FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/06/1975
 
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howard Smith 1st Stanley Moore 23rd 22nd
First Basemen John Moreland 15th Billy Martin 15th 14th
Second Basemen Al Hubbard 1st Frank Reid 4th 1st
Third Basemen Jim Duchesne 9th Billy Brown 11th 5th
Shortstops John Newton 6th Les Mason 3rd 4th
Left Fielders Don Riley 7th John Walls 23rd 23rd
Center Fielders Jay Hunter 3rd Clem Austin 22nd 22nd
Right Fielders Jack Blair 2nd Bob Hannan 19th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Howie Burt 6th Hank Parks 24th 10th
Relievers Frank Maxwell 24th Joe Waterman 16th 21st
Closers Buddy Thomas 1st Frank Kennedy 1st 1st
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hank Wallace 5th Harvey Sexton 22nd 24th
First Basemen Clarence James 23rd Eddie Reed 15th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Clay Roberts 14th Ed Smith 24th 24th
Third Basemen Hal Blank 3rd Clyde Lyon 19th 18th
Shortstops Jack Goodman 18th 18th 21st
Left Fielders Hank Butler 11th Norv McClanahan 19th 14th
Center Fielders Harry Simmons 19th Ruben Ramos 14th 16th
Right Fielders Ike Barnett 8th George Cooney 19th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Jose Martinez 15th Dave Bates 18th 17th
Relievers Stan Boone 8th Scott Cox 17th 10th
Closers Larry Warren 10th Grady Ross 8th 9th
BOSTON MINUTEMEN 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Cole 20th Charles O'Brien 11th 16th
First Basemen Willie Stephens 3rd Tom Ritter 15th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Charlie Hartsell 4th Bobby Porter 13th 4th
Third Basemen Mickey Barker 23rd Mickey Barker 1st 14th
Shortstops Dale Raz 16th Walt Harvey 15th 16th
Left Fielders Dick Ward 6th Bill Ward 4th 6th
Center Fielders Pat Allen 23rd Gil Armstrong 12th 20th
Right Fielders Bob Menz 22nd Ricky Smith 9th 21st
Starting Pitchers Bill Kelly 18th Bill Wilcox 6th 14th
Relievers Les Snyder 3rd Les Snyder 8th 2nd
Closers Bud Shireman 3rd Rudy Miller 4th 3rd
CHICAGO CHIEFS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Wells 7th Al Kuechle 8th 5th
First Basemen Don Barker 22nd Howie Locke 19th 19th
Second Basemen John Butts 3rd Ray Olexa 13th (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Mike Litteral 8th 23rd 24th
Shortstops Rankin Ziegler 19th 18th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Joe Siniscalchi 3rd Mike Ford 13th 4th
Center Fielders Andy Ellefsen 10th John Shimp 5th 6th
Right Fielders Bob Starr 23rd Ben Bishop 4th 18th
Starting Pitchers Otis Hawkins 13th Billy Blue 15th 13th
Relievers Bill Smith 18th Dick Bradley 21st 22nd
Closers Frank Carmichael 7th Stan Dominick 5th 6th
CHICAGO COUGARS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Sanders 6th Henry Girten 5th 2nd
First Basemen John Baab 11th Don Jones 19th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Cleo Harris 17th Russ West 13th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Tom Lorang 1st Bob Webster 7th 1st
Shortstops Tom Halliday 8th Carl Carroll 4th 6th
Left Fielders Sam Morrison 16th Roy Presley 19th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Fuzzy Cronin 4th Mike Van den Heuvel 24th 23rd
Right Fielders Andy Babel 4th Dallas Ratajczyk 5th 4th
Starting Pitchers Roger Alford 5th Lyle Lessard 5th 4th
Relievers Bill Jackson 22nd Billy Gallagher 14th 18th
Closers Tom Andress 24th Al McCauley 6th 20th
CINCINNATI CANNONS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pete Bruce 10th Frank Cizek 18th 8th
First Basemen Mike Rocque 5th Joe Barrett 14th 4th
Second Basemen Frank Eddy 15th Hal Quillen 13th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Tony Nino 10th Charlie Mitchell 11th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Bill Brown 12th 18th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Billy West 1st Jack Abrams 17th 1st
Center Fielders Frank Bradshaw 12th Gene Armistead 14th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Bud Cormier 20th Charlie Huffman 17th 20th
Starting Pitchers Herm Quinn 11th Bob Neal 3rd 8th
Relievers Dutch Lane 14th Bob Chamberlain 5th 11th
Closers Earl White 4th John Lesperance 10th 4th
