MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/04/1974
 
ATLANTA GENERALS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ron Bullins 28th Jose Arriaga 14th 22nd
First Basemen Ed Mika 17th 8th 20th
Second Basemen Roberto Palacios 6th Ed Wilkes 8th 5th
Third Basemen Zach Hodge 19th Allen Galyean 8th 14th
Shortstops Kyle Devine 7th 15th 16th
Left Fielders Mike McRae 26th Dale Decoste 3rd 5th
Center Fielders Matt Legrow 12th Keith Langford 11th 8th
Right Fielders Steve Walp 21st 7th 24th
Starting Pitchers Bill Davis 23rd Joe Johnson 18th 20th
Relievers Mike Chernock 11th Kelly Clark 1st 4th
Closers Ron Winder 2nd Kelly Clark 1st 1st
BALTIMORE LORDS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Sheffield 23rd Ed Campbell 1st 5th
First Basemen Danny Fierro 21st Carroll Nolin 4th 7th
Second Basemen James Pendleton 11th Joe Savard 10th 9th
Third Basemen John Balliet 15th Dale Whitehouse 14th 12th
Shortstops Mike Caito 8th 15th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Doug Stewart 21st 11th 23rd
Center Fielders Tim McNeely 26th Dave Murcia 12th 19th
Right Fielders Bobby Capps 20th 7th (tied) 23rd
Starting Pitchers Larry Diego 9th Frank Governor 1st 1st
Relievers Gilberto Rivera 27th Gerry Plummer 22nd 27th
Closers Denny Boyd 14th Gerry Plummer 22nd 22nd
BOSTON TERRIERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Knight 22nd Rick Mirelez 17th 15th
First Basemen Ralph King 27th Jerry Dulin 7th 12th
Second Basemen Roberto Alvarez 20th 14th 24th
Third Basemen Miguel Saenz 21st 15th 24th
Shortstops Bob Madaras 24th 15th (tied) 25th
Left Fielders Mike Cash 22nd 11th (tied) 24th
Center Fielders Eddie Hernandez 17th 15th 23rd
Right Fielders Jeff Milton 26th Quinton Henderson 3rd 10th
Starting Pitchers Bruce Shurtleff 21st Paul Kaufman 15th 19th
Relievers Sergio Cisneros 20th Rick Strick 5th 15th
Closers Bill Falcon 25th Paul Kaufman 4th 12th
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jimmy Mara 15th Rick Pace 11th 12th
First Basemen Mike Bennett 23rd 8th (tied) 25th
Second Basemen Lenny Winter 26th Ernie White 5th 17th
Third Basemen Bob Rawlins 2nd 15th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Tom Pena 14th Mike Johnson 11th 10th
Left Fielders Oscar Gonzalez 14th 11th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Jackie Cooper 10th Ron Eubanks 3rd 2nd
Right Fielders 27th 7th (tied) 28th
Starting Pitchers Jorge Sandoval 13th Rod Henry 3rd 7th
Relievers Bob Hill 3rd Mike Gregory 17th 7th
Closers Bob Hill 13th Mike Gregory 16th 17th
CHICAGO TRADERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed White 5th Jerry Dombroski 15th 9th
First Basemen John Sledd 10th 8th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Rafael Fuentes 1st 14th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Marcus White 27th 15th (tied) 27th
Shortstops Dave Lindsey 25th 15th (tied) 26th
Left Fielders Walt McCord 23rd 11th (tied) 25th
Center Fielders Fran Precourt 9th 15th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders 27th (tied) Rich Ely 6th 27th
Starting Pitchers Bobby Peters 1st Wally Mowrey 8th 5th
Relievers Randy Weisenberg 17th Sammy Mason 6th 9th
Closers Jimmy Calhoun 21st Wally Mowrey 3rd 9th
CHICAGO HAWKS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Lute Eccles 3rd 18th 14th
First Basemen Don Bozza 8th 8th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Jim Farrar 24th 14th (tied) 27th
Third Basemen Ray Gardner 25th Dale King Jr. 3rd 4th
Shortstops Ron Brown 28th 15th (tied) 28th
Left Fielders Bobby Strange 25th 11th (tied) 26th
Center Fielders Sergio Morales 24th 15th (tied) 27th
Right Fielders Mark Morris 8th 7th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Armando Estrada 27th Eddie Rankin 19th 27th
Relievers Bruce Hix 12th Eddie Rankin 23rd 18th
