FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
09/02/1963
 
BOSTON MINUTEMEN 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sam Walker 10th Larry Irwin 15th 13th
First Basemen Jack Denis 12th Dave Short 9th 13th
Second Basemen Ed Wise 15th Phil Slater 7th 15th
Third Basemen Adam Byrd 16th Adam Byrd 16th 18th
Shortstops Del Robinson 20th Doc Irwin 13th 20th
Left Fielders Bill Newhall 15th Juan Rios 4th 11th
Center Fielders Frank Kirouac 9th Frank McCarroll 4th 9th
Right Fielders George Wagner 13th Jack Adams 15th 14th
Starting Pitchers Augie Jones 15th Bill Dunlop 14th 16th
Relievers Chuck Murphy 17th Cot Bowen 13th 16th
Closers Otey Stevens 17th Spencer Reese 13th 18th
CHICAGO CHIEFS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Padgett 7th Johnny Recker 8th 7th
First Basemen Joe Flanagan 10th Polly Dawson 13th 10th
Second Basemen Ed Bloom 9th Ethan Pennington 1st 7th
Third Basemen 20th Ricardo Castillo 17th 20th
Shortstops Tom Spruill 8th John Butts 5th 7th
Left Fielders Doc Zimmerman 16th Arnold Strange 5th 15th
Center Fielders Bob Starr 3rd Freddie Mitchel 1st 3rd
Right Fielders Rod Shearer 8th Milt Allen 7th 7th
Starting Pitchers John Thomas 9th Larry Gifford 4th 9th
Relievers Dutch Lane 7th Fred Jones 9th 5th
Closers Dutch Lane 11th Rick Edwards 12th 14th
CHICAGO COUGARS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chappy Sanders 12th Raúl Zamora 12th 11th
First Basemen Gene Case 5th Carlos Morales 14th 5th
Second Basemen Jack Gibson 4th Ralph Tuomi 12th 4th
Third Basemen Cal Randall 13th Tony Nino 7th 11th
Shortstops Tom Halliday 10th Bill Grimm 8th 10th
Left Fielders Dode Caudill 6th Tex Hathaway 13th 6th
Center Fielders Jerry McMillan 10th Orlando Benitez 2nd 8th
Right Fielders Henry Watson 1st Cliff Coleman 13th 1st
Starting Pitchers John Mitchell 12th Jim Place 12th 12th
Relievers Earle Turner 8th Ed Wells 7th 6th
Closers Pug White 3rd Tom McDaniel 11th 9th
CINCINNATI CANNONS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Art McKinney 9th Al Pruitt 13th 10th
First Basemen Ray Hill 18th Rufe Wallace 12th 15th
Second Basemen Bill Ballard 20th Bert LaSalle 13th 20th
Third Basemen Milt Senecal 9th Grady Houghtaling 2nd 7th
Shortstops Babe Booth 11th Arnie Bilodeau 18th 12th
Left Fielders Dallas Berry 1st Jud Long 2nd 1st
Center Fielders Bonnie Chapin 2nd Harry Simmons 3rd 2nd
Right Fielders Fred Lainhart 19th Edwin Viramontes 11th 17th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Warren 13th John Hunt 13th 13th
Relievers Paul Williams 3rd Frank Hunter 11th 2nd
Closers Paul Williams 2nd Jake Watkins 14th 10th
CLEVELAND FORESTERS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hal Kennedy 1st Sheldon Mansfield 11th 1st
First Basemen Paul Williams 7th George Harding 3rd 6th
Second Basemen Herb Reed 19th Bill Yates 13th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Jerry Hubbs 18th Babe Thornton 3rd 17th
Shortstops John Low 3rd Bill Jones 4th 3rd
Left Fielders Sherry Doyal 8th Al Lewis 10th 8th
Center Fielders Tom Carr 11th Jim Crane 6th 10th
Right Fielders Earl Howe 14th Andy Babel 8th 13th
Starting Pitchers Adrian Czerwinski 11th Chief Williams 9th 11th
Relievers Frank Young 4th John Johnson 5th 4th
Closers Johnny Ogden 5th Herman White 6th 3rd
