10th Norv McClanahan 20th 13th
Center Fielders Harry Simmons 16th Ruben Ramos 13th 14th
Right Fielders Ike Barnett 11th George Cooney 17th 13th
Starting Pitchers Jose Martinez 16th Dave Bates 20th 16th
Relievers Stan Boone 6th Charlie Douglass 11th 7th
Closers Larry Warren 11th Scott Cox 17th 13th
BOSTON MINUTEMEN 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Cole 13th Bill Gallagher 5th 11th
First Basemen Willie Stephens 5th Tom Ritter 15th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Charlie Hartsell 5th Bobby Porter 14th 3rd
Third Basemen Mickey Barker 22nd Mickey Barker 1st 14th
Shortstops Walter Huckaby 24th Walt Harvey 16th 18th
Left Fielders Dick Ward 12th Bill Ward 6th 10th
Center Fielders Pat Allen 24th Jeff June 10th 19th
Right Fielders Bob Menz 22nd Ricky Smith 9th 18th
Starting Pitchers Bob Scott 22nd Bill Wilcox 9th 23rd
Relievers Les Snyder 5th Les Snyder 10th 5th
Closers Bud Shireman 4th Rudy Miller 6th 3rd
CHICAGO CHIEFS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Wells 10th Al Kuechle 9th 9th
First Basemen Don Barker 18th Howie Locke 20th 18th
Second Basemen John Butts 4th Ray Olexa 22nd 22nd
Third Basemen Allan Griffen 14th 23rd 24th
Shortstops Rankin Ziegler 21st 19th (tied) 24th
Left Fielders Joe Siniscalchi 3rd Mike Ford 8th 3rd
Center Fielders Andy Ellefsen 14th John Shimp 3rd 10th
Right Fielders Bob Starr 20th Ben Bishop 4th 16th
Starting Pitchers Johnny Maples 18th Billy Blue 17th 18th
Relievers Bill Smith 15th Dick Bradley 22nd 22nd
Closers Walt Jackson 18th Stan Dominick 11th 17th
CHICAGO COUGARS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Sanders 4th Sam Calhoun 7th 2nd
First Basemen Bill Grimm 20th Pedro Maldonado 11th 19th
Second Basemen Cleo Harris 13th Joe Stocksdale 9th 7th
Third Basemen Gene Homer 20th Mel Hodges 9th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Tom Halliday 5th Carl Carroll 4th 4th
Left Fielders Sam Morrison 20th Ralph Russell 17th 20th
Center Fielders Fuzzy Cronin 8th Andy Alexander 22nd 22nd
Right Fielders Henry Watson 24th Dallas Ratajczyk 2nd 21st
Starting Pitchers Roger Alford 3rd Lyle Lessard 2nd 3rd
Relievers Les Sechrest 24th Billy Gallagher 7th 18th
Closers Charlie Lawson 21st Al McCauley 7th 20th
CINCINNATI CANNONS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pete Bruce 7th Frank Cizek 14th 5th
First Basemen Mike Rocque 4th Joe Barrett 13th 5th
Second Basemen Frank Eddy 17th Hal Quillen 14th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Tony Nino 13th Charlie Mitchell 9th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Bill Brown 14th 19th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Billy West 2nd Jack Abrams 17th (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Frank Bradshaw 15th Gene Armistead 13th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Bill Blake 15th Charlie Huffman 16th 15th
Starting Pitchers Herm Quinn 11th Bob Neal 6th 9th
Relievers Dutch Lane 10th Duane Bennett 4th 6th
Closers Earl White 6th John Lesperance 8th 7th
CLEVELAND FORESTERS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Reggie Anderson 21st George Konitzer 4th 15th
First Basemen Athan Metrofanis 15th Brooks Brown 9th 14th
Second Basemen Herb Reed 5th (tied) Del Wood 14th (tied) 3rd (tied)
Third Basemen Dale Mosley 15th Jack Hilbert 5th 8th
Shortstops Carlos Jaramillo 18th George Horn 18th 17th
Left Fielders Andy Babel 8th Vern Bell 13th 8th
Center Fielders Vern Schneider 5th Steve Keen 1st 4th
Right Fielders John Piper 19th Bernie Martin 13th 17th
Starting Pitchers Roy Rice 19th Paul Czerwinski 18th 20th
Relievers Ted Thierry 22nd Tom Hurst 1st 15th
Closers Bob V James 8th Harry Schwartz 2nd 8th
DALLAS WRANGLERS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Miller 2nd Charlie Bachman 18th 1st
First Basemen Nick Parker 1st Pat Molnar 20th (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Fred Hott 18th Ivan Garcia 3rd 12th
Third Basemen Buck Stout 2nd Dick Frost 9th (tied) 1st
