GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
11/01/1974
 
ALBANY AMBASSADORS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kent Parkhurst 1st Harvey Sexton 6th 4th
First Basemen Clint Triplett 12th 7th 12th
Second Basemen Eddie Reed 7th Eddie Reed 7th 7th
Third Basemen Harry Lorenzen 11th 9th 11th
Shortstops 9th 5th 9th
Left Fielders Norv McClanahan 6th Norv McClanahan 5th 5th
Center Fielders Ruben Ramos 1st Ruben Ramos 5th 2nd
Right Fielders Joe Molyneaux 12th 10th 12th
Starting Pitchers Jim Delano 1st Jose Torres 1st 1st
Relievers Wally Brownfield 4th Wally Brownfield 9th 8th
Closers Scott Cox 11th Scott Cox 6th 9th
ALEXANDRIA ACADIANS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Lou Howard 4th 8th 8th
First Basemen Al Johnson 2nd 7th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Dick Matthews 10th Dick Matthews 9th 9th
Third Basemen Andy Bakely 12th 9th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Orlando Burnham 6th 5th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Tony Webster 11th Tony Webster 8th 10th
Center Fielders George Morgan 8th 10th 11th
Right Fielders George Bell 4th George Bell 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers Tony Rivera 11th Tony Rivera 11th 11th
Relievers Duane Nelson 7th Duane Nelson 7th 9th
Closers Duane Nelson 4th Duane Nelson 5th 5th
BATON ROUGE GOVERNORS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Cyrus O'Shields 6th Cyrus O'Shields 1st 2nd
First Basemen Leon Brazzle 5th Leon Brazzle 1st 1st
Second Basemen Roy Weaver 1st Benny Strickland 5th 3rd
Third Basemen Woody Snyder 1st Woody Snyder 4th 3rd
Shortstops Harold Kaster 8th 5th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Henry McDuffie 3rd Henry McDuffie 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Don Crosley 4th Don Crosley 4th 5th
Right Fielders Jack Dubreuil 3rd Joe White 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Mike Gautier 4th Mike Gautier 5th 4th
Relievers Bob Smith 11th Bob Smith 11th 11th
Closers Jack Catlin 6th Jack Catlin 2nd 2nd
BEAUMONT BUFFALOES (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Gagnon 3rd Rex Gray 4th 5th
First Basemen Jim Shields 1st Ross Peters 6th 2nd
Second Basemen Bob Maxham 5th Dave Hillsborough 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Jeff Barnes 3rd 9th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Ted Neal 5th 5th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Jack Ayers 7th Jack Ayers 6th 6th
Center Fielders Ted Cole 7th 10th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Sherman Abbott 1st Sherman Abbott 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Dan King 9th Hank Kenyon 9th 9th
Relievers Rick Robinson 12th 12th 12th
Closers Rick Robinson 12th 12th 12th
BILOXI BILLIES (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gus Ward 7th Gus Ward 1st (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Kirby Aldrich 3rd Ernie Morrison 4th 3rd
Second Basemen Joe Ditmer 2nd Al Ireland 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Stan Griffin 2nd Stan Griffin 1st 1st
Shortstops Charlie Thorne 4th Charlie Thorne 4th 4th
Left Fielders Charlie Watson 1st Charlie Watson 4th 4th
Center Fielders Don Simpson 6th Don Simpson 1st 1st
Right Fielders George Sloniker 5th George Sloniker 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Hal Reeves 2nd Harry Trinity 2nd 2nd
Relievers Sam Hood 6th Sam Hood 1st 4th
Closers Oscar Ruiz 5th Oscar Ruiz 9th 7th
HATTIESBURG TOP HATS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 11th 8th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Tom Ritter 4th Tom Ritter 5th 4th
Second Basemen Ray Carrol 8th 10th 10th
Third Basemen Doc Osborn 7th Doc Osborn 6th 5th
Shortstops 9th (tied) 5th (tied) 9th (tied)
Left Fielders Paul Galanti 9th Paul Galanti 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Jack Cook 9th Jack Cook 8th 8th
Right Fielders Bill Whitaker 11th Eddie Cook 9th 9th
Starting Pitchers Sal Baldassari 3rd Sal Baldassari 7th 3rd
Relievers Rube McIntosh 9th Rudy Miller 1st (tied) 7th
Closers Rudy Miller 9th Rudy Miller 7th 8th
