EASTERN ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/21/1963
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Akron Wheels Johnny Adams 1st Johnny Adams 1st(tied) 1st
Erie Cannons Fred Becvar 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Reading Coal Barons Billy McDonald 3rd Billy McDonald 4th 3rd
Dayton Dukes Jim Lake 4th (tied) 7th(tied) 8th
Harrisburg Red Wings Carl Rydberg 4th (tied) Carl Rydberg 1st(tied) 2nd
Providence Sailors Joe Wright 6th Bob Milligan 3rd 4th
Youngstown Phenoms Billy Hogan 7th Sheldon Mansfield 6th 5th
Worcester Warriors Jack Goldstein 8th Jack Goldstein 5th 6th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dukes Ben Wood 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Providence Sailors Karl Keller 2nd Ed Hill 1st 1st
Reading Coal Barons John Maxwell 3rd John Maxwell 2nd 2nd
Akron Wheels Johnny Day 4th Johnny Day 3rd 3rd
Erie Cannons Tommy Cooper 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Marcos Villela 6th Marcos Villela 4th 4th
Worcester Warriors Mike Harris 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Harrisburg Red Wings 8th 5th(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Erie Cannons Roy Lueders 1st Roy Lueders 1st(tied) 1st
Dayton Dukes Joe Garvey 2nd Sal Bielak 5th 5th
Worcester Warriors Paul Crandall 3rd Paul Crandall 1st(tied) 2nd
Akron Wheels Al Seymour 4th Carlos Montoya 3rd 3rd
Youngstown Phenoms Sam Reynolds 5th Sam Reynolds 4th 4th
Providence Sailors Bunny Bruce 6th 7th(tied) 7th
Harrisburg Red Wings Charlie White 7th Charlie Shannon 6th 6th
Reading Coal Barons 8th 7th(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Harrisburg Red Wings Red Johns 1st Red Johns 2nd 1st
Erie Cannons Roger Locke 2nd Roger Locke 3rd 3rd
Dayton Dukes Bill Benton 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Worcester Warriors Don Read 4th Don Read 1st 2nd
Providence Sailors Hod Powers 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Reading Coal Barons Jim Jacks 6th 5th(tied) 7th
Youngstown Phenoms James Bowen 7th James Bowen 4th 4th
Akron Wheels 8th 5th(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Providence Sailors Al Barrier 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Al Meaux 2nd Al Meaux 2nd 2nd
Akron Wheels Charlie Larson 3rd Charlie Larson 1st 1st
Reading Coal Barons Marv Graddy 4th 4th(tied) 5th
Youngstown Phenoms Johnny Webster 5th John Vasquez 3rd 3rd
Dayton Dukes Carlos Hernandez 6th 4th(tied) 6th
Erie Cannons Danny Campbell 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Worcester Warriors 8th 4th(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Reading Coal Barons Pete Lee 1st Pete Lee 3rd 3rd
Providence Sailors Pete O'Dwyer 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Dayton Dukes Walter Wheatley 3rd Bill Ryan 6th 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Al Lewis 4th Al Lewis 1st(tied) 1st
Erie Cannons Bill Preston 5th Bill Preston 4th 4th
Akron Wheels Tex Taylor 6th Harvey Springer 5th 5th
Worcester Warriors Howie Taylor 7th 7th(tied) 8th
Harrisburg Red Wings Paul Barry 8th Paul Barry 1st(tied) 2nd
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Reading Coal Barons Herb Graves 1st Herb Graves 2nd 2nd
Dayton Dukes Sam Gray 2nd 6th(tied) 5th
Worcester Warriors Hod Bradway 3rd Hod Bradway 3rd 3rd
Providence Sailors Tommy Henry 4th 6th(tied) 6th
Erie Cannons Bert Stokes 5th Dave Hinchman 4th 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Milt Wood 6th Vern Stout 1st 1st
Youngstown Phenoms Archie Culpepper 7th Archie Culpepper 5th 7th
Akron Wheels 8th 6th(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Providence Sailors Johnny Stangle 1st Bob Wilson 4th 3rd
Akron Wheels Dick Fleck 2nd Dick Fleck 2nd 2nd
Youngstown Phenoms Bob Osika 3rd Bob Osika 1st 1st
Reading Coal Barons Ken Arnold 4th 6th(tied) 5th
Worcester Warriors John Boyd 5th John Boyd 3rd 4th
Dayton Dukes Bill Nelson 6th 6th(tied) 7th
Erie Cannons John Byrd 7th 6th(tied) 8th
Harrisburg Red Wings Earl Summers 8th Earl Summers 5th 6th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dukes Ed Smith 1st Joe Pratt 7th 7th
Reading Coal Barons Bill Smith 2nd Jake Brazill 6th 6th
Providence Sailors Dick Childers 3rd Sam Helsel 8th 8th
Youngstown Phenoms Jay Page 4th Jack Peck 5th 5th
Erie Cannons Whitey Young 5th Luther Williamson 3rd 2nd
Worcester Warriors Jim Brown 6th Bill Holmes 1st 1st
Akron Wheels Harry Caltagirone 7th Skipper Atkins 4th 3rd
Harrisburg Red Wings Charlie Williams 8th Charlie Williams 2nd 4th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dukes John Smith 1st Joe Pratt 5th 1st
Harrisburg Red Wings Roy McDonald 2nd Roy McDonald 2nd 3rd
Worcester Warriors Cot Bowen 3rd Cot Bowen 3rd 4th
Reading Coal Barons George Murphy 4th Bert Scott 4th 5th
Providence Sailors Lew Boyd 5th 6th(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Bob Currier 6th 6th(tied) 7th
Erie Cannons Charlie Walden 7th Jake Watkins 1st 2nd
Akron Wheels 8th 6th(tied) 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Worcester Warriors Cot Bowen 1st Cot Bowen 1st(tied) 1st
Harrisburg Red Wings Roy McDonald 2nd Roy McDonald 1st(tied) 2nd
Reading Coal Barons Bert Scott 3rd Bert Scott 4th 3rd
Erie Cannons Jake Watkins 4th Jake Watkins 3rd 4th
Providence Sailors Jerry Walton 5th 6th(tied) 6th
Dayton Dukes Eddie Williams 6th Joe Pratt 5th 5th
Youngstown Phenoms Allen Barnet 7th 6th(tied) 7th
Akron Wheels 8th 6th(tied) 8th
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