Shortstops Enos LeClair 10th 19th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Ed Norris 16th Tony Webster 20th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Tony McKittrick 19th Russ Griffith 21st 23rd
Right Fielders Steve Prather 4th George Bell 7th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Pete Rosenbaum 8th Tony Rivera 12th 8th
Relievers Owen Lantz 17th Jim Goodrich 24th 23rd
Closers Asbury Ashmore 19th Duane Nelson 11th (tied) 18th
DETROIT DYNAMOS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harvey Van Orden 15th Jose Chavez 7th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Jack Lucas 9th Ernie Morrison 18th 13th
Second Basemen Melvin Williams 21st Al Ireland 12th 18th
Third Basemen Bill Austin 5th Stan Griffin 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Mel Neff 16th 19th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Dave Black 11th Charlie Watson 5th 9th
Center Fielders Geoff Taylor 18th Don Simpson 20th 21st
Right Fielders Buddy Ensey 6th Dino Sharp Jr. 17th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Ossie Schrieber 23rd Richard Elk 5th 24th
Relievers Paul Sullivan 20th Ted Zastrow 23rd 24th
Closers Paul Sullivan 16th Larry Howard 24th 23rd
HOUSTON COMETS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jerry Robinson 8th Harry Gayle 17th 10th
First Basemen Frank Bailey 23rd 24th 24th
Second Basemen Maury Moore 7th Fred Van der Horst 14th (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Don Jones 12th Melvin Bernard 8th 9th
Shortstops Bill Blair 19th Johnny Mathewson 4th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Johnny Adams 6th Willie Davis 20th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Hank Andrew 7th Roy Covington 13th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders John Edwards 1st Bob Smith 15th 1st
Starting Pitchers Joe McCarthy 1st Butch Mathis 19th 1st
Relievers Duane Alarcon 12th Bert Cranford 2nd 8th
Closers Bob Young 15th Warren Hunt 9th 14th
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Mitchel 20th Chuck Barton 13th 19th
First Basemen Chuck Cohen 10th Joe Lavallee 1st 7th
Second Basemen Bob Howard 16th James T Williams 6th 11th
Third Basemen Charlie Goodwin 24th Harry Wilson 3rd 19th
Shortstops Sam Pratt 22nd Elmer King 4th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Tony Keil 24th Pat McClay 16th 22nd
Center Fielders Dick Anderson 21st Don Crawford 13th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Phil James 17th Billy E Brown 1st 11th
Starting Pitchers Van Taylor 24th Eddie Nordberg 1st 22nd
Relievers Vinnie Ghinato 16th Larry Lee 12th 13th
Closers Vinnie Ghinato 12th Andy Osborne 15th 11th
LOS ANGELES STARS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Griffin 3rd Sam Howard 18th (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Bobby Garrison 2nd Pat McKnight 20th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Bill Bell 11th Dick Messer 14th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Ralph Barrell 8th Wayne Valentine 9th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Lew Smith 4th Bob Branson 4th (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Paul Richardson 17th Vic Chamberlin 17th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Ed Moore 3rd Andy Alewine 8th 2nd
Right Fielders Ed Bogan 14th Charlie Berry 10th 9th
Starting Pitchers Bill Dunham 9th Mike Fulton 24th 13th
Relievers John Hunt 14th Vern Miller 15th 16th
Closers Jackie Thompson 6th (tied) Bob Ballard 4th 6th
LOS ANGELES SUNS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Mooney 17th Jeff Gaston 18th (tied) 17th
First Basemen James Huffman 24th Fred Hinkle 18th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Eddie Kellum 15th John Pruss 14th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Bill Calvin 7th Harry Barber 4th 4th
Shortstops Tom Lally 1st Sid Riccio 14th 8th
Left Fielders Lou Geyer 19th Ray Swan 24th 24th
