GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
11/12/1962
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Hector VillaseƱor 1st Hector VillaseƱor 5th 4th
Alexandria Acadians John Vance 2nd John Vance 2nd 2nd
Jackson Junipers Jack Abasi 3rd Jack Abasi 3rd 3rd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Pete Ford 4th Pete Ford 4th 5th
Biloxi Billies Mario Coronado 5th Mario Coronado 6th 6th
Gulfport Sailors Jim Wilson 6th 7th(tied) 7th
Pensacola Pelicans Tom Crocker 7th 7th(tied) 8th
Monroe Gators Orville Ray 8th 7th(tied) 9th
Beaumont Buffaloes Eddie Smith 9th 7th(tied) 10th
Mobile Commodores Gene Hollister 10th Warren Cotton 1st 1st
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Monroe Gators Maury Roberts 1st 6th(tied) 6th
Alexandria Acadians Red Jones 2nd 6th(tied) 7th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Larry Irwin 3rd Larry Irwin 1st(tied) 1st
Jackson Junipers Emanuel Allen 4th Dan King 4th 4th
Beaumont Buffaloes Sam Mills 5th 6th(tied) 8th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Bob Schultz 6th Bob Schultz 1st(tied) 2nd
Gulfport Sailors Bill Mullen 7th Bill Mullen 1st(tied) 3rd
Mobile Commodores Casey Gardiner 8th 6th(tied) 9th
Pensacola Pelicans Harry Tate 9th 6th(tied) 10th
Biloxi Billies Bob Head 10th Bob Head 5th 5th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Angel Estrella 1st Adolph Young 1st(tied) 1st
Alexandria Acadians Charlie Niemiec 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Biloxi Billies Bombo Hernandez 3rd Chick Woods 1st(tied) 2nd
Gulfport Sailors Dutch Long 4th (tied) Gordie Hartline 1st(tied) 3rd
Pensacola Pelicans Jack Chenoweth 4th (tied) 6th(tied) 7th
Jackson Junipers Hal Rush 6th Hal Rush 1st(tied) 4th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Bud Abbott 7th 6th(tied) 8th
Monroe Gators Dave Snyder 8th 6th(tied) 9th
Mobile Commodores Dick Ward 9th Dick Ward 1st(tied) 5th
Beaumont Buffaloes 10th 6th(tied) 10th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Biloxi Billies Bob Adams 1st Bob Adams 4th 3rd
Gulfport Sailors Chick Thomas 2nd Chick Thomas 5th 4th
Pensacola Pelicans Claude Stanek 3rd Dutch Miller 6th 6th
Alexandria Acadians Lew Jernigan 4th Athan Metrofanis 2nd 2nd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Les Jefferson 5th 7th(tied) 7th
Jackson Junipers Jack Purdy 6th Solly Cargill 1st 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Art Pickle 7th 7th(tied) 8th
Monroe Gators Wally Hart 8th Wally Hart 3rd 5th
Mobile Commodores 9th (tied) 7th(tied) 9th(tied)
Tuscaloosa Tomcats 9th (tied) 7th(tied) 9th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Alexandria Acadians Slick Dunn 1st Slick Dunn 1st(tied) 1st
Mobile Commodores Lew Smith 2nd Lew Smith 4th 4th
Monroe Gators Don Drew 3rd Earl Poston 1st(tied) 2nd
Biloxi Billies Buck Adzovic 4th 8th(tied) 8th
Pensacola Pelicans Fred Smith 5th Fred Smith 7th 7th
Gulfport Sailors Joe Waldrop 6th Dom Richards 6th 6th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Roy Harris 7th 8th(tied) 9th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Middleton 8th Willie Day 1st(tied) 3rd
Beaumont Buffaloes Ed Schultz 9th 8th(tied) 10th
Jackson Junipers Frank Alexander 10th Frank Alexander 5th 5th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Monroe Gators John S. Smith 1st John S. Smith 2nd(tied) 1st
Biloxi Billies Ed East 2nd Ed East 2nd(tied) 2nd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Phil Terry 3rd Phil Terry 2nd(tied) 4th
Pensacola Pelicans Gianfranco Vaccarini 4th Dick Bowen 1st 3rd
