WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
11/01/1974
 
BILLINGS BUFFALOES (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Yates 3rd Bill Lee 4th 3rd
First Basemen Bill Brunkow 9th 1st 9th
Second Basemen Sam Flinn 14th 1st 14th
Third Basemen Jack Austin 1st 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Alex Guzman 13th 1st 13th
Left Fielders Sandy Mitchell 2nd 2nd 3rd
Center Fielders Ralph Griffis 8th 2nd 8th
Right Fielders George Spikes 1st 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Bob Goff 3rd 1st 3rd
Relievers John Dinger 1st 1st 1st
Closers Dee Britton 3rd 1st 3rd
BISMARCK ROUGH RIDERS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tex Harris 4th Rex Hansen 5th 4th
First Basemen Jim Green 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Second Basemen John Owen 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Jesse Burns 7th 2nd (tied) 8th
Shortstops Larry Cockrell 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Bill May 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Joe White 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Bill Marker 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Bucky Watson 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Relievers Russ Turner 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Closers Eddie Portal 7th 1st (tied) 7th
CASPER DRILLERS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Hill 9th 6th 9th
First Basemen Earl Hannah 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Mike Lewis 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Chet Grinstead 6th 2nd (tied) 7th
Shortstops Bill Smith 10th (tied) 1st (tied) 10th (tied)
Left Fielders George Maxwell 6th Fred Geddes 1st 1st
Center Fielders Pete Day 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Grant Ferguson 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Howie Palmer 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Elmer Lockwood 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Closers Sibby Smith 1st 1st (tied) 1st
CHEYENNE PIONEERS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Moreland 5th Tom Moreland 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Ray Alexander 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Chick Palmer 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Eddie Phillips 13th 2nd (tied) 14th
Shortstops Bill Campbell 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Les Prout 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Tony Toribio 5th Al Bradley 1st 1st
Right Fielders Red Randle 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers John Scott 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Relievers Dave Weeks 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Closers Dave Weeks 13th 1st (tied) 13th
COLORADO SPRINGS MOUNTAINEERS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Brown 1st 6th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Jerry Danaher 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Bob Adams 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Dale Byrd 14th Dale Byrd 1st 1st
Shortstops John Jones 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Left Fielders John Brooks 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Joe Johnson 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Charlie Crandall 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Frankie Sawyer 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Relievers Joe Albright 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Closers Fred Rowe 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
FARGO RED HAWKS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Hamilton 2nd 6th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Earl Worley 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Howard Banta 11th (tied) 1st (tied) 11th (tied)
Third Basemen Myrl Condron 9th 2nd (tied) 10th
Shortstops Dave Penuel 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Charlie Bergeron 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Charlie Coughran 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Al Jones 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Oscar Hawkins 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Relievers Joe Hammond 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Closers Leo Montgomery 9th 1st (tied) 9th
GRAND ISLAND GULLS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Smith 13th 6th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Frank Barbara 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Rafael Zambrano 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Henry Beard 11th 2nd (tied) 12th
Shortstops Johnnie Snyder 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Walt Payne 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Ed Jansen 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Bill Sealy 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Herb Thomason 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Relievers Clay Tucker 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Closers Danny Dye 11th 1st (tied) 11th
MISSOULA PLAINSMEN (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Jackson 7th William Jones 1st 1st
First Basemen Jim Whitten 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Forrest Gibbs 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Emanuel Allen 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Al Gilbert 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Jim Tanguay 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Cliff Byars 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Stan Wright 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Sam McGeorge 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Relievers Buck Olson 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Closers Buck Olson 8th 1st (tied) 8th
PANHANDLE JACKRABBITS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Edgar Whitley 12th 6th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Dick Schwartz 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Phil Richards 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Bill C Smith 12th 2nd (tied) 13th
Shortstops Dick Tate 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Tim Shears 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Kent Alexander 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Herb Miller 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Carl Young 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Relievers Dave Munson 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Closers Dave Munson 6th 1st (tied) 6th
PUEBLO CHIEFS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Philips 11th 6th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Luke Warner 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Buddy Miller 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Jim Davis 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Rudy Scott 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Wally Stolle 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Jim DeShazo 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Paul Bruce 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Yates 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Relievers Mose Cooper 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Closers Don Kelly 12th 1st (tied) 12th
RAPID CITY RUNNERS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Smith 10th 6th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Moe Ingram 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Ted Donnelly 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Ben Parker 8th 2nd (tied) 9th
Shortstops Frankie Jimenez 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Jack Adams 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Vic Brown 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Cliff Turner 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Ray Finigan 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Relievers German Acuna 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Closers German Acuna 10th 1st (tied) 10th
SANTA FE COYOTES (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ron Caputo 6th 6th (tied) 8th
First Basemen John Irwin 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Mort Duncan 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Lyle Beadle 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Hal Beck 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Jimmy Jones 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Taylor Bowen 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Irv Moore 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Al Hoppe 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Relievers George Campbell 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Closers Stu Erickson 5th 1st (tied) 5th
SIOUX FALLS PRAIRIE DOGS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Larry Baker 14th 6th (tied) 14th
First Basemen George Wolfe 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Bill Jones 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Lloyd Gladney 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Mike Graham 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Frank Sawyer 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Gene Burggraf 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Bill Logan 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Carl Davis 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Relievers Herb Moon 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Closers Ben Cobb 4th 1st (tied) 4th
TOPEKA JAYHAWKS (A) 11/01/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tony Meinke 8th Mickey Foley 3rd 5th
First Basemen Pinky Thompson 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Bill King 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Third Basemen John Mason 9th (tied) 2nd (tied) 10th (tied)
Shortstops Herb Connelly 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Jack Henricks 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Max Robinson 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Tom Gendron 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Al Panning 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Relievers Howard Fetter 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Closers Howard Fetter 14th 1st (tied) 14th
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