FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/08/1963
 
BOSTON MINUTEMEN 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sam Walker 15th Larry Irwin 16th 15th
First Basemen Jack Denis 13th Dave Short 14th 12th
Second Basemen Ed Wise 15th Phil Slater 4th 14th
Third Basemen Pat Todd 18th Adam Byrd 13th 15th
Shortstops Joe Kleman 4th Ed Phillips 17th 7th
Left Fielders Bill Newhall 10th George Wagner 4th 9th
Center Fielders Frank Kirouac 9th Bob Schultz 4th 8th
Right Fielders Bill Tutwiler 3rd Red Tuttle 9th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Bob Hollister 14th John Swift 5th 15th
Relievers Ed Morris 12th Cot Bowen 6th 10th
Closers Otey Stevens 15th Spencer Reese 14th 17th
CHICAGO CHIEFS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Padgett 4th Pete Bruce 2nd 4th
First Basemen Joe Flanagan 14th Joe Traster 12th 13th
Second Basemen Ed Bloom 5th Ethan Pennington 3rd 3rd
Third Basemen 20th Freddie Mitchel 14th 19th
Shortstops Tom Spruill 19th Tom Spruill 1st 16th
Left Fielders Doc Zimmerman 11th Ricardo Castillo 8th 11th
Center Fielders Joe Siniscalchi 11th Bob Starr 7th 11th
Right Fielders Rod Shearer 5th John Howard 7th 6th
Starting Pitchers John Thomas 13th Roy Brandt 9th 11th
Relievers Dutch Lane 6th Fred Jones 10th 4th
Closers Dutch Lane 16th Rick Edwards 13th 16th
CHICAGO COUGARS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dutch Miller 14th Raúl Zamora 13th 14th
First Basemen Gene Case 6th Carlos Morales 5th 6th
Second Basemen Jack Gibson 4th Pete Meany 14th 5th
Third Basemen Mooney Vetter 15th George McKee 1st 14th
Shortstops Tom Halliday 7th Bill Grimm 4th 5th
Left Fielders Jim Barton 16th Dode Caudill 14th 15th
Center Fielders Jerry McMillan 4th Orlando Benitez 2nd 3rd
Right Fielders Henry Watson 8th Cliff Coleman 13th 9th
Starting Pitchers Dick Champ 9th Jim Place 16th 13th
Relievers Arch Wilson 7th Ed Wells 9th 5th
Closers Pug White 3rd Herb Thomason 15th 14th
CINCINNATI CANNONS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Art McKinney 8th Al Pruitt 9th 7th
First Basemen Johnny Elliot 19th Pablo Vazquez 8th 15th
Second Basemen Bill Ballard 20th Bill Ballard 9th 17th
Third Basemen Milt Senecal 12th Roger Locke 15th 12th
Shortstops Babe Booth 11th Les Calvert 4th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Bonnie Chapin 2nd Jud Long 17th 3rd
Center Fielders Dallas Berry 2nd Mark Boyd 9th 1st
Right Fielders Bryan Jeffress 19th Roger Allison 10th 17th
Starting Pitchers Jack Meeks 10th Marco Middleton 8th 9th
Relievers Bill Barnard 19th Joe Graf 15th 18th
Closers Paul Williams 2nd Jake Watkins 6th 1st
CLEVELAND FORESTERS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hal Kennedy 3rd Sheldon Mansfield 11th 3rd
First Basemen Paul Williams 7th George Harding 13th 7th
Second Basemen Stan Kleminski 2nd Ed Spinks 15th 4th
Third Basemen John Low 5th Babe Thornton 16th 5th
Shortstops Herb Reed 18th Herb Reed 13th 19th
Left Fielders Sherry Doyal 6th Jim Pitts 8th (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Tom Carr 5th Joe Morrison 13th 7th
Right Fielders Earl Howe 11th Jim Smith 3rd 10th
Starting Pitchers Jake Pearson 7th Chief Williams 6th 8th
Relievers Frank Young 2nd John Johnson 8th 1st
Closers Johnny Ogden 7th Herman White 6th (tied) 6th
