PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/19/1888
 
BALTIMORE BANNERMEN 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Flowers 9th 2nd 9th
First Basemen Jackrabbit Hoppe 11th 2nd 11th
Second Basemen Israel Thompson 5th 1st 5th
Third Basemen Bill Michell 16th 1st 16th
Shortstops Allen Aiken 4th 1st 4th
Left Fielders Tom Smith 5th 1st 5th
Center Fielders Rich Spencer 13th 2nd 13th
Right Fielders Jim Durr 9th 1st 9th
Starting Pitchers Bill Silvers 8th 1st 8th
Relievers Bill Bartholomew 15th 3rd 15th
Closers Gus Bennett 9th 3rd 10th
BOSTON BRAHMINS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Hagan 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
First Basemen Pete Applegate 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Roland Johnson 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Tony Heath 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Cecil Mathews 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Steve Rogers 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Jeff Longley 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Jim Strouse 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Lloyd Dehaan 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Relievers Tom Hagood 3rd 3rd (tied) 3rd
Closers Tom Hagood 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
CHICAGO CYCLONES 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pat Manke 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
First Basemen Morgan Cook 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Roman Washington 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Dick Sebastian 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Shortstops Eli Atwood 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Jonathan Coddington 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Bill Avery 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Conn Bolick 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Jim Lucier 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Relievers Julian Berry 10th 3rd (tied) 10th
Closers Harlan Akins 1st 3rd (tied) 2nd
CINCINNATI MONARCHS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gerald Clarke 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
First Basemen Ed Ford 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Frank Abbott 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Will Bowling 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops Jonathan Hawkins 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Jim Lacasse 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Thaddeus Harlan 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Jason Curtis 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Ashton Slake 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Relievers Levi Kohrs 12th 3rd (tied) 12th
Closers Dave Eyler 15th 3rd (tied) 16th
CLEVELAND CLIPPERS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Duren 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
First Basemen Randy Mix 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Bird Brennan 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Joseph DeWald 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Shortstops David Bodine 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Ed Shaw 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Perry Manahan 16th 2nd (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Victor Glaspie 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Dan Hicks 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Relievers Paul Jackson 4th 3rd (tied) 4th
Closers Paul Jackson 10th 3rd (tied) 11th
DETROIT STURGEONS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harry Ransom 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
First Basemen Napoleon Crane 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Matt McFall 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Tom Moore 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Shortstops Eli Money 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Jimmy Hart 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Joe Cavender 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Sam Booth 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Bill Poole 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Tom Litchfield 11th 3rd (tied) 11th
Closers Cy Verret 5th 3rd (tied) 5th
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Karl Eicher 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
First Basemen Marty Teets 15th 2nd (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Will Wessels 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Tom Woods 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Shortstops Kermit Nelson 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Jimmy Nelson 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Ken McDowell 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Yank Williams 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Wilton Strickland 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Relievers Dave Starks 16th 3rd (tied) 16th
Closers Jack Turner 13th 3rd (tied) 14th
KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Marshall 2nd Danny Bowling 1st 1st
First Basemen Jim Scott 7th Bob Burmeister 1st 3rd
Second Basemen Billy Swanson 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Steve Monson 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Shortstops Terrence Bonney 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Curt Johnston 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Tommy Cate 15th 2nd (tied) 15th
Right Fielders John Reding 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Bill Nolette 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Relievers Hawk Johnson 8th Sol Recht 1st 6th
Closers Hawk Johnson 16th Alexander Van Den Hoff 1st 7th
LOUISVILLE COLTS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ken Duncan 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
First Basemen Larry Buckley 1st 2nd (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Sam Day 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Frank Crumbley 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Shortstops Norm Heyward 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Vernon Thorne 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Hick Rogers 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Charlie Shanafelt 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Sam Barnhill 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Relievers Edmund Robinson 1st 3rd (tied) 1st
Closers Edmund Robinson 4th 3rd (tied) 4th
MONTREAL TIGERS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Fowler 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
First Basemen Crab Shelton 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Wilbur Dobson 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Clipper Smith 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Shortstops Dave Dye 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Spider Burchett 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Buster Brown 5th Dave Crawford 1st 1st
Right Fielders Zebulon Shipe 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Joe Henry 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Relievers Stu Archibald 5th 3rd (tied) 5th
Closers Stu Archibald 8th 3rd (tied) 9th
NEW YORK BARONS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Albert Torgerson 15th 2nd (tied) 15th
First Basemen Cornbread Collins 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Dave Claiborne 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Third Basemen David King 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Virgil Arwood 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Jefferson McMillen 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Conn Hausman 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Matt Lindsley 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Jack McKinley 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Relievers Pete McClendon 14th 3rd (tied) 14th
Closers Lloyd Pierce 10th (tied) 3rd (tied) 11th (tied)
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alexander Faulk 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen John Casey 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Willis Gaylord 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Johnson Allen 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Shortstops Mike McCord 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Mike Loughlin 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Charlie Vanmeter 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Leo Showalter 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Bancroft King 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Relievers Jeff Scruggs 6th Wendell Blanchard 2nd 7th
Closers Thomas Goss 2nd Wendell Blanchard 2nd 1st
PITTSBURGH VULCANS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Frank 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Jerry Clay 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Second Basemen John Clark 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Jason Foss 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Shortstops Gary Vankirk 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Steve Ferguson 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Jasper Kent 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Joe August 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Stanley Lamb 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Relievers John Mascarenas 9th 3rd (tied) 9th
Closers Ed Wales 7th 3rd (tied) 8th
ST. LOUIS PILOTS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charles Russell 16th 2nd (tied) 16th
First Basemen Pierre Martineau 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Second Basemen John Heyward 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Travis Krupp 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Shortstops Jasper Hines 12th (tied) 1st (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders John Tennison 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Charlie Scheer 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Frank McRoberts 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Bulldog Ayers 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Relievers Zebulon Eldridge 2nd 3rd (tied) 2nd
Closers Zebulon Eldridge 3rd 3rd (tied) 3rd
TORONTO PROVINCIALS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Standpipe Read 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
First Basemen Bill Lucier 6th 2nd (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Frank Beauregard 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Edsel Geyer 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Shortstops Chicken Smothers 15th 1st (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Isaac Montgomery 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Doc McGuire 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Merritt Hunter 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Glen Nalley 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Relievers John Cooper 13th 3rd (tied) 13th
Closers Lawrence Phillips 14th 3rd (tied) 15th
WASHINGTON FEDERALS 10/19/1888
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Jenkins 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
First Basemen Al Matthews 16th 2nd (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Ted Greene 14th 1st (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Charlie Patterson 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Shortstops Marty Stephenson 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Left Fielders William Williamson 13th (tied) 1st (tied) 13th (tied)
Center Fielders Dick Stubbs 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Jim Bayles 16th 1st (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Tom Ewart 13th 1st (tied) 13th
Relievers Joe Collinsworth 7th 3rd (tied) 8th
Closers Joe Collinsworth 12th 3rd (tied) 13th
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