LONE STAR ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/16/1917
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Houston Drummers Scotty Henne 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Ft. Worth Drovers Frank Shields 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
San Antonio Caballeros Ron Cumbus 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Austin Empresarios Ron Holland 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Dallas Deputies Dave Ekeren 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Galveston Gulls Charles Jordan 6th 1st(tied) 6th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Austin Empresarios Dick Donovan 1st 1st(tied) 1st
San Antonio Caballeros Dick Leonard 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Ft. Worth Drovers Arthur Easton 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Houston Drummers George Huffaker 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Dallas Deputies Dutch Walsh 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Galveston Gulls Henry Svendsen 6th 1st(tied) 6th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dallas Deputies Jack Conlan 1st 1st(tied) 1st
San Antonio Caballeros Bill Wardwell 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Ft. Worth Drovers Dave Hutton 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Austin Empresarios Red Homich 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Houston Drummers Ed Smith 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Galveston Gulls Buck Pruet 6th 1st(tied) 6th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Galveston Gulls Boyd Free 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Ft. Worth Drovers Paul Voelker 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Austin Empresarios Babe Chapp 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Dallas Deputies Edward Blondin 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Houston Drummers John Putney 5th 1st(tied) 5th
San Antonio Caballeros Joe Basson 6th 1st(tied) 6th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Worth Drovers Mike McKendrick 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Dallas Deputies Howard Evans 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Galveston Gulls Charlie Cory 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Houston Drummers Jim Likens 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Austin Empresarios Sam Clark 5th 1st(tied) 5th
San Antonio Caballeros Bobby Zauner 6th 1st(tied) 6th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dallas Deputies Sylvester Rilling 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Austin Empresarios Gary Matheson 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Ft. Worth Drovers Jack Swaney 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Houston Drummers Charlie Spinelli 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Galveston Gulls Bruce Johnson 5th 1st(tied) 5th
San Antonio Caballeros Forrest Koval 6th 1st(tied) 6th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Antonio Caballeros John Stiemsma 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Houston Drummers Marsh DiBenedetto 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Austin Empresarios Tom Willard 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Ft. Worth Drovers Paul Holladay 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Galveston Gulls Frankie Stefanoni 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Dallas Deputies Wayne Griffith 6th 1st(tied) 6th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dallas Deputies Jack Swayze 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Houston Drummers Al Moore 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Austin Empresarios Jerry Heichel 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
San Antonio Caballeros Ray Long 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Galveston Gulls Duane Morrill 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Ft. Worth Drovers Frank Gilbert 6th 1st(tied) 6th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Houston Drummers Jerry Ford 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Dallas Deputies Jersey Jim Hardy 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Austin Empresarios Rick Clark 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Ft. Worth Drovers Slim Van Atta 4th 1st(tied) 4th
San Antonio Caballeros Jesse Eakins 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Galveston Gulls Johnny Livengood 6th 1st(tied) 6th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Galveston Gulls Rube Otte 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Austin Empresarios Jim Force 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
San Antonio Caballeros Don Berg 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Houston Drummers Joseph Haynes 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Dallas Deputies Jim McKinley 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Ft. Worth Drovers Ken Blackwell 6th 1st(tied) 6th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Antonio Caballeros Bill Segel 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Houston Drummers Joseph Haynes 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Dallas Deputies Moose Devaney 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Austin Empresarios Jim Force 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Ft. Worth Drovers Luther Thornton 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Galveston Gulls Rube Otte 6th 1st(tied) 6th
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