FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
06/30/1975
 
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howard Smith 4th Stanley Moore 23rd 22nd
First Basemen John Moreland 17th Joe Dentinger 11th 14th
Second Basemen Al Hubbard 1st Bob Stumpf 12th 1st
Third Basemen Jim Duchesne 13th Billy Brown 10th 10th
Shortstops John Newton 6th Bill DeLandro 2nd 4th
Left Fielders Don Riley 5th John Walls 23rd 23rd
Center Fielders Jay Hunter 10th Clem Austin 22nd 22nd
Right Fielders Jack Blair 1st Bob Hannan 24th 23rd
Starting Pitchers Marco Middleton 3rd Hank Parks 24th 4th
Relievers Ike Abraham 16th Ed Gibson 16th 21st
Closers Buddy Thomas 1st Frank Kennedy 2nd 1st
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hank Wallace 7th Harvey Sexton 24th 23rd
First Basemen Clarence James 22nd Eddie Reed 18th 20th
Second Basemen Clay Roberts 7th Joe Rodgers 15th 7th
Third Basemen Hal Blank 3rd Chuck Peck 20th 18th
Shortstops Jack Goodman 18th Clyde Lyon 16th 17th
Left Fielders Hank Butler 21st Karl Teague 19th 19th
Center Fielders Harry Simmons 17th Norv McClanahan 9th 11th
Right Fielders Ike Barnett 20th Bernie Martin 23rd 24th
Starting Pitchers Jose Martinez 17th Dave Bates 17th 18th
Relievers Stan Boone 11th Rex Dillon 2nd 4th
Closers Davey Cronin 18th Frank Howard 6th 13th
BOSTON MINUTEMEN 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Cole 18th Charles O'Brien 17th 17th
First Basemen Willie Stephens 6th Tom Ritter 17th 4th
Second Basemen Charlie Hartsell 12th Bobby Porter 15th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Mickey Barker 22nd Frank Borgen 3rd 13th
Shortstops Dale Raz 20th 19th 24th
Left Fielders Dick Ward 8th Bill Ward 3rd 6th
Center Fielders Bob Menz 20th Harry Gillson 9th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Jim Morton 8th Ricky Smith 8th 6th
Starting Pitchers Bill Kelly 16th Bill Hendley 3rd 14th
Relievers Les Snyder 9th Karl Strauss 17th 15th
Closers Bud Shireman 4th Rudy Miller 10th 5th
CHICAGO CHIEFS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Wells 15th Al Kuechle 5th 11th
First Basemen Babe Thornton 21st Howie Locke 18th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen John Butts 3rd Ray Olexa 24th 24th
Third Basemen Ricardo Castillo 15th 21st 24th
Shortstops Rankin Ziegler 9th 19th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Joe Siniscalchi 2nd Mike Ford 9th 2nd
Center Fielders Andy Ellefsen 7th John Shimp 8th 6th
Right Fielders Bob Starr 19th John Brookins 3rd 15th
Starting Pitchers Otis Hawkins 15th Billy Blue 13th 15th
Relievers Frank Carmichael 1st Don Watson 19th 5th
Closers Frank Carmichael 8th Vince Everett 11th 7th
CHICAGO COUGARS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Sanders 5th Sam Calhoun 8th 3rd
First Basemen John Baab 9th Don Jones 15th 8th
Second Basemen Cleo Harris 8th Russ West 8th 4th
Third Basemen Tom Lorang 1st Jay Richardson 10th (tied) 1st
Shortstops Tom Halliday 16th Carl Carroll 5th 9th
Left Fielders Sam Morrison 13th Ed Clary 18th 14th
Center Fielders Fuzzy Cronin 15th Joe Williams 17th 12th
Right Fielders Andy Babel 9th Dallas Ratajczyk 15th 13th
Starting Pitchers Roger Alford 4th Tom Brewer 12th 3rd
Relievers Bill Scott 3rd Al McCauley 19th (tied) 10th
Closers Bill Jackson 24th Billy Gallagher 14th 21st
CINCINNATI CANNONS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pete Bruce 16th Frank Cizek 11th 12th
First Basemen Mike Rocque 12th Leon Stone 22nd 21st
Second Basemen Bob Bell 23rd Hal Quillen 10th 20th
Third Basemen Frank Eddy 7th Charlie Mitchell 19th 19th
Shortstops Bill Brown 11th 19th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Billy West 1st Jack Abrams 15th 1st
Center Fielders Frank Bradshaw 14th Tommy Van Landingham 23rd 23rd
Right Fielders Bill Blake 22nd Gene Armistead 9th 21st
Starting Pitchers Herm Quinn 10th Bob Neal 2nd 6th
Relievers John Walker 22nd Walt Spence 1st 17th
Closers Charlie Wolf 19th John Lesperance 13th 16th
CLEVELAND FORESTERS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Reggie Anderson 8th Paul Bosma 4th 6th
First Basemen Athan Metrofanis 20th Jack Hoyt 1st 15th
