MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/11/1966
 
ATLANTA BRAVES 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Torre 1st Wilson Pacheco 7th 1st
First Basemen Joe Adcock 11th Willie Montanez 16th 11th
Second Basemen Denis Menke 7th Steve Braun 6th 6th
Third Basemen Eddie Mathews 1st Syd O'Brien 19th 1st
Shortstops George Scott 17th George Scott 2nd 16th
Left Fielders Manny Jimenez 16th James Dix 17th 17th
Center Fielders Barry Morgan 18th Bobby Tolan 5th 18th
Right Fielders Rico Carty 4th Lawrence Wieck 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Richard Allen 2nd Sparky Lyle 19th 6th
Relievers Bob Hendley 16th Richard Thoms 6th 17th
Closers Curt Sauer 4th Oscar Zamora 13th 6th
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnny Romano 3rd Andy Etchebarren 10th 3rd
First Basemen Roy Sievers 3rd Jim Rouse 12th 3rd
Second Basemen Eddie Bressoud 10th Danny Calasanz 11th 10th
Third Basemen Brooks Robinson 11th Edward Gagle 5th 11th
Shortstops Pete Ward 3rd Steve Huntz 12th 3rd
Left Fielders Boog Powell 7th Rick Monday 2nd 6th
Center Fielders Russ Snyder 10th Jorge Fernandez 10th 8th
Right Fielders David Kwiatkowski 20th David Kwiatkowski 12th 20th
Starting Pitchers Gary Schaefer 7th Roger Nelson 16th 8th
Relievers Bob Friend 11th Tug McGraw 10th 10th
Closers Ken McBride 3rd Tug McGraw 1st 1st
BOSTON RED SOX 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnny Roseboro 7th Ramses Chena 12th 6th
First Basemen Orlando Cepeda 7th Ray Webster 4th 6th
Second Basemen Chuck Schilling 19th Rod Carew 19th 18th
Third Basemen Frank Malzone 16th Doug Rader 2nd 14th
Shortstops Luis Alcaraz 18th Edwin Lopez 16th 18th
Left Fielders Carl Yastrzemski 10th Neal Austinson 19th 11th
Center Fielders Len Gabrielson 19th Dave May 1st 17th
Right Fielders Lenny Green 13th Danny Napoleon 6th 12th
Starting Pitchers Alexander Bright 16th Gary Nolan 9th 16th
Relievers Dick Hall 8th Steve Kealey 9th 8th
Closers Chris Zachary 18th Donald Sargent 7th 15th
CALIFORNIA ANGELS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alberto Palafox 9th Guillermo Gomez 16th 11th
First Basemen Bobby Knoop 19th Roger Wattler 17th 19th
Second Basemen Roy White 8th Frank Ferro 4th 7th
Third Basemen Jim Fregosi 4th Javier Nunez 14th 6th
Shortstops Billy Moran 8th Freddie Patek 4th 6th
Left Fielders Link Curtis 1st Jim Holt 8th 1st
Center Fielders Mike White 17th Tony Martinez 13th 19th
Right Fielders Willie Mays 3rd Tyrone Crawford 14th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Jerry Stephenson 3rd Dick Selma 6th 1st
Relievers Eusebio Elizalde 5th Carlos Nunez 15th 5th
Closers Marcel Lachemann 17th Eugene Williams 8th 14th
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jerry Grote 15th Bill Wallin 19th 18th
First Basemen Willie McCovey 8th George Hulett 9th 8th
Second Basemen Felix Mantilla 6th Denny Doyle 12th 8th
Third Basemen Maury Wills 14th Tony Garcia 16th 15th
Shortstops Bert Campaneris 16th Bud Harrelson 18th 17th
Left Fielders Vada Pinson 4th Victor Torres 16th 4th
Center Fielders Jim Landis 4th Jay Johnstone 15th 4th
Right Fielders Ken Harrelson 19th Carlos May 20th 19th
Starting Pitchers Don Sutton 8th Andy Messersmith 2nd 5th
Relievers Fred Beene 7th Fred Beene 12th 7th
Closers Rick Wise 6th Mike Hedlund 13th (tied) 7th