DALLAS WRANGLERS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Gaiter 18th John Vance 16th 18th
First Basemen Ken Hudson 14th Cecil Shepard 18th 18th
Second Basemen Earle Farmer 16th Herman Olsen 15th 16th
Third Basemen Carl Matthews 19th Athan Metrofanis 18th 19th
Shortstops Ed Hester 18th Ernie Pyle 10th 18th
Left Fielders Elmer Piper 13th Ray Mitchell 17th 13th
Center Fielders Herm Ford 20th Joe Clayton 20th 20th
Right Fielders Ray Hughes 18th Don Brown 20th 20th
Starting Pitchers Butch Abrams 17th Sid Fitzgerald 18th 18th
Relievers Chet Baker 18th Charlie Boyd 17th 19th
Closers Butch Abrams 15th Charlie Boyd 6th (tied) 7th
DETROIT DYNAMOS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brad Keylon 10th (tied) Johnny Adams 5th 9th
First Basemen Joe Holland 4th Lee Jenner 14th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Dick Tucker 12th Chick Woods 8th 12th
Third Basemen Virgil Ewing 4th Charlie Klar 8th 4th
Shortstops Joe Reed 2nd Ben Baker 16th 2nd
Left Fielders Ray Waggoner 3rd Ben Welborn 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Ed MacNaughton 6th Freddy Curtis 10th 6th
Right Fielders Bill Morrison 6th Sammy Scott 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Jim Norris 4th Johnny Taylor 8th 4th
Relievers 20th Jay Giese 19th 20th
Closers 20th Jay Giese 10th 20th
KANSAS CITY KINGS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Burge 8th Joe Dupuis 7th 8th
First Basemen Hank Williams 1st Walter Notter 10th 1st
Second Basemen Stan Kleminski 8th Platon Daniels 4th 8th
Third Basemen Ken Newman 2nd Cotton Thomas 5th 2nd
Shortstops Bill Denney 12th Howard Shankle 9th 11th
Left Fielders Charlie Rogers 14th Tom White 15th 14th
Center Fielders Tom Hicks 8th Vern Boyd 17th 11th
Right Fielders Pat Davis 4th Jake Williams 17th 5th
Starting Pitchers Gene Bailey 2nd George Cotter 16th 2nd
Relievers Del Lamb 13th Fritz Reich 4th 10th
Closers Del Lamb 1st Tex Ellison 20th 12th
LOS ANGELES STARS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Griffin 5th Frank Taylor 4th 4th
First Basemen Bobby Garrison 6th Tony Boyd 14th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Ed Howard 10th Dick Ward 10th 10th
Third Basemen Ralph Barrell 1st Mel Johnson 11th 1st
Shortstops Tom Clement 14th Lew Smith 12th 15th
Left Fielders Charlie Sax 7th Miguel Paniagua 9th 7th
Center Fielders Ed Moore 7th Charlie Sether 9th 7th
Right Fielders Lou Allen 7th Ed Bogan 18th 9th
Starting Pitchers Harry Stout 8th Freddy Bradshaw 3rd 8th
Relievers Mel Maddox 12th Tom Johnson 12th 11th
Closers Mel Maddox 8th Tom Johnson 2nd 2nd
LOS ANGELES SUNS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Stan Czerwinski 16th Bill Chaney 18th 17th
First Basemen Gary Romeo 17th Ed Weber 19th 20th
Second Basemen Bill Bell 7th Bill Smith 18th 9th
Third Basemen Bill Burke 7th Wally Hart 14th 8th
Shortstops Russ Hawkins 16th Earl Poston 15th 16th
Left Fielders Dick Turner 20th Jim Thurman 16th 18th
Center Fielders Andy Hervey 19th Tex Kaplan 11th 19th
Right Fielders Pat Adair 17th Gus Levesque 19th 18th
Starting Pitchers Grant Davis 20th Fred Daniels 19th 20th
Relievers Red Cooper 10th Curt Papenfus 15th 15th
Closers Whitey Stewart 18th Curt Papenfus 4th 8th
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ernie Frost 20th Hank Barker 19th 19th