DALLAS WRANGLERS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Leisher 17th John Vance 17th 17th
First Basemen Ken Hudson 15th 18th 19th
Second Basemen Earle Farmer 16th 19th 20th
Third Basemen Carl Matthews 17th Athan Metrofanis 18th 17th
Shortstops Ed Hester 16th Slick Dunn 17th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Ed Thompson 17th Bud Haussler 18th 18th
Center Fielders Herm Ford 18th 20th 20th
Right Fielders Dizzy Franz 18th 20th 20th
Starting Pitchers Butch Abrams 15th Sonny Brown 18th 18th
Relievers Chet Baker 14th 19th 19th
Closers Butch Abrams 12th 19th 19th
DETROIT DYNAMOS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Lew Mercer 10th Johnny Adams 5th 9th
First Basemen Ray Waggoner 2nd Johnny Day 6th 2nd
Second Basemen Dick Tucker 7th Chick Woods 10th 7th
Third Basemen Virgil Ewing 8th Bob Adams 10th 8th
Shortstops Joe Reed 2nd Ben Baker 13th (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Yank Taylor 20th Ben Welborn 6th 17th
Center Fielders Ed MacNaughton 7th Freddy Curtis 5th 5th
Right Fielders Bill Morrison 7th Sammy Scott 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers Paul Anderson 2nd Skipper Atkins 13th 3rd
Relievers 20th 19th (tied) 20th
Closers 20th 19th (tied) 20th
KANSAS CITY KINGS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Burge 5th Hal Melgaard 3rd 5th
First Basemen Hank Williams 1st Walter Notter 11th 1st
Second Basemen Al Farmer 6th Platon Daniels 7th 6th
Third Basemen Ken Newman 2nd Ted Donnelly 9th 2nd
Shortstops Bill Denney 6th Herb Connelly 8th 4th
Left Fielders Charlie Rogers 9th Vern Boyd 11th 10th
Center Fielders Tom Hicks 12th Buck Hawkins 9th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Pat Davis 1st Red Gray 14th 1st
Starting Pitchers Beau McClellan 4th Johnnie Higgins 17th 6th
Relievers Fred Whitt 17th Larry Owen 4th 13th
Closers Del Lamb 1st Tex Ellison 18th 9th
LOS ANGELES STARS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Griffin 11th Frank Taylor 7th 10th
First Basemen Ed Howard 11th Tony Boyd 16th 11th
Second Basemen Charlie Barrell 9th Dick Ward 11th 8th
Third Basemen Ralph Barrell 3rd Mel Johnson 7th 3rd
Shortstops Tom Clement 12th Lew Smith 15th 13th
Left Fielders Charlie Sax 7th Elmer Overbay 7th 7th
Center Fielders Ed Moore 8th Miguel Paniagua 15th 9th
Right Fielders Lou Allen 9th Ed Bogan 16th 12th
Starting Pitchers Dewey Allcock 5th Jim Schoolfield 7th 4th
Relievers Mel Maddox 10th John Bennett 12th 8th
Closers Mel Maddox 6th John Bennett 3rd 2nd
LOS ANGELES SUNS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Stan Czerwinski 7th Felipe Ortiz 18th 18th
First Basemen Gary Romeo 12th 18th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Bill Bell 10th 19th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Bill Burke 14th Wally Hart 17th 16th
Shortstops Russ Hawkins 15th Earl Poston 16th 15th
Left Fielders Dick Turner 19th John S. Smith 15th 16th
Center Fielders Andy Hervey 16th Jim Garrett 17th 17th
Right Fielders Mickey McClure 14th George Bieker 17th 15th
Starting Pitchers Doc Carver 18th Bruce McInturf 18th (tied) 19th
Relievers Norm Van Dyne 4th Curt Papenfus 14th 14th
Closers Whitey Stewart 17th Curt Papenfus 4th 11th
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Ormsby 19th 20th 20th
