PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/22/1887
 
BALTIMORE BANNERMEN 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Smith 5th 1st 5th
First Basemen Jackrabbit Hoppe 7th 1st 7th
Second Basemen Israel Thompson 4th 1st 4th
Third Basemen Bill Michell 14th 1st 14th
Shortstops Allen Aiken 1st 1st 1st
Left Fielders Walt Chambers 5th 1st 5th
Center Fielders 16th 1st 16th
Right Fielders Jim Durr 6th 1st 6th
Starting Pitchers Bill Silvers 7th 1st 7th
Relievers Bill Bartholomew 6th 1st 6th
Closers Bill Bartholomew 6th 1st 6th
BOSTON BRAHMINS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Hagan 8th 1st (tied) 8th
First Basemen Pete Applegate 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Ron Whitehead 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Tony Heath 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Shortstops Cecil Mathews 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Steve Rogers 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Jeff Longley 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Paul Trail 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Lloyd Dehaan 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Relievers 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Closers 9th 1st (tied) 9th
CHICAGO CYCLONES 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Hanson 10th 1st (tied) 10th
First Basemen Morgan Cook 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Roman Washington 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Cap White 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Shortstops Dick Sebastian 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Conn Bolick 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Pat Manke 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Herbert Davis 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Jim Lucier 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Relievers Roger Strickland 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Closers Roger Strickland 4th 1st (tied) 4th
CINCINNATI MONARCHS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Lacasse 7th 1st (tied) 7th
First Basemen Ed Ford 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Frank Abbott 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Will Bowling 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Ty Vanlandingham 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Thaddeus Harlan 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Right Fielders 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Ashton Slake 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Relievers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Closers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
CLEVELAND CLIPPERS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Duren 11th 1st (tied) 11th
First Basemen Randy Mix 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Joe Taylor 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Joseph DeWald 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Shortstops Bird Brennan 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Ed Shaw 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Perry Manahan 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Victor Glaspie 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Dan Hicks 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Relievers Alfie Briscoe 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Closers Alfie Briscoe 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
DETROIT STURGEONS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harry Ransom 8th (tied) 1st (tied) 8th (tied)
First Basemen Buck Everitt 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Matt McFall 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Dave Greene 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Shortstops Eli Money 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Napoleon Crane 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Joe Cavender 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders 14th (tied) 1st (tied) 14th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Bill Poole 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Tom Litchfield 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Closers Tom Litchfield 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Karl Eicher 12th 1st (tied) 12th
First Basemen Marty Teets 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Second Basemen 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Will Wessels 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Shortstops Kermit Nelson 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Jimmy Nelson 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Bruce Riley 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Bill Windom 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Doc Burbank 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Relievers Dave Starks 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Closers Dave Starks 7th 1st (tied) 7th
LOUISVILLE COLTS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ken Duncan 4th 1st (tied) 4th
First Basemen Larry Buckley 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Sam Day 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Charlie Morris 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Shortstops Norm Heyward 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Jed Edwards 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Hick Rogers 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Charlie Shanafelt 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Kip Hereford 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Relievers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Closers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
MONTREAL TIGERS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Fowler 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Roy Casey 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Wilbur Dobson 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Crab Shelton 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Dave Dye 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Spider Burchett 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Buster Brown 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Zebulon Shipe 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Joe Henry 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Relievers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Closers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
NEW YORK BARONS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Albert Torgerson 14th 1st (tied) 14th
First Basemen Ed Johnson 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Bobby Utley 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Third Basemen David King 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Cornbread Collins 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Jefferson McMillen 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Conn Hausman 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Virgil Arwood 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Jack McKinley 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Relievers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Closers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Horne 16th 1st (tied) 16th
First Basemen Jim Scott 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Thomas Willcox 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Clipper Smith 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Shortstops Willis Gaylord 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Curt Johnston 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Jonathan Coddington 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Eli Atwood 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Bill Nolette 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Relievers Willie O'Boyle 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Closers Willie O'Boyle 8th 1st (tied) 8th
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alexander Faulk 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
First Basemen John Casey 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Cecil Everette 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Dave Foley 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Shortstops Mike McCord 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Ron Shippy 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Charlie Vanmeter 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Leo Showalter 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Bancroft King 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Relievers Jeff Scruggs 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Closers Jeff Scruggs 1st 1st (tied) 1st
PITTSBURGH VULCANS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Frank 1st 1st (tied) 1st
First Basemen Jerry Clay 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Second Basemen John Clark 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Gary Vankirk 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Shortstops 15th (tied) 1st (tied) 15th (tied)
Left Fielders Steve Ferguson 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Ed Gwinn 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Jasper Kent 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Stanley Lamb 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Relievers Ted McGuire 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Closers Ted McGuire 5th 1st (tied) 5th
ST. LOUIS PILOTS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Farmer Eustis 13th 1st (tied) 13th
First Basemen Pierre Martineau 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Second Basemen John Heyward 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Travis Krupp 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Shortstops Jasper Hines 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Left Fielders John Tennison 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Charlie Scheer 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Right Fielders 14th (tied) 1st (tied) 14th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Ajax McFadden 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Relievers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Closers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
TORONTO PROVINCIALS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Standpipe Read 6th 1st (tied) 6th
First Basemen 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Bill Lucier 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Chicken Smothers 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Shortstops Doc McGuire 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Left Fielders 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Isaac Montgomery 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Merritt Hunter 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Glen Nalley 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Relievers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Closers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
WASHINGTON FEDERALS 10/22/1887
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Jenkins 15th 1st (tied) 15th
First Basemen Al Matthews 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Marty Stephenson 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Lee Estes 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Shortstops Charlie Patterson 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Left Fielders William Williamson 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Dick Stubbs 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Ted Greene 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Tom Ewart 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Relievers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Closers 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
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