C-O-W LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
11/01/1974
 
BAKERSFIELD BEARS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Larry Widrick 8th 6th 9th
First Basemen Charlie K. Jerome 1st 5th 5th
Second Basemen Leo White 5th 9th 9th
Third Basemen Willie Singleton 1st 7th 7th
Shortstops Max Carroll 3rd 7th 7th
Left Fielders Casey Tellefsen 6th 7th 9th
Center Fielders Mark Hurst 2nd 7th 8th
Right Fielders Al Glade 2nd Al Glade 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Joe Lapsley 9th Joe Lapsley 5th 4th
Relievers Jerry Marshall 3rd Len Torbett 2nd 1st
Closers Art Cournoyer 8th Art Cournoyer 3rd 3rd
EUGENE TRACKERS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chuck Barton 2nd Chuck Barton 1st 1st
First Basemen Alf Bosso 7th Ike Wolford 4th 3rd
Second Basemen Bill Dalzell 1st James T Williams 1st 1st
Third Basemen Luther Jordan 2nd Harry Wilson 5th 4th
Shortstops Tom Hoffman 1st Elmer King 4th 3rd
Left Fielders Billy E Brown 4th Billy E Brown 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Mike Boyd 11th 7th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Jack Ellis 10th Jack Ellis 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Alan Myers 2nd Jim Castillo 2nd 2nd
Relievers Jim Ballard 10th Eddie Marshall 3rd 6th
Closers Bill Aldrich 1st Eddie Marshall 2nd 1st
EVERETT EAGLES (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rudy Knowles 1st Roger Ellis 5th 3rd
First Basemen Howie Safar 10th Luther Wells 1st 1st
Second Basemen Harry Sanford 7th 9th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Allen Olsen 4th 7th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Frank Esposito 7th Frank Esposito 6th 5th
Left Fielders Bill Blair 3rd 7th (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Tom Lieder 7th Tom Lieder 4th 4th
Right Fielders Tom West 2nd (tied) Tom West 5th 6th
Starting Pitchers Nick Smith 3rd Bobby Hughes 8th 6th
Relievers Tom Cole 12th 9th 12th
Closers Lou Morse 6th 9th 10th
FRESNO FALCONS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sandy Richardson 3rd 6th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Steve Grant 12th Steve Grant 3rd 4th
Second Basemen Bill Shultz 11th Mike Norton 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Bobby Davidson 6th 7th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Francisco Suarez 5th Francisco Suarez 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Bob Cook 7th Cliff Pope 5th 4th
Center Fielders Red Taylor 6th 7th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Guy Hart 9th 9th 12th
Starting Pitchers Alex Lammers 5th Alex Lammers 10th 9th
Relievers Sammy Taylor 8th 9th (tied) 11th
Closers Chuck Neville 12th 9th (tied) 12th
MODESTO ARCHERS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Wells 11th Jack Wells 4th 5th
First Basemen Roger Barr 5th 5th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Jack Burkholder 4th Bruce Gorden 6th 5th
Third Basemen Gene Braud 9th Gene Braud 6th 6th
Shortstops Pep Godsey 10th 7th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Ed Gore 2nd Ed Gore 1st 1st
Center Fielders Dale Richardson 4th Bill Coates 1st 1st
Right Fielders Bill Burns 5th Wally Waters 4th 5th
Starting Pitchers Roger Covington 6th Jim Johnson 1st 3rd
Relievers Roy Bacon 6th Cal Hanson 1st 2nd
Closers Archie Lowry 2nd Cal Hanson 1st 2nd
SALEM WARRIORS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Andy Dunmore 9th 6th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Pat McKnight 11th Pat McKnight 1st (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Buck Russo 10th 9th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Thornton Elder 8th Wayne Valentine 1st 2nd
Shortstops Howie Smith 6th Jim Miller 3rd 4th
Left Fielders Hardin Wood 1st 7th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Bob Yount 3rd Bob Yount 6th 5th
Right Fielders Red Johnson 1st Phil Bishop 6th 4th
Starting Pitchers Ramon Rodriguez 12th Sam Brown 11th 12th
Relievers Johnnie Higgins 5th 9th (tied) 7th
Closers Charlie Kessler 10th 9th (tied) 11th
SAN BERNARDINO FRIARS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ted Cantrell 10th 6th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Cliff Rowe 3rd 5th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Bernie Kent 2nd Bernie Kent 4th 4th
