WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
09/01/1975
 
BILLINGS BUFFALOES (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Lee 1st 4th 4th
First Basemen Bill Brunkow 12th 1st 12th
Second Basemen Harley Parker 7th 1st 7th
Third Basemen Jack Austin 1st 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Alex Guzman 12th 1st 12th
Left Fielders Sandy Mitchell 3rd 1st 3rd
Center Fielders Roy Coburn 5th 1st 5th
Right Fielders George Spikes 3rd 1st 3rd
Starting Pitchers Dick Adams Jr. 4th 1st 4th
Relievers John Dinger 2nd 1st 2nd
Closers Dee Britton 3rd 1st 3rd
BISMARCK ROUGH RIDERS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Harris 6th Rex Hansen 3rd 3rd
First Basemen Walt Proctor 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Joe Johnson 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Jesse Burns 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Shortstops Bob Scott 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Bill May 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Joe White 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Bill Marker 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Mike Powell 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Relievers Eddie Portal 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Closers Eddie Portal 10th 1st (tied) 10th
CASPER DRILLERS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Hill 10th 4th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Earl Hannah 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Chet Grinstead 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Third Basemen John Potter 6th 2nd (tied) 7th
Shortstops Mike Lewis 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Gene Carey 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Bob Prescott 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Right Fielders George Maxwell 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Ralph Cooper 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Sibby Smith 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Closers Sibby Smith 1st 1st (tied) 1st
CHEYENNE PIONEERS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Moreland 4th 4th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Ray Alexander 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Ben Sanders 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Eddie Phillips 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Shortstops Chick Palmer 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Les Prout 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Al Bradley 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Tony Dupuis 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers John Scott 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Relievers Bill Green 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Closers Dave Weeks 13th 1st (tied) 13th
COLORADO SPRINGS MOUNTAINEERS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dick Hubble 11th 4th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Jerry Danaher 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Bob Adams 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Earl Harris 9th Dale Byrd 1st 1st
Shortstops John Jones 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Left Fielders John Brooks 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Joe Johnson 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Charlie Crandall 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Frankie Sawyer 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Relievers Joe Albright 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Closers Fred Rowe 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
FARGO RED HAWKS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Hamilton 2nd 4th (tied) 5th
First Basemen Bill Stewart 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Alex Shelton 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Myrl Condron 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Shortstops Dave Penuel 10th (tied) 1st (tied) 10th (tied)
Left Fielders Charlie Bergeron 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Charlie Coughran 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Al Jones 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Oscar Hawkins 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Relievers Bill Bond 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Closers Joe Hammond 6th 1st (tied) 6th
GRAND ISLAND GULLS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill McPherson 14th 4th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Frank Barbara 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Art Smith 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Henry Beard 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Shortstops Johnnie Snyder 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Walt Payne 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Ed Jansen 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Bill Sealy 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Herb Thomason 8th (tied) 1st (tied) 8th (tied)
Relievers Danny Dye 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Closers Danny Dye 11th 1st (tied) 11th
MISSOULA PLAINSMEN (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bobby Butler 8th William Jones 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Jim Whitten 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Sam Williams 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Emanuel Allen 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Frank Jackson 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Jim Tanguay 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Cliff Byars 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Stan Wright 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Jack Levit 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Relievers Buck Olson 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Closers Tony Wambaugh 7th 1st (tied) 7th
PANHANDLE JACKRABBITS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Edgar Whitley 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
First Basemen Dick Schwartz 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Phil Richards 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Bill C Smith 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Shortstops Dick Tate 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Tim Shears 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Kent Alexander 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Right Fielders Herb Miller 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Jimmy Pepper 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Relievers Kent Hudson 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Closers Dave Munson 9th 1st (tied) 9th
PUEBLO CHIEFS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Karl Mason 13th 4th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Carl Chambers 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Buddy Miller 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Luke Warner 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Rudy Scott 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Wally Stolle 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Jim DeShazo 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Paul Bruce 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Yates 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Relievers Mose Cooper 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Closers Don Kelly 12th 1st (tied) 12th
RAPID CITY RUNNERS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Smith 3rd 4th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Moe Ingram 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Harry Bellomy 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Rupert Roberts 8th 2nd (tied) 9th
Shortstops Troy Lipka 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Jack Adams 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Taylor Everett 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Rick Redinger 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Ray Finigan 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Relievers Bruce McInturf 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Closers Bruce McInturf 5th 1st (tied) 5th
SANTA FE COYOTES (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ron Caputo 5th 4th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Irv Moore 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Mort Duncan 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Lyle Beadle 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Hal Beck 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Jimmy Smith 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Taylor Bowen 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Ed Sparks 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Al Hoppe 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Relievers George Campbell 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Closers Stu Erickson 8th 1st (tied) 8th
SIOUX FALLS PRAIRIE DOGS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Hall 9th 4th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Al Russell 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen John Dawkins 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Lloyd Gladney 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Bill Jones 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Del Biadun 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Roger Heaton 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Augie Dalton 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Carl Davis 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Relievers Herb Moon 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Closers Ben Cobb 4th 1st (tied) 4th
TOPEKA JAYHAWKS (A) 09/01/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Hazel 7th Mickey Foley 1st 1st
First Basemen Pinky Thompson 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Bill King 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Calvin Davis 7th 2nd (tied) 8th
Shortstops Herb Connelly 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Jack Henricks 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Tom Gendron 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Mickey Akin 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Al Panning 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Relievers Earl Thompson 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Closers Earl Thompson 14th 1st (tied) 14th
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