Positional Strength Overview By Teams


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National Association 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Boston Red Stockings 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Josh Croyle	4th	George Sanborn	6th	6th
First Basemen	Charlie Rossi	4th	John Cameron	Tied for 2nd	4th
Second Basemen	Jim Gray	7th	John Cephas	1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Joe Pooler	10th	John Canter	1st	10th
Shortstops	Joe Ringer	4th		Tied for 5th	6th
Left Fielders	Joe Arthur	12th	Dan Murphy	1st	1st
Center Fielders	John Macmillan	6th		Tied for 5th	8th
Right Fielders	Fred Mannion	5th	Denny Hope	1st	5th
Starting Pitchers	Fred Ross	1st	John Storey	6th	6th
Relievers	John Storey	5th	John Storey	2nd	1st
Closers	Will Svoboda	4th	John Storey	4th	3rd

Brooklyn Atlantics 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Stanley	1st	Clipper Rosinski	2nd	1st
First Basemen	Doc Bankhead	2nd	Fred Voelker	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Second Basemen	Nat Alsop	5th	Bill Dillard	2nd	1st
Third Basemen	Harry Ream	1st	John Leighty	Tied for 1st	1st
Shortstops	Charlie Norman	9th	Steve Reger	5th	9th
Left Fielders	Bob Brose	1st		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Center Fielders	Bob Polansky	1st	Joe Scheinblum	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	John Arend	3rd	Henry Rasnick	Tied for 1st	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Jack Anderson	Tied for 1st	George Witcher	1st	1st
Relievers	Bill Burman	1st	Al Spiezio	3rd	3rd
Closers	Charlie Champ	2nd	John Schullstrom	2nd	1st

Chicago White Stockings 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ed Charbonneau	6th	Will Glass	Tied for 6th	7th
First Basemen	Favel Mincher	9th		Tied for 2nd	9th
Second Basemen	John Zouch	9th	Art Brenneman	Tied for 4th	9th
Third Basemen	Fritz Hunsberger	8th	John Chitwood	Tied for 1st	8th
Shortstops	George Best	6th	Billy Butler	Tied for 5th	8th
Left Fielders	Jim Maranto	3rd	Jim Maranto	Tied for 3rd	5th
Center Fielders	Tom Gerheauser	11th		5th	12th
Right Fielders	Charlie Sandin	10th	Mike Huppert	Tied for 1st	10th
Starting Pitchers	Frank Smyth	Tied for 1st	Tommy Spruill	12th	12th
Relievers	Mart Lemelle	6th	Bill Tuttle	Tied for 3rd	7th
Closers	Art Stokes	5th	Charlie Rikard	3rd	4th

Hartford Dark Blues 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Shenlaw	5th	Billy Patek	4th	4th
First Basemen	George Gower	1st	Charlie Williams	1st	1st
Second Basemen	Jack Van Houten	6th		Tied for 4th	7th
Third Basemen	Tom Louque	2nd	Bill Ross	Tied for 1st	2nd
Shortstops	George Marion	3rd	George Marion	4th	4th
Left Fielders	Frank Mitchell	7th		Tied for 3rd	8th
Center Fielders	Tom Hedgepeth	3rd		Tied for 5th	5th
Right Fielders	Jim Linhart	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Starting Pitchers	Frank Kale	Tied for 1st	Frank Tadlock	2nd	2nd
Relievers	Bill Phillips	11th	George Adlesh	Tied for 3rd	11th
Closers	Doc Taylor	8th	George Adlesh	6th	6th

Keokuk Westerns 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bill Nantz	10th	Lou Shead	Tied for 6th	10th
First Basemen	John Fye	11th		Tied for 2nd	11th
Second Basemen	Tim Balke	3rd	Jack Lindo	3rd	3rd
Third Basemen	Frank Stuart	11th		Tied for 1st	11th
Shortstops	John Grammer	11th		Tied for 5th	11th
Left Fielders	Bill Dix	4th	Pete Sauve	Tied for 3rd	6th
Center Fielders	Frank Scalise	7th	Fred Bohne	Tied for 5th	9th
Right Fielders	Doc Reynolds	12th	Doc Reynolds	Tied for 1st	12th
Starting Pitchers	John Zackery	Tied for 1st	Charlie Greenbaum	13th	13th
Relievers	Joe Hilton	3rd	Charlie Gargano	Tied for 3rd	5th
Closers	Jake Alston	3rd	Charlie Gargano	10th	11th

New Haven Elm Citys 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Denny Hodge	12th		Tied for 6th	12th
First Basemen	Tom Arsenault	3rd	Jack Ward	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Second Basemen	Mike Bushway	11th		Tied for 4th	11th
Third Basemen	John Bolles	12th		Tied for 1st	12th
Shortstops	Bob LaBarge	12th	Len Ganley	Tied for 5th	12th
Left Fielders	Sepp Apel	8th	Sepp Apel	Tied for 3rd	9th
Center Fielders	Denny Schuelke	9th	Denny Schuelke	4th	4th
Right Fielders	Frank Monzon	9th	Bob Robertson	Tied for 1st	9th
Starting Pitchers	Tim Colegrove	Tied for 1st	John Walker	3rd	3rd
Relievers	Tommy Kerse	9th	Joe Self	Tied for 3rd	9th
Closers	Al Goodin	1st	Joe Self	Tied for 10th	10th