First Basemen John Smith 19th Ray Roberts 14th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Don Woodard 18th Don Woodard 18th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Cecil Cummings 10th Bill Owen 18th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Charlie Haynes 19th Al McCoy 14th 19th
Left Fielders Dick Sheehan 12th 19th 20th
Center Fielders Frank Bradshaw 16th Frank Bradshaw 12th 15th
Right Fielders Hugh Pate 20th Jim Stogner 12th 19th
Starting Pitchers Don Hillshire 18th 20th 19th
Relievers Bobby Crooks 19th John Wolf 16th 18th
Closers Bobby Crooks 19th John Wolf 5th 11th
MONTREAL SAINTS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Henry Woods 2nd George White 10th 3rd
First Basemen Ham Flanders 7th (tied) Frank Barr 5th 8th
Second Basemen Bob Vernon 13th John Richards 3rd 13th
Third Basemen Andy Gilman 12th George Tolle 13th 12th
Shortstops Art Robbins 15th Don Dollar 3rd 14th
Left Fielders Don Whited 19th Wally Austin 8th 17th
Center Fielders Bill Gilman 14th Bill Marker 8th 14th
Right Fielders Harry Swain 10th Rusty Runnels 9th 11th
Starting Pitchers Juan Quintana 14th John Mullins 10th 14th
Relievers Hank Myer 15th Jim Pepper 8th 12th
Closers Hank Myer 7th George Williams 18th 15th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Brizzolara 6th Cy Brown 14th 6th
First Basemen Hank Estill 13th Phil Mattis 1st 12th
Second Basemen Curt Day 11th Carl Thompson 16th 11th
Third Basemen Frank Arnold 11th Howard Smith 15th 13th
Shortstops Isaiah Redbird 3rd (tied) Bobby Dunn 7th 5th
Left Fielders Joe Anderson 18th Jo-Jo Gardner 7th 16th
Center Fielders Otto Pilkerton 13th George James 13th 12th
Right Fielders Roy Williams 15th Steve Burris 10th 15th
Starting Pitchers Les Freedman 16th Charlie Walker 1st 15th
Relievers Chuck Kleiman 6th Art Andrews 17th (tied) 14th
Closers Jack White 9th Bert Messner 16th 16th
NEW YORK IMPERIALS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Reed 19th Billy Christiansen 20th 20th
First Basemen Vern Reynolds 16th Ed Tilton 20th 19th
Second Basemen Delos Smith 17th Tony Nava 18th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Del Gaines 15th Hal Beck 18th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Tommie Williams 17th George Love 19th 17th
Left Fielders Turk Ramsey 9th 19th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Walt Denny 18th Gene Carey 16th 18th
Right Fielders Jack Woods 16th Andy Bailey 16th 16th
Starting Pitchers Frankie Sawyer 19th Gil Hamilton 17th 17th
Relievers Russ Edwards 9th Tom White 20th 17th
Closers Russ Edwards 16th Tom White 19th 19th
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dick Christian 4th Simon James 6th 4th (tied)
First Basemen Andy Parker 3rd Dick Taylor 4th 3rd
Second Basemen Bob G. Murphy 14th Sam Carpenter 17th 14th
Third Basemen Lloyd Coulter 5th Bill Calvin 10th 5th
Shortstops Al Coulter 13th Johnny Lee 2nd 13th
Left Fielders Del Filo 11th Jay Dynes 18th 10th
Center Fielders Harry Dellinger 1st Buster Stevens 19th 1st
Right Fielders Buddy Miller 2nd Paul Williams 3rd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Jorge Arellano 3rd Bill Smith 6th 3rd
Relievers Jim Teal 2nd Marty Florence 14th 3rd
Closers Jim Teal 13th Davey Cronin 6th (tied) 6th