Closers Kevin Edwards 10th Eddie Rankin 23rd 21st
CINCINNATI PACKERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Hembree 27th Gabino Avila 8th 20th
First Basemen Stan Timmons 15th 8th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Jerry Duersch 19th 14th (tied) 23rd
Third Basemen Jamie Robinson 16th Mike Clarke 6th 9th
Shortstops Glen Bennett 3rd Roger Bruno 1st 1st
Left Fielders Glenn Palmer 24th Sam Clemons 10th 13th
Center Fielders Ron Brown 14th Mark St. Jean 1st 4th
Right Fielders Jerry Anderson 12th 7th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Dave Pelton 28th Art Ledington 13th 26th
Relievers Chris Montgomery 8th Jerry Pugh 3rd 5th
Closers Chris Montgomery 24th Art Ledington 2nd 10th
CLEVELAND BOBCATS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ruben Galvan 13th Jim Baumann 6th 7th
First Basemen Harold Batkin 14th 8th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Benito Olivas 9th Lamar Snyder 2nd 1st
Third Basemen Bill Harper 1st Gary Grant 2nd 1st
Shortstops Mark Bassett 22nd Ed White 9th 14th
Left Fielders Phil Chirico 10th Billy Booth 2nd 3rd
Center Fielders Tom Crowell 8th Salvador Caballero 13th 7th
Right Fielders Steve Garcia 22nd 7th (tied) 25th
Starting Pitchers Myron Baird 17th Ken Norford 8th (tied) 10th
Relievers Del Carbone 9th Steve Dilts 13th 11th
Closers Steve Cheatham 26th Steve Dilts 8th 14th
DALLAS WRANGLERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Fred Johnson 10th 18th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Ron Somers 18th 8th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Dick Howard 5th Dennis Snyder 7th 4th
Third Basemen John Hammit 7th 15th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Mike Weatherby 17th Israel Pulido 2nd 3rd
Left Fielders Pat Simmons 9th 11th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Rick Adams 19th Chikashi Yoshimura 5th 10th
Right Fielders Roger McCoy 11th 7th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Barry Gilmore 5th Monte Willis 6th 4th
Relievers Altair Lagidis 28th Jim Wood 21st 28th
Closers Frank Dunn 11th Jim Wood 21st 18th
DENVER BURROS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Bohley 19th Manuel Andrade 7th 11th
First Basemen Armando Landa 24th Dave Rieben 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Kevin Gunn 22nd 14th (tied) 25th
Third Basemen Dick Hoffmeier 24th Tom Presley 9th 15th
Shortstops Bobby Raley 26th Russ Stanfill 13th 15th
Left Fielders Leon Hughes 20th David Wallace 6th 11th
Center Fielders Guillermo Morales 1st 15th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Guillaume Moret 1st 7th (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Bob Langham 26th 21st 28th
Relievers Bill Kaiser 26th Bernie Kirk 14th 26th
Closers Bill Kaiser 19th Bernie Kirk 14th 19th
DETROIT WOLVERINES 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gasper Copeland 18th Larry Adams 2nd 3rd
First Basemen Troy Stallings 11th 8th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Brian Cook 27th Steve Tingle 13th 18th
Third Basemen Duane Simmons 4th 15th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Bill Taylor 21st Dave Cox 8th 11th
Left Fielders 27th 11th (tied) 27th
Center Fielders Jerry Plumley 5th 15th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Pete Morrison 2nd 7th (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Larry Black 10th Doug Fiorentino 2nd 2nd
Relievers Tim McGovern 16th Mike Sell 8th 13th
Closers Tim McGovern 15th Mike Sell 8th (tied) 6th
HOUSTON DRILLERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rich Lewis 7th 18th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Mike Wells 4th Rick Mounts 6th 4th
Second Basemen Lou Ward 16th Jose Acosta 2nd (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Wade Fields 13th John Huston 1st 3rd
