WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/08/1963
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Cowboys Arnold O'Connell 1st 5th(tied) 2nd
Topeka Jayhawks Milt Bennett 2nd Fred Andersen 4th 1st
Tulsa Roughnecks Tom Auker 3rd Harry Burton 3rd 3rd
Des Moines Bears Ed Jones 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Lincoln Legislators Hank Gough 5th Marv Jackson 1st 4th
Wichita Rustlers Joe Smith 6th Jim Staley 2nd 5th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Cowboys George Lyon 1st Wally Fontaine 1st 1st
Des Moines Bears Fred Wilcox 2nd 4th(tied) 3rd
Topeka Jayhawks Bill Garten 3rd Roger Smith 2nd 2nd
Lincoln Legislators John Scott 4th 4th(tied) 5th
Tulsa Roughnecks Orville Arnold 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Wichita Rustlers Augie Cheshire 6th Bud Strong 3rd 4th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tulsa Roughnecks Jerry Hale 1st 2nd(tied) 1st
Lincoln Legislators Jim Wiley 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Topeka Jayhawks Bob Barnett 3rd Jackie Holland 1st 2nd
Omaha Cowboys Bert Mayes 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Des Moines Bears Jess Gray 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Wichita Rustlers Sid Owens 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Topeka Jayhawks Owen Collins 1st Fred Rider 4th 1st
Lincoln Legislators Dennis Cooper 2nd Bud Thurman 1st 2nd
Tulsa Roughnecks Jack Moore 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Wichita Rustlers Art Anderson 4th Freddie Drilling 2nd 3rd
Des Moines Bears Jim Turnage 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Omaha Cowboys Bob Daniel 6th Ben Sanderson 3rd 4th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tulsa Roughnecks Tom LeClerc 1st Tom LeClerc 1st 1st
Lincoln Legislators Mike Graham 2nd 2nd(tied) 2nd
Topeka Jayhawks Johnnie Gordinier 3rd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Des Moines Bears Monty Grissom 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Omaha Cowboys Andy Alford 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Wichita Rustlers George Clay 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lincoln Legislators Cotton Mackley 1st Monty Palmer 1st 1st
Omaha Cowboys Dick Bishop 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Wichita Rustlers Don Bates 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Des Moines Bears Bill Lewis 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Tulsa Roughnecks Glen Holbrook 5th Jimmy Jones 2nd 2nd
Topeka Jayhawks Oscar Hopper 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Cowboys Elmer Bruce 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Tulsa Roughnecks Joe Johnston 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Topeka Jayhawks Alvin Baker 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Des Moines Bears Kid Lipka 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Wichita Rustlers Hugh Hand 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Lincoln Legislators Jack Davis 6th 1st(tied) 6th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Cowboys Ed Filson 1st 2nd(tied) 1st
Wichita Rustlers Ed Collier 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Des Moines Bears Jim Roberts 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Topeka Jayhawks Don Osborn 4th 2nd(tied) 5th
Lincoln Legislators Sam Ambrose 5th Paul Daley 1st 2nd
Tulsa Roughnecks Dizzy Ferguson 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Topeka Jayhawks Pep Miller 1st 6th 3rd
Omaha Cowboys Herb Bell 2nd Terry Bond 4th 4th
Lincoln Legislators Eddie Bohannon 3rd Mickey Ford 2nd 2nd
Tulsa Roughnecks Cy Strom 4th Jim Chaney 5th 5th
Wichita Rustlers Tom Walker 5th Marty Stoddard 3rd 6th
Des Moines Bears Pete Rivera 6th Fred Weaver 1st 1st
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Des Moines Bears Hal Carter 1st Fred Weaver 1st 1st
Omaha Cowboys George Clark 2nd Johnny Gerstel 2nd 2nd
Tulsa Roughnecks Otto Townley 3rd Bobby Ladd 5th 5th
Topeka Jayhawks Carl Gardner 4th 6th 6th
Lincoln Legislators Fred Bradley 5th Mickey Ford 3rd(tied) 3rd
Wichita Rustlers Charlie Wolf 6th Charlie Wolf 3rd(tied) 4th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Cowboys Stan Paul 1st Johnny Gerstel 2nd 1st
Topeka Jayhawks Mack Lyons 2nd 6th 6th
Wichita Rustlers Walter Crowson 3rd Charlie Wolf 3rd 2nd
Tulsa Roughnecks Otto Townley 4th Bobby Ladd 4th(tied) 4th
Des Moines Bears Hal Carter 5th Fred Weaver 1st 3rd
Lincoln Legislators Sam Haywood 6th Mickey Ford 4th(tied) 5th
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