Center Fielders Henry Hart 22nd Roy Welch 12th 18th
Right Fielders Sam Forrester 7th Bob Reese 22nd 23rd
Starting Pitchers Jim Place 5th Fred Wilkinson 21st 5th
Relievers George Cox 2nd Jim Huff 20th 3rd
Closers Ron Clark 5th Tommy Alexander 15th (tied) 5th
MILWAUKEE ARROWS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Moose Patrick 16th Jack Wells 15th 14th
First Basemen Rich Moyer 7th Ted Agnew 6th 6th
Second Basemen Paul Burkley 2nd Jim Kumpula 8th 2nd
Third Basemen Jay Dynes 16th Dennis Miller 6th 12th
Shortstops Ed Thomas 19th (tied) 19th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Harry Edwards 1st Ed Gore 14th 1st
Center Fielders Tom Gerke 17th Bill Coates 13th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Jim Stogner 5th Wally Waters 10th (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Joe Wright 13th John DeWitt 3rd 12th
Relievers Johnny Britton 18th Cal Hanson 9th 14th
Closers Jim Hart 22nd Curt Kelly 23rd 24th
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Julio Castaneda 9th John Smith 3rd 6th
First Basemen Clyde Allen 14th Tracy Fisher 4th 11th
Second Basemen Bill Barber 23rd George Rose 2nd 15th
Third Basemen Carl Kilkenny 11th Dick Walker 9th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Heinie Spitler 15th Bruce Day 17th 15th
Left Fielders Bill Anderson 21st Pat Steckman 1st 15th
Center Fielders Bill Powell 2nd Jim Ross 9th 1st
Right Fielders George Fisher 16th Dan Labelle 3rd 10th
Starting Pitchers Joe McDowell 21st Jim Terry 8th 21st
Relievers Del Robinson 13th Bob Schroeder 6th 9th
Closers Del Robinson 14th Bill Wright 17th (tied) 15th
MONTREAL SAINTS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Vance Ferguson 23rd Pete Little 6th 21st
First Basemen Harry Swain 11th Al Morton 23rd 23rd
Second Basemen Dixie Turner 3rd Bernie Morgan 21st 21st
Third Basemen Ken Steinbach 6th 23rd (tied) 23rd
Shortstops Billy Taylor 11th Jack Smith 13th 14th
Left Fielders Jim Smith 9th Leo Clark 7th 6th
Center Fielders Joe Robertson 10th George Yates 10th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Jim Hendricks 10th Earl Quaid 12th 7th
Starting Pitchers Tommy Jackson 7th Steve Blake 4th 6th
Relievers Johnny Lyon 1st Buck Brooks 18th 1st
Closers Johnny Lyon 13th Rick Bailey 5th 12th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl Ferry 11th Sandy Richardson 22nd 24th
First Basemen Paul Church 17th Ray Bowman 2nd 16th
Second Basemen Joe Jones 12th Fred Dickson 10th 8th
Third Basemen Carl Bramlett 19th Lee Norton 9th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Sam Hamilton 2nd Francisco Suarez 2nd 1st
Left Fielders Ed Davis 17th (tied) Harry Griffin 9th 16th
Center Fielders Bill Arndt 5th (tied) Barney Knox 13th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Fred Davis 12th Steve Grant 14th 8th
Starting Pitchers Curtis Robinson 12th Bob Martinelli 7th 11th
Relievers Herb Isom 3rd Johnny Bessette 16th 4th
Closers Jeff Pettigrew 3rd Larry Banks 17th (tied) 4th
NEW YORK IMPERIALS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Peeples 24th Walter Tyler 18th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Al Reece 19th Bill Houghton 7th 17th
Second Basemen Sam German 14th Owen Drake 11th 10th
Third Basemen George Love 9th Joe Arnett 22nd 21st
Shortstops Rusty Robertson 9th Al Wright 4th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Phil Terry 7th Lloyd Day 11th 5th
Center Fielders Freddy Curtis 11th Jim Smith 13th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Mike Counts 9th Tom Haynes 8th 6th
Starting Pitchers Jim White 6th Luis Rivas 22nd 7th
Relievers Eddie Watson 23rd Ike Bradley 13th 20th
Closers Ed Cooper 20th Jim Bowman 10th 19th
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Hinkle 18th Nick Dennis 10th 13th
First Basemen Andy Parker 12th Dick Votaw 12th 12th
Second Basemen Lew Davison 19th Norm Buckingham 13th 16th