New York Mutuals 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	John Bulluck	9th		Tied for 6th	9th
First Basemen	George Grandstaff	10th		2nd	10th
Second Basemen	Tom Childers	1st	Bill Gerth	Tied for 4th	4th
Third Basemen	Joe Heimann	9th		Tied for 1st	9th
Shortstops	Jim Henkle	8th	Pete Smith	1st	2nd
Left Fielders	Sam Shokes	2nd		3rd	4th
Center Fielders	Jim Michel	2nd	Jim Michel	1st	1st
Right Fielders	John Nero	1st	John Soff	Tied for 1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Frank Reimann	Tied for 1st	George Ott	9th	9th
Relievers	Jim Carlos	13th	Bill Rhodes	Tied for 3rd	13th
Closers	Al Allen	13th	Bill Rhodes	8th	9th

Philadelphia Athletics 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Charlie Harvard	3rd	John Kennedy	3rd	3rd
First Basemen	Will Melnick	7th		Tied for 2nd	7th
Second Basemen	George Barkley	2nd		Tied for 4th	5th
Third Basemen	Oscar Williams	3rd		Tied for 1st	3rd
Shortstops	Bill Heim	1st	Jim Abercrombie	2nd	1st
Left Fielders	Joe Holleran	5th	Harry Rivers	2nd	2nd
Center Fielders	Tom Ussery	5th	George Uhlig	Tied for 5th	7th
Right Fielders	Jim Shemo	2nd		Tied for 1st	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Joe Gotcher	Tied for 1st	George McKelvy	5th	5th
Relievers	Charlie Calmus	2nd	Henry Lemonds	Tied for 3rd	4th
Closers	Joe Searage	6th	Bill Raynbird	7th	5th

Philadelphia White Stockings 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Fred Kron	2nd	Frank McMichan	1st	2nd
First Basemen	Steve Tucker	5th		Tied for 2nd	5th
Second Basemen	Dick Livermore	10th	John Smith	4th	10th
Third Basemen	Harry Bowling	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Shortstops	Pat Denton	7th	Jim Crump	3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	Mike Lepore	13th	Art McIntire	Tied for 3rd	13th
Center Fielders	Ed Buteau	8th		Tied for 5th	10th
Right Fielders	John Gano	6th		Tied for 1st	6th
Starting Pitchers	George Joss	Tied for 1st	Bill Bester	10th	10th
Relievers	Denny Klusman	7th	John James	1st	2nd
Closers	Bill Johnson	9th	Tim Thomas	9th	8th

Philadelphia Centennials 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jim Bramhall	13th		Tied for 6th	13th
First Basemen	Jack Waldrop	8th		Tied for 2nd	8th
Second Basemen	Dave Rundell	13th		Tied for 4th	13th
Third Basemen	Bill Devos	6th		Tied for 1st	6th
Shortstops	Ned Masse	13th	Jim Rumble	Tied for 5th	13th
Left Fielders	Joe Mackin	6th		Tied for 3rd	7th
Center Fielders	Bill White	10th		Tied for 5th	11th
Right Fielders	Al Sanders	8th	Jack Fannin	Tied for 1st	8th
Starting Pitchers	Lew Thomas	Tied for 1st	Favel Humphrey	7th	7th
Relievers	Bill Croce	4th	Josh Adames	Tied for 3rd	6th
Closers	Nat Sifford	10th	Josh Adames	Tied for 10th	12th

St. Louis Red Stockings 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ed Roling	7th	Doc Wrenn	5th	5th
First Basemen	George Nicholas	13th		Tied for 2nd	13th
Second Basemen	Abner Pierre	12th		Tied for 4th	12th
Third Basemen	Billy Chapman	13th		Tied for 1st	13th
Shortstops	Dan Norman	2nd		Tied for 5th	5th
Left Fielders	Denny Ehrlich	10th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Center Fielders	Steve Gamache	13th	Steve Gamache	Tied for 5th	13th
Right Fielders	Bill Pals	13th	Mike Wilde	Tied for 1st	13th
Starting Pitchers	Sam Clark	Tied for 1st	John Robinson	4th	4th
Relievers	George Everett	10th	George Everett	Tied for 3rd	10th
Closers	Charlie Wilkinson	11th	Will Beacham	5th	7th

St. Louis Brown Stockings 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Harper	11th		Tied for 6th	11th
First Basemen	George Miller	12th		Tied for 2nd	12th
Second Basemen	John Ferguson	8th		Tied for 4th	8th
Third Basemen	John Jones	7th		Tied for 1st	7th
Shortstops	Jim Lindstrom	10th		Tied for 5th	10th
Left Fielders	Candy Vigil	9th	Pat Heaton	Tied for 3rd	10th
Center Fielders	Joe Towry	12th	Billy Barrie	3rd	3rd
Right Fielders	Al Noack	11th		Tied for 1st	11th
Starting Pitchers	Pete Cannon	Tied for 1st	Tom McGrady	11th	11th
Relievers	Billy Alldredge	12th	John Fendley	Tied for 3rd	12th
Closers	Jack Higgins	12th	John Fendley	Tied for 10th	13th

Washington Nationals 11-01-1875
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	John Bissell	8th		Tied for 6th	8th
First Basemen	Billy Horace	6th		Tied for 2nd	6th
Second Basemen	Jack Miller	4th		Tied for 4th	6th
Third Basemen	Jack Collins	5th		Tied for 1st	5th
Shortstops	Charlie Groezinger	5th		Tied for 5th	7th
Left Fielders	Jim Smith	11th	Art Hollmig	Tied for 3rd	12th
Center Fielders	Joe Bonetti	4th		Tied for 5th	6th
Right Fielders	Bill Shew	7th		Tied for 1st	7th
Starting Pitchers	Charlie Barta	Tied for 1st	John Wunsch	8th	8th
Relievers	Pete Jackson	8th	Jim Marroquin	Tied for 3rd	8th
Closers	Jack Wheeler	7th	Jim Marroquin	1st	2nd