DIXIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/21/1963
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chattanooga Reliables Elmer Pierce 1st Elmer Pierce 2nd 2nd
Nashville Chieftains Rey Burgos 2nd Rey Burgos 3rd 3rd
Knoxville Knights Ron McClellan 3rd Ron McClellan 1st 1st
Little Rock Governors Dave Marsh 4th Javy Montoya 7th 4th
Birmingham Ironmen Ray Hogan 5th Ray Hogan 6th 5th
New Orleans Showboats Jim Davis 6th Jim Davis 5th 6th
Memphis Excelsiors Jim Cook 7th Paddy Stacy 4th 7th
Atlanta Peaches Dick Porter 8th 8th 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Harley Dollar 1st Carlos Morales 3rd 2nd
New Orleans Showboats George Martin 2nd George Martin 1st 1st
Birmingham Ironmen Buck Russell 3rd Buck Russell 2nd 3rd
Memphis Excelsiors Felipe Villalona 4th 8th 8th
Atlanta Peaches Dick Coffey 5th Harry Russell 6th 4th
Nashville Chieftains Lee Mahoney 6th Lee Mahoney 5th 5th
Knoxville Knights Jack Myles 7th Chick Barton 7th 7th
Chattanooga Reliables Ben Jolla 8th Ray Abbas 4th 6th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains John Bowman 1st John Newton 1st(tied) 1st
Birmingham Ironmen Caleb Wright 2nd Don Surette 5th 4th
New Orleans Showboats Fernando Apodaca 3rd Fernando Apodaca 3rd 3rd
Atlanta Peaches Gustavus Turner 4th 8th 8th
Memphis Excelsiors Wayne Havens 5th Joe Sawyer 6th 6th
Little Rock Governors Marv Sandau 6th Marv Sandau 4th 5th
Knoxville Knights Platon Daniels 7th Platon Daniels 1st(tied) 2nd
Chattanooga Reliables Joe Mayo 8th Joe Mayo 7th 7th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Atlanta Peaches Harry Phillips 1st 7th(tied) 7th
New Orleans Showboats Jesse Walker 2nd Jesse Walker 4th 4th
Little Rock Governors Bill Welch 3rd Bill Welch 5th 5th
Nashville Chieftains Don Riley 4th Don Riley 1st(tied) 1st
Memphis Excelsiors Red Rawlinson 5th 7th(tied) 8th
Knoxville Knights Arch Larson 6th Arch Larson 1st(tied) 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Buzz Reynolds 7th Buzz Reynolds 6th 6th
Chattanooga Reliables Jack Conklin 8th Frank Polczynski 1st(tied) 3rd
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Birmingham Ironmen Don Kinney 1st Don Kinney 4th 4th
Chattanooga Reliables Mel Hart 2nd Mel Hart 6th 6th
Little Rock Governors Bill Tannen 3rd Bill Tannen 1st(tied) 1st
Nashville Chieftains Josh Evans 4th Josh Evans 5th 5th
Memphis Excelsiors John Hanson 5th 7th(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights Al Wagoner 6th Al Wagoner 1st(tied) 2nd
New Orleans Showboats Jim Gulledge 7th Jim Gulledge 1st(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Peaches Guy Johnson 8th 7th(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Atlanta Peaches Babe Layson 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Nashville Chieftains Wally Austin 2nd Wally Austin 3rd 3rd
Memphis Excelsiors Walt Kelly 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Birmingham Ironmen Jack Abasi 4th Jack Abasi 1st(tied) 1st
Chattanooga Reliables Bobby Linville 5th John Gates 1st(tied) 2nd
Knoxville Knights Blackie Smith 6th Blackie Smith 4th 4th
Little Rock Governors 7th (tied) 5th(tied) 7th(tied)
New Orleans Showboats 7th (tied) 5th(tied) 7th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Excelsiors Charlie Robinson 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Little Rock Governors Bill Reinhard 2nd Bill Reinhard 3rd 2nd
Knoxville Knights Buck Hawkins 3rd Buck Hawkins 6th 3rd
Nashville Chieftains Ken Jackson 4th Ken Jackson 5th 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Mel Bahr 5th Mel Bahr 1st 1st
Atlanta Peaches Stan Lilly 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Birmingham Ironmen Ed Reeves 7th Ed Reeves 2nd 4th
New Orleans Showboats Mark Strickland 8th Buster Stevens 4th 6th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Atlanta Peaches Ed Bailey 1st 7th(tied) 5th
Little Rock Governors Don Berry 2nd Cliff Coleman 2nd 2nd
Memphis Excelsiors Bill Absher 3rd 7th(tied) 8th
Knoxville Knights Tom Brown 4th Dick Thomas 4th 4th
Chattanooga Reliables Gus Braxton 5th Gus Braxton 3rd 3rd
Birmingham Ironmen Claude Dean 6th Grover Lay Jr. 1st 1st
New Orleans Showboats Ralph Mitchell 7th Ralph Mitchell 6th 7th
Nashville Chieftains Ed Warner 8th Ed Warner 5th 6th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Atlanta Peaches Skinny Clayborn 1st Terry Bond 7th 7th
Little Rock Governors Skinny Green 2nd Whitey Gates 5th 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Harmon Alexander 3rd Bill Carpenter 3rd 1st
New Orleans Showboats Al Drayton 4th Gordie Stewart 1st 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Wes Olson 5th Dan Wilson 4th 3rd
Nashville Chieftains George Kelly 6th George Kelly 2nd 4th
Memphis Excelsiors Dick Neff 7th 8th 8th
Knoxville Knights Phil Licciardi 8th Dom Butler 6th 6th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chattanooga Reliables John Rubeck 1st Jim Hurst 1st(tied) 1st
Atlanta Peaches Bubba Murphy 2nd Terry Bond 7th 3rd
New Orleans Showboats Vince Silverstein 3rd Vince Silverstein 4th 4th
Little Rock Governors Pep Allen 4th Floyd Lane 1st(tied) 2nd
Nashville Chieftains Jack Beck 5th Jack Beck 6th 5th
Birmingham Ironmen Moe Patterson 6th Moe Patterson 3rd 6th
Memphis Excelsiors Jerry Crimes 7th Jerry Crimes 5th 7th
Knoxville Knights 8th 8th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors George Chism 1st Floyd Lane 1st(tied) 1st
Memphis Excelsiors Bill Messer 2nd Jerry Crimes 6th 5th
Chattanooga Reliables John Rubeck 3rd Jim Hurst 1st(tied) 2nd
Atlanta Peaches Bubba Murphy 4th Terry Bond 7th 7th
Birmingham Ironmen Bill Lloyd 5th Bill Lloyd 4th 4th
New Orleans Showboats Vince Silverstein 6th Vince Silverstein 5th 6th
Nashville Chieftains Jack Beck 7th Jack Beck 1st(tied) 3rd
Knoxville Knights 8th 8th 8th
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