GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/07/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Salt Lake City Stars Erv Blair 1st Sam Howard 2nd 2nd
San Diego Conquistadors Charlie Stewart 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
San Jose Missions Buddy Rice 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Sacramento Hawks Lou Johnston 4th Lou Johnston 1st 1st
Portland Green Sox Chet Smith 5th (tied) 3rd(tied) 5th(tied)
Tucson Bulls George Roney 5th (tied) 3rd(tied) 5th(tied)
Hawaii Suns Bucky Gray 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Phoenix Scorchers Tex Strain 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hawaii Suns George Peters 1st George Peters 3rd 3rd
Phoenix Scorchers Frank Bailey 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Tucson Bulls Joe Dentinger 3rd Tom Sims 2nd 2nd
San Diego Conquistadors Heinie Mott 4th Heinie Mott 1st 1st
Sacramento Hawks Lew Cross 5th Frank Dolan 4th 4th
Portland Green Sox Jesse Franklin 6th Charlie Horton 6th 5th
Salt Lake City Stars Sam Taylor 7th 7th(tied) 8th
San Jose Missions Chuck Peck 8th Chuck Peck 5th 6th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tucson Bulls Wally Melvin 1st Wally Melvin 1st 1st
Portland Green Sox Hal Franke 2nd Hal Franke 3rd 3rd
Salt Lake City Stars Norm McGuire 3rd Norm McGuire 2nd 2nd
San Jose Missions Ed Smith 4th Ed Smith 5th 4th
Hawaii Suns Bob Johnson 5th 6th(tied) 6th
Sacramento Hawks Bobby Mendez 6th Bobby Mendez 4th 5th
Phoenix Scorchers Tony Bartz 7th 6th(tied) 7th
San Diego Conquistadors 8th 6th(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Phoenix Scorchers Jim Marshall 1st Ben Cooper 3rd 2nd
Salt Lake City Stars Bill Coletti 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Portland Green Sox Bob Parker 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Hawaii Suns Harry Barber 4th Harry Barber 1st 1st
San Diego Conquistadors Jack Sharp 5th 4th(tied) 6th
San Jose Missions Dan Mathews 6th Clyde Lyon 2nd 3rd
Sacramento Hawks Jack Cavin 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Tucson Bulls Bernie Dennis 8th 4th(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hawaii Suns Sid Riccio 1st Sid Riccio 2nd 2nd
Tucson Bulls Miguel Serrano 2nd Miguel Serrano 4th 3rd
San Diego Conquistadors Dan Winik 3rd Dan Winik 3rd 4th
Salt Lake City Stars Bob Branson 4th Bob Branson 1st 1st
San Jose Missions Jack Warner 5th 5th(tied) 5th
Sacramento Hawks Joe Esteves 6th 5th(tied) 6th
Phoenix Scorchers Bill Clement 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Portland Green Sox Pinky Bivins 8th 5th(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hawaii Suns Ike Brown 1st Ray Swan 6th 2nd
Portland Green Sox Chet Judkins 2nd Chet Judkins 1st 1st
San Jose Missions Mo Hisel 3rd Karl Teague 2nd 3rd
San Diego Conquistadors Dick Huss 4th Dick Huss 4th 4th
Tucson Bulls John Walls 5th John Walls 3rd 5th
Phoenix Scorchers Lyn Lockwood 6th 8th 8th
Salt Lake City Stars Elmer Abbott 7th Elmer Abbott 7th 6th
Sacramento Hawks Marv Mason 8th Marv Mason 5th 7th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Jose Missions Roger Dorsey 1st Roger Dorsey 2nd 2nd
Sacramento Hawks Jose Soto 2nd Jose Soto 1st 1st
Hawaii Suns Larry Hurlbutt 3rd Larry Hurlbutt 3rd 3rd
Salt Lake City Stars Bobby Lewis 4th 4th(tied) 4th
Phoenix Scorchers Charlie Phillips 5th 4th(tied) 5th
Tucson Bulls Dick Payne 6th 4th(tied) 6th
San Diego Conquistadors James Gaubatz 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Portland Green Sox 8th 4th(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hawaii Suns Gene Meadows 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Salt Lake City Stars Lee Yeager 2nd Lee Yeager 1st(tied) 1st
Tucson Bulls Lee Lowman 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Phoenix Scorchers Billy Shields 4th Billy Shields 1st(tied) 2nd
Portland Green Sox Bill Roberts 5th 4th(tied) 6th
San Jose Missions Bill Davis 6th Bill Davis 3rd 3rd
Sacramento Hawks Wally Downs 7th 4th(tied) 7th
San Diego Conquistadors Mike Burney 8th 4th(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tucson Bulls Lynn Teer 1st Sandy Reid 8th 7th
Phoenix Scorchers Elmer Martin 2nd Frank Rector 6th 6th
Hawaii Suns Al Whitman 3rd Al Whitman 2nd 2nd
Sacramento Hawks Jimmie Smith 4th Jimmie Smith 1st 1st
San Diego Conquistadors Jack Cornwell 5th Benny Cowherd 3rd 3rd
Portland Green Sox Ben Nicholson 6th Gene Smith 4th 4th
San Jose Missions Dave Bates 7th Dave Bates 5th 5th
Salt Lake City Stars Clarence Thompson 8th Bill Good 7th 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Sacramento Hawks Jimmie Smith 1st Jimmie Smith 1st 1st
Salt Lake City Stars John Hunt 2nd Cleo Kidwell 5th 2nd
Phoenix Scorchers Duane Alarcon 3rd Fernand Moreau 8th 3rd
Hawaii Suns Huck Haugen 4th Sammy Dickerson 7th 5th
San Jose Missions Joe Burt 5th Frank Howard 4th 4th
San Diego Conquistadors Johnny Taylor 6th Ron Verhey 2nd 6th
Portland Green Sox Ted Lashway 7th Ted Lashway 3rd 7th
Tucson Bulls Eddie Kelly 8th Pat Franchi 6th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hawaii Suns George Cox 1st Hal Foster 2nd 1st
San Diego Conquistadors Marty Bean 2nd Ron Verhey 4th 2nd
Phoenix Scorchers Harry Taylor 3rd Fernand Moreau 8th 5th
Portland Green Sox Sam Barne 4th Ted Lashway 3rd 3rd
Sacramento Hawks Jimmie Smith 5th Jimmie Smith 1st 4th
Tucson Bulls Pat Franchi 6th Pat Franchi 7th 6th
Salt Lake City Stars Cleo Kidwell 7th Cleo Kidwell 6th 8th
San Jose Missions Frank Howard 8th Frank Howard 5th 7th
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