GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
11/01/1974
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albany Ambassadors Kent Parkhurst 1st Harvey Sexton 6th 4th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Elam Kellerman 2nd Elam Kellerman 1st(tied) 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Al Gagnon 3rd Rex Gray 4th 5th
Alexandria Acadians Lou Howard 4th (tied) 8th(tied) 8th(tied)
Tallahassee Legislators Roy Phillips 4th (tied) 8th(tied) 8th(tied)
Baton Rouge Governors Cyrus O'Shields 6th Cyrus O'Shields 1st(tied) 2nd
Biloxi Billies Gus Ward 7th Gus Ward 1st(tied) 3rd
Monroe Gators Jake Lawrence 8th Bob Reese 7th 7th
Huntsville Rockets Stanley Moore 9th Stanley Moore 5th 6th
Lafayette Generals Matt Corbin 10th 8th(tied) 10th
Hattiesburg Top Hats 11th (tied) 8th(tied) 11th(tied)
Pensacola Pelicans 11th (tied) 8th(tied) 11th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Jim Shields 12th (tied) Ross Peters 6th 2nd
Alexandria Acadians Al Johnson 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Biloxi Billies Kirby Aldrich 3rd Ernie Morrison 4th 3rd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Tom Ritter 4th Tom Ritter 5th 4th
Baton Rouge Governors Leon Brazzle 5th Leon Brazzle 1st 1st
Pensacola Pelicans Harry Shoemaker 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Huntsville Rockets Billy Martin 7th Billy Martin 2nd 5th
Lafayette Generals Frank Graves 8th 7th(tied) 9th
Monroe Gators Fred Hinkle 9th Fred Hinkle 3rd 6th
Tallahassee Legislators Mel Lane 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Tom Allenby 11th 7th(tied) 11th
Albany Ambassadors Clint Triplett 12th 7th(tied) 12th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Baton Rouge Governors Roy Weaver 1st Benny Strickland 5th 3rd
Biloxi Billies Joe Ditmer 2nd Al Ireland 1st(tied) 1st
Monroe Gators John Pruss 3rd John Pruss 3rd 4th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Bob Budnick 4th Bob Budnick 4th 5th
Beaumont Buffaloes Bob Maxham 5th Dave Hillsborough 1st(tied) 2nd
Lafayette Generals Dick Messer 6th Dick Messer 6th 6th
Albany Ambassadors Eddie Reed 7th Eddie Reed 7th 7th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Ray Carrol 8th 10th(tied) 10th
Tallahassee Legislators Jeff Berendt 9th Jeff Berendt 8th 8th
Alexandria Acadians Dick Matthews 10th Dick Matthews 9th 9th
Pensacola Pelicans Jeff Healy 11th 10th(tied) 11th
Huntsville Rockets Leo Dunigan 12th 10th(tied) 12th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Baton Rouge Governors Woody Snyder 1st Woody Snyder 4th 3rd
Biloxi Billies Stan Griffin 2nd Stan Griffin 1st 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Jeff Barnes 3rd 9th(tied) 9th
Tallahassee Legislators Don Heath 4th Melvin Bernard 2nd 2nd
Huntsville Rockets Billy Brown 5th Billy Brown 3rd 4th
Monroe Gators Dick Harris 6th Dick Harris 7th 6th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Doc Osborn 7th Doc Osborn 6th 5th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Dick Rich 8th Dick Rich 8th 8th
Lafayette Generals John Morris 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Pensacola Pelicans Gil McCarty 10th Gil McCarty 5th 7th
Albany Ambassadors Harry Lorenzen 11th 9th(tied) 11th
Alexandria Acadians Andy Bakely 12th 9th(tied) 12th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Monroe Gators Harry Steward 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Tallahassee Legislators Chuck Flynn 2nd Chuck Flynn 2nd 1st
Pensacola Pelicans Al Smith 3rd Al Smith 3rd 2nd
Biloxi Billies Charlie Thorne 4th Charlie Thorne 4th 4th
Beaumont Buffaloes Ted Neal 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Alexandria Acadians Orlando Burnham 6th 5th(tied) 7th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Rogelio Bellellano 7th Rogelio Bellellano 1st 3rd
Baton Rouge Governors Harold Kaster 8th 5th(tied) 8th
Albany Ambassadors 9th (tied) 5th(tied) 9th(tied)
Hattiesburg Top Hats 9th (tied) 5th(tied) 9th(tied)
Huntsville Rockets 9th (tied) 5th(tied) 9th(tied)
Lafayette Generals 9th (tied) 5th(tied) 9th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Biloxi Billies Charlie Watson 1st Charlie Watson 4th 4th
Lafayette Generals Hank Hopkins 2nd Vic Chamberlin 1st(tied) 1st
Baton Rouge Governors Henry McDuffie 3rd Henry McDuffie 1st(tied) 2nd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Elmer Godwin 4th Elmer Godwin 9th 7th