Jackson Junipers Pete Hart 5th 8th(tied) 8th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Jack Hampton 6th Jack Hampton 7th 7th
Alexandria Acadians Mack Mitchell 7th 8th(tied) 9th
Mobile Commodores Don Levitt 8th Ernie Worley 2nd(tied) 5th
Gulfport Sailors Johnny Ashton 9th Johnny Ashton 2nd(tied) 6th
Beaumont Buffaloes Hal Hay 10th 8th(tied) 10th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pensacola Pelicans Bill Carlson 1st Bill Carlson 1st 1st
Mobile Commodores George Maxwell 2nd 4th(tied) 3rd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Ray LaNeve 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Alexandria Acadians Denny Arnold 4th 4th(tied) 6th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Jim Bond 5th Jim Bond 3rd 4th
Jackson Junipers Earl Skains 6th Earl Skains 2nd 2nd
Gulfport Sailors Chet Walker 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Monroe Gators Herb Ivey 8th 4th(tied) 8th
Beaumont Buffaloes 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
Biloxi Billies 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Lee Bellows 1st Bob Wilson 2nd(tied) 1st
Pensacola Pelicans Lew Marshall 2nd Lew Marshall 6th 6th
Beaumont Buffaloes Ed Wilkinson 3rd 8th(tied) 8th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Guy Miller 4th Bill Turner 1st 2nd
Biloxi Billies Sammy Scott 5th Sammy Scott 5th 5th
Jackson Junipers Charlie Whitlock 6th Charlie Whitlock 7th 7th
Mobile Commodores Hec Sprague 7th Harry Kelly 2nd(tied) 3rd
Gulfport Sailors Don Dunbar 8th 8th(tied) 9th
Monroe Gators Fred Sarvis 9th George Bieker 2nd(tied) 4th
Alexandria Acadians Al Mays 10th 8th(tied) 10th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Shanty Richardson 1st John McCormick 2nd 1st
Jackson Junipers Howie Thomas 2nd Jack Kotarski 3rd 2nd
Biloxi Billies Dave Wiseman 3rd Preston Roberts 6th 6th
Alexandria Acadians Sonny Brown 4th Glen Watson 10th 10th
Gulfport Sailors Hersh Pace 5th Bert Alexander 4th 3rd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Couture 6th Dick Couture 1st 4th
Beaumont Buffaloes Jim Hass 7th Danny Johnston 7th 7th
Mobile Commodores Al Wallace 8th Jim Mathis 9th 9th
Pensacola Pelicans Nellie Bruckner 9th Johnny Stiles 5th 5th
Monroe Gators Fred Daniels 10th Joe Conner 8th 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Cot Bowen 1st Cot Bowen 2nd 1st
Jackson Junipers Dennis Church 2nd Cliff Davis 1st 2nd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Orlando Pacheco 3rd Orlando Pacheco 8th 7th
Gulfport Sailors Miguel Sosa 4th Harry Harpster 3rd 3rd
Alexandria Acadians Eddie Caruana 5th 9th(tied) 8th
Mobile Commodores Harry Rasnake 6th John Bennett 5th 4th
Biloxi Billies Alex Thibeault 7th 9th(tied) 10th
Beaumont Buffaloes Zip Foreman 8th Bucky Watson 7th 9th
Monroe Gators Charlie Genung 9th Marty Townsend 6th 6th
Pensacola Pelicans Pete Summers 10th Otto Spaulding 4th 5th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hattiesburg Top Hats Spencer Reese 1st Spencer Reese 5th 4th
Biloxi Billies Alex Thibeault 2nd 9th(tied) 7th
Gulfport Sailors Hersh Pace 3rd Harry Harpster 1st 1st
Mobile Commodores Harry Rasnake 4th John Bennett 3rd 2nd
Beaumont Buffaloes Bucky Watson 5th Bucky Watson 8th 8th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats George Jackson 6th George Jackson 7th 6th
Pensacola Pelicans Atsuo Miyaji 7th Otto Spaulding 2nd 3rd
Alexandria Acadians Eddie Caruana 8th 9th(tied) 10th
Jackson Junipers Red Osborne 9th (tied) Red Osborne 4th 5th
Monroe Gators Marty Townsend 9th (tied) Marty Townsend 6th 9th
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