DIXIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/07/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Montgomery Capitals Calvin Jackson 1st Mickey Maruska 2nd 2nd
Jacksonville Gators Eli Ewing 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Memphis Cougars Earl Wade 3rd Earl Wade 1st 1st
Jackson Pilots Phil Shaw 4th 3rd(tied) 4th
Nashville Chieftains Frankie Roberts 5th 3rd(tied) 5th
Knoxville Knights Bud Finley 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Chattanooga Reliables Johnny Hughes 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Birmingham Ironmen Don Simmons 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chattanooga Reliables Les Reid 1st Adam Moore 2nd 2nd
Jackson Pilots Jim Busby 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Jacksonville Gators Earl Coble 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Birmingham Ironmen Elmer Smith 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Montgomery Capitals George Rogers 5th George Rogers 1st 1st
Nashville Chieftains Stu Trott 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Knoxville Knights Jim Boatman 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Memphis Cougars Frank Wallis 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains Jim Keys 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Memphis Cougars Joe Sterling 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Jackson Pilots John Collins 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Montgomery Capitals Bob Cunningham 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Chattanooga Reliables Scotty Timmons 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Birmingham Ironmen Dutch Frank 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Gators Johnny Taylor 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights Tom Miller 8th 1st(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Cougars Herb Holmes 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Jackson Pilots Harry Haynes 2nd Harry Haynes 2nd 1st
Chattanooga Reliables Juan Orosco 3rd (tied) Juan Orosco 1st 2nd
Montgomery Capitals Jeff Bowdoin 3rd (tied) 3rd(tied) 4th
Nashville Chieftains Johnny Lee 5th 3rd(tied) 5th
Birmingham Ironmen Connie Edwards 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Gators Eddie Hill 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights Mike Dreyfus 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jackson Pilots Hans Cramer 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Nashville Chieftains Stubby Loyd 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Chattanooga Reliables Ben Gerry 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Montgomery Capitals Mort Robinson 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Birmingham Ironmen Marv Martin 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Memphis Cougars Harry Stewart 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Gators Johnny Lower 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights 8th 1st(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Cougars Gene Allison 1st Gene Allison 4th 3rd
Chattanooga Reliables Bruce Cowell 2nd Herb Smith 1st(tied) 1st
Jacksonville Gators Roger Evans 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Nashville Chieftains Bill Smith 4th Syd Welch 3rd 4th
Jackson Pilots Pete Boshears 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Montgomery Capitals Lou Williams 6th Lou Williams 1st(tied) 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Oscar Gunderson 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights Asa Healey 8th 5th(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jackson Pilots George Dierker 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Knoxville Knights Steve Vance 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Jacksonville Gators Ernie White 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Nashville Chieftains Roy Matthews 4th Roy Matthews 1st 1st
Montgomery Capitals Jack Sartin 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Birmingham Ironmen Paul Spann 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Memphis Cougars Tom O'Connor 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Chattanooga Reliables 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Cougars Dallas Ratajczyk 1st Dallas Ratajczyk 1st 1st
Knoxville Knights Bill Dennis 2nd Dick White 2nd 2nd
Chattanooga Reliables Howie Collins 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Nashville Chieftains Carl Gibbs 4th Stan Gray 3rd 3rd
Jackson Pilots Denny Hutton 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Gators John Lewis 6th 5th(tied) 7th
Birmingham Ironmen Roy Redding 7th Bob Hannan 4th 4th
Montgomery Capitals Gil Craig 8th 5th(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Birmingham Ironmen Lee Tichenor 1st Hank Parks 5th 1st
Jacksonville Gators George Wilber 2nd Tom Long 2nd 2nd
Memphis Cougars Ernie Hull 3rd Pete Lee 6th(tied) 6th
Nashville Chieftains Bill Behn 4th Allan Morris 3rd(tied) 3rd
Jackson Pilots Joe Crooms 5th Charlie Byers 1st 4th
Montgomery Capitals Roy Mills 6th Bert Agostino 6th(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights Jack Adams 7th Jack Adams 3rd(tied) 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Joe Trent 8th Mike Carter 6th(tied) 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Gators Al Howard 1st Jack Skidmore 6th 1st
Memphis Cougars Al McCauley 2nd Al McCauley 4th 2nd
Knoxville Knights Cliff Owens 3rd Jim Bowman 3rd 4th
Chattanooga Reliables Duke Woodrow 4th Lee Wrigley 1st(tied) 3rd
Nashville Chieftains Ed Wade 5th 8th 7th
Jackson Pilots Bobby Osborn 6th Ken Humphries 5th 6th
Birmingham Ironmen Red Osborne 7th Frank Kennedy 1st(tied) 5th
Montgomery Capitals Bert Townsend 8th Bert Townsend 7th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Birmingham Ironmen Frank Kennedy 1st Frank Kennedy 1st 1st
Jacksonville Gators Al Howard 2nd Jack Skidmore 6th 2nd
Jackson Pilots Bobby Osborn 3rd Ken Humphries 5th 3rd
Memphis Cougars Al McCauley 4th Al McCauley 4th 4th
Knoxville Knights Jim Bowman 5th Jim Bowman 3rd 5th
Montgomery Capitals Arch Luxton 6th Bert Townsend 7th 7th
Chattanooga Reliables Lee Wrigley 7th Lee Wrigley 2nd 6th
Nashville Chieftains Ed Wade 8th 8th 8th
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