WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
02/26/1962
 
DES MOINES BEARS (A) 02/26/1962
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Jones 2nd 5th 5th
First Basemen Fred Wilcox 2nd 3rd 4th
Second Basemen Jess Gray 5th Phil Bryant 2nd 3rd
Third Basemen Jose Fuentes 5th 3rd 6th
Shortstops Monty Grissom 3rd 2nd 4th
Left Fielders Tony Kruger 6th 2nd 6th
Center Fielders Kid Lipka 3rd 3rd 5th
Right Fielders Jerry Christensen 5th 1st 5th
Starting Pitchers Frank Flam 5th Jake Thornton 4th 5th
Relievers Pat Hackney 6th Pat Hackney 5th 6th
Closers Bill Alexander 6th Pat Hackney 5th 6th
LINCOLN LEGISLATORS (A) 02/26/1962
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hank Gough 5th Marv Jackson 2nd 3rd
First Basemen John Scott 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Jim Wiley 2nd 4th 4th
Third Basemen Dennis Cooper 2nd Roland Wilhelm 1st 1st
Shortstops Mike Graham 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Cotton Mackley 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Jack Davis 6th Bob Snyder 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Sam Ambrose 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Eddie Bohannon 4th Vern Adkins 1st 1st
Relievers Fred Bradley 3rd Norm Stover 3rd 3rd
Closers Fred Bradley 3rd Norm Stover 3rd 3rd
OMAHA COWBOYS (A) 02/26/1962
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Arnold O'Connell 1st Fred Andersen 4th 2nd
First Basemen George Lyon 1st 3rd (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Bert Mayes 4th Jackie Mathis 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Bob Daniel 6th Bob Daniel 2nd 3rd
Shortstops Andy Alford 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Dick Bishop 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Wayne Carter 5th Elmer Bruce 1st 1st
Right Fielders Ed Filson 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Herb Bell 2nd 6th 4th
Relievers Johnny Ward 5th Roger Gannon 1st 2nd
Closers Milt Power 5th Roger Gannon 1st 2nd
TOPEKA JAYHAWKS (A) 02/26/1962
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Milt Bennett 3rd 5th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Don Osborn 3rd (tied) 3rd (tied) 5th (tied)
Second Basemen Bob Barnett 3rd 4th (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Owen Collins 1st 3rd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Johnnie Gordinier 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Horace Henderson 4th Alvin Baker 1st 1st
Center Fielders Oscar Hopper 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Bill Garten 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Pep Miller 1st Don Potter 3rd 3rd
Relievers Carl Gardner 2nd 6th 4th
Closers Mack Lyons 1st 6th 5th
TULSA ROUGHNECKS (A) 02/26/1962
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Auker 4th Dan Crawford 1st 1st
First Basemen John Burrows 6th Johnnie Alwine 1st 3rd
Second Basemen Jerry Hale 1st Dick Taylor 3rd 1st
Third Basemen Jack Moore 3rd 3rd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Frank Cook 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Glen Holbrook 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Joe Johnston 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Orville Arnold 5th (tied) 1st (tied) 5th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Joe McIntosh 6th Joe Swartzlander 5th 6th
Relievers Otto Townley 4th Joe Swartzlander 4th 5th
Closers Cy Strom 2nd Joe Swartzlander 4th 4th
WICHITA RUSTLERS (A) 02/26/1962
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Smith 6th Jim Staley 3rd 4th
First Basemen Andy Kyllo 5th Bernie Bellows 2nd 1st
Second Basemen Johnny Bird 6th 4th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Art Anderson 4th 3rd (tied) 5th
Shortstops George Clay 6th Bob Brooks 1st 1st
Left Fielders Don Bates 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Hugh Hand 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Ed Collier 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Walter Crowson 3rd Jake Stidd 2nd 2nd
Relievers Sam Kendall 1st Jake Stidd 1st (tied) 1st
Closers Sam Kendall 4th Jake Stidd 1st (tied) 1st
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