GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
05/12/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albany Ambassadors Ted Tinsley 1st Harvey Sexton 5th 4th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Elam Kellerman 2nd Elam Kellerman 1st(tied) 1st
Baton Rouge Governors Steve Phillips 3rd 10th(tied) 10th
Monroe Gators Bill Shuman 4th 10th(tied) 11th
Beaumont Buffaloes Al Gagnon 5th Rex Gray 1st(tied) 2nd
Tallahassee Legislators Roy Phillips 6th Harry Gayle 4th 5th
Lafayette Generals Joe Akers 7th Matt Corbin 8th 6th
Alexandria Acadians Lou Howard 8th Lou Howard 7th 7th
Biloxi Billies Gus Ward 9th Gus Ward 1st(tied) 3rd
Huntsville Rockets Stanley Moore 10th Stanley Moore 6th 8th
Pensacola Pelicans Jack Christopher 11th 10th(tied) 12th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Jim Henley 12th Jim Henley 9th 9th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Charlie K. Jerome 1st Ross Peters 7th 2nd
Pensacola Pelicans Johnny Lyons 2nd Johnny Lyons 8th 3rd
Alexandria Acadians Al Johnson 3rd 9th(tied) 9th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Franklin Smith 4th Tom Ritter 5th 4th
Albany Ambassadors Ike Moore 5th 9th(tied) 10th
Tallahassee Legislators Paul Loughrey 6th 9th(tied) 11th
Lafayette Generals Abakada Abasi 7th Pat McKnight 1st 1st
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Tom Scott 8th Tom Scott 6th 7th
Biloxi Billies Ernie Morrison 9th Ernie Morrison 4th 8th
Huntsville Rockets Billy Martin 10th Billy Martin 2nd 5th
Monroe Gators Claude Okrasa 11th Fred Hinkle 3rd 6th
Baton Rouge Governors Leon Holton 12th 9th(tied) 12th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Dave Tibbs 1st 10th(tied) 10th
Biloxi Billies Carlos Lopez 2nd Charlie Thorne 9th 4th
Monroe Gators John Pruss 3rd John Pruss 3rd 3rd
Pensacola Pelicans Harry Sanford 4th 10th(tied) 11th
Beaumont Buffaloes Bob Maxham 5th Dave Hillsborough 1st(tied) 1st
Baton Rouge Governors Benny Strickland 6th Benny Strickland 4th 5th
Albany Ambassadors Eddie Reed 7th Eddie Reed 6th 7th
Lafayette Generals Dick Messer 8th Dick Messer 5th 6th
Huntsville Rockets Russ McGuire 9th 10th(tied) 12th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Paul Ross 10th Paul Ross 1st(tied) 2nd
Tallahassee Legislators Fred Van der Horst 11th Fred Van der Horst 7th 8th
Alexandria Acadians Dick Matthews 12th Dick Matthews 8th 9th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Mike McKenzie 1st Doc Osborn 5th 4th
Albany Ambassadors George Nichols 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Tallahassee Legislators Carl Ferguson 3rd 8th(tied) 9th
Pensacola Pelicans Harry Mansfield 4th 8th(tied) 10th
Beaumont Buffaloes Ben McClure 5th Ben McClure 1st(tied) 1st
Monroe Gators Nick Miller 6th Dick Harris 6th 6th
Baton Rouge Governors Joe Wilson 7th 8th(tied) 11th
Lafayette Generals Wayne Valentine 8th Wayne Valentine 1st(tied) 2nd
Huntsville Rockets Billy Brown 9th Billy Brown 4th 5th
Biloxi Billies Bill Church 10th Ron Cole 1st(tied) 3rd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Rich 11th Dick Rich 7th 7th
Alexandria Acadians Andy Bakely 12th 8th(tied) 12th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pensacola Pelicans Frank Esposito 1st Frank Esposito 1st 1st
Lafayette Generals Jim Miller 2nd Jim Miller 2nd 2nd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Walt Harvey 3rd Walt Harvey 6th 3rd
Monroe Gators John Lindley 4th 7th(tied) 7th
Beaumont Buffaloes Ted Neal 5th Chris Roberts 5th 6th
Tallahassee Legislators Jeff Berendt 6th Jeff Berendt 4th 4th
Alexandria Acadians Orlando Burnham 7th 7th(tied) 8th
Huntsville Rockets Les Mason 8th Les Mason 3rd 5th
Biloxi Billies Alan Jenkins 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Baton Rouge Governors Duke Beall 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Albany Ambassadors 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
Tuscaloosa Tomcats 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Sherman Abbott 1st Sherman Abbott 3rd 3rd
Baton Rouge Governors Mike Potter 2nd Henry McDuffie 5th 4th
Monroe Gators Melvin Sales 3rd 7th(tied) 7th
Lafayette Generals Hank Hopkins 4th Vic Chamberlin 2nd 2nd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Alfonso Valdez 5th Alfonso Valdez 1st 1st
