EASTERN ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
09/01/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Charleston Blue Legs Charles O'Brien 1st Charles O'Brien 1st 1st
Akron Wheels Carl Adams 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Harrisburg Red Wings Rudolf Boeck 3rd Roger Ellis 3rd 2nd
Dayton Dukes Charlie Bachman 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Larry Pierce 5th Larry Pierce 4th 4th
Fort Wayne Generals Neil Bailey 6th Billy Halsey 2nd 3rd
Reading Coal Barons Eric Ryan 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Erie Cannons Kent Parkhurst 8th 5th(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Harrisburg Red Wings Marv Nordberg 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Reading Coal Barons Jim Gordon 2nd Bill Ely 1st(tied) 1st
Akron Wheels John Hauk 3rd Jim Kerr 4th 3rd
Dayton Dukes Jack Smith 4th Bernie Kent 1st(tied) 2nd
Charleston Blue Legs Duke Carpenter 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Alex Griffin 6th Alex Griffin 3rd 4th
Erie Cannons Johnny Clark 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Fort Wayne Generals Bill Martin 8th 5th(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Harrisburg Red Wings Frank Blackman 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Charleston Blue Legs Art Liebler 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Akron Wheels George Watts 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Fort Wayne Generals Leon Brazzle 4th (tied) Leon Brazzle 1st 1st
Reading Coal Barons Walt Backus 4th (tied) 2nd(tied) 5th
Erie Cannons Al Wilk 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Jim Hayes 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 2nd(tied) 2nd
Akron Wheels Bernie Bartlett 2nd Bill E Jones 1st 1st
Youngstown Phenoms Roy Cohen 3rd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Fort Wayne Generals Carl Loose 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Dayton Dukes Bob Hales 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Harrisburg Red Wings Bryan Odgers 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Erie Cannons Red Baker 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Reading Coal Barons Herb Flam 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Reading Coal Barons Clyde Williams 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Youngstown Phenoms Paul Hanson 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Akron Wheels Danny Henderson 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Dayton Dukes Tom Carter 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Fort Wayne Generals Ford Brissette 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Harrisburg Red Wings George McCormick 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Erie Cannons Vince Goss 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Charleston Blue Legs 8th 1st(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Charleston Blue Legs Vin Long 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Dayton Dukes Pat Molnar 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Mark Williams 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Erie Cannons Scotty Rains 4th 3rd(tied) 6th
Reading Coal Barons Vic Wyatt 5th Don Barrett 2nd 1st
Akron Wheels Dino Sharp Jr. 6th Dino Sharp Jr. 1st 2nd
Youngstown Phenoms Sid Packer 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Fort Wayne Generals Ray Heiken 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Youngstown Phenoms John Creese 1st John Creese 2nd 1st
Charleston Blue Legs John Mann 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Dayton Dukes Jack Farley 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Erie Cannons George Miller 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Harry Davis 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Akron Wheels Ike Opel 6th Charlie Watson 1st 2nd
Reading Coal Barons Tony Frazier 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Harrisburg Red Wings Leon Carr 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Charleston Blue Legs Elmer Miller 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Erie Cannons George Davis 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Reading Coal Barons Ted Dail 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Akron Wheels Charlie Grant 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Dayton Dukes Bill Stobbe 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Bill Boulden 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Danny Girard 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Harrisburg Red Wings Charlie Harris 8th 1st(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dukes Ken Cobb 1st George Drown 3rd 2nd
Charleston Blue Legs Ed Petty 2nd Sal Baldassari 5th 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Elmer Clay 3rd Hank Oliver 7th 7th
Reading Coal Barons Harold Bidwell 4th Charley Graham 4th 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Marty Wilson 5th Mike Gautier 1st 1st
Erie Cannons Ross Patterson 6th Hank Cardiff 6th 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Harry Bigelow 7th Benny Codispoti 8th 8th
Akron Wheels Chuck Stoffers 8th Mike Fulton 2nd 3rd
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Erie Cannons Jimmy Jeter 1st 5th(tied) 1st
Youngstown Phenoms Don LaMoureaux 2nd 5th(tied) 2nd
Fort Wayne Generals Dick Ellison 3rd Dick Ellison 4th 3rd
Harrisburg Red Wings Roger Decker 4th Hank Oliver 1st 4th
Dayton Dukes Bill Thomas 5th Bill Thomas 3rd 5th
Reading Coal Barons Howie Cook 6th Charley Graham 2nd 6th
Charleston Blue Legs Jim Hall 7th 5th(tied) 7th
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 4th 3rd
Erie Cannons Sammy Taylor 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Dick Ellison 3rd John Herrick Jr. 1st(tied) 1st
Charleston Blue Legs Jim Hall 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Dayton Dukes Glenn Smith 5th Bill Thomas 1st(tied) 2nd
Harrisburg Red Wings Lou Morse 6th Hank Oliver 3rd 4th
Youngstown Phenoms Tom Ray 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Akron Wheels 8th 5th(tied) 8th
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