LONE STAR ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/21/1963
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Austin Violets Johnny Swan 1st Pete Verna 3rd 3rd
El Paso Missions Howard Strother 2nd Howard Strother 5th 4th
Oklahoma City Chiefs Bill Riley 3rd Bill Riley 1st(tied) 1st
Fort Worth Cattlemen Jack Schmitt 4th 7th(tied) 7th
Houston Bulls John Adams 5th Dick Neal 4th 5th
San Antonio Gunslingers Ray McNabb 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Dallas Centurions John Robinson 7th John Robinson 6th 6th
Galveston Gunners Ed Williams 8th Frank Smith 1st(tied) 2nd
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Galveston Gunners Glen McCauley 1st 4th(tied) 3rd
Fort Worth Cattlemen Bibb Martin 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Austin Violets Johnny Ayers 3rd Al Williams 3rd 1st
El Paso Missions James Smith 4th 4th(tied) 6th
Houston Bulls Ed Sharp 5th 4th(tied) 7th
Oklahoma City Chiefs Roy Burns 6th Roy Burns 2nd 2nd
San Antonio Gunslingers Jim Lundgren 7th 4th(tied) 8th
Dallas Centurions Tillie Carson 8th Tillie Carson 1st 5th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Galveston Gunners Ray Auerbach 1st 5th(tied) 5th
El Paso Missions Tony Martinez 2nd Tony Martinez 1st 1st
Houston Bulls Joe Sturgill 3rd Joe Sturgill 3rd 3rd
Fort Worth Cattlemen Buck Johnson 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Oklahoma City Chiefs Joe Kennebrew 5th Joe Kennebrew 2nd 2nd
Dallas Centurions Cal Gould 6th Cal Gould 4th 4th
San Antonio Gunslingers Larry Grant 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Austin Violets Dick Skaggs 8th 5th(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Austin Violets George Helm 1st 3rd(tied) 2nd
San Antonio Gunslingers Danny Martin 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Houston Bulls Roy Griswold 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Fort Worth Cattlemen Clarence Wolfe 4th 3rd(tied) 6th
Dallas Centurions Jimmie Spencer 5th Jimmie Spencer 1st 1st
Galveston Gunners Rip Hegwood 6th Art Foltz 2nd 3rd
El Paso Missions 7th (tied) 3rd(tied) 7th(tied)
Oklahoma City Chiefs 7th (tied) 3rd(tied) 7th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Austin Violets Bill LaRose 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Galveston Gunners Don Tompkins 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Houston Bulls Lew Smith 3rd Lew Smith 2nd 2nd
El Paso Missions Bob Holt 4th Arturo Meza 1st 1st
San Antonio Gunslingers Claude Stevens 5th 3rd(tied) 5th
Fort Worth Cattlemen Bill Hathaway 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Dallas Centurions Mickey Woodruff 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Oklahoma City Chiefs 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Houston Bulls Doc Martz 1st Doc Martz 2nd 2nd
Galveston Gunners Rube Hutt 2nd Bob Head 5th 4th
El Paso Missions Bill Baldwin 3rd Bill Baldwin 3rd 3rd
San Antonio Gunslingers Charlie Mascioli 4th 6th(tied) 6th
Fort Worth Cattlemen Alex Caraballo 5th 6th(tied) 7th
Austin Violets Andy Patterson 6th 6th(tied) 8th
Oklahoma City Chiefs John Tucker 7th Miguel Santiago 4th 5th
Dallas Centurions Fred Craft 8th Fred Craft 1st 1st
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Galveston Gunners Joe Fulgham 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
El Paso Missions Wally Smith 2nd Tommy Kay 1st 1st
Oklahoma City Chiefs Woody Robinson 3rd Woody Robinson 2nd 2nd
Houston Bulls Cleo Evans 4th 3rd(tied) 4th
Fort Worth Cattlemen Jock McCoy 5th 3rd(tied) 5th
Dallas Centurions Jeff Parsons 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
San Antonio Gunslingers Roger Decker 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Austin Violets Harry Walker 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Galveston Gunners Ted Cane 1st 6th(tied) 5th
Houston Bulls Ed Bogan 2nd Ed Bogan 3rd 3rd
Austin Violets Terry Sisson 3rd 6th(tied) 7th
Oklahoma City Chiefs Milt Allen 4th Milt Allen 2nd 1st
El Paso Missions Ralph Butler 5th Frank Bailey 4th 4th
Dallas Centurions George Davis 6th George Davis 1st 2nd
Fort Worth Cattlemen Ernie Bracewell 7th 6th(tied) 8th
San Antonio Gunslingers Bill Christenson 8th Paddy Baril 5th 6th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Galveston Gunners Jerry Patton 1st Jim Mathis 5th 5th
Fort Worth Cattlemen Bobby Carr 2nd 7th(tied) 6th
Houston Bulls Stan Brueck 3rd Paddy Williamson 3rd 2nd
Austin Violets Bob Raymond 4th 7th(tied) 7th
Oklahoma City Chiefs Larry Allison 5th Larry Gifford 4th 3rd
El Paso Missions Jim Cruel 6th Jim Cruel 1st 1st
San Antonio Gunslingers Jake Gartland 7th Otto Spaulding 6th 8th
Dallas Centurions Bob Woodward 8th Scottie Blake 2nd 4th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Antonio Gunslingers Hal Sawyer 1st Otto Spaulding 6th 2nd
Fort Worth Cattlemen Dan Boykins 2nd Curt Wilson 4th 3rd
Galveston Gunners George Brown 3rd Jim Mathis 5th 4th
Dallas Centurions Ed Stone 4th Ed Stone 2nd 5th
El Paso Missions Harry Harvey 5th Harry Harvey 1st 1st
Houston Bulls Felix Solano 6th Felix Solano 3rd 6th
Austin Violets Nelson Swain 7th 7th(tied) 7th
Oklahoma City Chiefs Chet Komer 8th 7th(tied) 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Austin Violets Bob McKinney 1st 7th(tied) 4th
Fort Worth Cattlemen Anders Adriansen 2nd Curt Wilson 3rd 2nd
Houston Bulls Eddie Fox 3rd Felix Solano 2nd 3rd
El Paso Missions John Burcham 4th Harry Harvey 1st 1st
Oklahoma City Chiefs Chet Komer 5th 7th(tied) 8th
Galveston Gunners Ike Abraham 6th Jim Mathis 4th 5th
San Antonio Gunslingers Hal Sawyer 7th Otto Spaulding 6th 6th
Dallas Centurions Lou Clark 8th Lou Clark 5th 7th
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