Shortstops Tom Martucci 27th 15th (tied) 27th
Left Fielders Mike Lockhart 6th Dick Hayes 9th 6th
Center Fielders Mark Sisson 3rd 15th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Jackie Frost 5th 7th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Dick Knight 16th Bobby Newman 20th 16th
Relievers Warner Manning 19th Ed Myatt 15th 21st
Closers Larry Bilski 6th Ed Myatt 15th 13th
KANSAS CITY BULLS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ivey Smith 20th Wilber Greenan 2nd (tied) 4th
First Basemen Rod Kremer 20th 8th (tied) 23rd
Second Basemen Dave Lester 10th Elmore Moreau 12th 11th
Third Basemen Larry Moses 18th 15th (tied) 22nd
Shortstops Mario Alva 4th Stan Heath 7th 5th
Left Fielders Chris Taylor 5th 11th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Hal Lahr 22nd 15th (tied) 25th
Right Fielders Ken Durick 7th 7th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Tim McDonald 24th Linwood Young 17th 23rd
Relievers Willie Jones 24th Linwood Young 20th 23rd
Closers Bob Crosby 23rd Linwood Young 20th 25th
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Toby Baker 24th 18th (tied) 27th
First Basemen Chuck Gunter 22nd 8th (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Manuel Castillo 7th 14th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Costen Judy 23rd John Moreno 13th 18th
Shortstops John Fine 2nd 15th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Paul McCarthy 17th Mario Abreu 7th 7th
Center Fielders Joe Roberson 21st Bruce McLaney 6th 11th
Right Fielders Richie Lord 17th 7th (tied) 21st
Starting Pitchers Dan Turner 11th 21st (tied) 17th
Relievers Larry Seger 18th Rick Furlong 8th (tied) 20th
Closers Leon Fairley 17th Rick Furlong 8th (tied) 7th
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Zimmerman 26th 18th (tied) 28th
First Basemen Harvey Katzen 6th Ernie Schendel 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Ken Frederick 3rd 14th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen 28th 15th (tied) 28th
Shortstops Pedro Villamil 19th 15th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Ernie Ronnebaum 2nd Bill Jimenez 3rd (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Ed Laub 23rd 15th (tied) 26th
Right Fielders Jim Brookins 3rd 7th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Dario Fontanez 18th Tucker Atwood 4th 9th
Relievers Tom Benson 10th Andy Cole 18th 16th
Closers Tom Benson 9th Andy Cole 18th 16th
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dennis Adams 17th 18th (tied) 25th
First Basemen 28th 8th (tied) 28th
Second Basemen Reggie Bryce 14th 14th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Champ Arkle 22nd 15th (tied) 25th
Shortstops Cliff Bragg 13th Louis West 10th 9th
Left Fielders Larry Morford 11th 11th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Bill Malstrom 27th Roberto Matallana 9th 20th
Right Fielders Angel Gutierrez 23rd 7th (tied) 26th
Starting Pitchers John Gannon 7th 21st (tied) 14th
Relievers Arnie Keilman 15th Eddie Holland 8th (tied) 12th
Closers Archie Sereni 1st Eddie Holland 8th (tied) 2nd
MONTREAL HABITANTS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Marvin Walker 11th Ramon Esteve 2nd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Don Hill 7th Duane Voigt 1st (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Frankie Novy 23rd 14th (tied) 26th
Third Basemen Ed Hudson 5th Colby Douglas 11th 7th
Shortstops Oscar Corte 16th 15th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Jerry Sullivan 8th 11th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Daniel Chavez 19th (tied) Stu Benson 7th 13th
Right Fielders Tim Delaney 15th 7th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Bob Schar 19th 21st (tied) 24th
Relievers Jerry Meek 13th Rich Allen 24th 19th
Closers Al Johns 4th Rich Allen 24th 15th
