GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
05/12/1975
 
ALBANY AMBASSADORS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ted Tinsley 1st Harvey Sexton 5th 4th
First Basemen Ike Moore 5th 9th 10th
Second Basemen Eddie Reed 7th Eddie Reed 6th 7th
Third Basemen George Nichols 2nd 8th 8th
Shortstops 11th 7th 11th
Left Fielders Frank Smith 6th 7th 8th
Center Fielders Whitey Hayes 2nd 4th 5th
Right Fielders Jake Levine 5th Jake Levine 9th 7th
Starting Pitchers Jose Torres 1st Jose Torres 1st 1st
Relievers Jerome Thurman 2nd Jerome Thurman 11th 7th
Closers Dutch Monroe 2nd Luther Collins 1st 1st
ALEXANDRIA ACADIANS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Lou Howard 8th Lou Howard 7th 7th
First Basemen Al Johnson 3rd 9th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Dick Matthews 12th Dick Matthews 8th 9th
Third Basemen Andy Bakely 12th 8th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Orlando Burnham 7th 7th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Tony Webster 9th Tony Webster 6th 6th
Center Fielders Claude McGraw 6th 4th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders George Bell 7th George Bell 3rd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Wally Hand 12th Wally Hand 11th 12th
Relievers John Shields 9th John Shields 8th 9th
Closers Duane Nelson 4th Duane Nelson 7th 8th
BATON ROUGE GOVERNORS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Steve Phillips 3rd 10th 10th
First Basemen Leon Holton 12th 9th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Benny Strickland 6th Benny Strickland 4th 5th
Third Basemen Joe Wilson 7th 8th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Duke Beall 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Mike Potter 2nd Henry McDuffie 5th 4th
Center Fielders Bill Kretzschmar 8th 4th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Joe White 9th Joe White 3rd (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Dan Lewis 8th Dan Lewis 6th 6th
Relievers Ron Melton 10th Jerome Hayward 10th 10th
Closers Stew Wilson 11th Jerome Hayward 11th 11th
BEAUMONT BUFFALOES (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Gagnon 5th Rex Gray 1st 2nd
First Basemen Charlie K. Jerome 1st Ross Peters 7th 2nd
Second Basemen Bob Maxham 5th Dave Hillsborough 1st 1st
Third Basemen Ben McClure 5th Ben McClure 1st 1st
Shortstops Ted Neal 5th Chris Roberts 5th 6th
Left Fielders Sherman Abbott 1st Sherman Abbott 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Mark Hurst 1st 4th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Al Glade 3rd Al Glade 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Dan King 3rd Hank Kenyon 3rd 3rd
Relievers Len Torbett 6th Len Torbett 3rd 5th
Closers Art Cournoyer 5th Art Cournoyer 9th 9th
BILOXI BILLIES (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gus Ward 9th Gus Ward 1st (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Ernie Morrison 9th Ernie Morrison 4th 8th
Second Basemen Carlos Lopez 2nd Charlie Thorne 9th 4th
Third Basemen Bill Church 10th Ron Cole 1st (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Alan Jenkins 9th 7th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders 9th 4th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Joe Crosby 12th 10th 12th
Starting Pitchers Fred Cady 10th John Reeves 12th 11th
Relievers 12th 12th 12th
Closers 12th 12th 12th
HATTIESBURG TOP HATS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Henley 12th Jim Henley 9th 9th
First Basemen Franklin Smith 4th Tom Ritter 5th 4th
Second Basemen Dave Tibbs 1st 10th 10th
Third Basemen Mike McKenzie 1st Doc Osborn 5th 4th
Shortstops Walt Harvey 3rd Walt Harvey 6th 3rd
Left Fielders Alfonso Valdez 5th Alfonso Valdez 1st 1st
Center Fielders 9th (tied) 4th (tied) 9th (tied)
Right Fielders Ricky Smith 8th Ricky Smith 3rd (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Bill Wilcox 9th Bill Wilcox 9th 9th
Relievers Oscar Jones 7th Rudy Miller 3rd (tied) 6th
Closers Rudy Miller 8th Rudy Miller 8th 10th
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Stanley Moore 10th Stanley Moore 6th 8th
