Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	12-21-1953
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Major League Baseball Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Baltimore Orioles 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Johnny Blanchard	1st	Johnny Blanchard	1st	1st
First Basemen	Ken Landenberger	13th	Ken Landenberger	Tied for 9th	15th
Second Basemen	Richard Gillespie	6th	Jack Dittmer	Tied for 10th	12th
Third Basemen		Tied for 14th		9th	Tied for 14th
Shortstops	Putsy Caballero	16th	Eddie Kasko	5th	9th
Left Fielders	Wally Moon	3rd	George Alusik	Tied for 12th	12th
Center Fielders	Solly Drake	7th		Tied for 7th	10th
Right Fielders	Joe Cunningham	8th	Carl Powis	9th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Vern Law	14th	Rusty Sims	5th	4th
Relievers	Bill Pierro	3rd	Ed Palmquist	6th	3rd
Closers	Normie Roy	12th	Russ Kemmerer	11th	13th

Boston Red Sox 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Hal Naragon	12th	Johnny Roseboro	8th	11th
First Basemen	Ferris Fain	9th	Bobo Osborne	6th	6th
Second Basemen		Tied for 15th	Ronaldo Camacho	1st	13th
Third Basemen		Tied for 14th		Tied for 9th	Tied for 14th
Shortstops	Cass Michaels	9th	Eddie Bressoud	4th	5th
Left Fielders		15th		Tied for 12th	16th
Center Fielders	Milt Nielsen	15th		Tied for 7th	16th
Right Fielders	Hank Aaron	3rd	Hank Aaron	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Bob Grim	5th	Hank Aguirre	8th	7th
Relievers	Bill Bell	4th	Lee Wheat	1st	1st
Closers	Ron Necciai	9th	George Witt	16th	15th

Chicago White Sox 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Herman Bauer	8th	Earl Battey	4th	4th
First Basemen	Herb Fash	10th	R.C. Stevens	Tied for 9th	13th
Second Basemen	Ron Samford	10th	Felix Mantilla	3rd	4th
Third Basemen	Ron Northey	9th	Dick Gray	3rd	4th
Shortstops	Edwin Taylor	8th	Yo-Yo Davalillo	3rd	4th
Left Fielders	Richie Ashburn	7th	Lou Skizas	4th	4th
Center Fielders	Willie Mays	2nd		7th	6th
Right Fielders	Chick Bauder	10th	Ernie Oravetz	Tied for 9th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Gerry Staley	12th	Chip Hilton	Tied for 10th	15th
Relievers	Jack Faszholz	2nd	Bob Blaylock	11th	2nd
Closers	Jack Faszholz	11th	Marshall Bridges	10th	12th

Chicago Cubs 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Dale Long	2nd	Earl Averill Jr.	9th	3rd
First Basemen	Sam Chapman	8th	Hal R Smith	Tied for 9th	12th
Second Basemen	Ingigo Chavez	2nd		Tied for 10th	10th
Third Basemen	Eddie Mathews	1st	Rudy Regalado	6th	1st
Shortstops	John DeJohn	6th		12th	14th
Left Fielders	Jim Greengrass	4th	Harry Anderson	6th	3rd
Center Fielders	Bob Talbot	5th		Tied for 7th	9th
Right Fielders	Joe Taylor	5th		Tied for 9th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Bill Miller	4th	Tom Cheney	10th	12th
Relievers	Ted Abernathy	10th	Ted Abernathy	2nd	10th
Closers	Alex Konikowski	6th	Whammy Douglas	3rd	3rd

Cincinnati Reds 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Harry Chiti	15th	Dick Brown	5th	9th
First Basemen	Bobby Doerr	5th	Tony Bartirome	Tied for 9th	10th
Second Basemen	Maury Wills	13th	Ted Lepcio	8th	8th
Third Basemen	Abejundio Flores	4th	Vern Morgan	Tied for 9th	10th
Shortstops	Dick Groat	11th		Tied for 12th	15th
Left Fielders	Marv Rickert	14th	Chuck Coles	9th	10th
Center Fielders	Rod Graber	13th	Albie Pearson	3rd	5th
Right Fielders	Zeke Bella	15th	Roger Maris	4th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Lou Brissie	13th	Tom Flanigan	Tied for 10th	16th
Relievers	Ray Flanigan	Tied for 10th	Jerry Casale	10th	14th
Closers	Dave Cole	5th	Ryne Duren	4th	5th