Second Basemen Andy Barrington 20th Joe Markert 15th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Dale Mosley 19th Jack Hilbert 6th 14th
Shortstops Herb Reed 3rd Bill Malone 5th (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Ken McKinney 23rd Vern Bell 11th 21st
Center Fielders Vern Schneider 7th (tied) John Creese 6th 5th
Right Fielders John Piper 15th Billy Hall 16th 17th
Starting Pitchers Roy Rice 12th Paul Czerwinski 21st 16th
Relievers Larry Warren 14th John Golden 7th 8th
Closers Mickey Farrar 7th Harry Schwartz 8th 6th
DALLAS WRANGLERS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Miller 1st Zack Heath 22nd 21st
First Basemen Nick Parker 1st 23rd 23rd
Second Basemen Fred Hott 11th Ivan Garcia 1st 3rd
Third Basemen Buck Stout 2nd Dick Frost 10th (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Enos LeClair 15th 19th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Joe Black 15th Tony Webster 19th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Tony McKittrick 9th Russ Griffith 19th 20th
Right Fielders Steve Prather 6th George Bell 14th 1st
Starting Pitchers Pete Rosenbaum 9th George Drown 7th 9th
Relievers John Hunt 4th Duane Nelson 19th (tied) 12th
Closers Asbury Ashmore 22nd Jim Goodrich 14th (tied) 20th
DETROIT DYNAMOS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harvey Van Orden 14th Jose Chavez 9th 10th
First Basemen Lou Strader 8th Lou Strader 11th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Melvin Williams 22nd Al Ireland 13th 18th
Third Basemen Bill Austin 11th Bill Church 1st 5th
Shortstops Alberto Alvarez 22nd Walter Miller 18th 18th
Left Fielders Pete Dance 17th Paul Baglio 19th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Geoff Taylor 3rd Charlie Watson 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Buddy Ensey 5th Dino Sharp Jr. 16th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Pat Fortier 19th George Carney 9th 18th (tied)
Relievers Joe Jones 15th 24th 24th
Closers Joe Jones 13th 24th 24th
HOUSTON COMETS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jerry Robinson 11th Harry Morton 9th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Johnny Adams 5th 23rd (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Maury Moore 19th Fred Van der Horst 15th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Ernie Carter 16th Melvin Bernard 7th 9th
Shortstops Bill Blair 21st Johnny Mathewson 5th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Stan Francis 4th Willie Davis 11th (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Hank Andrew 6th Roy Covington 17th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders John Edwards 4th Billy Shields 16th (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Joe McCarthy 1st Butch Mathis 18th 2nd
Relievers Joe Barnes 24th Guy Powell 5th 18th
Closers Bob Young 15th Warren Hunt 14th (tied) 14th
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bobby Frost 19th Chuck Barton 15th 16th
First Basemen Chuck Cohen 16th Joe Lavallee 4th 12th
Second Basemen Johnny Kelley 24th Harry May 4th 19th
Third Basemen Bob Howard 9th Joe Cummings 5th 6th
Shortstops Art Davis 24th Elmer King 5th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Tony Keil 20th Pat McClay 16th 18th
Center Fielders Dick Anderson 12th Don Crawford 21st 21st
Right Fielders Phil James 21st Billy E Brown 1st 16th
Starting Pitchers Cal Newman 22nd Alex Vasquez 1st 20th
Relievers Charlie Rude 10th Larry Lee 11th 6th
Closers Charlie Rude 9th Andy Osborne 14th (tied) 9th
LOS ANGELES STARS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Griffin 3rd Matt Corbin 18th 2nd
First Basemen Bobby Garrison 2nd Pat McKnight 18th (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Bill Bell 10th Dick Messer 15th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Ralph Barrell 17th Wayne Valentine 10th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Lew Smith 7th Bob Branson 4th 5th
Left Fielders Dave Black 10th Vic Chamberlin 19th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Ed Moore 13th Bubba McKinney 14th 9th
Right Fielders Ed Bogan 18th Morrie Knight 6th 14th
Starting Pitchers Bill Dunham 7th Jack Walker 22nd 13th