First Basemen Billy Martin 10th Billy Martin 2nd 5th
Second Basemen Russ McGuire 9th 10th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Billy Brown 9th Billy Brown 4th 5th
Shortstops Les Mason 8th Les Mason 3rd 5th
Left Fielders 10th (tied) 7th (tied) 10th (tied)
Center Fielders Clem Austin 7th Clem Austin 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Tom Wiley 10th Tom Wiley 7th 8th
Starting Pitchers Cliff Vogan 6th Cliff Vogan 8th 8th
Relievers Lou King 11th Lou King 9th 11th
Closers Jack Rose 7th Jack Rose 3rd 4th
LAFAYETTE GENERALS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Akers 7th Matt Corbin 8th 6th
First Basemen Abakada Abasi 7th Pat McKnight 1st 1st
Second Basemen Dick Messer 8th Dick Messer 5th 6th
Third Basemen Wayne Valentine 8th Wayne Valentine 1st (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Jim Miller 2nd Jim Miller 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Hank Hopkins 4th Vic Chamberlin 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders Andy Alewine 4th Andy Alewine 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Pat Smith 1st 10th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Sam Brown 5th Sam Brown 2nd 4th
Relievers Mark Conway 8th Mark Conway 7th 8th
Closers Bob Ballard 6th Bob Ballard 3rd (tied) 3rd
MONROE GATORS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Shuman 4th 10th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Claude Okrasa 11th Fred Hinkle 3rd 6th
Second Basemen John Pruss 3rd John Pruss 3rd 3rd
Third Basemen Nick Miller 6th Dick Harris 6th 6th
Shortstops John Lindley 4th 7th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Melvin Sales 3rd 7th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Roy Welch 3rd Roy Welch 1st 1st
Right Fielders Joe Howard 4th Bob Reese 8th 6th
Starting Pitchers Glenn Taylor 7th Hank Voeltz 7th 7th
Relievers Ray Russell 5th Billy D Young 3rd (tied) 4th
Closers Ray Russell 10th Billy D Young 3rd (tied) 5th
PENSACOLA PELICANS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Christopher 11th 10th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Johnny Lyons 2nd Johnny Lyons 8th 3rd
Second Basemen Harry Sanford 4th 10th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Harry Mansfield 4th 8th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Frank Esposito 1st Frank Esposito 1st 1st
Left Fielders Walt Houser 7th 7th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders 9th (tied) 4th (tied) 9th (tied)
Right Fielders Tom West 2nd Ed Reaman 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Marty Wilson 2nd Marty Wilson 4th 2nd
Relievers Bill McKee 4th Bill McKee 1st 2nd
Closers Bill McKee 3rd Mike McIntyre 2nd 2nd
TALLAHASSEE LEGISLATORS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Roy Phillips 6th Harry Gayle 4th 5th
First Basemen Paul Loughrey 6th 9th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Fred Van der Horst 11th Fred Van der Horst 7th 8th
Third Basemen Carl Ferguson 3rd 8th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Jeff Berendt 6th Jeff Berendt 4th 4th
Left Fielders Willie Davis 8th Willie Davis 4th 5th
Center Fielders Sam Harmon 5th 4th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Cotton Hill 6th 10th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Carl Price 4th Sal Buono 5th 5th
Relievers Bert Cranford 1st Bert Cranford 3rd (tied) 3rd
Closers Willard Barnard 1st Willard Barnard 10th 7th
TUSCALOOSA TOMCATS (R) 05/12/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Elam Kellerman 2nd Elam Kellerman 1st (tied) 1st
First Basemen Tom Scott 8th Tom Scott 6th 7th
Second Basemen Paul Ross 10th Paul Ross 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Dick Rich 11th Dick Rich 7th 7th
Shortstops 11th (tied) 7th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders 10th (tied) 7th (tied) 10th (tied)
Center Fielders 9th (tied) 4th (tied) 9th (tied)
Right Fielders Gene Crane 11th Gene Crane 6th 9th
Starting Pitchers Willard Sparks 11th Ron Burch 10th 10th
Relievers Dick Johnson 3rd Dick Johnson 2nd 1st
Closers Luther Coy 9th Luther Coy 6th 6th
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