WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/21/1963
 
DES MOINES BEARS (A) 10/21/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Jones 5th 3rd 6th
First Basemen Fred Wilcox 2nd 2nd 3rd
Second Basemen Jess Gray 5th Bob Snyder 2nd 3rd
Third Basemen Fred Rider 6th 3rd 6th
Shortstops Monty Grissom 2nd 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Tony Kruger 6th 5th 6th
Center Fielders Kid Lipka 5th 1st 5th
Right Fielders Jim Roberts 1st Paul Daley 2nd 1st
Starting Pitchers Billy Mullen 4th 6th 5th
Relievers Hal Carter 2nd 6th 2nd
Closers Pat Hackney 5th 6th 6th
LINCOLN LEGISLATORS (A) 10/21/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hank Gough 4th 3rd (tied) 5th
First Basemen John Peprah 5th Dick Pancake 1st 1st
Second Basemen Jim Wiley 2nd Bud Thurman 3rd 1st
Third Basemen John Scott 2nd 3rd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Mike Graham 1st 2nd (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Cotton Mackley 1st Monty Palmer 1st 1st
Center Fielders Jack Davis 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Sam Ambrose 3rd 3rd 4th
Starting Pitchers Luis Mondragon 6th Jim Lyons 4th 6th
Relievers Eddie Bohannon 4th Buck Mellon 2nd 4th
Closers Sam Haywood 6th Buck Mellon 1st 2nd
OMAHA COWBOYS (A) 10/21/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Arnold O'Connell 1st 3rd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen George Lyon 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Al Ditmars 3rd Bobby Izquierdo 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Phil Hedge 5th 3rd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Andy Alford 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Dick Bishop 3rd Bill Brewer 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Elmer Bruce 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Ed Filson 2nd 3rd (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Larry McFadden 3rd Hal Morrison 1st 3rd
Relievers Tom Haynes 6th Tom Haynes 5th 6th
Closers Stan Paul 3rd Hal Morrison 1st (tied) 1st
TOPEKA JAYHAWKS (A) 10/21/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Milt Bennett 2nd Tony Meinke 1st 1st
First Basemen Don Osborn 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen John Edwards 4th 4th 5th
Third Basemen Owen Collins 1st Bob Brooks 2nd 1st
Shortstops Johnnie Gordinier 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Bill Garten 2nd Jim Grady 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Alvin Baker 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Freddy Brooks 4th 3rd (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Eddie Scarbrough 1st Al Panning 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Carl Gardner 5th Marty Stoddard 3rd 5th
Closers Mack Lyons 1st Marty Stoddard 4th 4th
TULSA ROUGHNECKS (A) 10/21/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Auker 3rd 3rd (tied) 4th
First Basemen John Burrows 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Tom LeClerc 1st 4th (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Johnny Carter 3rd 3rd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Fred Smith 6th Fred Smith 1st 5th
Left Fielders Allie Hall 4th Jimmy Jones 4th 4th
Center Fielders Joe Johnston 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Glen Holbrook 5th Charlie Davis 1st 3rd
Starting Pitchers Cy Strom 2nd Gus Ray 1st (tied) 2nd
Relievers Otto Townley 1st Joe Cooper 1st 1st
Closers Otto Townley 2nd Joe Cooper 3rd 3rd
WICHITA RUSTLERS (A) 10/21/1963
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Smith 6th Ken Sparks 2nd 3rd
First Basemen Ed Collier 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Sid Owens 6th 4th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Freddie Drilling 4th Ben Sanderson 1st 2nd
Shortstops George Clay 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Don Bates 5th 5th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Hugh Hand 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Hal Lillis 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Tom Walker 5th Walt Petersen 5th 4th
Relievers Jake Stidd 3rd Walt Petersen 4th 3rd
Closers Jake Stidd 4th Walt Petersen 5th 5th
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