Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	10-24-1970
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United League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Atlanta Hilltoppers 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bill Freehan	4th	Buck Martinez	Tied for 2nd	4th
First Basemen	Jim Gentile	7th	Jim Spencer	Tied for 3rd	8th
Second Basemen	Bernie Allen	5th	Terry Harmon	Tied for 3rd	6th
Third Basemen	Sal Bando	6th		Tied for 2nd	6th
Shortstops	Bill Russell	9th	Bill Russell	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Roy Foster	6th	Roy Foster	1st	2nd
Center Fielders	Bob Allison	3rd		Tied for 1st	3rd
Right Fielders	Roberto Clemente	6th	Oscar Gamble	Tied for 2nd	7th
Starting Pitchers	Steve Barber	6th	Steve Dunning	Tied for 1st	6th
Relievers	Frank Linzy	7th	Phil Hennigan	4th	3rd
Closers	Don Gross	3rd	Phil Hennigan	8th	5th

Boston Federals 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Manny Sanguillen	8th	Jerry May	Tied for 2nd	8th
First Basemen	Orlando Cepeda	2nd	Earl Williams	Tied for 3rd	4th
Second Basemen	Dick McAuliffe	3rd		Tied for 3rd	4th
Third Basemen	Rico Petrocelli	5th		Tied for 2nd	5th
Shortstops	Jerry Kindall	8th		Tied for 3rd	9th
Left Fielders	Rocky Colavito	2nd	Billy Conigliaro	2nd	1st
Center Fielders	Bobby Tolan	11th		1st	11th
Right Fielders	Bobby Murcer	11th	Jay Johnstone	Tied for 2nd	11th
Starting Pitchers	Jerry Koosman	3rd	Bert Blyleven	1st	3rd
Relievers	Mike Kekich	8th	Wayne Twitchell	Tied for 5th	9th
Closers	Felipe Alou	12th	Al Hrabosky	1st	9th

Brooklyn Superbas 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Duane Josephson	11th	Jerry Moses	Tied for 2nd	11th
First Basemen	Bob Robertson	11th	Bob Robertson	1st	2nd
Second Basemen	Ted Sizemore	8th	Ted Sizemore	2nd	2nd
Third Basemen	Ed Charles	8th	Bill Sudakis	Tied for 2nd	8th
Shortstops	Dave Concepcion	11th	Dave Concepcion	Tied for 3rd	11th
Left Fielders	Willie Horton	12th	Greg Luzinski	Tied for 3rd	12th
Center Fielders	Mickey Mantle	1st		Tied for 1st	1st
Right Fielders	Hank Aaron	7th	Mickey Rivers	2nd	8th
Starting Pitchers	Ken Sanders	12th	Al Santorini	Tied for 1st	12th
Relievers	Ken Sanders	6th	Bill Stoneman	2nd	2nd
Closers	Milt Wilcox	9th	Bill Gogolewski	3rd	6th

Chicago Colts 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carl Taylor	2nd	Milt May	Tied for 2nd	3rd
First Basemen	Carlos May	1st		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Second Basemen	Davey Johnson	7th		Tied for 3rd	8th
Third Basemen	Tony Perez	7th		Tied for 2nd	7th
Shortstops	Bill Mazeroski	3rd		Tied for 3rd	5th
Left Fielders	Al Spangler	8th		Tied for 3rd	8th
Center Fielders	Amos Otis	9th	Amos Otis	Tied for 1st	9th
Right Fielders	Roger Maris	3rd		Tied for 2nd	4th
Starting Pitchers	Bill Singer	4th	Jerry Janeski	Tied for 1st	4th
Relievers	Dooley Womack	9th	Harry Parker	Tied for 5th	10th
Closers	Bob D. Johnson	5th	Harry Parker	6th	3rd

Cleveland Barons 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Andy Etchebarren	12th	Bob Didier	2nd	12th
First Basemen	Matty Alou	5th	Bob Watson	Tied for 3rd	7th
Second Basemen	Felix Millan	10th		Tied for 3rd	10th
Third Basemen	Paul Schaal	11th	Don Money	2nd	11th
Shortstops	Jose Pagan	12th	Freddie Patek	Tied for 3rd	12th
Left Fielders	Rico Carty	11th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Center Fielders	Elliott Maddox	10th	Elliott Maddox	Tied for 1st	10th
Right Fielders	Johnny Callison	5th	Walt Williams	Tied for 2nd	6th
Starting Pitchers	Jim Palmer	11th	Bart Johnson	Tied for 1st	11th
Relievers	Bob Veale	10th	Steve Mingori	Tied for 5th	11th
Closers	Bob Humphreys	8th	Lloyd Allen	7th	8th

Dallas Texans 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Johnny Bench	6th		Tied for 2nd	6th
First Basemen	John Ellis	12th	John Ellis	Tied for 3rd	12th
Second Basemen	Rod Carew	2nd		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Third Basemen	Bob Bailey	10th	Wayne Garrett	Tied for 2nd	10th
Shortstops	Billy Consolo	10th		Tied for 3rd	10th
Left Fielders	Boog Powell	5th		Tied for 3rd	6th
Center Fielders	Cesar Cedeno	5th	Cesar Cedeno	Tied for 1st	5th
Right Fielders	Willie Crawford	10th	Norm Miller	Tied for 2nd	10th
Starting Pitchers	Jack Billingham	7th	Wayne Simpson	Tied for 1st	7th
Relievers	Wade Blasingame	12th	John Cumberland	Tied for 5th	12th
Closers	Wade Blasingame	11th	John Cumberland	10th	12th