Relievers Bob Hollister 2nd Vern Miller 15th 3rd
Closers Bob Hollister 21st Paul Bennett 2nd (tied) 18th
LOS ANGELES SUNS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Mooney 13th Jeff Gaston 21st 24th
First Basemen Harry Dellinger 24th George Peters 3rd 17th
Second Basemen Bill Perry 14th John Pruss 21st 21st
Third Basemen Eddie Kellum 12th Harry Barber 4th 7th
Shortstops Tom Lally 1st 19th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Bill Calvin 19th Ray Swan 24th 24th
Center Fielders Henry Hart 23rd Roy Welch 2nd 18th
Right Fielders Sam Forrester 3rd Leo Dill 16th (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Heinie Schmidt 5th Al Whitman 20th 5th
Relievers George Cox 5th Billy D Young 19th (tied) 14th
Closers Ron Clark 3rd Tommy Alexander 12th 3rd
MILWAUKEE ARROWS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Moose Patrick 12th George Rogers 16th 9th
First Basemen Rich Moyer 3rd Jim Bailey 7th 1st
Second Basemen Paul Burkley 2nd Jim Kumpula 11th 2nd
Third Basemen Jay Dynes 18th Dave Laurence 10th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Ed Thomas 23rd George Dean 17th 19th
Left Fielders Harry Edwards 6th Ed Gore 14th 7th
Center Fielders Tom Gerke 19th Ernie Hamilton 4th 13th
Right Fielders Jim Stogner 12th Wally Waters 11th 12th
Starting Pitchers Joe Wright 8th Willis Amason 6th 8th
Relievers Johnny Britton 19th Cal Hanson 19th (tied) 22nd
Closers Jim Hart 17th Curt Kelly 22nd 23rd
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Julio Castaneda 6th John Smith 7th 4th
First Basemen Clyde Allen 10th Tracy Fisher 14th 9th
Second Basemen Tony Nava 18th Jim Johnson 3rd 13th
Third Basemen Carl Kilkenny 5th Dick Walker 10th (tied) 4th
Shortstops Bill Barber 5th 19th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Steve Hoffer 14th Pat Steckman 8th 12th
Center Fielders Bill Powell 1st Johnny Moten 13th 1st
Right Fielders George Fisher 13th Tommy Pierce 5th 8th
Starting Pitchers Hub Huffman 24th Jim Terry 10th 23rd
Relievers Del Robinson 17th Bob Schroeder 13th 16th
Closers Del Robinson 11th Bill Wright 14th (tied) 11th
MONTREAL SAINTS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Woody Evans 22nd Pete Little 6th 18th
First Basemen Harry Swain 15th Al Morton 21st 22nd
Second Basemen Dixie Turner 5th Bernie Morgan 23rd 23rd
Third Basemen Ken Steinbach 6th 21st (tied) 21st
Shortstops Billy Taylor 17th Al Potter 5th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Jim Smith 16th Leo Clark 5th 13th
Center Fielders Joe Robertson 4th George Yates 12th 3rd
Right Fielders Jim Hendricks 7th George Gant 13th 7th
Starting Pitchers Hal Bennett 14th Bill Gagnon 8th 12th
Relievers Bill Richards 8th Nick Villa 14th 11th
Closers Bill Richards 12th Rick Bailey 9th 8th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl Ferry 10th Wayne Berg 18th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Paul Church 11th Paul Ellis 8th 7th
Second Basemen Joe Jones 12th (tied) Fred Dickson 6th 7th (tied)
Third Basemen Rich Peterson 14th Rich Peterson 2nd 8th
Shortstops Sam Hamilton 4th Francisco Suarez 3rd 3rd
Left Fielders Dode Caudill 22nd Harry Griffin 13th 20th
Center Fielders Bill Arndt 2nd Barney Knox 20th 19th
Right Fielders Fred Davis 10th Charlie Smith 10th 11th
Starting Pitchers Joe Nelson 13th Bob Martinelli 5th 10th
Relievers Herb Isom 18th George Webster 4th 13th
Closers Jeff Pettigrew 6th Larry Banks 23rd 22nd
NEW YORK IMPERIALS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Peeples 21st Walter Tyler 3rd 14th
First Basemen Al Reece 7th Bill Houghton 9th 5th
Second Basemen Owen Drake 17th Earl Burris 9th 14th
Third Basemen George Love 4th Russ Harris 10th (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Rusty Robertson 12th Al Wright 15th 16th
Left Fielders Phil Terry 7th Bob Griffith 9th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Freddy Curtis 18th Andy Alewine 16th 14th
Right Fielders Mike Counts 14th Karl Rudder 4th 10th
Starting Pitchers Jim White 6th Al Payne 19th 7th
Relievers Frank Stone 20th Carl Cannon 10th 19th
Closers Ed Cooper 20th Jim Bowman 7th 17th
