EASTERN ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/14/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Charleston Blue Legs Charles O'Brien 1st Charles O'Brien 2nd 2nd
Akron Wheels Carl Adams 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Dayton Dukes Charlie Bachman 3rd (tied) 5th(tied) 6th
Harrisburg Red Wings Dode Best 3rd (tied) Roger Ellis 3rd 3rd
Youngstown Phenoms Larry Pierce 5th Larry Pierce 4th 4th
Erie Cannons Pete Verna 6th 5th(tied) 7th
Reading Coal Barons Eric Ryan 7th 5th(tied) 8th
Fort Wayne Generals Billy Halsey 8th Cyrus O'Shields 1st 1st
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Reading Coal Barons Jim Gordon 1st Bill Ely 2nd 2nd
Dayton Dukes Bernie Kent 2nd Bernie Kent 1st 1st
Akron Wheels John Hauk 3rd Jim Kerr 4th 3rd
Erie Cannons Bill Asche 4th 5th(tied) 5th
Charleston Blue Legs Duke Carpenter 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Harrisburg Red Wings Bill Burgess 6th Buzz Brewer 3rd 4th
Youngstown Phenoms Alex Griffin 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Fort Wayne Generals Eddie Keith 8th 5th(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Harrisburg Red Wings Frank Blackman 1st Joe Stocksdale 1st 1st
Akron Wheels George Watts 2nd 2nd(tied) 2nd
Reading Coal Barons Walt Backus 3rd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Charleston Blue Legs Art Liebler 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Erie Cannons Willie Cole 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Youngstown Phenoms Jim Hayes 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Fort Wayne Generals Charlie Meeks 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Dayton Dukes 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Charleston Blue Legs George Surprenant 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Akron Wheels Bernie Bartlett 2nd Bill E Jones 2nd 1st
Dayton Dukes Rube Hayes 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Youngstown Phenoms Roy Cohen 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Erie Cannons Red Baker 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Reading Coal Barons Herb Flam 6th 3rd(tied) 7th
Harrisburg Red Wings Bobby Reynolds 7th 3rd(tied) 8th
Fort Wayne Generals Woody Snyder 8th Woody Snyder 1st 2nd
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Reading Coal Barons Clyde Williams 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Youngstown Phenoms Paul Hanson 2nd Paul Hanson 1st 1st
Akron Wheels Danny Henderson 3rd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Dayton Dukes Bob Cowan 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Gene Lewis 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Daniel Vasquez 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Erie Cannons Don Keith 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Charleston Blue Legs 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Charleston Blue Legs Vin Long 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Erie Cannons Tommy Van Landingham 2nd 5th(tied) 6th
Dayton Dukes Pat Molnar 3rd 5th(tied) 7th
Reading Coal Barons Don Barrett 4th Don Barrett 3rd 1st
Youngstown Phenoms Hal Leonard 5th Hal Leonard 1st 2nd
Akron Wheels Dino Sharp Jr. 6th Dino Sharp Jr. 2nd 3rd
Harrisburg Red Wings Johnny Tucker 7th Johnny Tucker 4th 4th
Fort Wayne Generals Ray Heiken 8th 5th(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dukes Jack Farley 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Charleston Blue Legs John Mann 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Erie Cannons George Gunter 3rd George Huffman 2nd 2nd
Akron Wheels Ike Opel 4th Charlie Watson 1st 1st
Reading Coal Barons Tony Frazier 5th 3rd(tied) 5th
Harrisburg Red Wings Leon Carr 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Fort Wayne Generals 7th (tied) 3rd(tied) 7th(tied)
Youngstown Phenoms 7th (tied) 3rd(tied) 7th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Erie Cannons Bill Noonan 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Charleston Blue Legs Elmer Miller 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Reading Coal Barons Ted Dail 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Akron Wheels Charlie Grant 4th Charlie Grant 2nd 1st
Fort Wayne Generals Bill Boulden 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Danny Girard 6th 3rd(tied) 7th
Harrisburg Red Wings Frank Peterson 7th Frank Peterson 1st 2nd
Dayton Dukes 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Charleston Blue Legs Ed Petty 1st Sal Baldassari 5th 4th
Erie Cannons Dan Sorenson 2nd Dan Sorenson 3rd 2nd
Harrisburg Red Wings Hanson Allen 3rd Hank Oliver 1st 1st
Reading Coal Barons Harold Bidwell 4th Charley Graham 4th 5th
Dayton Dukes Ken Cobb 5th George Drown 7th 6th
Akron Wheels Nick Guillory 6th Harry Trinity 6th 7th
Fort Wayne Generals Bill Lynch 7th Lee Jones 2nd 3rd
Youngstown Phenoms Harry Bigelow 8th Paul Czerwinski 8th 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Youngstown Phenoms Don LaMoureaux 1st 5th(tied) 1st
Dayton Dukes Charlie Williams 2nd Bill Thomas 3rd 2nd
Harrisburg Red Wings Red Johnson 3rd Howie Lee 1st 3rd
Erie Cannons Manuel Hernandez 4th 5th(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Danny Macaluso 5th Dick Ellison 4th 4th
Charleston Blue Legs Jim Hall 6th 5th(tied) 7th
Reading Coal Barons Howie Cook 7th Charley Graham 2nd 6th
Akron Wheels 8th 5th(tied) 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Reading Coal Barons Charlie Todd Jr. 1st Charley Graham 1st 1st
Erie Cannons Sammy Taylor 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Dick Ellison 3rd Dick Ellison 4th 2nd
Charleston Blue Legs Jim Hall 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Dayton Dukes Glenn Smith 5th Bill Thomas 2nd 3rd
Harrisburg Red Wings Lou Morse 6th Lou Morse 3rd 4th
Youngstown Phenoms Tom Ray 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Akron Wheels 8th 5th(tied) 8th
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