UNION LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
11/01/1974
 
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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