WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
02/26/1962
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Cowboys Arnold O'Connell 1st Fred Andersen 4th 2nd
Des Moines Bears Ed Jones 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Topeka Jayhawks Milt Bennett 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Tulsa Roughnecks Tom Auker 4th Dan Crawford 1st 1st
Lincoln Legislators Hank Gough 5th Marv Jackson 2nd 3rd
Wichita Rustlers Joe Smith 6th Jim Staley 3rd 4th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Cowboys George Lyon 1st 3rd(tied) 2nd
Des Moines Bears Fred Wilcox 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Lincoln Legislators John Scott 3rd (tied) 3rd(tied) 5th(tied)
Topeka Jayhawks Don Osborn 3rd (tied) 3rd(tied) 5th(tied)
Wichita Rustlers Andy Kyllo 5th Bernie Bellows 2nd 1st
Tulsa Roughnecks John Burrows 6th Johnnie Alwine 1st 3rd
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tulsa Roughnecks Jerry Hale 1st Dick Taylor 3rd 1st
Lincoln Legislators Jim Wiley 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Topeka Jayhawks Bob Barnett 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Omaha Cowboys Bert Mayes 4th Jackie Mathis 1st 2nd
Des Moines Bears Jess Gray 5th Phil Bryant 2nd 3rd
Wichita Rustlers Johnny Bird 6th 4th(tied) 6th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Topeka Jayhawks Owen Collins 1st 3rd(tied) 2nd
Lincoln Legislators Dennis Cooper 2nd Roland Wilhelm 1st 1st
Tulsa Roughnecks Jack Moore 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Wichita Rustlers Art Anderson 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Des Moines Bears Jose Fuentes 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Omaha Cowboys Bob Daniel 6th Bob Daniel 2nd 3rd
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lincoln Legislators Mike Graham 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Topeka Jayhawks Johnnie Gordinier 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Des Moines Bears Monty Grissom 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Omaha Cowboys Andy Alford 4th 2nd(tied) 5th
Tulsa Roughnecks Frank Cook 5th 2nd(tied) 6th
Wichita Rustlers George Clay 6th Bob Brooks 1st 1st
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lincoln Legislators Cotton Mackley 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Omaha Cowboys Dick Bishop 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Wichita Rustlers Don Bates 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Topeka Jayhawks Horace Henderson 4th Alvin Baker 1st 1st
Tulsa Roughnecks Glen Holbrook 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Des Moines Bears Tony Kruger 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tulsa Roughnecks Joe Johnston 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Topeka Jayhawks Oscar Hopper 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Des Moines Bears Kid Lipka 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Wichita Rustlers Hugh Hand 4th 3rd(tied) 6th
Omaha Cowboys Wayne Carter 5th Elmer Bruce 1st 1st
Lincoln Legislators Jack Davis 6th Bob Snyder 2nd 2nd
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Cowboys Ed Filson 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Topeka Jayhawks Bill Garten 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Wichita Rustlers Ed Collier 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Lincoln Legislators Sam Ambrose 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Des Moines Bears Jerry Christensen 5th (tied) 1st(tied) 5th(tied)
Tulsa Roughnecks Orville Arnold 5th (tied) 1st(tied) 5th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Topeka Jayhawks Pep Miller 1st Don Potter 3rd 3rd
Omaha Cowboys Herb Bell 2nd 6th 4th
Wichita Rustlers Walter Crowson 3rd Jake Stidd 2nd 2nd
Lincoln Legislators Eddie Bohannon 4th Vern Adkins 1st 1st
Des Moines Bears Frank Flam 5th Jake Thornton 4th 5th
Tulsa Roughnecks Joe McIntosh 6th Joe Swartzlander 5th 6th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wichita Rustlers Sam Kendall 1st Jake Stidd 1st(tied) 1st
Topeka Jayhawks Carl Gardner 2nd 6th 4th
Lincoln Legislators Fred Bradley 3rd Norm Stover 3rd 3rd
Tulsa Roughnecks Otto Townley 4th Joe Swartzlander 4th 5th
Omaha Cowboys Johnny Ward 5th Roger Gannon 1st(tied) 2nd
Des Moines Bears Pat Hackney 6th Pat Hackney 5th 6th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Topeka Jayhawks Mack Lyons 1st 6th 5th
Tulsa Roughnecks Cy Strom 2nd Joe Swartzlander 4th 4th
Lincoln Legislators Fred Bradley 3rd Norm Stover 3rd 3rd
Wichita Rustlers Sam Kendall 4th Jake Stidd 1st(tied) 1st
Omaha Cowboys Milt Power 5th Roger Gannon 1st(tied) 2nd
Des Moines Bears Bill Alexander 6th Pat Hackney 5th 6th
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