GULF STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
08/11/1975
 
ALBANY AMBASSADORS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harvey Sexton 8th 7th 9th
First Basemen George Dorsey 3rd Bernie Martin 5th 5th
Second Basemen 12th 10th 12th
Third Basemen 12th 5th 12th
Shortstops 12th 9th 12th
Left Fielders Jake Levine 2nd 7th 7th
Center Fielders Frank Smith 6th 7th 9th
Right Fielders Ike Moore 3rd 8th 8th
Starting Pitchers Jose Torres 1st Jose Torres 1st 1st
Relievers Marv Drexler 2nd Mickey Stewart 3rd 3rd
Closers Scott Cox 9th Scott Cox 7th 8th
ALEXANDRIA ACADIANS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Zack Heath 2nd Zack Heath 5th 5th
First Basemen Andy Moreland 10th 8th 10th
Second Basemen Orlando Burnham 10th Marty Cornett 6th 7th
Third Basemen Johnny Briggs 11th 5th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Dick Matthews 3rd Carl Kirby 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Wilhelm Mueller 6th 7th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Jim Curtis 8th 7th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders George Bell 4th George Bell 6th 5th
Starting Pitchers Hank Waldman 6th Otto King 9th 10th
Relievers Duane Nelson 9th Duane Nelson 8th 9th
Closers John Shields 10th John Shields 11th 11th
BATON ROUGE GOVERNORS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Steve Phillips 5th 7th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Danny Smith 9th 8th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Dick Dixon 11th Dick Dixon 7th 8th
Third Basemen Frank Gilbert 9th 5th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Harold Kaster 8th Johnny Choate 8th 8th
Left Fielders Henry McDuffie 4th Henry McDuffie 4th 2nd
Center Fielders Bill Kretzschmar 11th 7th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Andy Pedraza 2nd Joe White 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Dan Lewis 9th Dan Lewis 6th 8th
Relievers Gene Davis 6th Gene Davis 3rd (tied) 6th
Closers Joe Thayer 11th Joe Thayer 8th 10th
BEAUMONT BUFFALOES (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Larry Widrick 4th Rex Gray 4th 4th
First Basemen Jim Shields 1st Ross Peters 7th 4th
Second Basemen Bob Maxham 2nd Bob Maxham 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Jeff Barnes 3rd 5th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Ted Neal 6th Lou Walker 2nd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Jack Ayers 9th Jack Ayers 3rd 4th
Center Fielders Mark Hurst 2nd 7th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Al Glade 1st Al Glade 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Hank Kenyon 4th Hank Kenyon 4th 5th
Relievers Bert Blackwell 8th Bert Blackwell 9th 8th
Closers Art Cournoyer 7th Art Cournoyer 6th 7th
BILOXI BILLIES (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gus Ward 6th Bob McCauley 1st 3rd
First Basemen Ken Budd 12th 8th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Charlie Thorne 8th 10th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Bill Church 2nd Bill Church 1st 1st
Shortstops Alan Jenkins 9th 9th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Joe Lewis 3rd 7th (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Nick Watson 4th Bob Rogers 2nd 3rd
Right Fielders Glenn Funk 9th 8th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Bruce Fields 10th Vern Ladd 2nd 7th
Relievers 12th 12th 12th
Closers 12th 12th 12th
HATTIESBURG TOP HATS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Leland 10th 7th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Tom Ritter 4th Tom Ritter 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Ray Carrol 6th 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 10th Harry Gillson 2nd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Ricky Smith 7th Ricky Smith 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Bill Wilcox 3rd Bill Wilcox 8th 3rd
Relievers Syl Davis 10th Rudy Miller 7th 10th
Closers Rudy Miller 5th Rudy Miller 5th 5th
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Stanley Moore 9th Stanley Moore 6th 6th
First Basemen Billy Martin 5th Billy Martin 4th 6th
Second Basemen Russ McGuire 9th Bob Stumpf 9th 9th
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 Clem Austin 7th Clem Austin 6th 6th
Right Fielders Tom Wiley 6th 8th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Cliff Vogan 8th Cliff Vogan 3rd 4th
Relievers Lou Isler 7th Lou Isler 10th 7th
Closers Jack Rose 6th Jack Rose 4th 4th
LAFAYETTE GENERALS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Akers 7th 7th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Frank Graves 7th Walker Brown 6th 7th
Second Basemen Dick Messer 5th Dick Messer 5th 5th
Third Basemen Lynn Hostetter 6th 5th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Charlie Shultz 10th 9th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Vic Chamberlin 10th Vic Chamberlin 5th 6th
Center Fielders Kid Roberts 5th 7th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders 11th 8th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Jake Wilson 11th Jake Wilson 11th 11th
Relievers Paul Bennett 3rd Paul Bennett 1st 1st
Closers Paul Bennett 4th Paul Bennett 1st 2nd
MONROE GATORS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Warren Morris 11th 7th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Fred Hinkle 8th Fred Hinkle 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen John Pruss 1st John Pruss 4th 4th
Third Basemen Ed Bowen 7th Dick Harris 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Dan Davis 6th (tied) 9th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Bob Miller 12th 7th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Buck Stewart 9th Buck Stewart 2nd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Leo Dill 10th Leo Dill 5th 6th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Hagan 12th Hank Voeltz 12th 12th
Relievers Leon Amey 11th Billy D Young 11th 11th
Closers Bob Runcore 8th Billy D Young 10th 9th
PENSACOLA PELICANS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Christopher 11th (tied) 7th (tied) 11th (tied)
First Basemen Howie Safar 6th 8th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Slim McGuire 3rd 10th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Harry Mansfield 1st 5th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Frank Esposito 1st Frank Esposito 7th 5th
Left Fielders Walt Houser 7th 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders 12th 7th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Frank Hargrove 5th Ed Reaman 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Walter Sarah 2nd Walter Sarah 7th 2nd
Relievers Bill McKee 5th Bill McKee 3rd (tied) 5th
Closers Bill McKee 1st Earl Rice 2nd 1st
TALLAHASSEE LEGISLATORS (R) 08/11/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Cal Hill 3rd Harry Gayle 1st (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Lee Tracey 11th 8th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Jerry Waszak 7th Fred Van der Horst 8th 6th
Third Basemen John Fowler 5th 5th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Jeff Berendt 5th Jeff Berendt 6th 7th
Left Fielders Willie Davis 8th Willie Davis 2nd 3rd
Center Fielders Moses Secor 1st Moses Secor 2nd (tied) 1st
Right Fielders 11th (tied) 8th (tied) 11th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Guy Bacon 7th Guy Bacon 5th 6th
Relievers Lee Brubaker 4th Lee Brubaker 3rd (tied) 4th
Closers Willard Barnard 3rd Willard Barnard 9th 6th
TUSCALOOSA TOMCATS (R) 08/11/1975
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 4th Rip Orton 1st 1st
Third Basemen Bob Sherman 10th 5th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Bill Franzen 11th Bill Franzen 5th 6th
Left Fielders Elmer Godwin 5th Elmer Godwin 6th 5th
Center Fielders Joe Scott 3rd Joe Scott 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Gene Crane 8th Gene Crane 7th 7th
Starting Pitchers Ron Burch 5th Ron Burch 10th 9th
Relievers Ace Middaugh 1st Dick Johnson 2nd 2nd
Closers Ace Middaugh 2nd Dick Johnson 3rd 3rd
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