First Basemen Otis O'Keefe 17th 18th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Clarence Jackson 19th Don Woodard 18th 18th
Third Basemen Cecil Cummings 16th Bill Owen 19th 18th
Shortstops Hap Beach 20th Al McCoy 17th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Dick Sheehan 13th 19th 20th
Center Fielders John Edwards 17th John Edwards 17th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Hugh Pate 16th Doug Parish 19th 19th
Starting Pitchers Bill Smith 19th 20th 20th
Relievers Bobby Crooks 18th Jake Eastman 15th (tied) 17th
Closers Bobby Crooks 19th Jake Eastman 6th (tied) 13th
MONTREAL SAINTS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Garland Phelps 9th Henry Woods 14th 11th
First Basemen Ham Flanders 4th Hank Benjamin 7th 5th
Second Basemen Bob Vernon 12th John Richards 7th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Andy Gilman 7th Al Castle 8th 7th
Shortstops Art Robbins 10th Don Dollar 2nd 9th
Left Fielders Jim Johnston 18th Wally Austin 2nd 13th
Center Fielders Malcolm Strong 13th Bill Gilman 12th 13th
Right Fielders Harry Swain 4th Jeff Lovejoy 8th 5th
Starting Pitchers Nate Carr 17th Juan Quintana 3rd 16th
Relievers Cliff Dinger 16th Jim Pepper 5th 11th
Closers Hank Myer 8th George Williams 17th 18th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Brizzolara 2nd Billy McDonald 15th 2nd
First Basemen Hank Estill 10th Johnny Nelson 1st 8th
Second Basemen Ed Holmes 17th Curt Day 6th 15th
Third Basemen Frank Arnold 9th Howard Smith 12th 10th
Shortstops Isaiah Redbird 3rd Jim Keys 3rd 3rd
Left Fielders Joe Anderson 8th Jo-Jo Gardner 3rd 8th
Center Fielders Otto Pilkerton 10th George James 11th 10th
Right Fielders Rex Pilcher 15th Steve Burris 15th 14th
Starting Pitchers Clarence Reimer 16th Charlie Walker 2nd 14th
Relievers Russ Swift 8th Red Carson 15th (tied) 15th
Closers Jack White 13th Bert Scott 6th (tied) 10th
NEW YORK IMPERIALS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jay Ziegler Jr. 19th (tied) Billy Christiansen 19th 19th
First Basemen Vern Reynolds 16th Ed Tilton 15th 14th
Second Basemen Roxy Schilling 18th Bob Bloom 17th 16th
Third Basemen Del Gaines 19th 20th 20th
Shortstops Tommie Williams 13th George Love 17th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Turk Ramsey 11th (tied) 19th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Walt Denny 14th John Hitchcock 17th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Jack Woods 17th Andy Bailey 17th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Frankie Sawyer 20th Art Roberts 12th 17th
Relievers Eddie Webb 5th Tom White 18th 16th
Closers Eddie Webb 18th John Billops 6th (tied) 12th
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dick Christian 6th Milt Rush 6th 6th
First Basemen Andy Parker 3rd Dick Taylor 4th 4th
Second Basemen Bob G. Murphy 8th Fernando Apodaca 16th 9th
Third Basemen Lloyd Coulter 4th Bill Calvin 4th 4th
Shortstops Al Coulter 14th Danny Raymond 10th 12th
Left Fielders Del Filo 14th Jay Dynes 16th 14th
Center Fielders Harry Dellinger 1st Bobby Phelps 14th 2nd
Right Fielders Buddy Miller 2nd Hank Graham 11th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Jorge Arellano 8th Gordie Stewart 4th 7th
Relievers Don McKeown 1st Marty Florence 13th 2nd
Closers Don McKeown 9th Davey Cronin 6th (tied) 8th
