GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
01/20/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albany Ambassadors Kent Parkhurst 1st Harvey Sexton 5th 5th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Elam Kellerman 2nd Elam Kellerman 1st 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Al Gagnon 3rd Rex Gray 2nd(tied) 2nd
Alexandria Acadians Lou Howard 4th (tied) Lou Howard 7th 6th
Tallahassee Legislators Roy Phillips 4th (tied) 9th(tied) 9th
Baton Rouge Governors Cyrus O'Shields 6th Cyrus O'Shields 2nd(tied) 3rd
Lafayette Generals Joe Akers 7th Matt Corbin 8th 7th
Biloxi Billies Stan Case 8th Gus Ward 2nd(tied) 4th
Monroe Gators Jake Lawrence 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Huntsville Rockets Stanley Moore 10th Stanley Moore 6th 8th
Hattiesburg Top Hats 11th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
Pensacola Pelicans 11th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Charlie K. Jerome 1st John Jackson 9th 1st
Alexandria Acadians Al Johnson 2nd 10th(tied) 10th
Pensacola Pelicans Howie Safar 3rd 10th(tied) 11th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Tom Ritter 4th Tom Ritter 6th 2nd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Tom Scott 5th Tom Scott 7th 5th
Biloxi Billies Ernie Morrison 6th Ernie Morrison 3rd 6th
Huntsville Rockets Billy Martin 7th Billy Martin 1st 3rd
Baton Rouge Governors Raleigh Gregg 8th Raleigh Gregg 8th 9th
Lafayette Generals Walker Brown 9th Walker Brown 4th 7th
Albany Ambassadors Eddie Reed 10th Eddie Reed 5th 8th
Monroe Gators Fred Hinkle 11th Fred Hinkle 2nd 4th
Tallahassee Legislators Mel Lane 12th 10th(tied) 12th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Monroe Gators John Pruss 1st John Pruss 4th 4th
Pensacola Pelicans Jack Morrow 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Beaumont Buffaloes Bob Maxham 3rd Dave Hillsborough 1st(tied) 1st
Baton Rouge Governors Benny Strickland 4th Leon Brazzle 1st(tied) 2nd
Biloxi Billies Charlie Thorne 5th Charlie Thorne 7th 6th
Lafayette Generals Dick Messer 6th Dick Messer 5th 5th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Rogelio Bellellano 7th Rogelio Bellellano 1st(tied) 3rd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Ray Carrol 8th 8th(tied) 9th
Alexandria Acadians Dick Matthews 9th Dick Matthews 6th 7th
Albany Ambassadors 10th (tied) 8th(tied) 10th(tied)
Huntsville Rockets 10th (tied) 8th(tied) 10th(tied)
Tallahassee Legislators 10th (tied) 8th(tied) 10th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Baton Rouge Governors Woody Snyder 1st Woody Snyder 3rd 2nd
Beaumont Buffaloes Ben McClure 2nd Ben McClure 5th 4th
Pensacola Pelicans George Wisner 3rd 7th(tied) 7th
Lafayette Generals Wayne Valentine 4th Wayne Valentine 2nd 3rd
Biloxi Billies Bill Church 5th Ron Cole 1st 1st
Hattiesburg Top Hats Doc Osborn 6th Doc Osborn 4th 5th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Rich 7th Dick Rich 6th 6th
Albany Ambassadors Harry Lorenzen 8th 7th(tied) 8th
Monroe Gators Tommy Golden 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Alexandria Acadians Andy Bakely 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Huntsville Rockets 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
Tallahassee Legislators 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pensacola Pelicans Frank Esposito 1st Frank Esposito 1st 1st
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Bob Budnick 2nd Bob Budnick 2nd 2nd
Baton Rouge Governors Roy Weaver 3rd 4th(tied) 4th
Lafayette Generals Jim Miller 4th Jim Miller 3rd 3rd
Beaumont Buffaloes Ted Neal 5th 4th(tied) 5th
Alexandria Acadians Orlando Burnham 6th 4th(tied) 6th
Biloxi Billies Alan Jenkins 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Albany Ambassadors 8th (tied) 4th(tied) 8th(tied)
Hattiesburg Top Hats 8th (tied) 4th(tied) 8th(tied)
Huntsville Rockets 8th (tied) 4th(tied) 8th(tied)
Monroe Gators 8th (tied) 4th(tied) 8th(tied)
Tallahassee Legislators 8th (tied) 4th(tied) 8th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Sherman Abbott 1st Sherman Abbott 1st(tied) 1st
Baton Rouge Governors Henry McDuffie 2nd Henry McDuffie 1st(tied) 2nd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Elmer Godwin 3rd Elmer Godwin 8th 5th
Monroe Gators Zack Slaton 4th 9th(tied) 9th
