LONE STAR ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
01/20/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Amarillo Rustlers Vince Rishel 1st Vince Rishel 2nd 2nd
El Paso Missions Bucky Gray 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Galveston Gunners Jim MacLaughlin 3rd Dick Cleaves 4th 4th
Shreveport Rivermen Leon Fox 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Austin Violets Wally Maben 5th Eric Slaughter 1st 1st
San Antonio Gunslingers Charlie Bruno 6th Charlie Bruno 3rd 3rd
Lubbock Longhorns Dick Morgan 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Albuquerque Roadrunners Danny Bailey 8th 5th(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Austin Violets Gene Smith 1st Bert Farrell 2nd 1st
El Paso Missions Grady White 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Amarillo Rustlers Harry Augustine 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Lubbock Longhorns Blackie Abbott 4th Ben Alexander 3rd 2nd
Albuquerque Roadrunners Norm Myers 5th 5th(tied) 7th
San Antonio Gunslingers Clarence Jackson 6th Joe Perkins 4th 4th
Galveston Gunners Earl Allen 7th Earl Allen 1st 3rd
Shreveport Rivermen Joe Shannon 8th 5th(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lubbock Longhorns Bert LaSalle 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
El Paso Missions Jim Collier 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Amarillo Rustlers Jim Johnson 3rd Jim Johnson 1st 1st
Shreveport Rivermen Walter Long 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Galveston Gunners Jack Willaman 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Austin Violets Dick Hathaway 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
San Antonio Gunslingers Leo Siegmund 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Albuquerque Roadrunners Scott James 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Galveston Gunners Milt Adams 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Austin Violets John Jones 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Amarillo Rustlers Joe Davis 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Albuquerque Roadrunners Tom Butler 4th 2nd(tied) 5th
El Paso Missions Pat Kawaguchi 5th 2nd(tied) 6th
San Antonio Gunslingers Thornton Weaver 6th Thornton Weaver 1st 1st
Lubbock Longhorns Gil Brown 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Shreveport Rivermen Jim Norman 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
El Paso Missions John Bond 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Shreveport Rivermen Zip Herrick 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Amarillo Rustlers Bill Williams 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Lubbock Longhorns Roy Sizemore 4th 2nd(tied) 5th
Austin Violets Tony Smeltzer 5th 2nd(tied) 6th
San Antonio Gunslingers Ted James 6th Ted James 1st 1st
Galveston Gunners Burt Spears 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Albuquerque Roadrunners Eddie Poinsot 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Amarillo Rustlers Luke Wall 1st Luke Wall 1st 1st
Austin Violets Ed Huff 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Lubbock Longhorns Frank Holcomb 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
El Paso Missions Tom Kirby 4th 4th(tied) 6th
San Antonio Gunslingers Pete Jelinski 5th Pete Jelinski 3rd 2nd
Galveston Gunners Marv Brown 6th Marv Brown 2nd 3rd
Albuquerque Roadrunners Jack Welsh 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Shreveport Rivermen 8th 4th(tied) 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Amarillo Rustlers Ray Badeaux 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Austin Violets Glenn Treichel 2nd Glenn Treichel 2nd(tied) 1st
Lubbock Longhorns Walter Growney 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Galveston Gunners Mike Remy 4th Mike Remy 2nd(tied) 3rd
El Paso Missions Dizzy Weese 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Albuquerque Roadrunners John Ellis 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Shreveport Rivermen Bubba McKinney 7th Bubba McKinney 1st 2nd
San Antonio Gunslingers Jimmie Alexander 8th 4th(tied) 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Amarillo Rustlers Joe Montgomery 1st 4th(tied) 4th
El Paso Missions Babe Carson 2nd 4th(tied) 5th
Austin Violets John Brookins 3rd John Brookins 2nd 2nd
Lubbock Longhorns John Richardson 4th John Richardson 1st 1st
San Antonio Gunslingers Bill French 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Albuquerque Roadrunners John Nelson 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Shreveport Rivermen Jay Martin 7th Phil Bishop 3rd 3rd
Galveston Gunners George Hyneman 8th 4th(tied) 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
El Paso Missions Joe Conner 1st Hal Foster 3rd(tied) 3rd
San Antonio Gunslingers Bernie Warren 2nd Marvin Johnson 3rd(tied) 4th
Albuquerque Roadrunners Ken McDonough 3rd Ray Conn 7th 6th
Lubbock Longhorns Nelson Roderick 4th Alex Vasquez 1st 1st
Amarillo Rustlers Bill Beck 5th Bill Drew 6th 7th
Austin Violets Dick Green 6th Vic Taylor 3rd(tied) 5th
Galveston Gunners Bob Hughes 7th Larry Shaffer 2nd 2nd
Shreveport Rivermen Johnny Hall 8th Buddy Brumbaugh Jr. 8th 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Albuquerque Roadrunners Ace Van Sickle 1st Hank Walton 5th 1st
Shreveport Rivermen Earl Harris 2nd 6th(tied) 5th
Austin Violets Joe Douglas 3rd 6th(tied) 6th
Galveston Gunners Andy Burton 4th Bob Parker 3rd 4th
San Antonio Gunslingers Sid Xenos 5th 6th(tied) 7th
El Paso Missions Wayne Cooke 6th Hal Foster 2nd 3rd
Lubbock Longhorns Rob Courtney 7th Marv Armstrong 1st 2nd
Amarillo Rustlers Bernie Peck 8th Bernie Peck 4th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Shreveport Rivermen Harry Lee 1st 6th(tied) 5th
San Antonio Gunslingers Tom Gilliam 2nd 6th(tied) 7th
El Paso Missions Ben Turnage 3rd Hal Foster 1st 1st
Galveston Gunners Bob Parker 4th Bob Parker 2nd 2nd
Austin Violets Tom Jackson 5th 6th(tied) 8th
Albuquerque Roadrunners Hank Walton 6th Hank Walton 5th 6th
Lubbock Longhorns Eddie Van der Heyden 7th Eddie Van der Heyden 4th 4th
Amarillo Rustlers Jim Smithson 8th Jim Smithson 3rd 3rd
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