Third Basemen Dick Frost 5th Dick Frost 3rd 3rd
Shortstops Matt Marson 11th 7th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Jim Curtis 10th 7th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Ray Fisk 1st 7th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Wally Albright 12th Wally Albright 8th 8th
Starting Pitchers Fred Waguespack 8th Hank Waldman 6th 8th
Relievers Dave Viola 4th Jim Goodrich 6th 4th
Closers John Shields 11th John Shields 8th 9th
SPOKANE LUMBERJACKS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Don Bailey 12th 6th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Dave Brooks 8th 5th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Ray Thompson 6th Ray Thompson 8th 6th
Third Basemen Larry Barnard 3rd Bubba Baker 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops Les Mason 12th Les Mason 5th 6th
Left Fielders Mike DuBois 11th 7th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Jim Hill 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Julio Cardenas 4th 9th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Joe Webb 7th Joe Webb 6th (tied) 7th
Relievers Bill Hicks 11th Joe Waterman 8th 10th
Closers Charlie Johnson 7th Joe Waterman 7th 6th
STOCKTON SUNS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jeff Gaston 6th Jeff Gaston 3rd 4th
First Basemen Chuck Fletcher 4th 5th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen John Lindley 9th 9th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Nick Miller 7th 7th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Joe Howard 4th 7th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Ralph Salyer 9th 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Roy Welch 8th Roy Welch 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Melvin Sales 8th 9th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Fred Wilkinson 10th Fred Wilkinson 9th 10th
Relievers Lou Lyon 2nd Lou Lyon 7th 3rd
Closers Lou Lyon 3rd Lou Lyon 6th 4th
TACOMA CAPTAINS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Curt Clark 4th 6th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Joe Kennebrew 2nd 5th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Oliver Lewis 8th Ray Olexa 7th 7th
Third Basemen Vince Wadsworth 11th 7th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Earl Stephenson 8th 7th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Jack Hula 12th Jack Hula 4th 6th
Center Fielders Jim Johnson 12th 7th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Alex Billings 6th Ben Bishop 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Billy Blue 11th Sandy Sykes 4th 5th
Relievers Ed Woodward 9th Larry Langford 4th 9th
Closers Ed Woodward 4th Larry Langford 4th 5th
VANCOUVER MOUNTIES (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Shafer 5th Pat Duffy 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Pat Weedman 6th 5th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Tony Tollefson 3rd Tony Tollefson 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Bob Harrison 12th Bob Harrison 4th 5th
Shortstops Gus Frederick 9th 7th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Al Sullivan 8th Al Sullivan 6th 5th
Center Fielders Charlie Brawner 5th Charlie Brawner 1st (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Bobby Soto 7th 9th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Sid Fitzgerald 4th Ed Hall 11th (tied) 11th
Relievers Elmer Smith 1st 9th (tied) 5th
Closers Mel Kolbe 5th 9th (tied) 8th
YAKIMA RAMS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dick McKinney 7th 6th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Miguel Flores 9th 5th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Russ West 12th Russ West 5th 8th
Third Basemen Andy Fenton 9th (tied) 7th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Carl Carroll 2nd Carl Carroll 1st 1st
Left Fielders Rube Singletary 5th Ralph Russell 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders Charlie Wheeler 9th Andy Alexander 5th 6th
Right Fielders Henry Benn 11th Henry Benn 7th 7th
Starting Pitchers Ernie Hull 1st Julio Torres 3rd 1st
Relievers Floyd Coleman 7th Dick Peters 5th 8th
Closers Dick Peters 9th Dick Peters 5th 7th
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