UNION LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/11/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pittsburgh Aces Harvey Van Orden 1st 6th(tied) 6th
Louisville Derbies Jack Hinkle 2nd 6th(tied) 7th
Richmond Rebels Jim Custis 3rd Jim Custis 3rd 3rd
Columbus Titans Walter Crogan 4th 6th(tied) 8th
Toledo Tornados John Smith 5th John Smith 1st(tied) 1st
Buffalo Nickels Jim Brooks 6th Jimmy Russo 4th 4th
Syracuse Excelsiors Jules Tucker 7th Jim Wood 5th 5th
Rochester Rooks Manny Gomez 8th Andy Wild 1st(tied) 2nd
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados Larry Herzberg 1st 7th(tied) 6th
Buffalo Nickels Pedro Maldonado 2nd Pedro Maldonado 1st 1st
Louisville Derbies Tom Clark 3rd Dick Votaw 2nd 2nd
Columbus Titans John Ames 4th John Ames 4th 3rd
Pittsburgh Aces George Wood 5th 7th(tied) 8th
Rochester Rooks Jack Hoyt 6th Jack Hoyt 5th 4th
Syracuse Excelsiors Cliff Peterson 7th Al Morton 3rd 5th
Richmond Rebels Jack Persall 8th Frank Mooney 6th 7th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Louisville Derbies Norm Buckingham 1st Norm Buckingham 1st 1st
Toledo Tornados Gil Dayan 2nd Gil Dayan 3rd 3rd
Pittsburgh Aces Rick Huffman 3rd 6th(tied) 6th
Buffalo Nickels Dan Moran 4th Dan Moran 2nd 2nd
Syracuse Excelsiors Harry Bolden 5th 6th(tied) 7th
Rochester Rooks Del Wood 6th Del Wood 5th 5th
Richmond Rebels Billy Robertson 7th 6th(tied) 8th
Columbus Titans Bobby Porter 8th Bobby Porter 4th 4th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados Dick Walker 1st Dick Walker 1st 1st
Pittsburgh Aces Jake Ervin 2nd Jake Ervin 2nd 2nd
Columbus Titans Al Smith 3rd Al Smith 3rd 3rd
Rochester Rooks Frank Rawson 4th 5th(tied) 5th
Louisville Derbies Harry Haynes 5th Harry Haynes 4th 4th
Buffalo Nickels Herb Runnels 6th 5th(tied) 6th
Richmond Rebels 7th (tied) 5th(tied) 7th(tied)
Syracuse Excelsiors 7th (tied) 5th(tied) 7th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pittsburgh Aces Walter Miller 1st Walter Miller 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Nickels Stan Krahn 2nd Stan Krahn 1st 1st
Toledo Tornados Sid Dunnam 3rd 4th(tied) 4th
Syracuse Excelsiors Frank Robbins 4th 4th(tied) 5th
Louisville Derbies Jim Wright 5th Jim Wright 3rd 3rd
Richmond Rebels Frank Sperry 6th 4th(tied) 6th
Columbus Titans Hank Grundy 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Rochester Rooks Charlie Berkley 8th 4th(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Columbus Titans George Brown 1st Bill Ward 3rd 2nd
Richmond Rebels Stan Graham 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Toledo Tornados Frank Hayes 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Rochester Rooks George Smith 4th 5th(tied) 7th
Pittsburgh Aces Howard Jarvis 5th Paul Baglio 1st 1st
Syracuse Excelsiors Bill Smith 6th Tony Lane 4th 4th
Buffalo Nickels Herb Smith 7th Herb Smith 2nd 3rd
Louisville Derbies 8th 5th(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados Jim Ross 1st Jim Ross 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Nickels Dwayne Cleaves 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Columbus Titans Pat Allen 3rd Pat Allen 1st 1st
Louisville Derbies Chris Johnson 4th Chris Johnson 5th 3rd
Richmond Rebels Virgil Morris 5th Jeff Varley 4th 4th
Rochester Rooks Rolla Stephens 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Syracuse Excelsiors George Yates 7th George Yates 6th 6th
Pittsburgh Aces Ed Makin 8th Ed Makin 3rd 5th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pittsburgh Aces Bill Tubbs 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Louisville Derbies Frank Roberts 2nd Frank Roberts 2nd 2nd
Rochester Rooks Jeff Oliver 3rd 7th(tied) 8th
Buffalo Nickels Gus Hayes 4th Gail Metcalf 5th 4th
Toledo Tornados Sam Roberts 5th Sam Roberts 1st 1st
Columbus Titans Dwight Phillips 6th Dwight Phillips 3rd 3rd
Richmond Rebels Joe Bradley 7th Bobby Crider 4th 5th
Syracuse Excelsiors Mike Matton 8th Stan Gray 6th 6th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados Jim Bobino 1st Don Barrell 3rd 3rd
Columbus Titans Ken West 2nd Jimmie Prescott 1st 1st
Syracuse Excelsiors Allan Morris 3rd Allan Morris 6th(tied) 6th
Rochester Rooks Ted Thierry 4th Don Dickinson 8th 8th
Pittsburgh Aces Don Anderson 5th Ed South 2nd 2nd
Richmond Rebels Mel Gordon 6th Mel Gordon 4th 4th
Buffalo Nickels Joe Trent 7th Charlie Walton 5th 5th
Louisville Derbies Alvin Self 8th Alvin Self 6th(tied) 7th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Syracuse Excelsiors Elmer Jones 1st Elmer Jones 2nd(tied) 1st
Buffalo Nickels Rex Armstrong 2nd Charlie Walton 7th 2nd
Louisville Derbies Joe Russell 3rd Joe Russell 4th 3rd
Columbus Titans Bert Coey 4th Karl Strauss 5th 4th
Toledo Tornados Roy Green 5th Al Wilson 2nd(tied) 6th
Richmond Rebels Mel Conklin 6th Johnnie Coleman 1st 5th
Rochester Rooks Gary Woods 7th Don Dickinson 6th 7th
Pittsburgh Aces 8th 8th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Tornados Jim Bobino 1st Al Wilson 1st(tied) 1st
Syracuse Excelsiors Elmer Jones 2nd Elmer Jones 1st(tied) 2nd
Louisville Derbies Joe Russell 3rd Joe Russell 3rd 3rd
Columbus Titans Herman Steele 4th Herman Steele 4th 4th
Rochester Rooks Ted Thierry 5th Don Dickinson 5th 5th
Richmond Rebels Earle Flanders 6th Earle Flanders 7th 7th
Buffalo Nickels Jim Donohue 7th Charlie Walton 6th 6th
Pittsburgh Aces 8th 8th 8th
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