CHICAGO CUBS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl Battey 6th Jack Hiatt 17th 7th
First Basemen Pete Runnels 5th Mike Epstein 20th 9th
Second Basemen Ken Aspromonte 13th Cesar Baez 13th 14th
Third Basemen Ron Santo 3rd Brian Dye 9th 3rd
Shortstops Ernie Banks 4th Dave Cash 9th 5th
Left Fielders Billy Williams 2nd Melvin Resendez 5th 2nd
Center Fielders Lou Brock 2nd Bobby Tejeda 17th 2nd
Right Fielders Joe Dawsey 14th Nate Colbert 15th 14th
Starting Pitchers Larry Dierker 6th Dick Drago 13th 7th
Relievers Hisaki Minami 6th Roy Medley 11th 6th
Closers Kenshiro Tanaka 14th Pedro Borbon 12th 12th
CINCINNATI REDS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Smoky Burgess 5th Lloyd Flodin 15th 5th
First Basemen Tommy Harper 20th Sib Kieft 5th 20th
Second Basemen Pete Rose 3rd Ernie Fazio 13th (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Len Boehmer 18th Bernie Carbo 3rd 17th
Shortstops Cesar Tovar 5th Rico Petrocelli 6th 4th
Left Fielders Bob Allison 6th Tom Johnson 12th 7th
Center Fielders Art Shamsky 14th Bill Voss 9th 14th
Right Fielders Frank Robinson 2nd Bernie Smith 3rd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Jim Maloney 14th Ron Reed 17th 14th
Relievers John Flavin 15th Rich Beck 5th 14th
Closers Arsenio Sotolongo 12th Hector Rodriguez 19th 19th
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Lavern Grace 18th Ted Sizemore 3rd 17th
First Basemen Tony Alfonso 12th Daniel DeVito 15th 12th
Second Basemen Zoilo Versalles 4th Dave Nelson 1st 4th
Third Basemen Ramon Conde 15th Juan Reyes 10th 16th
Shortstops Woodie Held 10th Jerry Davanon 14th 12th
Left Fielders Paul Blair 12th Ron Woods 10th 12th
Center Fielders Tommie Agee 5th Jerry Morales 14th 5th
Right Fielders George Altman 10th James Covington 8th 10th
Starting Pitchers Sam McDowell 5th Stan Bahnsen 8th 4th
Relievers Sonny Siebert 18th Dave Perez 4th 16th
Closers Dave Leonhard 2nd Omar Ornelas 13th (tied) 3rd
DETROIT TIGERS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Freehan 2nd Marco Ponce 8th 2nd
First Basemen Norm Cash 1st Jim Mooring 6th 1st
Second Basemen Chico Fernandez 20th Ronald Birchall 9th 20th
Third Basemen Chico Salmon 17th Luis Lagunas 20th 19th
Shortstops Dick Groat 6th Bob Schroder 19th 9th
Left Fielders 20th Gene Tenace 9th 20th
Center Fielders James White 20th Steve Sanches 3rd 20th
Right Fielders Al Kaline 5th Joaquin Sanchez 11th 7th
Starting Pitchers Fritz Peterson 12th Jim Nash 3rd 10th
Relievers Mike Marsh 4th Rafael Saucedo 8th 4th
Closers Terry Fox 20th Jim Bibby 17th 20th
HOUSTON ASTROS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Azcue 16th Adrian Arroyo 13th 16th
First Basemen Tommy McCraw 17th Amos Otis 11th 17th
Second Basemen Jim Lefebvre 12th Miguel Vega 2nd 11th
Third Basemen Charley Smith 19th Paul Schaal 17th 18th
Shortstops Julio Gotay 15th Tony LaRussa 10th 15th
Left Fielders Gates Brown 19th Robert Speer 3rd 19th
Center Fielders Lou Clinton 16th Ron Swoboda 6th 16th
Right Fielders Rusty Staub 9th Mike Santos 13th 9th
Starting Pitchers Ronald Foltz 19th Tom Seaver 7th 17th
Relievers Cisco Carlos 13th Hector Garcia 13th 13th
Closers Lanny Monette 8th Ramon Tejada 18th 18th
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alfonso Preciado 10th Johnny Bench 1st 9th
