DIXIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/01/1962
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Birmingham Ironmen Art Biggs 1st Art Biggs 5th 5th
New Orleans Showboats Milt Rush 2nd Milt Rush 1st(tied) 1st
Knoxville Knights Ron McClellan 3rd Ron McClellan 1st(tied) 2nd
Nashville Chieftains Rey Burgos 4th Fred Rogers 1st(tied) 3rd
Memphis Excelsiors Jim Cook 5th Fred Andersen 8th 7th
Chattanooga Reliables Fred Tollefson 6th Fred Tollefson 1st(tied) 4th
Little Rock Governors Javy Montoya 7th Javy Montoya 6th 6th
Atlanta Peaches Dick Porter 8th Dan Crawford 7th 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
New Orleans Showboats George Martin 1st Dick Taylor 1st(tied) 1st
Memphis Excelsiors Walt Kelly 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Nashville Chieftains Hank Benjamin 3rd Hank Benjamin 4th 4th
Knoxville Knights Joe Sturgill 4th Joe Sturgill 1st(tied) 2nd
Chattanooga Reliables Jerry Flynn 5th 6th(tied) 7th
Atlanta Peaches Dick Coffey 6th Harry Russell 1st(tied) 3rd
Birmingham Ironmen Ray Hogan 7th Ray Hogan 5th 5th
Little Rock Governors 8th 6th(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains John Bowman 1st John Richards 1st 1st
Birmingham Ironmen Caleb Wright 2nd Caleb Wright 4th 4th
Memphis Excelsiors Wayne Havens 3rd Joe Sawyer 6th 6th
Chattanooga Reliables Harry McDonald 4th George Marsolek 2nd(tied) 2nd
Atlanta Peaches Patsy Smith 5th 7th(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights Red Andrews 6th Red Andrews 5th 5th
Little Rock Governors Marv Sandau 7th Marv Sandau 2nd(tied) 3rd
New Orleans Showboats 8th 7th(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Jack Craft 1st Bill Welch 5th 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Stan Merrick 2nd Stan Merrick 4th 4th
Birmingham Ironmen Walter Schmeltzer 3rd John Phillips 6th 6th
Nashville Chieftains George Tolle 4th Don Riley 1st(tied) 1st
New Orleans Showboats Jesse Walker 5th Jesse Walker 1st(tied) 2nd
Memphis Excelsiors Felipe Villalona 6th 7th(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights Bill Benton 7th Bill Benton 1st(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Peaches Steve Soucy 8th 7th(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Gus Melvin 1st Tom Glenn 1st 1st
Birmingham Ironmen Ray Fowler 2nd 4th(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Peaches Charlie Roberts 3rd 4th(tied) 4th
Knoxville Knights Charlie Williams 4th Charlie Williams 2nd 2nd
Memphis Excelsiors Red Rawlinson 5th 4th(tied) 6th
New Orleans Showboats George James 6th George James 3rd 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Jim Turnage 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Nashville Chieftains 8th 4th(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Atlanta Peaches Ed Bailey 1st 5th(tied) 4th
Little Rock Governors Andy Conklin 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
New Orleans Showboats Jay Dynes 3rd Jay Dynes 3rd 3rd
Chattanooga Reliables Al Clark 4th Al Clark 2nd 1st
Birmingham Ironmen Lyman Chandler 5th Billy Beck 1st 2nd
Knoxville Knights Tom Peeler 6th 5th(tied) 6th
Memphis Excelsiors Don Vining 7th Dick Lyford 4th 7th
Nashville Chieftains 8th 5th(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Excelsiors Charlie Robinson 1st 6th(tied) 4th
New Orleans Showboats Bobby Phelps 2nd Bobby Phelps 1st 1st
Knoxville Knights Buck Hawkins 3rd Buck Hawkins 2nd(tied) 2nd
Nashville Chieftains Ken Jackson 4th Ken Jackson 2nd(tied) 3rd
Birmingham Ironmen Max Hanson 5th Max Hanson 4th 5th
Atlanta Peaches Stan Lilly 6th 6th(tied) 7th
Little Rock Governors Hank Stockton 7th Hank Stockton 5th 6th
Chattanooga Reliables 8th 6th(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Atlanta Peaches Babe Layson 1st Jim Grow 7th 5th
Little Rock Governors Dode Caudill 2nd Dode Caudill 3rd(tied) 1st
Memphis Excelsiors Bill Absher 3rd 8th 8th
Birmingham Ironmen John Howard 4th John Howard 5th 6th
Knoxville Knights Tom Brown 5th Tom Brown 3rd(tied) 2nd
Chattanooga Reliables Al Whitehead 6th Al Whitehead 2nd 3rd
New Orleans Showboats Hank Graham 7th Hank Graham 6th 7th
Nashville Chieftains Ed Warner 8th Oscar Parker 1st 4th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Max Edwards 1st Charlie Christian 6th 5th
New Orleans Showboats Lee Osborne 2nd Mike Dunlavy 2nd 1st
Atlanta Peaches Skinny Clayborn 3rd Dave Barton 8th 8th
Nashville Chieftains Harry Byrne 4th Eddie Watson 3rd 2nd
Memphis Excelsiors Dick Neff 5th Marcel Da Silva 7th 6th
Chattanooga Reliables Sam Morgan 6th Bill Carpenter 4th 3rd
Knoxville Knights George Costa 7th Les Wilson 5th 7th
Birmingham Ironmen Rusty Thurman 8th Wes Olson 1st 4th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Marty Czyzewski 1st George Chism 1st(tied) 1st
Memphis Excelsiors Bill Messer 2nd Dennis Church 7th 3rd
New Orleans Showboats Vince Silverstein 3rd Vince Silverstein 5th 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Dick Coffee 4th Bill Scott 1st(tied) 4th
Chattanooga Reliables John Rubeck 5th James Rossi 1st(tied) 5th
Knoxville Knights Paul Gleason 6th Carlos Figueroa 6th 6th
Nashville Chieftains Bill Moore 7th Ray Wentz 4th 7th
Atlanta Peaches Cy Hull 8th Gus Ray 8th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains Wally Shepperd 1st Ray Wentz 5th 5th
Birmingham Ironmen Rusty Thurman 2nd Rusty Thurman 1st 1st
Memphis Excelsiors Bill Messer 3rd Dennis Church 3rd(tied) 2nd
Chattanooga Reliables James Rossi 4th James Rossi 3rd(tied) 3rd
Knoxville Knights Paul Gleason 5th Carlos Figueroa 7th 6th
Little Rock Governors Herb Thomason 6th Herb Thomason 8th 8th
New Orleans Showboats Vince Silverstein 7th Vince Silverstein 6th 7th
Atlanta Peaches Roy Austin 8th Dave Barton 2nd 4th
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