GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/08/1975
 
ALBANY AMBASSADORS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harvey Sexton 6th 8th 8th
First Basemen 11th 7th 11th
Second Basemen Tom Miller 11th 9th 11th
Third Basemen 11th 5th 11th
Shortstops 12th 9th 12th
Left Fielders Bernie Martin 8th Bernie Martin 2nd 5th
Center Fielders Bill Nelms 9th Bill Nelms 6th 6th
Right Fielders 10th 8th 10th
Starting Pitchers Grady Ross 1st Harry Cook 1st 1st
Relievers Wally Brownfield 5th Mark Conway 3rd 6th
Closers Dick Small 4th Harry Cook 1st 2nd
ALEXANDRIA ACADIANS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Zack Heath 2nd Zack Heath 5th 5th
First Basemen Mel Hansen 9th 7th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Dee Woods 10th Marty Cornett 2nd 4th
Third Basemen Andy Bakely 10th 5th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Dick Matthews 3rd Carl Kirby 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Wilhelm Mueller 5th 7th 8th
Center Fielders Rick Russell 6th 7th 8th
Right Fielders Wally Albright 5th Wally Albright 7th 7th
Starting Pitchers Jack Weissberg 12th 12th 12th
Relievers Harry Barber 11th 11th 11th
Closers Harry Barber 9th 11th 11th
BATON ROUGE GOVERNORS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Happy Hollins 10th 8th (tied) 10th
First Basemen 11th (tied) 7th (tied) 11th (tied)
Second Basemen Dick Dixon 9th Dick Dixon 6th 7th
Third Basemen 11th (tied) 5th (tied) 11th (tied)
Shortstops Johnny Choate 9th Johnny Choate 7th 8th
Left Fielders Ben Patterson 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Bill Kretzschmar 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Joe White 3rd Joe White 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Dan Lewis 8th Dan Lewis 8th 7th
Relievers Stew Wilson 8th Joe Thayer 3rd (tied) 7th
Closers Joe Thayer 11th Joe Thayer 7th 10th
BEAUMONT BUFFALOES (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Larry Widrick 3rd Rex Gray 4th 4th
First Basemen Jim Shields 1st 7th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Bob Maxham 3rd Bob Maxham 2nd (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Jeff Barnes 3rd 5th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Ted Neal 5th Lou Walker 2nd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Jack Ayers 4th Jack Ayers 4th 3rd
Center Fielders 11th 7th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Ted Cole 1st Bill Young 6th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Hank Kenyon 4th Hank Kenyon 3rd 3rd
Relievers Ted Trawick 3rd Bert Blackwell 3rd (tied) 3rd
Closers Art Cournoyer 6th Art Cournoyer 6th 7th
BILOXI BILLIES (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gus Ward 5th Bob McCauley 1st 3rd
First Basemen Ken Budd 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Charlie Thorne 7th 9th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Bill Church 2nd Bill Church 1st 1st
Shortstops Carlos Gonzalez 8th 9th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Joe Lewis 3rd 7th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Nick Watson 3rd Bob Rogers 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Glenn Funk 8th 8th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers John Reeves 10th Vern Ladd 4th 8th
Relievers 12th 11th (tied) 12th
Closers 12th 11th (tied) 12th
HATTIESBURG TOP HATS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Leland 9th 8th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Tom Ritter 4th Tom Ritter 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Ray Carrol 4th Dave Neely 2nd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Doc Osborn 8th Doc Osborn 4th 4th
Shortstops Walt Harvey 2nd Ollie Edwards 4th 4th
Left Fielders Alfonso Valdez 1st Alfonso Valdez 1st 1st
Center Fielders Jack Dixson 8th Harry Gillson 3rd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Ricky Smith 7th Ricky Smith 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Bill Wilcox 2nd Bill Wilcox 7th 2nd
Relievers Syl Davis 9th Rudy Miller 8th 9th
Closers Rudy Miller 3rd Rudy Miller 4th 4th
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Stanley Moore 8th Stanley Moore 6th 7th
First Basemen Billy Martin 5th Billy Martin 4th 4th
