UNION LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
05/12/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Richmond Rebels Jim Custis 1st Jim Custis 1st(tied) 1st
Syracuse Excelsiors Vance Ferguson 2nd Jim Wood 5th 4th
Toledo Tornados John Smith 3rd John Smith 1st(tied) 2nd
Buffalo Nickels Jimmy Russo 4th Jimmy Russo 4th 5th
Columbus Titans Walter Crogan 5th 6th(tied) 6th
Pittsburgh Aces Johnny Recker 6th 6th(tied) 7th
Rochester Rooks Andy Wild 7th Andy Wild 1st(tied) 3rd
Louisville Derbies Dib Scott 8th 6th(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados Larry Herzberg 1st 6th(tied) 6th
Buffalo Nickels Pedro Maldonado 2nd Pedro Maldonado 1st(tied) 1st
Richmond Rebels Marv Nordberg 3rd Curt Esposito 5th 3rd
Louisville Derbies Tom Clark 4th Dick Votaw 1st(tied) 2nd
Rochester Rooks Red Miller 5th 6th(tied) 7th
Columbus Titans John Ames 6th John Ames 4th 5th
Pittsburgh Aces George Wood 7th (tied) 6th(tied) 8th
Syracuse Excelsiors Al Morton 7th (tied) Al Morton 3rd 4th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Rochester Rooks Andy Barrington 1st Del Wood 4th 2nd
Syracuse Excelsiors Max Morgan 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Pittsburgh Aces Jim Wilson 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Toledo Tornados Gil Dayan 4th Gil Dayan 3rd 4th
Louisville Derbies Charlie Vaughn 5th Norm Buckingham 2nd 3rd
Buffalo Nickels Dan Moran 6th Dan Moran 1st 1st
Richmond Rebels Billy Robertson 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Columbus Titans 8th 5th(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buffalo Nickels Joe Henke 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Columbus Titans Mickey Barker 2nd Frank Borgen 1st 1st
Pittsburgh Aces Jake Ervin 3rd Jake Ervin 3rd 3rd
Toledo Tornados Dick Walker 4th Dick Walker 2nd 2nd
Rochester Rooks Frank Rawson 5th 4th(tied) 5th
Louisville Derbies 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Richmond Rebels 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Syracuse Excelsiors 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buffalo Nickels Stan Krahn 1st Stan Krahn 1st 1st
Rochester Rooks Gus Randall 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Louisville Derbies Harry Adams 3rd Jim Wright 3rd 2nd
Pittsburgh Aces Walter Miller 4th Walter Miller 2nd 3rd
Toledo Tornados Sid Dunnam 5th 4th(tied) 5th
Richmond Rebels Frank Sperry 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Syracuse Excelsiors Stubby Loyd 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Columbus Titans Hank Grundy 8th 4th(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Columbus Titans George Brown 1st Bill Ward 4th 3rd
Toledo Tornados Frank Hayes 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Richmond Rebels Jimmy Henderson 3rd Jimmy Henderson 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Nickels Pat Schmitt 4th Pat Schmitt 1st 1st
Pittsburgh Aces Howard Jarvis 5th Paul Baglio 5th 4th
Syracuse Excelsiors Syd Welch 6th Syd Welch 6th 6th
Louisville Derbies Ossie Fuller 7th Ossie Fuller 3rd 5th
Rochester Rooks Hank Hurley 8th 7th(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados Jim Ross 1st Jim Ross 4th 3rd
Pittsburgh Aces Lou Strader 2nd Lou Strader 1st(tied) 1st
Columbus Titans Pat Allen 3rd Pat Allen 1st(tied) 2nd
Richmond Rebels Virgil Morris 4th 7th(tied) 7th
Rochester Rooks Steve Keen 5th Steve Keen 5th 5th
Buffalo Nickels Jimmy Willis 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Louisville Derbies Chris Johnson 7th Chris Johnson 6th 6th
Syracuse Excelsiors George Yates 8th George Yates 1st(tied) 4th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buffalo Nickels Willie Pennington 1st Gail Metcalf 5th 3rd
Pittsburgh Aces Bill Tubbs 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Louisville Derbies Frank Roberts 3rd Frank Roberts 4th 4th
Columbus Titans Dwight Phillips 4th Dwight Phillips 3rd 5th
Toledo Tornados Sam Roberts 5th Les Mahoney 1st(tied) 1st
Richmond Rebels Joe Bradley 6th Bobby Crider 1st(tied) 2nd
Syracuse Excelsiors Tony Lane 7th Tony Lane 6th 6th
Rochester Rooks Bernie Lynch 8th 7th(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Syracuse Excelsiors Art Bishop 1st Allan Morris 2nd 1st
Columbus Titans Ken West 2nd Joe Bryant 1st 2nd
Toledo Tornados Jim Bobino 3rd Don Barrell 5th 4th
Rochester Rooks Bob Moore 4th Bob Moore 8th 8th
Buffalo Nickels Johnny Williams 5th Johnny Williams 7th 6th
Louisville Derbies Bob Gibbons 6th Herm Barnett 6th 7th
Pittsburgh Aces Henry Price 7th Ed South 3rd 3rd
Richmond Rebels Mel Gordon 8th Mel Gordon 4th 5th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Richmond Rebels Red Johnson 1st Johnnie Coleman 2nd 1st
Columbus Titans Bert Coey 2nd Sam Hill 3rd 2nd
Buffalo Nickels Rex Armstrong 3rd Charlie Walton 6th 4th
Louisville Derbies Dave Cox 4th Dave Cox 4th 5th
Toledo Tornados Roy Green 5th Al Wilson 5th 6th
Syracuse Excelsiors Lou Walker 6th Bill Paris 1st 3rd
Rochester Rooks Gary Woods 7th 7th(tied) 7th
Pittsburgh Aces 8th 7th(tied) 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados Jim Bobino 1st Al Wilson 3rd 1st
Syracuse Excelsiors Elmer Jones 2nd Elmer Jones 4th 4th
Louisville Derbies Joe Russell 3rd Joe Russell 2nd 2nd
Columbus Titans Herman Steele 4th Herman Steele 1st 3rd
Buffalo Nickels Rex Armstrong 5th Charlie Walton 6th 5th
Rochester Rooks Ted Thierry 6th 7th(tied) 7th
Richmond Rebels Earle Flanders 7th Earle Flanders 5th 6th
Pittsburgh Aces 8th 7th(tied) 8th
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