Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	06/22/1959
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Golden Era Baseball Association Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Baltimore Orioles 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Gus Triandos	4th		Tied for 7th	10th
First Basemen	Jim Marshall	12th	Kent Hadley	4th	4th
Second Basemen	Ken Aspromonte	13th		Tied for 5th	13th
Third Basemen	George Kell	13th	Leo Burke	Tied for 3rd	13th
Shortstops		16th	Dick McAuliffe	5th	15th
Left Fielders	Gene Woodling	9th	Al Spangler	Tied for 6th	12th
Center Fielders	Jerry Mallett	15th	Jake Jacobs	4th	15th
Right Fielders	Frank Ernaga	14th	Floyd Robinson	Tied for 5th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Harvey Haddix	14th	Bob Anderson	Tied for 1st	14th
Relievers	Al Jackson	16th	Al Jackson	1st	13th
Closers	Al Jackson	13th	Al Jackson	4th	12th

Boston Red Sox 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Russ Nixon	15th		Tied for 7th	15th
First Basemen	Bill White	3rd	Jim Gentile	2nd	2nd
Second Basemen	Tony Taylor	10th		Tied for 5th	10th
Third Basemen	Brooks Robinson	12th		Tied for 3rd	12th
Shortstops	Coot Veal	4th	Tom Carroll	Tied for 7th	8th
Left Fielders	Ted Williams	5th	Hawk Taylor	Tied for 6th	10th
Center Fielders		16th	Nelson Mathews	Tied for 5th	16th
Right Fielders	Harvey Kuenn	7th	Johnny Callison	Tied for 5th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Warren Spahn	16th	Jack Fisher	Tied for 1st	16th
Relievers	Joe Schaffernoth	13th	Dick Ricketts	12th	15th
Closers	Jim Brosnan	10th	Ted Bowsfield	6th	8th

Chicago White Sox 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Johnny Roseboro	3rd	Walt Streuli	Tied for 7th	9th
First Basemen	Mickey Vernon	7th		Tied for 6th	10th
Second Basemen	Johnny Temple	3rd	Marlan Coughtry	Tied for 5th	6th
Third Basemen	Hank Thompson	5th	Earl Robinson	1st	2nd
Shortstops	Johnny Logan	11th	Wayne Causey	Tied for 7th	14th
Left Fielders	Norm Siebern	4th		Tied for 6th	9th
Center Fielders	Richie Ashburn	5th	Duke Carmel	Tied for 5th	7th
Right Fielders	Joe Cunningham	6th		Tied for 5th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Bob Miller	5th	Jim Perry	Tied for 1st	5th
Relievers	Don Gross	6th	Frank Funk	5th	4th
Closers	Don Gross	6th	Frank Funk	8th	5th

Chicago Cubs 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Del Crandall	6th	Earl Battey	Tied for 7th	12th
First Basemen	Ted Kluszewski	15th	Fred Van Dusen	Tied for 6th	15th
Second Basemen	Don Blasingame	7th	Pumpsie Green	Tied for 5th	8th
Third Basemen	Eddie Mathews	1st	Clete Boyer	Tied for 3rd	1st
Shortstops	Tony Kubek	7th	Bobby Henrich	Tied for 7th	11th
Left Fielders		16th	Len Gabrielson	Tied for 6th	16th
Center Fielders	Chuck Tanner	12th	Eddie Haas	Tied for 5th	12th
Right Fielders	Bob Bowman	12th	Matty Alou	3rd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Bob Rush	4th	Chuck Estrada	Tied for 1st	4th
Relievers	Bill Wight	3rd	Sherman Jones	2nd	2nd
Closers	Charlie Gorin	15th	Sherman Jones	10th	15th

Cincinnati Redlegs 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Harry Chiti	11th	Gordon Massa	3rd	4th
First Basemen	Rocky Nelson	4th	Pancho Herrera	Tied for 6th	7th
Second Basemen	Jerry Lumpe	6th	Marv Breeding	1st	1st
Third Basemen	Gene Freese	4th	Gene Leek	Tied for 3rd	5th
Shortstops	Tommy Brown	2nd		Tied for 7th	7th
Left Fielders	Joe Adcock	8th	Leo Posada	3rd	1st
Center Fielders	Bill Virdon	11th		Tied for 5th	11th
Right Fielders	Ted Tappe	1st	Jim McAnany	Tied for 5th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Milt Pappas	3rd	Bill Stafford	Tied for 1st	3rd
Relievers	Fred Green	4th	Marshall Renfroe	16th	8th
Closers	Jerry Lumpe	16th	Marshall Renfroe	16th	16th

