UNION LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
11/01/1974
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TRANSACTIONS
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HISTORY
CATCHERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Richmond Rebels
Jim Custis
1st
Jim Custis
1st(tied)
1st
Toledo Tornados
John Smith
2nd
John Smith
1st(tied)
2nd
Buffalo Nickels
Jimmy Russo
3rd
Jimmy Russo
4th
4th
Syracuse Excelsiors
Jim Wood
4th
5th(tied)
5th
Rochester Rooks
Andy Wild
5th
Andy Wild
1st(tied)
3rd
Columbus Titans
Gene Martin
6th
5th(tied)
6th
Louisville Derbies
Dib Scott
7th
5th(tied)
7th
Atlanta Aces
George Cooper
8th
5th(tied)
8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Richmond Rebels
Marv Nordberg
1st
Curt Esposito
1st
1st
Syracuse Excelsiors
Jules Tucker
2nd
Al Morton
3rd
3rd
Atlanta Aces
George Wood
3rd (tied)
George Wood
4th
4th
Rochester Rooks
Red Miller
3rd (tied)
8th
8th
Louisville Derbies
Jim Busby
5th
Dick Votaw
2nd
2nd
Columbus Titans
John Ames
6th
John Ames
5th
5th
Toledo Tornados
Dwight Keller
7th
Earl Burris
6th
6th
Buffalo Nickels
Sam Chess
8th
Sam Chess
7th
7th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados
Bill Barber
1st
Bill Barber
2nd
1st
Atlanta Aces
Rick Huffman
2nd
6th(tied)
6th
Syracuse Excelsiors
Harry Bolden
3rd
6th(tied)
7th
Buffalo Nickels
Bill Shertzer
4th
Dan Moran
3rd
2nd
Columbus Titans
Art Liebler
5th
Bobby Porter
4th
4th
Richmond Rebels
Lee Murphy
6th
Lee Murphy
5th
5th
Rochester Rooks
John Carey
7th
6th(tied)
8th
Louisville Derbies
Norm Buckingham
8th
Norm Buckingham
1st
3rd
THIRD BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Buffalo Nickels
Joe Henke
1st
4th(tied)
4th
Richmond Rebels
Clyde Robbins
2nd
4th(tied)
5th
Toledo Tornados
Dick Walker
3rd
Dick Walker
1st
1st
Rochester Rooks
Frank Rawson
4th
4th(tied)
6th
Columbus Titans
Frank Borgen
5th
Frank Borgen
2nd
2nd
Syracuse Excelsiors
Johnny Lee
6th
4th(tied)
7th
Louisville Derbies
Harry Haynes
7th
Harry Haynes
3rd
3rd
Atlanta Aces
Walter Miller
8th
4th(tied)
8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Atlanta Aces
Jake Ervin
1st
Jake Ervin
3rd
2nd
Toledo Tornados
Gil Dayan
2nd
Gil Dayan
2nd
1st
Buffalo Nickels
Stan Krahn
3rd
Stan Krahn
1st
3rd
Richmond Rebels
Chuck Moore
4th
4th(tied)
4th
Louisville Derbies
Hans Cramer
5th
4th(tied)
5th
Rochester Rooks
Larry Lipowski
6th
4th(tied)
6th
Columbus Titans
Hank Grundy
7th
4th(tied)
7th
Syracuse Excelsiors
Frank Robbins
8th
4th(tied)
8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Columbus Titans
George Brown
1st
5th(tied)
5th
Buffalo Nickels
Pat Schmitt
2nd
Pat Schmitt
1st
1st
Richmond Rebels
Jake Pitts
3rd
5th(tied)
6th
Louisville Derbies
George Dierker
4th
George Dierker
3rd
3rd
Atlanta Aces
Neal Allen
5th
Frank Bergan
2nd
2nd
Toledo Tornados
Chet Wright
6th
Clay Eckley
4th
4th
Syracuse Excelsiors
Charlie Cox
7th
5th(tied)
7th
Rochester Rooks
Hank Hurley
8th
5th(tied)
8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Atlanta Aces
Lou Strader
1st
Lou Strader
3rd
2nd
Columbus Titans
Bill Ward
2nd
Bill Ward
4th
4th
Rochester Rooks
Steve Keen
3rd
Steve Keen
2nd
3rd
Richmond Rebels
Virgil Morris
4th
6th(tied)
6th
Buffalo Nickels
Jimmy Willis
5th
6th(tied)
7th
Syracuse Excelsiors
Roy Matthews
6th
George Yates
1st
1st
Toledo Tornados
Randy Highburn
7th
6th(tied)
8th
Louisville Derbies
Gene Burroughs
8th
Chris Johnson
5th
5th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Atlanta Aces
Bill Tubbs
1st
Howard Jarvis
6th
4th
Richmond Rebels
Jimmy Henderson
2nd
Jimmy Henderson
1st(tied)
1st
Syracuse Excelsiors
Cliff Peterson
3rd
Tony Lane
7th
7th
Louisville Derbies
Frank Roberts
4th
Frank Roberts
5th
6th
Columbus Titans
Tom Daze
5th
Dwight Phillips
4th
5th
Toledo Tornados
Sam Roberts
6th
Les Mahoney
1st(tied)
2nd
Buffalo Nickels
Thad Williams
7th
Thad Williams
1st(tied)
3rd
Rochester Rooks
Chuck Green
8th
8th
8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Syracuse Excelsiors
Don Curtis
1st
Don Curtis
2nd
2nd
Toledo Tornados
Howie Mazzei
2nd
Don Barrell
3rd
3rd
Columbus Titans
Ed Petty
3rd
John Lewis
1st
1st
Rochester Rooks
Bill Hestand
4th
Bob Moore
5th
5th
Buffalo Nickels
Johnny Williams
5th
Johnny Williams
4th
4th
Louisville Derbies
Bill Jones
6th
Bill Jones
6th(tied)
6th
Atlanta Aces
Henry Price
7th
Henry Price
6th(tied)
7th
Richmond Rebels
Charlie Howard
8th
Elmer Clay
8th
8th
RELIEVERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Atlanta Aces
Jesse Polis
1st
8th
1st
Richmond Rebels
Glenn Johnson
2nd
Glenn Johnson
3rd
2nd
Buffalo Nickels
Bill Johnson
3rd
Bill Johnson
7th
3rd
Columbus Titans
Bert Coey
4th
Karl Strauss
2nd
4th
Syracuse Excelsiors
Elmer Jones
5th
Elmer Jones
5th
5th
Toledo Tornados
Roy Green
6th
Al Wilson
1st
6th
Louisville Derbies
George Reilly
7th
George Reilly
4th
7th
Rochester Rooks
Gary Woods
8th
Don Dickinson
6th
8th
CLOSERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Buffalo Nickels
Ken Jeffrie
1st
Bill Johnson
7th
4th
Columbus Titans
Bert Coey
2nd
Karl Strauss
2nd(tied)
1st
Atlanta Aces
Jesse Polis
3rd
8th
8th
Toledo Tornados
Jimmy Jeter
4th
Al Wilson
2nd(tied)
3rd
Syracuse Excelsiors
Elmer Jones
5th
Charlie Harris
1st
2nd
Louisville Derbies
Joe Russell
6th
Joe Russell
4th
5th
Richmond Rebels
Earle Flanders
7th
Earle Flanders
5th
6th
Rochester Rooks
Don Dickinson
8th
Don Dickinson
6th
7th
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