DIXIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
09/01/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains Vance Ferguson 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Jacksonville Gators Eli Ewing 2nd 4th(tied) 5th
Memphis Cougars Earl Wade 3rd Earl Wade 1st 1st
Knoxville Knights Joe Keith 4th Joe Keith 2nd 2nd
Montgomery Capitals Mickey Maruska 5th Frank Cannon 3rd 3rd
Jackson Pilots Angel Martinez 6th 4th(tied) 6th
Chattanooga Reliables Johnny Hughes 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Birmingham Ironmen Don Simmons 8th 4th(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains Cliff Peterson 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Adam Moore 2nd Adam Moore 1st 1st
Jackson Pilots Al O'Connor 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Knoxville Knights Eddie Brown 4th Eddie Brown 2nd 2nd
Jacksonville Gators Les Jefferson 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Montgomery Capitals Tom Lucas 6th Tom Lucas 3rd 3rd
Birmingham Ironmen Tom Sims 7th Tom Sims 4th 4th
Memphis Cougars Morrie Howard 8th 5th(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Chieftains Harry Bolden 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Memphis Cougars Joe Sterling 2nd Morton Bass 1st 1st
Jackson Pilots John Collins 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Birmingham Ironmen Eddie Davis 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Montgomery Capitals Bob Cunningham 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Knoxville Knights Tom Miller 6th Roy Moore 2nd 2nd
Jacksonville Gators Johnny Taylor 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Chattanooga Reliables Emmett Todd 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jackson Pilots Gerry Blanch 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Montgomery Capitals Jeff Bowdoin 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Chattanooga Reliables Juan Orosco 3rd Juan Orosco 1st 1st
Birmingham Ironmen Bernie Dennis 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Jacksonville Gators Jack Warner 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Knoxville Knights Joe Arnett 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Nashville Chieftains Al Ashcroft 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Memphis Cougars Joe Cavallaro 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chattanooga Reliables Moses Watts 1st Moses Watts 2nd 2nd
Memphis Cougars Ed Smith 2nd Harry Stewart 1st 1st
Jackson Pilots Hans Cramer 3rd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Montgomery Capitals Mort Robinson 4th 3rd(tied) 4th
Nashville Chieftains Stubby Loyd 5th 3rd(tied) 5th
Birmingham Ironmen Marv Martin 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Gators Bob Gould 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Knoxville Knights 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chattanooga Reliables Thad Williams 1st Thad Williams 1st 1st
Jacksonville Gators Al Krabbenhoft 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Jackson Pilots Pete Boshears 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Birmingham Ironmen Clarence Goldstein 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Knoxville Knights Del Barney 5th Del Barney 2nd 2nd
Montgomery Capitals Lew Gathings 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Memphis Cougars 7th (tied) 3rd(tied) 7th(tied)
Nashville Chieftains 7th (tied) 3rd(tied) 7th(tied)
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
Nashville Chieftains Roy Matthews 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Memphis Cougars Paul Germano 4th 2nd(tied) 5th
Birmingham Ironmen Paul Spann 5th 2nd(tied) 6th
Montgomery Capitals Jack Sartin 6th 2nd(tied) 7th
Chattanooga Reliables Bill Durst 7th Bill Durst 1st 1st
Jacksonville Gators Eddie Mitchel 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 Spud McWhirter 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Bob Russell 3rd Bob Russell 3rd 3rd
Jacksonville Gators Larry McCormick 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Jackson Pilots Denny Hutton 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Montgomery Capitals Sam Cranmer 6th Sam Cranmer 2nd 2nd
Nashville Chieftains Stan Gray 7th Stan Gray 4th 4th
Birmingham Ironmen Roy Redding 8th 5th(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Birmingham Ironmen Lee Tichenor 1st Hank Parks 1st 1st
Chattanooga Reliables Johnny Williams 2nd Johnny Williams 4th 2nd
Memphis Cougars Ernie Hull 3rd Ed Jett 5th(tied) 5th
Jacksonville Gators Cecilio Vargas 4th Ronnie Mayer 7th 7th
Montgomery Capitals Frank Davis 5th Roger Covington 3rd 3rd
Jackson Pilots Joe Crooms 6th Joe Lapsley 5th(tied) 6th
Nashville Chieftains Charlie Harris 7th John Bartlett 8th 8th
Knoxville Knights Milt Dawes 8th Milt Dawes 2nd 4th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chattanooga Reliables Mike Stegall 1st 5th(tied) 1st
Knoxville Knights Cliff Owens 2nd Jim Bowman 2nd 2nd
Jackson Pilots Bobby Osborn 3rd Ken Humphries 3rd 3rd
Memphis Cougars Hub Russell 4th 5th(tied) 5th
Nashville Chieftains Ed Wade 5th Elmer Jones 4th 4th
Birmingham Ironmen Red Osborne 6th Frank Kennedy 1st 6th
Jacksonville Gators Andy Ayres 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Montgomery Capitals Bert Townsend 8th 5th(tied) 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Birmingham Ironmen Frank Kennedy 1st Frank Kennedy 1st 1st
Nashville Chieftains Elmer Jones 2nd Elmer Jones 4th 2nd
Memphis Cougars Ernie Hull 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Chattanooga Reliables Mike Stegall 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Jackson Pilots Bobby Osborn 5th Ken Humphries 3rd 3rd
Knoxville Knights Jim Bowman 6th Jim Bowman 2nd 4th
Montgomery Capitals Arch Luxton 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Jacksonville Gators Woody Cuadrado 8th 5th(tied) 8th
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