Cleveland Indians 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bob Schmidt	16th	Cam Carreon	Tied for 7th	16th
First Basemen	Curt Roberts	16th		Tied for 6th	16th
Second Basemen	Billy Consolo	11th		Tied for 5th	11th
Third Basemen	Kenny Kuhn	14th		Tied for 3rd	14th
Shortstops	Alex Grammas	13th		Tied for 7th	16th
Left Fielders	Russ Snyder	10th	Russ Snyder	4th	6th
Center Fielders	Larry Doby	4th	Ty Cline	Tied for 5th	6th
Right Fielders	Jim Lemon	9th		Tied for 5th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Bill Monbouquette	1st	Juan Marichal	Tied for 1st	1st
Relievers	Mel Wright	8th	Ken McBride	4th	5th
Closers	Brooks Lawrence	Tied for 8th	Ken McBride	13th	13th

Detroit Tigers 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Johnny Romano	1st	Frank Zupo	Tied for 7th	7th
First Basemen	Roy Sievers	6th		Tied for 6th	9th
Second Basemen	Pete Runnels	1st		Tied for 5th	4th
Third Basemen	Willie Jones	6th	Johnny Goryl	Tied for 3rd	6th
Shortstops	Yo-Yo Davalillo	5th		Tied for 7th	9th
Left Fielders	Wes Covington	7th	George Alusik	5th	5th
Center Fielders	Willie Mays	3rd	Jerry Schoonmaker	Tied for 5th	5th
Right Fielders		Tied for 15th	Ken Walters	Tied for 5th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Stan Williams	13th	Steve Barber	Tied for 1st	13th
Relievers	Bill Henry	1st	Jim Bronstad	3rd	1st
Closers	Bill Henry	1st	Bob Thorpe	15th	3rd

Kansas City Athletics 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Dick Brown	7th	Clay Dalrymple	Tied for 3rd	3rd
First Basemen	Frank Torre	9th		Tied for 6th	12th
Second Basemen	Jim Baxes	4th		Tied for 5th	7th
Third Basemen	Frank Malzone	9th	Steve Demeter	Tied for 3rd	9th
Shortstops	Dick Schofield	6th	Jose Valdivielso	Tied for 7th	10th
Left Fielders	Frank Robinson	2nd	Ellis Burton	Tied for 6th	7th
Center Fielders	Bob Allison	8th	Joe Gaines	Tied for 5th	9th
Right Fielders	Rocky Colavito	2nd		Tied for 5th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Larry Jackson	6th	Art Mahaffey	Tied for 1st	6th
Relievers	Mike Fornieles	9th	Ron Blackburn	6th	7th
Closers	Mike Fornieles	3rd	Bob Hartman	12th	6th

Los Angeles Dodgers 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jack Shepard	5th	Jack Feller	Tied for 7th	11th
First Basemen	Willie McCovey	1st	Willie McCovey	1st	1st
Second Basemen		15th	Jim McKnight	3rd	14th
Third Basemen	Fred Hatfield	15th		Tied for 3rd	16th
Shortstops	Rocky Bridges	12th	Bob Johnson	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Jim Pendleton	15th		Tied for 6th	15th
Center Fielders	Jim Landis	7th		Tied for 5th	8th
Right Fielders	Roberto Clemente	8th		Tied for 5th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Mike McCormick	7th	John Buzhardt	Tied for 1st	7th
Relievers	Bill Smith	14th	Dave Wickersham	9th	12th
Closers	Gary Blaylock	12th	Dave Wickersham	1st	4th

Milwaukee Braves 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Pignatano	13th	Doug Camilli	Tied for 7th	14th
First Basemen	Bill Skowron	11th	Rogelio Alvarez	Tied for 6th	13th
Second Basemen	Bill Mazeroski	9th		Tied for 5th	9th
Third Basemen		16th	Jim Woods	2nd	15th
Shortstops	Luis Aparicio	8th		Tied for 7th	12th
Left Fielders	Stan Musial	3rd	Gordie Windhorn	Tied for 6th	8th
Center Fielders	Duke Snider	2nd	Tony Gonzalez	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Al Kaline	4th	Roger Marquis	Tied for 5th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Karl Spooner	2nd		Tied for 1st	2nd
Relievers	Al Worthington	11th	Orlando Pena	7th	9th
Closers	Larry Sherry	14th	Larry Sherry	5th	14th

New York Yankees 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Yogi Berra	2nd		Tied for 7th	8th
First Basemen	Gordy Coleman	13th	Gordy Coleman	3rd	3rd
Second Basemen		Tied for 15th	Julian Javier	Tied for 5th	16th
Third Basemen	Billy Goodman	10th	Ron Santo	Tied for 3rd	10th
Shortstops	Joe Koppe	10th	Buddy Pritchard	6th	4th
Left Fielders	Jackie Brandt	14th		Tied for 6th	14th
Center Fielders	Vada Pinson	6th	Marty Keough	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders		15th	Lou Clinton	2nd	14th
Starting Pitchers	Sam Jones	12th		Tied for 1st	12th
Relievers	Chuck Churn	2nd	John Briggs	8th	3rd
Closers	Chuck Churn	4th	George Brunet	9th	7th