Third Basemen Leon Stapleton 21st Ben McClure 9th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Bill Viviano 23rd Chris Roberts 4th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Jake Butler 23rd Sherman Abbott 15th 21st
Center Fielders Charlie Cullison 23rd Chris Johnson 24th 24th
Right Fielders Joe Landry 8th Al Glade 6th 4th
Starting Pitchers Doc Carver 17th Dan King 16th 17th
Relievers Bobby Coy 19th Len Torbett 5th 12th
Closers Jim Steuber 10th Art Cournoyer 3rd 9th
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Woody Evans 14th Cyrus O'Shields 1st 8th
First Basemen Harry Myers 21st Joe Howard 14th 20th
Second Basemen Eddie Sargent 22nd Leon Brazzle 5th 19th
Third Basemen Ernie Carter 18th Woody Snyder 19th 22nd
Shortstops Art Gates 17th Joe Esteves 15th 16th
Left Fielders John Kingsbury 22nd Henry McDuffie 12th 18th
Center Fielders Charlie Jarzombek 20th Charlie Jarzombek 5th 16th
Right Fielders Pete Gibson 21st Joe White 17th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Jim Teal 19th (tied) Lee Jones 13th 19th
Relievers Bert Alexander 9th Dick Ellison 19th 17th
Closers Eddie Morrison 24th Tim Young 17th (tied) 22nd
SEATTLE KINGS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Fred Tollefson 6th Tom Hargrove 12th 4th
First Basemen Hank Williams 13th Jimmy Grider 5th 10th
Second Basemen Sam Barnes 10th Desmond Riley 7th 6th
Third Basemen Jesse Walker 4th Pete Pratt 20th 20th
Shortstops Ben Baker 6th Sam Beadle 12th 13th
Left Fielders Mike Griffith 5th Harry Doolittle 4th 4th
Center Fielders Tom Hicks 4th Joe Webster 7th 3rd
Right Fielders Bob Glowacki 3rd 24th 24th
Starting Pitchers Moe Lowery 2nd Phil Donovan 14th 2nd
Relievers Bud Keeley 8th Ted Lashway 21st 19th
Closers Billy Collins 2nd Bob Parker 11th (tied) 2nd
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Holt 22nd Harry DeRemer 15th (tied) 20th
First Basemen John Richards 3rd Dick Marshall 3rd 2nd
Second Basemen Larry Cimino 9th Diego Zamora 14th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Del Jacobs 17th Thornton Weaver 9th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Tom Spruill 7th Dan Winik 4th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Len Green 13th Pete Bishop 3rd 11th
Center Fielders Pete O'Leary 13th Al Pratt 2nd 8th
Right Fielders Quinton Vincent 13th Andy Hawkins 17th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Tige Bowe 14th Eddie Emerson 11th 14th
Relievers Charlie Christianson 7th Doc Hudson 14th 10th
Closers Manuel Hernandez 23rd Herm Jones 17th (tied) 21st
TORONTO WOLVES 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jess McPherson 12th Pat Duffy 2nd 7th
First Basemen John Baab 6th Pat Kellison 8th 4th
Second Basemen George Rigby 24th Dan Moran 1st 20th
Third Basemen Leo Makepeace 23rd Bob Harrison 7th 18th
Shortstops Clyde Bradshaw 8th Bob Budnick 1st 5th
Left Fielders Jackie Daniels 14th Pat Schmitt 2nd 12th
Center Fielders Dwayne Cleaves 9th Charlie Brawner 4th 6th
Right Fielders Willie Pennington 23rd Gail Metcalf 17th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Stan Terry 15th Billy Lewis 15th 15th
Relievers Ken Jeffrie 11th Dick Johnson 8th 11th
Closers Ken Jeffrie 9th Luther Coy 11th (tied) 10th
WASHINGTON EAGLES 01/20/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mel Cardoza 19th Jim Custis 11th 16th
First Basemen Howdy Oakes 16th Luther Wells 10th 15th
Second Basemen Carlos Zamudio 8th 24th 24th
Third Basemen Tom Lorang 1st Al Smith 21st 6th
Shortstops Al Marino 13th Frank Esposito 4th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Joe Cantrell 15th Jimmy Henderson 9th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Don Whited 12th Gil Armstrong 5th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Ed MacNaughton 18th Bobby Crider 5th 12th
Starting Pitchers Bill Kelly 10th Mel Gordon 10th 10th
Relievers Earl Frazier 4th Howie Lee 3rd 2nd
Closers Earl Frazier 17th Mike McIntyre 17th (tied) 16th
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