DIXIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/08/1963
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Knoxville Knights George Lindsay 1st George Lindsay 1st(tied) 1st
Chattanooga Reliables Fred Tollefson 2nd Fred Tollefson 3rd 3rd
Birmingham Ironmen Ray Hogan 3rd Milt Wade 1st(tied) 2nd
Little Rock Governors Javy Montoya 4th Javy Montoya 5th 5th
Nashville Chieftains Roy Durham 5th Fred Rogers 4th 4th
Memphis Excelsiors Jim Cook 6th 8th 7th
New Orleans Showboats Bill Gipson 7th Bill Gipson 7th 6th
Atlanta Peaches Dan Crawford 8th Dan Crawford 6th 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Atlanta Peaches Babe Layson 1st Harry Russell 1st(tied) 1st
New Orleans Showboats George Martin 2nd Dick Taylor 1st(tied) 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Walter Schmeltzer 3rd 6th(tied) 6th
Little Rock Governors Jack Drake 4th Jack Drake 3rd 3rd
Memphis Excelsiors Felipe Villalona 5th 6th(tied) 7th
Nashville Chieftains Lee Mahoney 6th Lee Mahoney 4th 4th
Knoxville Knights Chick Barton 7th Chick Barton 5th 5th
Chattanooga Reliables 8th 6th(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains John Bowman 1st John Newton 1st 1st
Birmingham Ironmen Caleb Wright 2nd Don Surette 2nd(tied) 2nd
Knoxville Knights Ed Ashton 3rd Red Andrews 5th 4th
Chattanooga Reliables George Marsolek 4th George Marsolek 2nd(tied) 3rd
Memphis Excelsiors Wayne Havens 5th Joe Sawyer 6th 6th
Atlanta Peaches Patsy Smith 6th 7th(tied) 7th
Little Rock Governors Marv Sandau 7th Marv Sandau 4th 5th
New Orleans Showboats 8th 7th(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chattanooga Reliables Stan Merrick 1st Stan Merrick 3rd 3rd
Little Rock Governors Jack Craft 2nd Bill Welch 4th 4th
New Orleans Showboats Jesse Walker 3rd Bill Calvin 1st 1st
Birmingham Ironmen Ed Patzer 4th Ed Patzer 5th 5th
Memphis Excelsiors Red Rawlinson 5th 6th(tied) 6th
Knoxville Knights Bill Benton 6th 6th(tied) 7th
Nashville Chieftains Don Riley 7th Don Riley 2nd 2nd
Atlanta Peaches Steve Soucy 8th 6th(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Gus Melvin 1st 4th(tied) 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Ray Fowler 2nd 4th(tied) 3rd
Memphis Excelsiors John Hanson 3rd John Hanson 1st 1st
Atlanta Peaches Guy Johnson 4th 4th(tied) 6th
Chattanooga Reliables Emil Dickey 5th Emil Dickey 2nd 4th
New Orleans Showboats George James 6th George James 3rd 5th
Knoxville Knights John Miller 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Nashville Chieftains 8th 4th(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Andy Conklin 1st 5th(tied) 4th
Chattanooga Reliables Bill Rawdon 2nd Bill Rawdon 1st 1st
Memphis Excelsiors Walt Kelly 3rd Dick Lyford 4th 5th
Knoxville Knights Tom Peeler 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Atlanta Peaches Nat Hayward 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Nashville Chieftains Ben Rodger 6th Ben Rodger 3rd 3rd
Birmingham Ironmen Owen Sanborn 7th Owen Sanborn 2nd 2nd
New Orleans Showboats 8th 5th(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Excelsiors Charlie Robinson 1st 5th(tied) 3rd
Little Rock Governors Herm Kocher 2nd Orlando Benitez 1st(tied) 1st
Knoxville Knights Buck Hawkins 3rd Buck Hawkins 1st(tied) 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Max Hanson 4th Max Hanson 3rd 4th
New Orleans Showboats Mark Strickland 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Atlanta Peaches Stan Lilly 6th 5th(tied) 7th
Nashville Chieftains Tommy Roth 7th Tommy Roth 4th 5th
Chattanooga Reliables 8th 5th(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Atlanta Peaches Ed Bailey 1st Jim Grow 5th 3rd
Memphis Excelsiors Bill Absher 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Little Rock Governors Don Berry 3rd 6th(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights Tom Brown 4th 6th(tied) 8th
Birmingham Ironmen Billy Beck 5th Billy Beck 3rd 4th
Chattanooga Reliables Al Whitehead 6th Al Whitehead 2nd 1st
New Orleans Showboats Hank Graham 7th Hank Graham 4th 5th
Nashville Chieftains Ed Warner 8th Oscar Parker 1st 2nd
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Buster Clark 1st Charlie Christian 8th 8th
Atlanta Peaches Skinny Clayborn 2nd Carl Davis 6th(tied) 6th
New Orleans Showboats Mike Dunlavy 3rd Mike Dunlavy 3rd 1st
Nashville Chieftains Harry Byrne 4th George Kelly 2nd 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Alex Witherow 5th Wes Olson 1st 3rd
Knoxville Knights Buster Scott 6th Whitey Gates 6th(tied) 7th
Memphis Excelsiors Dick Neff 7th Herb Salyers 5th 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Bill Carpenter 8th Bill Carpenter 4th 4th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Little Rock Governors Al Corbin 1st Herb Thomason 5th 1st
Memphis Excelsiors Bill Messer 2nd John Brooks 1st(tied) 2nd
Birmingham Ironmen Paul Bunning 3rd Frank Holt 1st(tied) 3rd
Knoxville Knights Dick Blackburn 4th Dick Blackburn 6th 5th
Atlanta Peaches Pat Hackney 5th Ed Woodward 7th 7th
Chattanooga Reliables Fred Baldwin 6th James Rossi 3rd 4th
New Orleans Showboats Marty Florence 7th Marty Florence 4th 6th
Nashville Chieftains Babe Holden 8th Babe Holden 8th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains Wally Shepperd 1st Babe Holden 1st 1st
New Orleans Showboats Davey Cronin 2nd Davey Cronin 4th 4th
Memphis Excelsiors Bill Messer 3rd John Brooks 2nd(tied) 2nd
Chattanooga Reliables James Rossi 4th James Rossi 5th 5th
Little Rock Governors Herb Thomason 5th Herb Thomason 6th 6th
Knoxville Knights Dick Blackburn 6th Dick Blackburn 7th 7th
Birmingham Ironmen Bill Scott 7th Frank Holt 2nd(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Peaches Jim Elser 8th Ed Woodward 8th 8th
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