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Hotz 9th Stan Blechinger 10th 10th
First Basemen Francisco Chavez 5th 8th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Steve Wright 4th 14th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Steve Wells 9th 15th (tied) 19th
Shortstops Dwayne Lamons 15th 15th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Ron Freeman 7th 11th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Steve Hudson 18th 15th (tied) 24th
Right Fielders Bob Underwood 4th 7th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Chris Hull 22nd 21st (tied) 25th
Relievers Brian Williams 2nd Bob James 8th (tied) 1st
Closers Brian Williams 8th Bob James 8th (tied) 4th
NEW YORK EMPIRES 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Ellison 8th 18th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Lowell Bickle 13th 8th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Gary Austin 12th Larry Kendall 6th 7th
Third Basemen Rick Lintner 3rd Steve Gay 12th 5th
Shortstops Dave Matuzak 9th Rick Haun 5th 7th
Left Fielders Paul Brower 16th 11th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Roger Hickey 11th David Kerr 4th 3rd
Right Fielders Al Castro 25th Gerald McKinney 5th 9th
Starting Pitchers Jon Pierce 3rd Terry Ross 5th 3rd
Relievers Jack Pratt 5th Terry Ross 4th 3rd
Closers Jack Pratt 16th Terry Ross 7th 5th
PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Luis Banda 14th 18th (tied) 24th
First Basemen Alejandro Rebolledo 12th 8th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Ken Terry 8th Keith Friedrichs 11th 6th
Third Basemen Joe Voss 14th 15th (tied) 21st
Shortstops Vern Friend 23rd 15th (tied) 24th
Left Fielders Jeff Murchison 12th 11th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Ted Schlener 7th Mike Curry 2nd 1st
Right Fielders Larry Allen 18th Al Proctor 1st 3rd
Starting Pitchers Juan Ramirez 20th Pete Jacobs 8th (tied) 12th
Relievers Bill Smith 25th Tom Sama 2nd 14th
Closers Darrell Klug 5th Tom Sama 5th 3rd
PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Terry McClellan 1st Earl Yates 2nd (tied) 1st
First Basemen Alex Robinson 3rd 8th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Rob Isenbarger 2nd 14th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Keith MacPherson 12th Jim Shuman 7th 8th
Shortstops Chip Berry 17th (tied) Keith Stoeser 12th 12th
Left Fielders Don Keough 4th 11th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Carlos Chavez 4th 15th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Lew Ward 10th Jim Campbell 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Jeff Munoz 2nd 21st (tied) 13th
Relievers Bob Cole 7th Del Pence 19th 10th
Closers Jerry Zaruba 12th Del Pence 19th 20th
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl Peters 4th Jose Torres 9th 8th
First Basemen Gary Jordan 26th 8th (tied) 27th
Second Basemen Waymond Henry 21st Bob Newton 4th 12th
Third Basemen Tom Row 17th Ed Spaulding 10th 13th
Shortstops Ernie Wilkins 1st Reid Rodgers 4th 4th
Left Fielders Randy Barnes 1st Tim Griffith 5th 4th
Center Fielders Ron Roe 13th 15th (tied) 22nd
Right Fielders Bob Anderson 14th 7th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Ray Heath 4th Dana Berry 16th 11th
Relievers Dave Gilson 4th Larry Richard 7th 2nd
Closers Ed Prater 20th Larry Richard 6th 8th
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Darrell Martin 2nd Jim Baxter 12th 6th
First Basemen Don Johnson 2nd 8th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen John Cobb 18th 14th (tied) 22nd
Third Basemen Scott Wagner 11th 15th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Chuck Roberts 10th 15th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Bobby Tapia 3rd Joe Cameron 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Bob Russell 6th 15th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Jose Sosa 6th 7th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Tim Stambaugh 6th T.R. Carroll 8th (tied) 8th