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Stanley Moore 9th Stanley Moore 5th 6th
First Basemen Billy Martin 7th Billy Martin 2nd 5th
Second Basemen Leo Dunigan 12th 10th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Billy Brown 5th Billy Brown 3rd 4th
Shortstops 9th (tied) 5th (tied) 9th (tied)
Left Fielders 12th 11th 12th
Center Fielders Clem Austin 10th Clem Austin 6th 7th
Right Fielders Tom Wiley 8th 10th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Cliff Vogan 10th Cliff Vogan 10th 10th
Relievers Steve Lockwood 8th Steve Lockwood 1st (tied) 6th
Closers Jack Rose 8th Jack Rose 10th 10th
LAFAYETTE GENERALS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt Corbin 10th 8th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Frank Graves 8th 7th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Dick Messer 6th Dick Messer 6th 6th
Third Basemen John Morris 9th 9th (tied) 10th
Shortstops 9th (tied) 5th (tied) 9th (tied)
Left Fielders Hank Hopkins 2nd Vic Chamberlin 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Andy Alewine 3rd Andy Alewine 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Charlie Berry 2nd Charlie Berry 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Bill Evans 6th Mike Fulton 5th (tied) 6th
Relievers Mark Conway 10th Mark Conway 10th 10th
Closers Bob Ballard 7th Bob Ballard 11th 11th
MONROE GATORS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jake Lawrence 8th Bob Reese 7th 7th
First Basemen Fred Hinkle 9th Fred Hinkle 3rd 6th
Second Basemen John Pruss 3rd John Pruss 3rd 4th
Third Basemen Dick Harris 6th Dick Harris 7th 6th
Shortstops Harry Steward 1st 5th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Zack Slaton 5th 11th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Tony Kelley 12th 10th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Bob Whitworth 9th 10th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Howie Hudson 12th Jasper Moore 11th (tied) 12th
Relievers Phil Whitehead 3rd Jack Munson 8th 5th
Closers Tommy Alexander 2nd Tommy Alexander 8th 6th
PENSACOLA PELICANS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 11th (tied) 8th (tied) 11th (tied)
First Basemen Harry Shoemaker 6th 7th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Jeff Healy 11th 10th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Gil McCarty 10th Gil McCarty 5th 7th
Shortstops Al Smith 3rd Al Smith 3rd 2nd
Left Fielders Johnny Tucker 8th Johnny Tucker 10th 9th
Center Fielders Leroy Richardson 5th Leroy Richardson 2nd 4th
Right Fielders Frank Hargrove 6th Frank Peterson 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Mike McIntyre 8th Leon Smith 3rd 8th
Relievers Bill McKee 1st Bill McKee 1st (tied) 1st
Closers Bill McKee 1st Howie Lee 1st 1st
TALLAHASSEE LEGISLATORS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Roy Phillips 4th (tied) 8th (tied) 8th (tied)
First Basemen Mel Lane 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Jeff Berendt 9th Jeff Berendt 8th 8th
Third Basemen Don Heath 4th Melvin Bernard 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Chuck Flynn 2nd Chuck Flynn 2nd 1st
Left Fielders Howard James 10th Willie Davis 7th 8th
Center Fielders Al Paulsen 11th Al Paulsen 9th 9th
Right Fielders Bob Smith 7th Bob Smith 7th 7th
Starting Pitchers Guy Powell 5th Sal Buono 4th 5th
Relievers Willard Barnard 2nd Willard Barnard 1st (tied) 2nd
Closers Warren Hunt 3rd Warren Hunt 4th 4th
TUSCALOOSA TOMCATS (R) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Elam Kellerman 2nd Elam Kellerman 1st (tied) 1st
First Basemen Tom Allenby 11th 7th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Bob Budnick 4th Bob Budnick 4th 5th
Third Basemen Dick Rich 8th Dick Rich 8th 8th
Shortstops Rogelio Bellellano 7th Rogelio Bellellano 1st 3rd
Left Fielders Elmer Godwin 4th Elmer Godwin 9th 7th
Center Fielders Gene Goodson 2nd Gene Goodson 7th 6th
Right Fielders Gene Crane 10th Gene Crane 8th 8th
Starting Pitchers Billy Lewis 7th Ron Burch 8th 7th
Relievers Johnny Lynch 5th Gus Van Sickle 1st (tied) 3rd
Closers Luther Coy 10th Luther Coy 3rd 3rd
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