EASTERN ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/07/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dukes Charlie Bachman 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Rudolf Boeck 2nd Roger Ellis 1st(tied) 1st
Akron Wheels Carl Adams 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Erie Cannons Don Wagner 4th 4th(tied) 6th
Fort Wayne Generals Neil Bailey 5th Billy Halsey 3rd 3rd
Youngstown Phenoms Chuck Carbell 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Charleston Blue Legs Charles O'Brien 7th Charles O'Brien 1st(tied) 2nd
Reading Coal Barons Eric Ryan 8th 4th(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dukes Pat Molnar 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Youngstown Phenoms Jack Hoyt 2nd Jack Hoyt 2nd 2nd
Erie Cannons Jeff Lovejoy 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Harrisburg Red Wings Curt Esposito 4th Curt Esposito 1st 1st
Reading Coal Barons Bill Ely 5th Bill Ely 3rd 3rd
Akron Wheels John Hauk 6th Jim Kerr 4th 4th
Charleston Blue Legs Duke Carpenter 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 2nd(tied) 2nd
Akron Wheels Johnny Dennis 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Dayton Dukes Pat Godfrey 3rd Pat Godfrey 1st 1st
Fort Wayne Generals Mel Fields 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Erie Cannons Al Wilk 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Reading Coal Barons Dave Rankin 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Charleston Blue Legs Cliff Green 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Youngstown Phenoms Bobby Zimmerman 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Harrisburg Red Wings Clyde Robbins 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Reading Coal Barons Lee Norton 2nd Lee Norton 1st 1st
Akron Wheels Bernie Bartlett 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Roy Cohen 4th Stan Mance 4th 4th
Dayton Dukes Jerome Smith 5th Jerome Smith 2nd 2nd
Charleston Blue Legs Stu Duer 6th Stu Duer 3rd 3rd
Fort Wayne Generals Carl Loose 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Erie Cannons Stan Otte 8th 5th(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Akron Wheels Mel Neff 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Reading Coal Barons Clyde Williams 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Youngstown Phenoms Paul Hanson 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Erie Cannons Willie Cole 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Dayton Dukes Joe Prewitt 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Marv Klimowicz 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Harrisburg Red Wings Gene Lewis 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Charleston Blue Legs 8th 1st(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Akron Wheels Frank Bergan 1st Frank Bergan 1st 1st
Dayton Dukes Jack Farley 2nd Ken Jones 2nd 2nd
Youngstown Phenoms Cal Sellers 3rd Sid Packer 3rd 3rd
Erie Cannons Phil Paul 4th Phil Paul 4th 4th
Fort Wayne Generals Fred Smith 5th 5th(tied) 5th
Reading Coal Barons Vic Wyatt 6th 5th(tied) 6th
Charleston Blue Legs 7th (tied) 5th(tied) 7th(tied)
Harrisburg Red Wings 7th (tied) 5th(tied) 7th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dukes Reuben Mitchell 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Youngstown Phenoms John Creese 2nd John Creese 1st 1st
Charleston Blue Legs John Mann 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Erie Cannons George Gunter 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne Generals Harry Davis 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Reading Coal Barons Tony Frazier 6th 3rd(tied) 7th
Harrisburg Red Wings Jeff Varley 7th Jeff Varley 2nd 2nd
Akron Wheels Ike Opel 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Erie Cannons Bill Noonan 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Joe Bradley 2nd Joe Bradley 2nd 2nd
Reading Coal Barons Johnny Brackett 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Akron Wheels Joe Gardner 4th 4th(tied) 6th
Fort Wayne Generals Bill Boulden 5th Bill Boulden 3rd 3rd
Youngstown Phenoms Danny Girard 6th Danny Girard 1st 1st
Dayton Dukes Bill Stobbe 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Charleston Blue Legs Johnny Newman 8th 4th(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Erie Cannons Bob Neal 1st Bob Neal 2nd 1st
Harrisburg Red Wings Hanson Allen 2nd Hank Oliver 4th 3rd
Fort Wayne Generals Ray Hite 3rd Bill Lynch 5th(tied) 5th
Reading Coal Barons Harold Bidwell 4th Charley Graham 3rd 4th
Dayton Dukes Calvin Johnson 5th Oscar Taylor 1st 2nd
Akron Wheels Chuck Stoffers 6th John Jones 5th(tied) 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Harry Bigelow 7th 8th 7th
Charleston Blue Legs Curt Martin 8th Tom Dodson 7th 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Youngstown Phenoms Ed Carter 1st Tom Ray 6th 1st
Dayton Dukes Charlie Williams 2nd Bill Thomas 3rd 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Roger Decker 3rd Hank Oliver 2nd 3rd
Charleston Blue Legs Ellis Porter 4th Herman Steele 1st 2nd
Erie Cannons Bert Baxter 5th Dale Johnson 4th 5th
Reading Coal Barons Howie Cook 6th Adam McCoy 7th 6th
Fort Wayne Generals Dick Ellison 7th Dick Ellison 5th 7th
Akron Wheels 8th 8th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Reading Coal Barons Charlie Todd Jr. 1st Charley Graham 2nd 1st
Charleston Blue Legs Herman Steele 2nd Herman Steele 4th 4th
Harrisburg Red Wings Roger Decker 3rd Hank Oliver 3rd 3rd
Fort Wayne Generals Dick Ellison 4th Bill Lynch 1st 2nd
Dayton Dukes Glenn Smith 5th Bill Thomas 6th 5th
Erie Cannons Joe Bass 6th Joe Bass 5th 6th
Youngstown Phenoms Tom Ray 7th Tom Ray 7th 7th
Akron Wheels 8th 8th 8th
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