GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
05/20/1963
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Hector VillaseƱor 1st Hector VillaseƱor 2nd 1st
Jackson Junipers Max Arnold 2nd Max Arnold 5th 4th
Gulfport Sailors Bill Newhall 3rd Bill Newhall 3rd 3rd
Biloxi Billies Mario Coronado 4th Mario Coronado 6th 6th
Pensacola Pelicans Hank Hill 5th Hank Hill 4th 5th
Mobile Commodores Warren Cotton 6th Warren Cotton 1st 2nd
Beaumont Buffaloes Eddie Smith 7th 7th(tied) 7th
Monroe Gators Fred Mitchell 8th 7th(tied) 8th
Alexandria Acadians 9th (tied) 7th(tied) 9th(tied)
Hattiesburg Top Hats 9th (tied) 7th(tied) 9th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Jesse Scott 1st 3rd(tied) 2nd
Jackson Junipers Emanuel Allen 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Mobile Commodores Casey Gardiner 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Alexandria Acadians Stan Wilson 4th 3rd(tied) 6th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Frank Mitchell 5th Dick Hatch 1st 1st
Pensacola Pelicans Harry Tate 6th 3rd(tied) 7th
Biloxi Billies Bob Head 7th Bob Head 2nd 3rd
Gulfport Sailors 8th (tied) 3rd(tied) 8th(tied)
Monroe Gators 8th (tied) 3rd(tied) 8th(tied)
Tuscaloosa Tomcats 8th (tied) 3rd(tied) 8th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Angel Estrella 1st Adolph Young 2nd 2nd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Rod Gray 2nd Rod Gray 3rd 3rd
Pensacola Pelicans Charlie White 3rd Al Terry 5th 4th
Gulfport Sailors Jimmy Raab 4th Jimmy Raab 6th 5th
Jackson Junipers Bill Gleaton 5th Bill Gleaton 4th 6th
Alexandria Acadians Jim Shafer 6th 7th(tied) 7th
Mobile Commodores Dick Ward 7th Dick Ward 1st 1st
Monroe Gators Jimmy Smith 8th 7th(tied) 8th
Beaumont Buffaloes 9th (tied) 7th(tied) 9th(tied)
Biloxi Billies 9th (tied) 7th(tied) 9th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pensacola Pelicans Red Fitzpatrick 1st Dutch Miller 4th 3rd
Biloxi Billies Bob Adams 2nd Bob Adams 2nd 2nd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Les Jefferson 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Alexandria Acadians Willy Arnold 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Gulfport Sailors Pat Saylor 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Jackson Junipers Bill Johnson 6th Bill Johnson 3rd 4th
Beaumont Buffaloes Art Pickle 7th 5th(tied) 8th
Monroe Gators Wally Hart 8th Wally Hart 1st 1st
Mobile Commodores 9th (tied) 5th(tied) 9th(tied)
Tuscaloosa Tomcats 9th (tied) 5th(tied) 9th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Biloxi Billies Buck Adzovic 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Roy Harris 2nd 4th(tied) 5th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Middleton 3rd Willie Day 1st 1st
Pensacola Pelicans Fred Smith 4th Fred Smith 3rd 3rd
Alexandria Acadians Lew Jernigan 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Beaumont Buffaloes Dave Groves 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Jackson Junipers Frank Alexander 7th Frank Alexander 2nd 2nd
Mobile Commodores Chet Pinkard 8th 4th(tied) 8th
Gulfport Sailors 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
Monroe Gators 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Biloxi Billies Ed East 1st Ed East 2nd(tied) 1st
Hattiesburg Top Hats Bill Brown 2nd Pete Ford 2nd(tied) 2nd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Jack Hampton 3rd Jack Hampton 6th 6th
Pensacola Pelicans Eddie Benz 4th Eddie Benz 1st 3rd
Jackson Junipers Pete Hart 5th 7th(tied) 7th
Mobile Commodores Don Levitt 6th Ernie Worley 2nd(tied) 4th
Monroe Gators Buddy Dow 7th Buddy Dow 2nd(tied) 5th
Alexandria Acadians Frank Sawyer 8th 7th(tied) 8th
Beaumont Buffaloes Hal Hay 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Gulfport Sailors 10th 7th(tied) 10th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Mobile Commodores George Maxwell 1st 5th(tied) 3rd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Bob Schultz 2nd Bob Schultz 1st 1st
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Jim Bond 3rd Jim Bond 3rd 4th
Gulfport Sailors Chet Walker 4th 5th(tied) 5th
Jackson Junipers Earl Skains 5th Earl Skains 2nd 2nd
Monroe Gators Cliff Montgomery 6th Cliff Montgomery 4th 6th
Alexandria Acadians Jack Thorn 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Beaumont Buffaloes 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
Biloxi Billies 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
Pensacola Pelicans 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Red Tuttle 1st Red Tuttle 1st 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Ed Wilkinson 2nd 8th(tied) 7th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats John Butler 3rd Bill Turner 2nd 2nd
Pensacola Pelicans Lew Marshall 4th Lew Marshall 6th 5th
Biloxi Billies Sammy Scott 5th Sammy Scott 5th 4th
Alexandria Acadians Esteban Polanco 6th 8th(tied) 8th
Mobile Commodores Hec Sprague 7th Harry Kelly 3rd 3rd
Monroe Gators George Bieker 8th George Bieker 7th 9th
Jackson Junipers Solly Cargill 9th Solly Cargill 4th 6th
Gulfport Sailors 10th 8th(tied) 10th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Joe Cooper 1st John McCormick 2nd 1st
Biloxi Billies Juan Solorzano 2nd Preston Roberts 5th 4th
Jackson Junipers George Vos 3rd Jack Kotarski 3rd 2nd
Pensacola Pelicans Ramon Almonte 4th Johnny Stiles 1st 3rd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Couture 5th Dick Couture 4th 5th
Mobile Commodores Al Wallace 6th Jim Mathis 6th 6th
Gulfport Sailors Alex Lathan 7th Bert Alexander 7th(tied) 7th
Alexandria Acadians Eric Pratt 8th Sid Fitzgerald 7th(tied) 8th
Beaumont Buffaloes Bucky Watson 9th Bucky Watson 9th 9th
Monroe Gators Joe Riddel 10th 10th 10th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Cot Bowen 1st Cot Bowen 2nd 1st
Jackson Junipers Johnny Gerstel 2nd Red Osborne 3rd 2nd
Mobile Commodores Harry Rasnake 3rd John Bennett 4th 4th
Pensacola Pelicans Fred Howard 4th Ramon Almonte 1st 3rd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Orlando Pacheco 5th Orlando Pacheco 7th 5th
Beaumont Buffaloes Jack Mitchell 6th Jack Mitchell 6th 7th
Gulfport Sailors Harry Harpster 7th Harry Harpster 5th 6th
Alexandria Acadians 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 8th(tied)
Biloxi Billies 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 8th(tied)
Monroe Gators 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 8th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Cot Bowen 1st Cot Bowen 1st 1st
Jackson Junipers Hal Morrison 2nd Red Osborne 2nd 2nd
Mobile Commodores Al Wallace 3rd John Bennett 4th 4th
Pensacola Pelicans Ramon Almonte 4th Ramon Almonte 3rd 3rd
Beaumont Buffaloes Bucky Watson 5th Jack Mitchell 5th 5th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats George Jackson 6th George Jackson 7th 7th
Gulfport Sailors Cecil Slater 7th Harry Harpster 6th 6th
Alexandria Acadians 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 8th(tied)
Biloxi Billies 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 8th(tied)
Monroe Gators 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 8th(tied)
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