PITTSBURGH MINERS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Thomas 14th Art Lee 9th 14th
First Basemen Frank Selander 9th Walter Austin 6th 9th
Second Basemen Dixie Turner 5th Hal Rush 9th 5th
Third Basemen Reid Barrell 16th (tied) John Jones 6th 16th
Shortstops John Moreland 7th Sam Peterson 17th 8th
Left Fielders Mike Whisman 5th Walter Hewitt 6th 5th
Center Fielders Roy McGee 15th Dick Vitt 14th 16th
Right Fielders Gale Schmitt 11th Harry Simpson 2nd 8th
Starting Pitchers Hank Griswold 6th Dan Wilson 7th 5th
Relievers Frank Maxwell 11th Cliff Davis 2nd 8th
Closers Frank Maxwell 10th Red Osborne 3rd 4th
SAN FRANCISCO SAILORS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Larry McLaren 14th (tied) Howard Strother 17th 16th
First Basemen Ray Rogan 11th Dick Schnellenberg 8th 11th
Second Basemen Heinie Spitler 3rd Gordie Hartline 2nd 3rd
Third Basemen Ernie Carter 6th Jack Lucas 3rd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Carlos Jaramillo 1st Enos LeClair 11th 1st
Left Fielders John Kingsbury 4th Bill Baldwin 14th 4th
Center Fielders Herbert Crawford Jr. 17th Harry Myers 7th 17th
Right Fielders Otis Haldeman 9th Mike Potter 14th 12th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Lawson 10th Jim Steuber 5th 10th
Relievers Davey Chamberlain 14th Ray Finigan 1st 9th
Closers Larry Knez 14th Frank Banton 15th 17th
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sam Ruggles 17th Russ Harmon 2nd 15th
First Basemen Dixie Hutchings 15th Bill Kruger 7th 14th
Second Basemen Bob Bell 1st Marv Kelley 5th 1st
Third Basemen Steve Schultz 3rd Jim Stroh 9th 3rd
Shortstops Joe Kleman 9th Rich Hood 6th 9th
Left Fielders Danny Davis 2nd Fred Craft 11th 2nd
Center Fielders Bill Bather 5th Marty Young 18th 5th
Right Fielders Bill Tutwiler 3rd Grady Smith 5th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Frenchy Mack 1st Harry Johnson 15th 1st
Relievers Mel Hill 5th Vince Warner 10th 7th
Closers John Gibson 4th Lou Clark 17th 13th
TORONTO WOLVES 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dixie Williams 13th Fred Tollefson 3rd 12th
First Basemen Joe Parker 20th George Marsolek 11th 17th
Second Basemen Phil Story 6th Bruce Hunt 11th 6th
Third Basemen Clyde Fisher 14th Carlos Rivera 1st 10th
Shortstops Jesse Taylor 6th Jack Goodman 1st 4th
Left Fielders Tom Reed 10th John Gates 12th 9th
Center Fielders Sid Cullen 4th Mel Bahr 5th 4th
Right Fielders Ed Savage 5th Bill Turner 1st 4th
Starting Pitchers Phil Colantuono 7th Marty Bean 2nd 7th
Relievers Zeke Blake 16th Fred Wilson 6th 13th
Closers Bob Campbell 12th Elmer Wills 6th (tied) 5th
WASHINGTON EAGLES 09/02/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howdy Oakes 3rd Harvey Van Orden 1st 2nd
First Basemen George Whaley 2nd Saul Thurston 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Tom Lorang 2nd Jake Walling 6th 2nd
Third Basemen Alex Wilson 8th Joe Cantrell 12th 9th
Shortstops Al Marino 5th Joe Miller 20th 6th
Left Fielders Jack Thompson 17th Red Ohman 1st 12th
Center Fielders Al Clark 12th Sam Forrester 15th 13th
Right Fielders Jimmy Brown 12th Whitey Bell 4th 10th
Starting Pitchers Bob Ball 5th Lou Curry 11th 6th
Relievers Otto Caudill 1st Roy McDonald 2nd (tied) 1st
Closers Otto Caudill 6th Roy McDonald 1st 1st
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