LONE STAR ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/07/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Amarillo Rustlers Vince Rishel 1st Vince Rishel 1st 1st
Albuquerque Roadrunners Rube Harrison 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Lubbock Longhorns Red Guinn 3rd Dick Morgan 3rd 3rd
San Antonio Gunslingers Charlie Bruno 4th Charlie Bruno 2nd 2nd
Shreveport Rivermen Leon Fox 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Austin Violets Fred Blake 6th 5th(tied) 7th
El Paso Missions Paul Glass 7th 5th(tied) 8th
Galveston Gunners Dick Cleaves 8th Dick Cleaves 4th 4th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lubbock Longhorns Paul Caldwell 1st Paul Caldwell 1st 1st
Albuquerque Roadrunners Rich Harper 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Amarillo Rustlers Harry Augustine 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
El Paso Missions Dwight Sabo 4th 4th(tied) 6th
Austin Violets Vern Blaney 5th (tied) 4th(tied) 7th
San Antonio Gunslingers Clarence Jackson 5th (tied) Davey Seymour 2nd 2nd
Galveston Gunners Earl Allen 7th Earl Allen 3rd 3rd
Shreveport Rivermen Red Marshall 8th 4th(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albuquerque Roadrunners Bill Gleaton 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
San Antonio Gunslingers George Rodney 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Amarillo Rustlers Jim Johnson 3rd Jim Johnson 1st 1st
El Paso Missions Jim Collier 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Shreveport Rivermen Walter Long 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Galveston Gunners Jack Willaman 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Austin Violets Dick Hathaway 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Lubbock Longhorns 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lubbock Longhorns Pete Bucher 1st Joe Cummings 1st 1st
Galveston Gunners Milt Adams 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Austin Violets John Jones 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
El Paso Missions Dave Bingaman 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
San Antonio Gunslingers Thornton Weaver 5th Thornton Weaver 2nd 2nd
Albuquerque Roadrunners Tom Butler 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Amarillo Rustlers Joe Davis 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Shreveport Rivermen Jim Norman 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
El Paso Missions John Bond 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Albuquerque Roadrunners Jack Campbell 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Shreveport Rivermen Zip Herrick 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Lubbock Longhorns Roy Sizemore 4th 2nd(tied) 5th
San Antonio Gunslingers Ted James 5th Ted James 1st 1st
Amarillo Rustlers Bill Williams 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Austin Violets Tony Smeltzer 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Galveston Gunners Burt Spears 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Shreveport Rivermen Bob Pearson 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Albuquerque Roadrunners Charlie Niemiec 2nd 4th(tied) 5th
Amarillo Rustlers Luke Wall 3rd Luke Wall 2nd 2nd
El Paso Missions Alan Perry 4th 4th(tied) 6th
Lubbock Longhorns Frank Holcomb 5th 4th(tied) 7th
San Antonio Gunslingers Pete Jelinski 6th Pete Jelinski 1st 1st
Galveston Gunners Marv Brown 7th Marv Brown 3rd 3rd
Austin Violets Jerry Branscum 8th 4th(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Amarillo Rustlers Ray Badeaux 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Galveston Gunners Joe Webster 2nd Mike Remy 1st 1st
Shreveport Rivermen Chet Glass 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Lubbock Longhorns Walter Growney 4th 4th(tied) 6th
El Paso Missions Andy Martin 5th Andy Martin 3rd 3rd
Albuquerque Roadrunners John Ellis 6th 4th(tied) 7th
San Antonio Gunslingers Pete Bishop 7th Pete Bishop 2nd 2nd
Austin Violets Luke Rosenow 8th 4th(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
El Paso Missions Babe Carson 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Amarillo Rustlers Joe Montgomery 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Lubbock Longhorns John Richardson 3rd John Richardson 1st 1st
Shreveport Rivermen Jim Westfall 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
San Antonio Gunslingers Bill French 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Austin Violets John Krebs 6th Alex Billings 2nd 2nd
Galveston Gunners George Hyneman 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Albuquerque Roadrunners John Nelson 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Antonio Gunslingers Ted Blixt 1st Marvin Johnson 2nd 2nd
Albuquerque Roadrunners Ken McDonough 2nd Ray Conn 6th 5th
El Paso Missions Clarence Mallicoat 3rd 8th 8th
Lubbock Longhorns Alex Vasquez 4th Alex Vasquez 1st 1st
Amarillo Rustlers Bill Beck 5th Bill Drew 5th 6th
Shreveport Rivermen Harry Hoskin 6th Buddy Brumbaugh Jr. 7th 7th
Austin Violets Tom Jackson 7th Frank Hinderer 3rd(tied) 3rd
Galveston Gunners Bill Lazenby 8th Chick Gray 3rd(tied) 4th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Austin Violets John Webb 1st 6th(tied) 1st
Shreveport Rivermen Earl Harris 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Lubbock Longhorns Eddie Olson 3rd Eddie Olson 2nd 2nd
San Antonio Gunslingers Sid Xenos 4th 6th(tied) 8th
Galveston Gunners Andy Burton 5th Bob Parker 1st 3rd
Albuquerque Roadrunners Irv Robertson 6th Irv Robertson 4th 4th
El Paso Missions Rich Pucci 7th Phil Fletcher 5th 5th
Amarillo Rustlers Bernie Peck 8th Bernie Peck 3rd 7th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Shreveport Rivermen Harry Lee 1st 6th(tied) 5th
San Antonio Gunslingers Ted Blixt 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Galveston Gunners Bob Parker 3rd Bob Parker 2nd 2nd
Lubbock Longhorns George Jackson 4th Carroll Bradish 1st 1st
Austin Violets Tom Jackson 5th 6th(tied) 8th
Albuquerque Roadrunners Hank Walton 6th Irv Robertson 4th 4th
Amarillo Rustlers Jim Smithson 7th Jim Smithson 3rd 3rd
El Paso Missions Phil Fletcher 8th Phil Fletcher 5th 7th
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