Cleveland Indians 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Stan Lopata	14th	Al Steiglitz	2nd	8th
First Basemen	Fred Price	16th	Gail Harris	Tied for 9th	16th
Second Basemen	Hank Thompson	3rd	Ted Kazanski	7th	2nd
Third Basemen	Ray Jablonski	12th	Ed Charles	8th	8th
Shortstops	Grady Wilson	10th	Spider Wilhelm	8th	8th
Left Fielders		Tied for 15th	Don Nicholas	11th	15th
Center Fielders	Don Stewart	14th	Jake Crawford	Tied for 7th	14th
Right Fielders	Joe Caffie	13th	Al Pilarcik	8th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Dick Hall	15th	Bob Bruce	4th	9th
Relievers	Dick Bokelmann	Tied for 10th	Winston Brown	7th	13th
Closers	Al Grunwald	14th	Arnold Earley	8th	11th

Detroit Tigers 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Gus Triandos	4th	Sammy White	6th	2nd
First Basemen	Eddie Robinson	12th	Julio Becquer	8th	8th
Second Basemen	Sam Bell	5th	Ken Aspromonte	5th	1st
Third Basemen	Ken Boyer	6th	Frank Malzone	Tied for 9th	12th
Shortstops	Willy Miranda	13th	Mike Baxes	6th	7th
Left Fielders	Gus Zernial	10th	Bill Taylor	7th	6th
Center Fielders	Ralph Kiner	4th	Marty Keough	Tied for 7th	8th
Right Fielders	Rocky Colavito	2nd	Willie Kirkland	Tied for 9th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Ned Garver	11th	Camilo Pascual	Tied for 10th	14th
Relievers	Mike Blyzka	Tied for 10th	Gene Host	4th	11th
Closers	Mike Blyzka	10th	Jim Owens	1st	4th

Los Angeles Angels 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Roy Campanella	3rd	Dutch Dotterer	12th	5th
First Basemen	Ted Kluszewski	7th	Jim Gentile	9th	11th
Second Basemen	Tommy Giordano	12th	Bobby Richardson	4th	5th
Third Basemen	Jim Baxes	3rd		Tied for 9th	9th
Shortstops	Gil McDougald	5th	Ed Winceniak	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Duke Snider	5th		Tied for 12th	13th
Center Fielders	Larry Doby	8th	Don Demeter	Tied for 7th	11th
Right Fielders	Enos Slaughter	9th	Glen Gorbous	3rd	4th
Starting Pitchers	Whitey Ford	8th	Tex Clevenger	9th	8th
Relievers	Rugger Ardizoia	8th	Al Worthington	3rd	7th
Closers	Rugger Ardizoia	16th	Marty Kutyna	6th	14th

Los Angeles Dodgers 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ray Murray	16th	Danny Kravitz	13th	14th
First Basemen	Benjamin Taylor	11th	Bill Skowron	Tied for 9th	14th
Second Basemen		15th	Curt Roberts	Tied for 10th	16th
Third Basemen	Willie Jones	5th	Larry Raines	Tied for 9th	11th
Shortstops	Buddy Hicks	15th	Jim Mahoney	Tied for 12th	16th
Left Fielders	Russ Sullivan	12th	Jim Bolger	8th	8th
Center Fielders	Bill Tremlett	10th	Bill Tuttle	Tied for 7th	12th
Right Fielders	Al Kaline	6th	Al Kaline	2nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Herb Score	6th	Herb Score	7th	3rd
Relievers	Forrest Thompson	Tied for 10th	Don Bradey	5th	12th
Closers	Leo Cristante	13th	Ray Crone	2nd	6th

Milwaukee Braves 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Paul Burris	6th	Ron Shoop	10th	10th
First Basemen	Hank Workman	4th	Harry Agganis	5th	3rd
Second Basemen	Jim Gilliam	11th	Frank Bolling	Tied for 10th	14th
Third Basemen	Al Rosen	2nd	Hector Lopez	1st	2nd
Shortstops	Johnny Lipon	7th	Don Buddin	9th	6th
Left Fielders	Sylvester Sturges	6th	Wes Covington	3rd	2nd
Center Fielders	Gale Wade	12th	Stu Locklin	6th	4th
Right Fielders	Red Treadway	4th		Tied for 9th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Donald Johnson	1st	Bennie Daniels	Tied for 10th	10th
Relievers	Howie Pollet	Tied for 10th	Robert Smith	13th	15th
Closers	Moe Savransky	1st	Dick Scott	9th	1st

New York Yankees 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Del Crandall	5th	Dick Rand	Tied for 15th	15th
First Basemen	Icehouse Wilson	6th	Dick Gernert	7th	5th
Second Basemen	Herman Clifton	4th	Sparky Anderson	Tied for 10th	11th
Third Basemen	Billy Parish	11th	Joe Kirrene	7th	7th
Shortstops	Webster Templeton	2nd		Tied for 12th	12th
Left Fielders	Ken Wood	1st	Russ Snyder	2nd	1st
Center Fielders	Joe DiMaggio	1st	Bob Perry	5th	1st
Right Fielders	Rocky Nelson	11th	John Powers	Tied for 9th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Junior Thompson	9th	Gene Conley	6th	6th
Relievers	Ralph Branca	5th	Bunky Stewart	8th	4th
Closers	Junior Thompson	2nd	Georges Maranda	5th	2nd