CLEVELAND FORESTERS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Reggie Anderson 17th George Konitzer 4th 12th
First Basemen Athan Metrofanis 18th Brooks Brown 9th 14th (tied)
Second Basemen Herb Reed 6th Joe Markert 13th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Dale Mosley 13th Jack Hilbert 4th 4th
Shortstops Carlos Jaramillo 10th George Horn 17th 15th
Left Fielders Orlando Benitez 20th Vern Bell 10th 19th
Center Fielders Vern Schneider 6th John Creese 1st 3rd
Right Fielders John Piper 13th Bernie Martin 12th 14th
Starting Pitchers Juan Solorzano 21st Paul Czerwinski 11th 22nd
Relievers Mickey Farrar 1st Johnny Cunningham 2nd 1st
Closers Mickey Farrar 12th Harry Schwartz 2nd 8th
DALLAS WRANGLERS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Miller 2nd Lou Howard 24th 23rd
First Basemen Nick Parker 1st Curt Briggs 23rd 22nd
Second Basemen Fred Hott 20th Ivan Garcia 3rd 11th
Third Basemen Buck Stout 2nd Dick Frost 11th (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Enos LeClair 11th 18th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Joe Black 15th Tony Webster 19th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Tony McKittrick 15th Russ Griffith 21st 21st
Right Fielders Steve Prather 3rd George Bell 7th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Pete Rosenbaum 12th Tony Rivera 12th 11th
Relievers Owen Lantz 19th Jim Goodrich 23rd 24th
Closers Asbury Ashmore 18th Duane Nelson 11th 17th
DETROIT DYNAMOS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harvey Van Orden 18th Jose Chavez 6th 14th
First Basemen Jack Lucas 14th Ernie Morrison 18th 13th
Second Basemen Melvin Williams 21st Al Ireland 10th 18th
Third Basemen Bill Austin 5th Stan Griffin 2nd 3rd
Shortstops Elmer Mortensen 24th 18th (tied) 24th
Left Fielders Pete Dance 9th Gil Jones 16th 10th
Center Fielders Geoff Taylor 11th Charlie Watson 2nd 4th
Right Fielders Buddy Ensey 5th Dino Sharp Jr. 11th 5th
Starting Pitchers Jack Williams 24th Richard Elk 2nd 24th
Relievers Joe Jones 17th Larry Howard 24th 23rd
Closers Joe Jones 14th Larry Howard 24th 22nd
HOUSTON COMETS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jerry Robinson 12th Harry Gayle 17th 10th
First Basemen Johnny Adams 4th 24th 24th
Second Basemen Maury Moore 10th Fred Van der Horst 13th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Ernie Carter 14th Melvin Bernard 9th 11th
Shortstops Bill Blair 23rd Johnny Mathewson 4th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Stan Francis 8th Willie Davis 19th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Hank Andrew 9th Roy Covington 14th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders John Edwards 1st Bob Smith 16th 1st
Starting Pitchers Joe McCarthy 1st Butch Mathis 21st 2nd
Relievers Duane Alarcon 15th Guy Powell 4th 12th
Closers Bob Young 17th Warren Hunt 14th 15th
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Mitchel 22nd Chuck Barton 13th 19th
First Basemen Chuck Cohen 10th Joe Lavallee 2nd 6th
Second Basemen Johnny Kelley 23rd James T Williams 5th 20th
Third Basemen Bob Howard 18th Harry Wilson 3rd 7th
Shortstops Sam Pratt 22nd Elmer King 4th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Tony Keil 21st Pat McClay 7th 20th
Center Fielders Don Crawford 21st Don Crawford 14th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Phil James 18th John Richardson 1st 12th
Starting Pitchers Harry Kluth 23rd Eddie Nordberg 1st 15th
Relievers Vinnie Ghinato 10th Larry Lee 6th 8th
Closers Vinnie Ghinato 11th Andy Osborne 14th (tied) 11th
LOS ANGELES STARS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Griffin 4th Sam Howard 19th 3rd
First Basemen Bobby Garrison 2nd Pat McKnight 19th (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Bill Bell 9th Dick Messer 13th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Ralph Barrell 12th Wayne Valentine 11th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Lew Smith 5th Bob Branson 4th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Paul Richardson 13th Vic Chamberlin 18th 13th
Center Fielders Ed Moore 2nd Andy Alewine 10th 2nd
Right Fielders Ed Bogan 17th Charlie Berry 12th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Bill Dunham 9th Mike Fulton 23rd 12th