Philadelphia Phillies 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Norm Sherry	14th	Jimmie Coker	1st	2nd
First Basemen	Harry Anderson	8th		Tied for 6th	11th
Second Basemen	Nellie Fox	8th	Bob Saverine	4th	3rd
Third Basemen	Andy Carey	7th	Charley Smith	Tied for 3rd	7th
Shortstops	Chico Fernandez	14th	Mike de la Hoz	1st	3rd
Left Fielders	Leon Wagner	13th		6th	13th
Center Fielders	Wally Moon	9th	Willie Davis	Tied for 5th	10th
Right Fielders	Bob Cerv	10th		Tied for 5th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Camilo Pascual	8th	Bob Gibson	Tied for 1st	8th
Relievers	Billy Loes	5th	Bobby Locke	11th	6th
Closers	Al Cicotte	7th	Bobby Locke	11th	9th

Pittsburgh Pirates 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Sherm Lollar	10th	Don Gile	7th	13th
First Basemen	Dale Long	10th	Frank Leja	5th	5th
Second Basemen	Solly Hemus	2nd	Steve Boros	Tied for 5th	5th
Third Basemen	Frank Thomas	3rd		Tied for 3rd	4th
Shortstops	Woodie Held	3rd	Leo Cardenas	3rd	1st
Left Fielders	Bob Nieman	12th	Gene Oliver	2nd	3rd
Center Fielders	Sandy Amoros	14th		Tied for 5th	14th
Right Fielders	Willie Kirkland	5th		5th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Billy O'Dell	Tied for 9th	Juan Pizarro	Tied for 1st	Tied for 9th
Relievers	Roy Face	12th	Jay Hook	10th	11th
Closers	Roy Face	2nd	Wes Stock	2nd	1st

San Francisco Giants 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Elston Howard	9th	Tim McCarver	6th	6th
First Basemen	Norm Larker	5th	R.C. Stevens	Tied for 6th	8th
Second Basemen	Don Hoak	5th	Elio Chacon	2nd	2nd
Third Basemen	Alvin Dark	11th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Shortstops	Ruben Amaro	15th	Julio Gotay	4th	5th
Left Fielders	Angelo Dagres	6th	Joe Christopher	Tied for 6th	11th
Center Fielders	George Altman	10th	Danny Murphy	3rd	4th
Right Fielders	Bob Martyn	13th		Tied for 5th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Joe Gibbon	11th	Joe Gibbon	Tied for 1st	11th
Relievers	Hal Woodeshick	10th	Cholly Naranjo	15th	14th
Closers	Gene Snyder	8th	Ron Piche	3rd	2nd

St. Louis Cardinals 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Garagiola	8th	Joe Torre	2nd	1st
First Basemen	Norm Cash	2nd	Em Lindbeck	6th	6th
Second Basemen	Wayne Terwilliger	12th	Billy Moran	5th	12th
Third Basemen	Eddie Yost	8th	Jose Pagan	3rd	8th
Shortstops	Ernie Banks	1st		7th	6th
Left Fielders	Walt Moryn	11th	Billy Williams	1st	2nd
Center Fielders	Bobby Thomson	13th		5th	13th
Right Fielders	Roger Maris	3rd	Lou Johnson	4th	1st
Starting Pitchers	Jim Owens	9th	Dick Ellsworth	1st	9th
Relievers	Tom Poholsky	7th	Ken Mackenzie	13th	10th
Closers	Tom Poholsky	5th	Bob Duliba	14th	10th

Washington Senators 06/22/1959
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Hobie Landrith	Tied for 11th	Dick Bertell	5th	5th
First Basemen	Dee Fondy	14th		Tied for 6th	14th
Second Basemen	Milt Graff	14th		Tied for 5th	15th
Third Basemen	Ken Boyer	2nd	J.C. Martin	Tied for 3rd	3rd
Shortstops	Ron Hansen	9th		Tied for 7th	13th
Left Fielders	Hank Aaron	1st	Dave Nicholson	Tied for 6th	4th
Center Fielders	Mickey Mantle	1st	Dan Dobbek	Tied for 5th	3rd
Right Fielders	Ron Fairly	11th	Frank Howard	1st	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Jack Sanford	15th		Tied for 1st	15th
Relievers	Ken Lehman	15th	Don Nottebart	14th	16th
Closers	Ken Lehman	11th	Bob Giggie	7th	11th