Albany Ambassadors Norv McClanahan 5th Norv McClanahan 4th 4th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Paul Galanti 6th Paul Galanti 1st(tied) 3rd
Tallahassee Legislators Willie Davis 7th Willie Davis 5th 6th
Lafayette Generals Vic Chamberlin 8th Vic Chamberlin 6th 7th
Alexandria Acadians Tony Webster 9th Tony Webster 7th 8th
Biloxi Billies Lee Whitney 10th 9th(tied) 10th
Huntsville Rockets 11th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
Pensacola Pelicans 11th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Mark Hurst 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Albany Ambassadors Ruben Ramos 2nd Ruben Ramos 3rd 1st
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Gene Goodson 3rd Gene Goodson 5th 4th
Lafayette Generals Andy Alewine 4th Andy Alewine 1st 2nd
Baton Rouge Governors Don Crosley 5th Don Crosley 2nd 3rd
Alexandria Acadians George Morgan 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Tallahassee Legislators Howard James 7th 7th(tied) 9th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Jack Cook 8th Jack Cook 6th 6th
Huntsville Rockets Clem Austin 9th Clem Austin 4th 5th
Monroe Gators Tony Kelley 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Biloxi Billies 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
Pensacola Pelicans 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Al Glade 1st Al Glade 1st 1st
Baton Rouge Governors Jack Dubreuil 2nd Joe White 2nd(tied) 2nd
Pensacola Pelicans Frank Hargrove 3rd Ed Reaman 2nd(tied) 3rd
Monroe Gators Frank Hays 4th 6th(tied) 6th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Gene Crane 5th Gene Crane 4th 4th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Bill Whitaker 6th Eddie Cook 5th 5th
Albany Ambassadors Joe Molyneaux 7th 6th(tied) 7th
Biloxi Billies Joe Crosby 8th 6th(tied) 8th
Alexandria Acadians Mel Hansen 9th 6th(tied) 9th
Huntsville Rockets 10th (tied) 6th(tied) 10th(tied)
Lafayette Generals 10th (tied) 6th(tied) 10th(tied)
Tallahassee Legislators 10th (tied) 6th(tied) 10th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albany Ambassadors Jim Delano 1st Luther Collins 2nd 1st
Hattiesburg Top Hats Sal Baldassari 2nd Sal Baldassari 6th 2nd
Pensacola Pelicans Hank Ryan 3rd Dave Herring 1st 3rd
Tallahassee Legislators Guy Powell 4th Sal Buono 4th 4th
Lafayette Generals Sam Brown 5th Mike Fulton 3rd 5th
Baton Rouge Governors Mike Gautier 6th Mike Gautier 8th 8th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Billy Lewis 7th Ron Burch 7th 6th
Beaumont Buffaloes Dan King 8th Hank Kenyon 5th 7th
Huntsville Rockets Cliff Vogan 9th Cliff Vogan 9th 9th
Monroe Gators Howie Hudson 10th Jack Munson 11th 10th
Biloxi Billies Ken Shaw 11th Ken Shaw 10th 11th
Alexandria Acadians Bob Bernhard 12th Wally Hand 12th 12th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pensacola Pelicans Bill McKee 1st Bill McKee 1st 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Len Torbett 2nd Len Torbett 3rd 2nd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Johnson 3rd Dick Johnson 2nd 3rd
Lafayette Generals Mark Conway 4th Mark Conway 8th 5th
Tallahassee Legislators Bert Cranford 5th Bert Cranford 6th 7th
Alexandria Acadians Duane Nelson 6th Duane Nelson 5th 6th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Rube McIntosh 7th Rudy Miller 4th 4th
Albany Ambassadors Wally Brownfield 8th Wally Brownfield 7th 8th
Monroe Gators Jake Sayers 9th 11th(tied) 11th
Baton Rouge Governors Bob Smith 10th Bob Smith 9th 9th
Huntsville Rockets Lou King 11th Lou King 10th 10th
Biloxi Billies 12th 11th(tied) 12th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tallahassee Legislators Willard Barnard 1st Willard Barnard 8th 4th
Alexandria Acadians Duane Nelson 2nd Duane Nelson 4th 5th
Pensacola Pelicans Lou Morse 3rd Dave Herring 1st 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Art Cournoyer 4th Art Cournoyer 6th(tied) 6th
Lafayette Generals Bob Ballard 5th Bob Ballard 2nd 2nd
Monroe Gators Phil Whitehead 6th 11th(tied) 11th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Rudy Miller 7th Rudy Miller 5th 7th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Luther Coy 8th Luther Coy 3rd 3rd
Albany Ambassadors Scott Cox 9th Scott Cox 6th(tied) 8th
Baton Rouge Governors Bob Smith 10th Bob Smith 10th 10th
Huntsville Rockets Steve Lockwood 11th Steve Lockwood 9th 9th
Biloxi Billies 12th 11th(tied) 12th
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