Relievers George Dunnigan 5th Vern Miller 19th 7th
Closers George Dunnigan 20th Bob Ballard 14th (tied) 18th
LOS ANGELES SUNS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Mooney 15th Jeff Gaston 19th (tied) 18th
First Basemen James Huffman 21st George Peters 11th 18th
Second Basemen Eddie Kellum 12th John Pruss 21st 22nd
Third Basemen Tommy Ashton 15th Harry Barber 5th 6th
Shortstops Tom Lally 1st Sid Riccio 14th 12th
Left Fielders Bill Calvin 18th Ray Swan 24th 24th
Center Fielders Henry Hart 22nd Roy Welch 12th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Sam Forrester 11th Bob Reese 23rd 23rd
Starting Pitchers Heinie Schmidt 4th Fred Wilkinson 19th 5th
Relievers George Cox 4th Hank Voeltz 13th 4th
Closers Ron Clark 6th Tommy Alexander 13th 5th
MILWAUKEE ARROWS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Moose Patrick 14th Jack Wells 10th 11th
First Basemen Rich Moyer 8th Ted Agnew 8th 7th
Second Basemen Paul Burkley 2nd Jim Kumpula 7th 2nd
Third Basemen Jay Dynes 17th Dennis Miller 6th 12th
Shortstops Ed Thomas 20th 18th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Harry Edwards 2nd Ed Gore 12th 2nd
Center Fielders Tom Gerke 20th Bill Coates 14th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Jim Stogner 7th Wally Waters 14th 8th
Starting Pitchers Joe Wright 10th John DeWitt 4th 7th
Relievers Johnny Britton 21st Cal Hanson 18th 19th
Closers Jim Hart 21st Curt Kelly 21st 23rd
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Julio Castaneda 9th John Smith 3rd 6th
First Basemen Larry Herzberg 7th Bob Place 6th 5th
Second Basemen Bill Barber 16th George Rose 2nd 7th
Third Basemen Carl Kilkenny 11th Dick Walker 11th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Heinie Spitler 17th Bruce Day 16th 17th
Left Fielders Bill Anderson 22nd Jim Santos 3rd 15th
Center Fielders Bill Powell 1st Jim Ross 9th 1st
Right Fielders George Fisher 16th Dan Labelle 3rd 11th
Starting Pitchers Hub Huffman 22nd Jim Terry 7th 23rd
Relievers Del Robinson 16th Bob Schroeder 10th 13th
Closers Del Robinson 9th Bill Wright 14th (tied) 10th
MONTREAL SAINTS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Woody Evans 11th Pete Little 7th 7th
First Basemen Harry Swain 12th Al Morton 22nd 23rd
Second Basemen Dixie Turner 7th Bernie Morgan 23rd 23rd
Third Basemen Ken Steinbach 4th 23rd (tied) 23rd
Shortstops Billy Taylor 14th Jack Smith 13th 14th
Left Fielders Jim Smith 13th (tied) Leo Clark 5th 9th
Center Fielders Joe Robertson 8th George Yates 11th 7th
Right Fielders Jim Hendricks 9th Earl Quaid 15th 9th
Starting Pitchers Tommy Jackson 8th Allan Morris 8th 9th
Relievers Johnny Lyon 2nd Jerry Demski 15th 5th
Closers Johnny Lyon 15th Buck Brooks 7th 12th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl Ferry 13th Sandy Richardson 19th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Paul Church 16th Ray Bowman 4th 10th
Second Basemen Joe Jones 18th Fred Dickson 8th 13th
Third Basemen Carl Bramlett 19th Lee Norton 11th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Sam Hamilton 3rd Francisco Suarez 2nd 1st
Left Fielders Ed Davis 23rd Harry Griffin 15th 22nd
Center Fielders Bill Arndt 5th Barney Knox 14th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Fred Davis 14th Charlie Smith 9th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Joe Nelson 7th Bob Martinelli 10th 6th
Relievers Herb Isom 9th Randy Thompson 9th 6th
Closers Jeff Pettigrew 5th Larry Banks 22nd 21st
NEW YORK IMPERIALS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Peeples 24th Walter Tyler 16th 21st
First Basemen Al Reece 9th Bill Houghton 10th 8th
Second Basemen Owen Drake 22nd Owen Drake 9th 19th
Third Basemen George Love 7th Joe Arnett 22nd 20th
Shortstops Rusty Robertson 9th Al Wright 4th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Phil Terry 4th Lloyd Day 9th 5th
Center Fielders Freddy Curtis 13th Isaac Abramowitz 14th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Mike Counts 12th Tom Haynes 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers John Alfano 3rd Luis Rivas 20th 3rd
Relievers Charlie Walker 6th Bill Moore 22nd 15th
Closers Ed Cooper 19th Ike Bradley 8th (tied) 16th