Monroe Gators Zack Slaton 5th 11th(tied) 11th
Albany Ambassadors Norv McClanahan 6th Norv McClanahan 5th 5th
Beaumont Buffaloes Jack Ayers 7th Jack Ayers 6th 6th
Pensacola Pelicans Johnny Tucker 8th Johnny Tucker 10th 9th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Paul Galanti 9th Paul Galanti 1st(tied) 3rd
Tallahassee Legislators Howard James 10th Willie Davis 7th 8th
Alexandria Acadians Tony Webster 11th Tony Webster 8th 10th
Huntsville Rockets 12th 11th(tied) 12th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albany Ambassadors Ruben Ramos 1st Ruben Ramos 5th 2nd
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Gene Goodson 2nd Gene Goodson 7th 6th
Lafayette Generals Andy Alewine 3rd Andy Alewine 3rd 3rd
Baton Rouge Governors Don Crosley 4th Don Crosley 4th 5th
Pensacola Pelicans Leroy Richardson 5th Leroy Richardson 2nd 4th
Biloxi Billies Don Simpson 6th Don Simpson 1st 1st
Beaumont Buffaloes Ted Cole 7th 10th(tied) 10th
Alexandria Acadians George Morgan 8th 10th(tied) 11th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Jack Cook 9th Jack Cook 8th 8th
Huntsville Rockets Clem Austin 10th Clem Austin 6th 7th
Tallahassee Legislators Al Paulsen 11th Al Paulsen 9th 9th
Monroe Gators Tony Kelley 12th 10th(tied) 12th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Buffaloes Sherman Abbott 1st Sherman Abbott 1st(tied) 1st
Lafayette Generals Charlie Berry 2nd Charlie Berry 4th 4th
Baton Rouge Governors Jack Dubreuil 3rd Joe White 1st(tied) 2nd
Alexandria Acadians George Bell 4th George Bell 5th 5th
Biloxi Billies George Sloniker 5th George Sloniker 6th 6th
Pensacola Pelicans Frank Hargrove 6th Frank Peterson 1st(tied) 3rd
Tallahassee Legislators Bob Smith 7th Bob Smith 7th 7th
Huntsville Rockets Tom Wiley 8th 10th(tied) 10th
Monroe Gators Bob Whitworth 9th 10th(tied) 11th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Gene Crane 10th Gene Crane 8th 8th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Bill Whitaker 11th Eddie Cook 9th 9th
Albany Ambassadors Joe Molyneaux 12th 10th(tied) 12th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albany Ambassadors Jim Delano 1st Jose Torres 1st 1st
Biloxi Billies Hal Reeves 2nd Harry Trinity 2nd 2nd
Hattiesburg Top Hats Sal Baldassari 3rd Sal Baldassari 7th 3rd
Baton Rouge Governors Mike Gautier 4th Mike Gautier 5th(tied) 4th
Tallahassee Legislators Guy Powell 5th Sal Buono 4th 5th
Lafayette Generals Bill Evans 6th Mike Fulton 5th(tied) 6th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Billy Lewis 7th Ron Burch 8th 7th
Pensacola Pelicans Mike McIntyre 8th Leon Smith 3rd 8th
Beaumont Buffaloes Dan King 9th Hank Kenyon 9th 9th
Huntsville Rockets Cliff Vogan 10th Cliff Vogan 10th 10th
Alexandria Acadians Tony Rivera 11th Tony Rivera 11th(tied) 11th
Monroe Gators Howie Hudson 12th Jasper Moore 11th(tied) 12th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pensacola Pelicans Bill McKee 1st Bill McKee 1st(tied) 1st
Tallahassee Legislators Willard Barnard 2nd Willard Barnard 1st(tied) 2nd
Monroe Gators Phil Whitehead 3rd Jack Munson 8th 5th
Albany Ambassadors Wally Brownfield 4th Wally Brownfield 9th 8th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Johnny Lynch 5th Gus Van Sickle 1st(tied) 3rd
Biloxi Billies Sam Hood 6th Sam Hood 1st(tied) 4th
Alexandria Acadians Duane Nelson 7th Duane Nelson 7th 9th
Huntsville Rockets Steve Lockwood 8th Steve Lockwood 1st(tied) 6th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Rube McIntosh 9th Rudy Miller 1st(tied) 7th
Lafayette Generals Mark Conway 10th Mark Conway 10th 10th
Baton Rouge Governors Bob Smith 11th Bob Smith 11th 11th
Beaumont Buffaloes Rick Robinson 12th 12th 12th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pensacola Pelicans Bill McKee 1st Howie Lee 1st 1st
Monroe Gators Tommy Alexander 2nd Tommy Alexander 8th 6th
Tallahassee Legislators Warren Hunt 3rd Warren Hunt 4th 4th
Alexandria Acadians Duane Nelson 4th Duane Nelson 5th 5th
Biloxi Billies Oscar Ruiz 5th Oscar Ruiz 9th 7th
Baton Rouge Governors Jack Catlin 6th Jack Catlin 2nd 2nd
Lafayette Generals Bob Ballard 7th Bob Ballard 11th 11th
Huntsville Rockets Jack Rose 8th Jack Rose 10th 10th
Hattiesburg Top Hats Rudy Miller 9th Rudy Miller 7th 8th
Tuscaloosa Tomcats Luther Coy 10th Luther Coy 3rd 3rd
Albany Ambassadors Scott Cox 11th Scott Cox 6th 9th
Beaumont Buffaloes Rick Robinson 12th 12th 12th
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