First Basemen Jared Jablonski 10th Jim Spencer 7th 7th
Second Basemen Pete Miller 5th Davey Johnson 3rd 5th
Third Basemen Dick Green 6th David Perez 10th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Jerry Adair 7th Bobby Murcer 16th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Tony Conigliaro 8th Johnny Briggs 14th 8th
Center Fielders Tommy Davis 12th Matt Ford 2nd 9th
Right Fielders Chris Holland 16th Francisco Ramos 16th 18th
Starting Pitchers Jim O'Toole 10th Catfish Hunter 1st 9th
Relievers Dick Ellsworth 1st Ed Cecil 3rd 1st
Closers Dick Ellsworth 7th Leroy Thomas 6th 4th
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Bailey 17th Bob Watson 6th 15th
First Basemen Ron Fairly 6th Mike Jorgensen 10th 5th
Second Basemen Ken Hubbs 16th Norm Miller 5th 15th
Third Basemen Sonny Jackson 7th Sonny Jackson 1st 4th
Shortstops Don Wert 12th Carlos Alarcon 1st 7th
Left Fielders Etsuo Miyamoto 17th Tommie Reynolds 15th 18th
Center Fielders Willie Davis 9th John Paciorek 12th 7th
Right Fielders Duke Snider 6th Jim Fairey 1st 5th
Starting Pitchers Sandy Koufax 1st Mario Rosado 18th 3rd
Relievers Ron Perranoski 17th Frank Peters 14th 18th
Closers Stan Williams 5th Gene Morowski 10th 5th
MINNESOTA TWINS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Russ Nixon 19th Gus Aguirre 20th 19th
First Basemen Don Mincher 14th Bob Oliver 8th 13th
Second Basemen Bart Shirley 18th Gary Overstreet 20th 19th
Third Basemen Rich Rollins 20th Bob Robertson 18th 20th
Shortstops Walter Jones 20th Wayne Garrett 20th 20th
Left Fielders Tony Oliva 13th Robert Taylor 11th 13th
Center Fielders Ed Kranepool 6th Reggie Jackson 20th 11th
Right Fielders Chris Till 15th Ed Palat 18th 17th
Starting Pitchers Dave Roberts 20th Woodie Fryman 20th 20th
Relievers Dennis Higgins 10th Jorge Martinez 20th 12th
Closers Jack Baldschun 15th Jorge Martinez 4th 11th
NEW YORK YANKEES 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Lipski 20th William Madden 14th 20th
First Basemen Harvey Kuenn 13th Stanley Beard 14th 14th
Second Basemen Jim McKnight 14th Winston Llenas 7th 13th
Third Basemen Clete Boyer 5th Donato Fazio 4th 5th
Shortstops Ron Hansen 14th Tony Eichelberger 7th 14th
Left Fielders Joe Pepitone 9th Ken Henderson 18th 10th
Center Fielders Roger Maris 8th Telmo Cypriano 18th 10th
Right Fielders Mickey Mantle 1st Johnny Jeter 9th 1st
Starting Pitchers Camilo Pascual 11th Jerry Koosman 5th 11th
Relievers Pete Mikkelsen 14th Sergio Reyes 18th 15th
Closers Bill Stafford 13th Sergio Reyes 3rd 8th
NEW YORK METS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Heath 4th Gary Lewis 9th 4th
First Basemen Frank Thomas 9th Joseph Freynik 19th 10th
Second Basemen Danny Cater 9th Reggie Smith 10th 9th
Third Basemen Bob Aspromonte 13th Bob Christian 15th 13th
Shortstops Jimmy Wynn 9th Larry Bowa 13th 10th
Left Fielders Mike Hershberger 14th Al Oliver 13th 14th
Center Fielders Hank Aaron 1st Larry Hisle 16th 1st
Right Fielders Alex Johnson 12th Alex Johnson 19th 13th
Starting Pitchers Jim Bunning 9th Dave Boswell 10th 12th
Relievers Fritz Ackley 12th Adrian Murillo 2nd 11th
Closers Jim Bouton 19th Elio Cortes 13th (tied) 16th
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Clay Dalrymple 8th George Pena 4th 8th
First Basemen Jose Echeverria 15th Costen Shockley 13th 16th