Second Basemen Russ McGuire 8th Bob Stumpf 8th 8th
Third Basemen Billy Brown 3rd (tied) Billy Brown 3rd 3rd
Shortstops Bob Scott 4th Bill DeLandro 1st 1st
Left Fielders Bill Locascio 11th 7th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Jim Wilson 7th 7th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Tom Wiley 2nd 8th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Cliff Vogan 5th Cliff Vogan 2nd 3rd (tied)
Relievers Lou Isler 6th Lou Isler 9th 8th
Closers Jack Rose 5th Jack Rose 9th 8th
LAFAYETTE GENERALS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frankie O'Hagan 7th Ernie Amberg 7th 6th
First Basemen Frank Graves 6th Walker Brown 5th 6th
Second Basemen Dick Messer 5th Dick Messer 5th 5th
Third Basemen Lynn Hostetter 7th 5th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Charlie Shultz 11th 9th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Vic Chamberlin 7th Vic Chamberlin 5th 6th
Center Fielders Kid Roberts 4th 7th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders 10th (tied) 8th (tied) 10th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jake Wilson 9th Jake Wilson 11th 10th
Relievers Steve Underhill 10th Jim Harden 1st 5th
Closers Buster Stewart 10th Jim Harden 3rd 3rd
MONROE GATORS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Warren Morris 11th 8th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Fred Hinkle 7th Fred Hinkle 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen 12th 9th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Ed Bowen 6th Dick Harris 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Dan Davis 6th 9th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Bob Miller 12th 7th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Buck Stewart 5th Buck Stewart 1st 4th
Right Fielders Leo Dill 9th Leo Dill 3rd 4th
Starting Pitchers Willie Wiley 7th Hank Voeltz 6th 6th
Relievers Bill Nutbrown 7th Billy D Young 10th 10th
Closers Bill Nutbrown 8th Billy D Young 10th 9th
PENSACOLA PELICANS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 12th 8th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Howie Safar 3rd Gene Mitchell 6th 5th
Second Basemen Lee Cox 1st 9th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen George Wisner 1st 5th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Ernie Mayfield 1st Ernie Mayfield 8th 5th
Left Fielders Ron Fuller 9th 7th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders 11th (tied) 7th (tied) 11th (tied)
Right Fielders Ed Reaman 4th Ed Reaman 5th 6th
Starting Pitchers Jack Epperson 11th Bill King 10th 11th
Relievers Tom Kennedy 4th Ed Young 3rd (tied) 4th
Closers Chuck Dietz 7th Jack Moore 5th 6th
TALLAHASSEE LEGISLATORS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Cal Hill 4th Harry Gayle 1st (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Lee Tracey 8th 7th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Jerry Waszak 6th Fred Van der Horst 7th 6th
Third Basemen John Fowler 5th 5th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Jeff Berendt 7th Jeff Berendt 6th 7th
Left Fielders Willie Davis 6th Willie Davis 3rd 2nd
Center Fielders Moses Secor 1st Moses Secor 3rd (tied) 1st
Right Fielders 10th (tied) 8th (tied) 10th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Guy Bacon 6th Guy Bacon 5th 5th
Relievers Lee Brubaker 2nd Lee Brubaker 3rd (tied) 2nd
Closers Willard Barnard 2nd Willard Barnard 8th 5th
TUSCALOOSA TOMCATS (R) 10/08/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Shafer 1st Fred Taylor 1st (tied) 1st
First Basemen Tom Scott 2nd Tom Scott 1st (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Bob Budnick 2nd Rip Orton 1st 1st
Third Basemen Bob Sherman 9th 5th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Bill Franzen 10th Bill Franzen 5th 6th
Left Fielders Elmer Godwin 2nd Elmer Godwin 6th 4th
Center Fielders Charlie Brawner 2nd Charlie Brawner 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Gene Crane 6th Gene Crane 4th 5th
Starting Pitchers Ron Burch 3rd Ron Burch 9th 9th
Relievers Ace Middaugh 1st Dick Johnson 2nd 1st
Closers Ace Middaugh 1st Dick Johnson 2nd 1st
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