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dick Christian 20th Mark Wilson 18th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Andy Parker 14th Dick Votaw 10th 11th
Second Basemen Lew Davison 6th Norm Buckingham 14th 5th
Third Basemen Leon Stapleton 20th Caleb Johnson 9th 15th
Shortstops Bill Viviano 19th Chris Roberts 5th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Jake Butler 9th Sherman Abbott 17th 10th
Center Fielders Charlie Cullison 24th Chris Johnson 24th 24th
Right Fielders Joe Landry 11th Frank Roberts 7th 9th
Starting Pitchers Doc Carver 11th Ray Crawford 14th 11th
Relievers Bobby Coy 13th Dave Cox 8th 9th
Closers Jim Steuber 5th Art Cournoyer 5th 4th
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl Frazee 23rd Cyrus O'Shields 1st 15th
First Basemen Harry Myers 19th Frank Dolan 16th 16th
Second Basemen Eddie Sargent 15th Leon Brazzle 5th 10th
Third Basemen Jack Cavin 24th Frank Torsiello 10th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Art Gates 13th Joe Esteves 5th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders John Kingsbury 18th Henry McDuffie 6th 15th
Center Fielders Charlie Jarzombek 5th Jose Soto 11th 4th
Right Fielders Pete Gibson 17th Joe White 16th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Jim Teal 18th Lee Jones 4th 17th
Relievers Bert Alexander 12th Joe Thayer 6th 7th
Closers Eddie Morrison 23rd Jimmie Smith 1st 19th
SEATTLE KINGS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Fred Tollefson 2nd Tom Hargrove 14th 1st
First Basemen Hank Williams 13th Ernie Green 6th 10th
Second Basemen Sam Barnes 16th Hal Franke 7th 11th
Third Basemen Jesse Walker 8th 21st (tied) 22nd
Shortstops Ben Baker 10th Sam Beadle 14th 14th
Left Fielders Mike Griffith 3rd Harry Doolittle 2nd 3rd
Center Fielders Tom Hicks 11th Joe Webster 15th 8th
Right Fielders Bob Glowacki 2nd Billy Case 16th (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Bill Harris 2nd Phil Donovan 11th 1st
Relievers John Bennet 23rd Ray Wilson 18th 23rd
Closers Billy Collins 2nd Bob Parker 4th 2nd
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Robinson 17th Harry DeRemer 13th 13th
First Basemen John Richards 4th Dick Marshall 2nd 3rd
Second Basemen Larry Cimino 3rd (tied) Joe Espenschied 15th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Del Jacobs 10th 21st (tied) 23rd
Shortstops Frank Green 2nd Dan Winik 5th (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Cliff Coleman 24th Dick Huss 4th 22nd
Center Fielders Pete O'Leary 21st Sam White 5th 15th
Right Fielders Quinton Vincent 16th Andy Hawkins 16th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Lloyd Henson 20th Eddie Emerson 16th 21st
Relievers Charlie Christianson 7th Max Quinn 9th 2nd
Closers Roy McDonald 14th Herm Jones 14th (tied) 12th
TORONTO WOLVES 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jess McPherson 9th Pat Duffy 2nd 5th
First Basemen Les Reid 18th Pedro Maldonado 5th 13th
Second Basemen Phil Story 21st Dan Moran 2nd 15th
Third Basemen Leo Makepeace 23rd Bob Harrison 8th 16th
Shortstops Clyde Bradshaw 8th Jack Childs 1st 6th
Left Fielders Jackie Daniels 12th Herb Smith 1st 8th
Center Fielders Dwayne Cleaves 22nd Joe Scott 2nd (tied) 17th
Right Fielders George Downing 24th Gail Metcalf 12th 22nd
Starting Pitchers Stan Terry 23rd Johnny Williams 15th 24th
Relievers Ken Jeffrie 21st Dick Johnson 12th 20th
Closers Ray Smith 10th Luther Coy 14th (tied) 10th
WASHINGTON EAGLES 06/30/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mel Cardoza 24th Jim Custis 12th 20th
First Basemen Howdy Oakes 23rd Luther Wells 13th 18th
Second Basemen Carlos Zamudio 8th (tied) Joe Stocksdale 22nd 22nd
Third Basemen Virgil Belisle 21st Al Smith 18th 20th
Shortstops Al Marino 14th Ernie Mayfield 5th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Joe Cantrell 11th Jimmy Henderson 6th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Don Whited 16th Tom Lieder 7th 10th
Right Fielders Ed MacNaughton 23rd Frank Peterson 2nd 20th
Starting Pitchers Eddie Yandow 21st Marty Wilson 23rd 22nd
Relievers Glenn Johnson 6th Hank Oliver 3rd 1st
Closers Earl Frazier 16th Mike McIntyre 14th (tied) 15th
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