Detroit Griffins 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Charlie Lau	10th	Joe Ferguson	Tied for 2nd	10th
First Basemen	Frank Howard	3rd	Tom Paciorek	3rd	5th
Second Basemen	Denis Menke	6th	Bobby Grich	3rd	7th
Third Basemen	Dick Allen	3rd	Aurelio Rodriguez	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Shortstops	Larry Brown	7th		3rd	8th
Left Fielders	Carl Yastrzemski	7th	Larry Biittner	3rd	7th
Center Fielders	Don Demeter	4th	Steve Brye	Tied for 1st	4th
Right Fielders	Reggie Jackson	1st	Gene Clines	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Pedro Ramos	5th	Jerry Reuss	Tied for 1st	5th
Relievers	Wayne Granger	4th	Jim York	1st	1st
Closers	Tex Clevenger	4th	Jim York	2nd	2nd

Los Angeles Outlaws 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tom Haller	9th	Dave Duncan	Tied for 2nd	9th
First Basemen	Mike Epstein	10th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Second Basemen		12th		Tied for 3rd	12th
Third Basemen	Felix Mantilla	2nd	Billy Grabarkewitz	1st	1st
Shortstops	Ron Hunt	1st		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	Frank Robinson	1st	Ken Singleton	Tied for 3rd	3rd
Center Fielders	Jimmy Wynn	12th	Ken Henderson	Tied for 1st	12th
Right Fielders	Rusty Staub	12th		Tied for 2nd	12th
Starting Pitchers	Larry Dierker	9th		Tied for 1st	9th
Relievers	Mike Paul	3rd		Tied for 5th	7th
Closers	Ray Crone	6th		Tied for 10th	10th

Manhattan Gray Sox 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Torre	1st		Tied for 2nd	2nd
First Basemen	Willie Stargell	4th		Tied for 3rd	6th
Second Basemen	Don Buford	11th	Darrel Chaney	Tied for 3rd	11th
Third Basemen	Ron Santo	1st	Al Gallagher	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Shortstops	Bobby Richardson	5th	Larry Bowa	Tied for 3rd	7th
Left Fielders	Pete Ward	9th	Joe Keough	Tied for 3rd	9th
Center Fielders	Vada Pinson	8th	Steve Hovley	Tied for 1st	8th
Right Fielders	Chuck Hinton	8th	Don Baylor	Tied for 2nd	9th
Starting Pitchers	Bob Anderson	2nd	Don Gullett	Tied for 1st	2nd
Relievers	Don Gullett	5th	Don Gullett	5th	8th
Closers	Dick Radatz	10th	Larry Gura	5th	7th

San Francisco Spiders 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Thurmon Munson	5th	Thurmon Munson	Tied for 2nd	5th
First Basemen	John Mayberry	8th	John Mayberry	Tied for 3rd	9th
Second Basemen	Mike Andrews	9th		Tied for 3rd	9th
Third Basemen	Pete Rose	12th	Syd O'Brien	Tied for 2nd	12th
Shortstops	Ron Hansen	6th	Tim Foli	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Lou Brock	3rd		Tied for 3rd	4th
Center Fielders	Rick Monday	7th	Larry Hisle	Tied for 1st	7th
Right Fielders	Billy Williams	9th	Jeff Burroughs	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Bob Moose	1st	Tom Griffin	Tied for 1st	1st
Relievers	Jim Ray	2nd	Ken Forsch	Tied for 5th	6th
Closers	Jim Ray	2nd	Balor Moore	4th	1st

St. Louis Maroons 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Earl Averill	7th	George Mitterwald	Tied for 2nd	7th
First Basemen	Mike Hegan	9th		Tied for 3rd	10th
Second Basemen	Joe Morgan	4th		Tied for 3rd	5th
Third Basemen	Graig Nettles	9th		Tied for 2nd	9th
Shortstops	Jim Fregosi	2nd		Tied for 3rd	4th
Left Fielders	Roy White	10th		Tied for 3rd	10th
Center Fielders	Curt Flood	2nd	Don Hahn	Tied for 1st	2nd
Right Fielders	Reggie Smith	4th		Tied for 2nd	5th
Starting Pitchers	Sparky Lyle	8th	Gary Gentry	Tied for 1st	8th
Relievers	Sparky Lyle	1st	Lowell Palmer	Tied for 5th	5th
Closers	Joe Niekro	7th	Lowell Palmer	Tied for 10th	11th

Washington Monuments 10-24-1970
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ray Fosse	3rd	Ellie Rodriguez	1st	1st
First Basemen	Rich Reese	6th	Nate Colbert	2nd	1st
Second Basemen	Dave Cash	1st	Dave Cash	1st	1st
Third Basemen	Harmon Killebrew	4th		Tied for 2nd	4th
Shortstops	Gene Alley	4th		Tied for 3rd	6th
Left Fielders	Joe Rudi	4th	Joe Rudi	Tied for 3rd	5th
Center Fielders	Al Oliver	6th	Cito Gaston	Tied for 1st	6th
Right Fielders	Bernie Carbo	2nd	Bernie Carbo	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Ray Narleski	10th	Clay Kirby	Tied for 1st	10th
Relievers	Don Drysdale	11th	Mike Nagy	3rd	4th
Closers	Ray Narleski	1st	Dick Woodson	9th	4th