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Hinkle 16th Nick Dennis 9th 15th
First Basemen Andy Parker 17th Dick Votaw 12th 12th
Second Basemen Lew Davison 13th Norm Buckingham 12th 12th
Third Basemen Leon Stapleton 20th Ben McClure 9th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Bill Viviano 21st Chris Roberts 4th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Jake Butler 19th Sherman Abbott 14th 16th
Center Fielders Charlie Cullison 24th Chris Johnson 23rd 24th
Right Fielders Joe Landry 10th Frank Roberts 8th 6th
Starting Pitchers Doc Carver 16th Dan King 17th 20th
Relievers Bobby Coy 23rd Len Torbett 7th 16th
Closers Jim Steuber 8th Art Cournoyer 3rd 7th
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl Frazee 18th (tied) Cyrus O'Shields 1st 9th
First Basemen Harry Myers 19th Frank Dolan 13th 17th
Second Basemen Joe Franklin 19th Leon Brazzle 6th 13th (tied)
Third Basemen Red Jackson 24th Woody Snyder 18th 22nd
Shortstops Art Gates 15th 18th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders John Kingsbury 24th Henry McDuffie 10th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders Charlie Jarzombek 7th Charlie Jarzombek 7th 5th
Right Fielders Pete Gibson 19th Joe White 18th 19th
Starting Pitchers Jim Teal 20th Lee Jones 13th 21st
Relievers Bert Alexander 13th Dick Ellison 12th 14th
Closers Eddie Morrison 23rd Tim Young 23rd 24th
SEATTLE KINGS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Fred Tollefson 3rd Tom Hargrove 14th 1st
First Basemen Hank Williams 13th Jimmy Grider 3rd 9th
Second Basemen Sam Barnes 11th Desmond Riley 11th 8th
Third Basemen Jesse Walker 6th Pete Pratt 20th 19th
Shortstops Ben Baker 7th Sam Beadle 12th 13th
Left Fielders Mike Griffith 5th Harry Doolittle 2nd 3rd
Center Fielders Tom Hicks 14th Mike Remy 8th 9th
Right Fielders Bob Glowacki 6th Joe Bray 24th 22nd
Starting Pitchers Moe Lowery 2nd Phil Donovan 16th 1st
Relievers Bud Keeley 11th Ted Lashway 20th 20th
Closers Billy Collins 2nd Bob Parker 11th (tied) 2nd
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Holt 23rd Harry DeRemer 15th 20th
First Basemen John Richards 6th Dick Marshall 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Larry Cimino 5th Joe Espenschied 13th (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Del Jacobs 16th Thornton Weaver 11th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Frank Green 2nd Ted James 4th (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Len Green 10th Gene Day 6th 8th
Center Fielders Pete O'Leary 16th Al Pratt 3rd 10th
Right Fielders Quinton Vincent 15th Andy Hawkins 19th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Tige Bowe 19th Eddie Emerson 9th 16th
Relievers Charlie Christianson 12th Doc Hudson 3rd 9th
Closers Manuel Hernandez 22nd Herm Jones 14th (tied) 19th
TORONTO WOLVES 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jess McPherson 8th Pat Duffy 2nd 4th
First Basemen Pat Kellison 24th Pedro Maldonado 5th 21st
Second Basemen George Rigby 24th Dan Moran 1st 17th
Third Basemen Leo Makepeace 21st Bob Harrison 7th (tied) 15th (tied)
Shortstops Clyde Bradshaw 4th Bob Budnick 1st 3rd
Left Fielders Jackie Daniels 12th Pat Schmitt 1st 7th
Center Fielders Dwayne Cleaves 16th (tied) Charlie Brawner 3rd (tied) 10th (tied)
Right Fielders 24th Gail Metcalf 19th (tied) 24th
Starting Pitchers Stan Terry 17th Billy Lewis 14th 18th
Relievers Bill Cox 20th Dick Johnson 11th 17th
Closers Ray Smith 16th Luther Coy 14th (tied) 14th
WASHINGTON EAGLES 04/06/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mel Cardoza 21st Jim Custis 12th 17th
First Basemen Howdy Oakes 20th Luther Wells 7th 16th
Second Basemen Carlos Zamudio 8th Joe Stocksdale 22nd 21st
Third Basemen Virgil Belisle 22nd Al Smith 21st 21st
Shortstops Al Marino 13th Frank Esposito 4th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Joe Cantrell 17th Ralph Russell 8th 12th
Center Fielders Don Whited 16th (tied) Tom Lieder 6th 13th
Right Fielders Ed MacNaughton 21st Frank Peterson 2nd 15th
Starting Pitchers Eddie Yandow 14th Marty Wilson 22nd 19th
Relievers Earl Frazier 7th Bobby Hughes 1st 3rd
Closers Earl Frazier 13th Mike McIntyre 14th (tied) 13th
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