New York Giants 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Wes Westrum	11th	Gene Green	3rd	6th
First Basemen	Doc Daugherty	15th	Paul Smith	2nd	4th
Second Basemen	Mike Goliat	1st		Tied for 10th	9th
Third Basemen	Al Smith	7th		Tied for 9th	13th
Shortstops	Bobby Morgan	14th	Milt Bolling	10th	10th
Left Fielders	Harry Elliott	11th	Eddie Haas	12th	14th
Center Fielders	Pete Whisenant	11th		Tied for 7th	13th
Right Fielders	Sandy Amoros	12th	Jim King	Tied for 9th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Dani Murillo	10th	Bill Dailey	2nd	2nd
Relievers	Cliff Ross	Tied for 10th	Bill Koski	15th	16th
Closers	Roy Face	4th	Fred Green	12th	8th

Philadelphia Athletics 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Smoky Burgess	9th	Pete Naton	14th	13th
First Basemen	Joe Adcock	3rd	Dick Stuart	1st	1st
Second Basemen	Bobby Young	14th	Don Blasingame	10th	15th
Third Basemen		14th	Jim Finigan	Tied for 9th	14th
Shortstops	Ernie Banks	1st	Ernie Banks	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Ted Williams	2nd	Don Taussig	Tied for 12th	11th
Center Fielders		16th	Jack Reed	4th	15th
Right Fielders	Del Ennis	14th	Bob Bowman	Tied for 9th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Jim Bunning	3rd	Johnny Podres	3rd	1st
Relievers	Johnny Antonelli	1st	Bob Bowman	16th	5th
Closers	Johnny Antonelli	3rd	Bill Harris	15th	9th

Philadelphia Phillies 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Elston Howard	10th	Red Wilson	7th	7th
First Basemen	Ed Stevens	1st		Tied for 9th	9th
Second Basemen	Billy Goodman	7th	Joseph Morgan	9th	6th
Third Basemen	Vic Power	10th	Woodie Held	2nd	3rd
Shortstops	Albert Brusko	4th	Lyle Luttrell	7th	3rd
Left Fielders	Jackie Jensen	8th	Charlie Peete	10th	9th
Center Fielders	Lloyd Merriman	6th	Jim Landis	2nd	3rd
Right Fielders	Joe B. Scott	7th	Tom Umphlett	6th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Hy Cohen	7th	Turk Farrell	Tied for 10th	13th
Relievers	Tom Hurd	9th	Gordon Jones	9th	9th
Closers	Walker Cress	15th	Gordon Jones	14th	16th

Pittsburgh Pirates 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carl Moulder	7th	Charlie White	15th	16th
First Basemen	Bill Glynn	2nd	Bob Hale	4th	2nd
Second Basemen	Johnny Temple	9th	Billy Moran	2nd	3rd
Third Basemen	William Martin	8th	Dick Williams	5th	6th
Shortstops	Larry Miggins	3rd	Dick Young	Tied for 12th	13th
Left Fielders	Grant Dunlap	9th	Joe Hicks	5th	5th
Center Fielders	Mickey Mantle	3rd	Jim Pisoni	Tied for 7th	7th
Right Fielders	Chuck Diering	1st	Frank Torre	5th	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Oscar Georgy	2nd	Paul Foytack	Tied for 10th	11th
Relievers	Robin Roberts	6th	Memo Luna	14th	6th
Closers	Robin Roberts	7th	Bill Smith	7th	7th

St. Louis Cardinals 12-21-1953
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Harry Chozen	13th	Charlie Lau	11th	12th
First Basemen	Joe Altobelli	14th	Gordy Coleman	3rd	7th
Second Basemen	Doug Hansen	8th	Jim Snyder	6th	7th
Third Basemen	Eddie Yost	13th	Norm Siebern	4th	5th
Shortstops	Leonard Kahny	12th	Bobby Durnbaugh	11th	11th
Left Fielders	Bob Skinner	13th	Joe Durham	1st	7th
Center Fielders	Jim Piersall	9th	Ken Hunt	1st	2nd
Right Fielders		16th	Nino Escalera	7th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Jim Waugh	16th	Bob Shaw	1st	5th
Relievers	Len Yochim	7th	Bobby Locke	12th	8th
Closers	Rudy Minarcin	8th	Jim Coates	13th	10th