WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/07/1975
 
BILLINGS BUFFALOES (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Lee 1st Bill Lee 3rd 2nd
First Basemen Gail Dixon 12th 1st 12th
Second Basemen Harley Parker 8th 1st 8th
Third Basemen Jack Austin 2nd 2nd 3rd
Shortstops Alex Guzman 13th 1st 13th
Left Fielders Sandy Mitchell 2nd 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Roy Coburn 4th 2nd 5th
Right Fielders George Spikes 1st 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Dick Adams Jr. 6th 1st 6th
Relievers John Dinger 1st 1st 1st
Closers Dee Britton 3rd 1st 3rd
BISMARCK ROUGH RIDERS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Harris 6th Rex Hansen 5th 5th
First Basemen Jim Green 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Bill Yates 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Jesse Burns 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Shortstops Bob Scott 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Bill Marker 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Bill May 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Jo-Jo Mason 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Bucky Watson 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Relievers Russ Turner 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Closers Eddie Portal 9th 1st (tied) 9th
CASPER DRILLERS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Hill 7th 6th 8th
First Basemen Earl Hannah 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Mike Lewis 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Third Basemen John Potter 7th 2nd (tied) 8th
Shortstops Bill Smith 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Gene Carey 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Bob Prescott 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Right Fielders George Maxwell 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Ralph Cooper 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Elmer Lockwood 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Closers Sibby Smith 1st 1st (tied) 1st
CHEYENNE PIONEERS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Moreland 2nd Tom Moreland 2nd 3rd
First Basemen Ray Alexander 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Chick Palmer 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Ben Sanders 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Shortstops Bill Campbell 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Harry Schultz 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Tony Toribio 6th Al Bradley 1st 1st
Right Fielders Tony Dugan 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers John Scott 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Relievers Dave Weeks 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Closers Dave Weeks 13th 1st (tied) 13th
COLORADO SPRINGS MOUNTAINEERS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dick Hubble 9th 6th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Jerry Danaher 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Bob Adams 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Earl Harris 8th Dale Byrd 1st 1st
Shortstops John Jones 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Left Fielders John Brooks 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Joe Johnson 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Charlie Crandall 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Frankie Sawyer 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Relievers Joe Albright 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Closers Fred Rowe 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
FARGO RED HAWKS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Hamilton 3rd 6th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Jim Gensel 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Howard Banta 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Myrl Condron 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Shortstops Dave Penuel 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Charlie Bergeron 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Terry Chatham 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Al Jones 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Oscar Hawkins 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Relievers Leo Montgomery 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Closers Joe Hammond 7th 1st (tied) 7th
GRAND ISLAND GULLS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill McPherson 14th 6th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Frank Barbara 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Johnnie Snyder 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Henry Beard 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Shortstops Rafael Zambrano 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Walt Payne 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Ed Jansen 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Bill Sealy 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Herb Thomason 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Relievers Clay Tucker 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Closers Danny Dye 11th 1st (tied) 11th
MISSOULA PLAINSMEN (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Jackson 5th William Jones 1st 1st
First Basemen Jim Whitten 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Jim Tanguay 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Emanuel Allen 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Al Gilbert 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Frank Medeiros 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Cliff Byars 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Stan Wright 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Jack Levit 3rd (tied) 1st (tied) 3rd (tied)
Relievers Buck Olson 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Closers Tony Wambaugh 5th 1st (tied) 5th
PANHANDLE JACKRABBITS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Edgar Whitley 13th 6th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Dick Schwartz 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Phil Richards 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Bill C Smith 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Shortstops Dick Tate 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Chuck Cuthbert 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Kent Alexander 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Herb Miller 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Jimmy Pepper 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Relievers Kent Hudson 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Closers Dave Munson 8th 1st (tied) 8th
PUEBLO CHIEFS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Philips 12th 6th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Carl Chambers 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Buddy Miller 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Jim Davis 6th 2nd (tied) 7th
Shortstops Jim Dunning 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Wally Stolle 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Jim DeShazo 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Paul Bruce 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Yates 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Relievers Mose Cooper 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Closers Don Kelly 12th 1st (tied) 12th
RAPID CITY RUNNERS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Smith 11th 6th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Taylor Everett 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Harry Bellomy 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Troy Lipka 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Gordie Moore 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Cliff Turner 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Charlie Sheehan 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Rick Redinger 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Ray Finigan 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Relievers German Acuna 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Closers German Acuna 10th 1st (tied) 10th
SANTA FE COYOTES (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ron Caputo 4th 6th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Irv Moore 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Mort Duncan 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Lyle Beadle 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Hal Beck 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Jimmy Smith 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Taylor Bowen 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Ed Sparks 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Al Hoppe 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Relievers George Campbell 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Closers Stu Erickson 6th 1st (tied) 6th
SIOUX FALLS PRAIRIE DOGS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Hall 9th (tied) 6th (tied) 9th (tied)
First Basemen Lloyd Gladney 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Al Russell 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Augie Dalton 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Mike Graham 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders George Wolfe 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Roger Heaton 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Del Biadun 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Carl Davis 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Relievers Herb Moon 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Closers Ben Cobb 4th 1st (tied) 4th
TOPEKA JAYHAWKS (A) 04/07/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers George Carmack 8th Mickey Foley 4th 4th
First Basemen Pinky Thompson 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Bill King 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Calvin Davis 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Shortstops Herb Connelly 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Jack Henricks 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Max Robinson 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Tom Gendron 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Al Panning 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Relievers Howard Fetter 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Closers Howard Fetter 14th 1st (tied) 14th
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