Relievers Jeff Butler 14th Art Kelsey 16th 17th
Closers Dan Wood 18th Andre DeVault 17th 23rd
SEATTLE EMERALDS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Rodriguez 12th 18th (tied) 23rd
First Basemen Dustin Guest 25th 8th (tied) 26th
Second Basemen Gary Patterson 28th 14th (tied) 28th
Third Basemen Charlie Hall 8th Fabien Fleury 5th 6th
Shortstops Roberto Soto 20th 15th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Freddie Boone 13th 11th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Roberto Salazar 25th 15th (tied) 28th
Right Fielders Javier Guerra 19th 7th (tied) 22nd
Starting Pitchers Mike Harris 15th 21st (tied) 22nd
Relievers Fred Wild 22nd 25th 24th
Closers Jeff Prestwich 28th 25th 28th
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Bartels 6th 18th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Tom Adams 1st 8th (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Dave Bieler 13th Fred Bricker 9th 10th
Third Basemen John Darnell 6th 15th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Tom Guinn 12th 15th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Chuck Panetta 18th 11th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders Ken Osterhage 15th Nick Williamson 10th 9th
Right Fielders Gary Parker 9th 7th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Bob Trout 12th 21st (tied) 18th
Relievers Rick Morton 21st 25th (tied) 22nd
Closers Bernie Tate 7th 25th (tied) 26th
TORONTO HURONS 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Emanuel Santiago 25th Steve Nelson 13th 16th
First Basemen Max Lasseter 19th 8th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Jeff McPhearson 17th 14th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen Pedro Barrera 26th 15th (tied) 26th
Shortstops Roberto Hinojosa 6th Frank Everson 6th 6th
Left Fielders 27th (tied) 11th (tied) 27th (tied)
Center Fielders Jorge Luna 2nd 15th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Mike Walker 24th Bob Rosado 4th 8th
Starting Pitchers Dan Crumm 14th Wayne Roberts 14th 15th
Relievers Steve Persenaire 23rd 25th (tied) 25th
Closers Al West 27th 25th (tied) 27th
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Giardina 16th John Wilson 16th 13th
First Basemen David Davalos 9th 8th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Steve Pavey 15th 14th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Chris Berman 20th 15th (tied) 23rd
Shortstops Buddy Shingleton 5th Nick Riley 14th 8th
Left Fielders Greg Clement 15th Pete Walker 8th 8th
Center Fielders Melvin Perez 16th Mark Alexander 14th 14th
Right Fielders Carl Jacobs 13th 7th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Ben Hall 8th Pete McMillian 7th 6th
Relievers Rick Lindstrom 6th Joe Perkins 12th 8th
Closers Rick Lindstrom 22nd Joe Perkins 8th (tied) 11th
WASHINGTON EAGLES 10/04/1974
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jesus Olvera 21st 18th (tied) 26th
First Basemen Bob Raab 16th Rich Wagstaff 5th 6th
Second Basemen Ed Cook 25th John Atkins 1st 3rd
Third Basemen Larry Wools 10th Mark Calhoun 3rd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Gary Long 11th Denny Brewer 2nd (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Vince Marshall 19th 11th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders Jeff Lawler 28th Danny Avina 8th 21st
Right Fielders Alan Cassill 16th 7th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Alex Fonseca 25th Pat Sullivan 12th 21st
Relievers Richie Kingery 1st 25th (tied) 6th
Closers Richie Kingery 3rd 25th (tied) 24th
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