Albany Ambassadors Frank Smith 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Pensacola Pelicans Walt Houser 7th 7th(tied) 9th
Tallahassee Legislators Willie Davis 8th Willie Davis 4th 5th
Alexandria Acadians Tony Webster 9th Tony Webster 6th 6th
Biloxi Billies 10th (tied) 7th(tied) 10th(tied)
Huntsville Rockets 10th (tied) 7th(tied) 10th(tied)
Tuscaloosa Tomcats 10th (tied) 7th(tied) 10th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Mark Hurst 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Albany Ambassadors Whitey Hayes 2nd 4th(tied) 5th
Monroe Gators Roy Welch 3rd Roy Welch 1st 1st
Lafayette Generals Andy Alewine 4th Andy Alewine 2nd 2nd
Tallahassee Legislators Sam Harmon 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Alexandria Acadians Claude McGraw 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Huntsville Rockets Clem Austin 7th Clem Austin 3rd 3rd
Baton Rouge Governors Bill Kretzschmar 8th 4th(tied) 8th
Biloxi Billies 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
Hattiesburg Top Hats 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
Pensacola Pelicans 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
Tuscaloosa Tomcats 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lafayette Generals Pat Smith 1st 10th(tied) 10th
Pensacola Pelicans Tom West 2nd Ed Reaman 1st 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Al Glade 3rd Al Glade 2nd 2nd
Monroe Gators Joe Howard 4th Bob Reese 8th 6th
Albany Ambassadors Jake Levine 5th Jake Levine 9th 7th
Tallahassee Legislators Cotton Hill 6th 10th(tied) 11th
Alexandria Acadians George Bell 7th George Bell 3rd(tied) 3rd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Ricky Smith 8th Ricky Smith 3rd(tied) 4th
Baton Rouge Governors Joe White 9th Joe White 3rd(tied) 5th
Huntsville Rockets Tom Wiley 10th Tom Wiley 7th 8th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Gene Crane 11th Gene Crane 6th 9th
Biloxi Billies Joe Crosby 12th 10th(tied) 12th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albany Ambassadors Jose Torres 1st Jose Torres 1st 1st
Pensacola Pelicans Marty Wilson 2nd Marty Wilson 4th 2nd
Beaumont Buffaloes Dan King 3rd Hank Kenyon 3rd 3rd
Tallahassee Legislators Carl Price 4th Sal Buono 5th 5th
Lafayette Generals Sam Brown 5th Sam Brown 2nd 4th
Huntsville Rockets Cliff Vogan 6th Cliff Vogan 8th 8th
Monroe Gators Glenn Taylor 7th Hank Voeltz 7th 7th
Baton Rouge Governors Dan Lewis 8th Dan Lewis 6th 6th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Bill Wilcox 9th Bill Wilcox 9th 9th
Biloxi Billies Fred Cady 10th John Reeves 12th 11th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Willard Sparks 11th Ron Burch 10th 10th
Alexandria Acadians Wally Hand 12th Wally Hand 11th 12th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tallahassee Legislators Bert Cranford 1st Bert Cranford 3rd(tied) 3rd
Albany Ambassadors Jerome Thurman 2nd Jerome Thurman 11th 7th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Johnson 3rd Dick Johnson 2nd 1st
Pensacola Pelicans Bill McKee 4th Bill McKee 1st 2nd
Monroe Gators Ray Russell 5th Billy D Young 3rd(tied) 4th
Beaumont Buffaloes Len Torbett 6th Len Torbett 3rd(tied) 5th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Oscar Jones 7th Rudy Miller 3rd(tied) 6th
Lafayette Generals Mark Conway 8th Mark Conway 7th 8th
Alexandria Acadians John Shields 9th John Shields 8th 9th
Baton Rouge Governors Ron Melton 10th Jerome Hayward 10th 10th
Huntsville Rockets Lou King 11th Lou King 9th 11th
Biloxi Billies 12th 12th 12th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tallahassee Legislators Willard Barnard 1st Willard Barnard 10th 7th
Albany Ambassadors Dutch Monroe 2nd Luther Collins 1st 1st
Pensacola Pelicans Bill McKee 3rd Mike McIntyre 2nd 2nd
Alexandria Acadians Duane Nelson 4th Duane Nelson 7th 8th
Beaumont Buffaloes Art Cournoyer 5th Art Cournoyer 9th 9th
Lafayette Generals Bob Ballard 6th Bob Ballard 3rd(tied) 3rd
Huntsville Rockets Jack Rose 7th Jack Rose 3rd(tied) 4th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Rudy Miller 8th Rudy Miller 8th 10th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Luther Coy 9th Luther Coy 6th 6th
Monroe Gators Ray Russell 10th Billy D Young 3rd(tied) 5th
Baton Rouge Governors Stew Wilson 11th Jerome Hayward 11th 11th
Biloxi Billies 12th 12th 12th
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