Second Basemen Joe Morgan 2nd Bob Clifton 7th (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Mike Andrews 12th Graig Nettles 6th 12th
Shortstops Dick Allen 2nd Gabriel Terzani 3rd 1st
Left Fielders Ted Savage 18th Bobby Bonds 1st 16th
Center Fielders Johnny Callison 15th Carmen Fanzone 11th 15th
Right Fielders Tony Gonzalez 17th Carlos Batres 7th 15th
Starting Pitchers Ray Culp 15th Steve Arlin 12th 15th
Relievers Kenneth Lubert 19th Kenneth Lubert 16th 19th
Closers John Hathcote 9th Santos Jimenez 11th 10th
PITTSBURGH PIRATES 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Buddy Booker 14th Buddy Booker 11th 14th
First Basemen Harmon Killebrew 2nd Ossie Blanco 18th 2nd
Second Basemen Leslie Kuhnz 11th Hal McRae 18th 12th
Third Basemen Bob Bailey 2nd Richie Hebner 10th (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Dave Wissman 11th Pablo Cruz 8th 11th
Left Fielders Willie Stargell 3rd Joe Rudi 19th (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Lou Piniella 7th Roy Foster 8th 6th
Right Fielders Roberto Clemente 7th Leroy Stanton 2nd 6th
Starting Pitchers Joe Gibbon 17th Les Cain 15th 19th
Relievers Fred Newman 2nd Willis Ortiz 1st 2nd
Closers Fred Newman 11th Don O'Riley 5th 9th
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Haller 12th Angelo Trevino 5th 12th
First Basemen Jim Gosger 18th Tony Torchia 1st 18th
Second Basemen Tito Fuentes 1st Jim Driscoll 15th 2nd
Third Basemen Julio Linares 8th Alejandro de la Rosa 8th 8th
Shortstops Jim Ray Hart 1st Jose Herrera 15th 2nd
Left Fielders Jesus Alou 15th Leroy Reams 4th 15th
Center Fielders Jose Cardenal 11th Jonathan Hernandez 19th 13th
Right Fielders Matty Alou 11th Robert Mitchell 10th 11th
Starting Pitchers Juan Marichal 13th Gene Garber 14th 13th
Relievers Richard Swanson 3rd Jon Fernandez 19th 3rd
Closers Bobby Bolin 16th Enrique Rojo 9th 13th
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tim McCarver 11th Ed Herrmann 2nd 10th
First Basemen Bill White 4th Tom Hutton 2nd 4th
Second Basemen Phil Gagliano 15th Paul Mankowski 17th 16th
Third Basemen Ken Boyer 10th Sal Bando 13th 10th
Shortstops Ernest Foli 19th Jorge de la Cruz 11th 19th
Left Fielders Curt Blefary 11th Chris Coletta 7th 9th
Center Fielders Curt Flood 3rd Curt Motton 4th 3rd
Right Fielders Bob Burda 18th John May 5th 16th
Starting Pitchers James Reiter 4th Bill Gogolewski 4th 2nd
Relievers Glenn McMinn 20th Paul Emerick 17th 20th
Closers Lindy McDaniel 1st Douglas Duffie 20th 17th
WASHINGTON SENATORS 04/11/1966
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Bateman 13th Manny Sanguillen 18th 13th
First Basemen Tony Horton 16th Bob Chance 3rd 15th
Second Basemen Horace Clarke 17th Cesar Gutierrez 16th 17th
Third Basemen Dave McDonald 9th Al Gallagher 6th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Jake Gibbs 13th Katsuji Kuroda 5th 13th
Left Fielders Felipe Alou 5th Ricky Medrano 5th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Chuck Hinton 13th Alex Martinez 7th 12th
Right Fielders Frank Howard 8th Cito Gaston 17th 8th
Starting Pitchers Fergie Jenkins 18th Nolan Ryan 11th 18th
Relievers Jerry Messerly 9th Peter Podbielan 7th 9th
Closers Butch Hughes 10th Peter Podbielan 2nd 2nd
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