PITTSBURGH MINERS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Gaines 18th Eddie Thomas 8th 16th
First Basemen Gale Schmitt 9th John Phillips 3rd 10th
Second Basemen Dixie Turner 11th Hal Rush 13th 11th
Third Basemen Reid Barrell 13th Buzz Reynolds 2nd 13th
Shortstops John Moreland 5th Frank Alexander 11th 6th
Left Fielders Mike Whisman 4th Harry Simpson 8th (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Dick Vitt 20th Dick Vitt 6th 18th
Right Fielders Chuck Draper 13th Dick Pitak 12th 13th
Starting Pitchers Jimmy Blair 12th Jack Kotarski 11th 10th
Relievers Frank Maxwell 9th Red Osborne 1st 6th
Closers Frank Maxwell 5th Chuck Kelly 6th (tied) 4th
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Larry McLaren 13th Bill Jenkins 10th 13th
First Basemen Ray Rogan 8th Dick Schnellenberg 9th 9th
Second Basemen Heinie Spitler 3rd Gordie Hartline 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Ernie Carter 6th Allan Griffen 5th 6th
Shortstops Carlos Jaramillo 1st Art Johnson 7th 1st
Left Fielders John Kingsbury 1st Bill Baldwin 13th 1st
Center Fielders Herbert Crawford Jr. 15th Harry Myers 8th 14th
Right Fielders Edwin Hackberry 10th Otis Haldeman 5th 8th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Lawson 6th Jim Steuber 9th (tied) 5th
Relievers Davey Chamberlain 13th Ray Finigan 3rd 9th
Closers Larry Knez 14th Ray Finigan 2nd 5th
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sam Ruggles 15th (tied) Heinie Watson 4th 12th
First Basemen 20th Bill Kruger 10th 17th
Second Basemen Bob Bell 1st Marv Kelley 5th 1st
Third Basemen Steve Schultz 10th Larry Underwood 6th 9th
Shortstops Paul Watson 17th Rich Hood 9th 18th
Left Fielders Jerry Smith 3rd Biff Mars 5th 2nd
Center Fielders Bill Bather 3rd Frank McCarroll 16th 6th
Right Fielders Ray O'Connor 20th Grady Smith 2nd 16th
Starting Pitchers Frenchy Mack 1st Harry Johnson 15th 1st
Relievers Mel Hill 11th Doc Greenwood 7th 7th
Closers John Gibson 4th Lou Clark 16th 15th
TORONTO WOLVES 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dixie Williams 12th Fred Tollefson 1st 8th
First Basemen Charlie Harvey 18th Ray Abbas 16th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Phil Story 13th Bruce Hunt 12th 13th
Third Basemen Clyde Fisher 11th Stan Merrick 11th 11th
Shortstops Jesse Taylor 8th Willie Day 4th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Tom Reed 5th John Gates 12th 5th
Center Fielders Sid Cullen 6th Carlos Rivera 3rd 4th
Right Fielders Ed Savage 6th Ed Savage 1st 4th
Starting Pitchers Arnie Smith 3rd Bill Carpenter 1st 2nd
Relievers Zeke Blake 15th Fred Wilson 11th 12th
Closers Zeke Blake 10th Elmer Wills 5th 7th
WASHINGTON EAGLES 04/08/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howdy Oakes 1st Harvey Van Orden 12th 1st
First Basemen George Whaley 5th Jack Cline 2nd 3rd
Second Basemen George Fox 14th Jake Walling 2nd 12th
Third Basemen Tom Lorang 1st Joe Cantrell 3rd 1st
Shortstops Al Marino 9th Al Meaux 12th 11th
Left Fielders Ralph Weatherbee 15th Dick Bowen 1st 12th
Center Fielders Glenn Johnson 19th Sam Forrester 1st 16th
Right Fielders Jimmy Brown 12th Whitey Bell 4th 11th
Starting Pitchers Jim Stewart 11th Tom Arencibia 14th 12th
Relievers Jack Kessler 3rd Roy McDonald 2nd 3rd
Closers Jack Kessler 11th Roy McDonald 1st 3rd
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