EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
09/17/1896
 
BALTIMORE TARS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Thomas Brown 2nd 2nd 3rd
First Basemen Benny Stewart 1st Ben Qualls 1st 1st
Second Basemen Jim Brookman 1st 1st 1st
Third Basemen Frank Pardue 8th 1st 8th
Shortstops Ed Dalton 5th 2nd 5th
Left Fielders James Robertson 4th 1st 4th
Center Fielders Ernest Smeltzer 8th 1st 8th
Right Fielders John McLaurin 6th 1st 6th
Starting Pitchers Thomas Dillard 3rd 2nd 4th
Relievers John Campbell 5th 2nd 5th
Closers John Campbell 6th 2nd 6th
BUFFALO BLUEBIRDS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Adams 3rd Jimmy Murphy 1st 1st
First Basemen Joseph Coleman 3rd 2nd 3rd
Second Basemen Edward Breckenridge 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Benny Fitch 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Shortstops Ben Buss 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Frank Wreath 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Harry Alexander 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Right Fielders William Carson 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Harry Titzer 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
Relievers Tom Orleans 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Closers Tom Orleans 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
HARTFORD BLUE COATS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Delaney 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
First Basemen James Roth 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Samuel Winslow 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Jack Fifer 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Billy Stiles 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Jimmy Bennett 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Harry Woods 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Al Stanley 6th 2nd (tied) 7th
Relievers Will Rivers 1st Ben Shaver 1st 1st
Closers Will Rivers 5th Ben Shaver 1st 1st
NEWARK GRAYS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Henry Shelton 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
First Basemen Joe Cunningham 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Charlie Young 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Al Quick 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Shortstops Frank Atkinson 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Charles Culpepper 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Fred Goad 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders William Henderson 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Tom Ferrell 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Relievers 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Closers 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
PROVIDENCE PATRIOTS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Will Chambers 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
First Basemen Ed Day 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Henry Gallier 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Albert Anders 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Joseph Carlson 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Jesse Robinson 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Will Ramey 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Right Fielders James Barnes 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers John Stewart 7th Arthur Fulton 1st 3rd
Relievers Jesse Goddard 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
Closers Jesse Goddard 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
READING RED CAPS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Benny Hughes 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
First Basemen Ben O'Brien 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Benny Shugart 6th (tied) 1st (tied) 6th (tied)
Third Basemen Tom Jeffers 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Hugh Cantwell 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Ernest Kelley 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Clarence Miles 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Ben Abner 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Topsy Jackson 1st 2nd (tied) 1st
Relievers Jesse Brooks 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Closers Jesse Brooks 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
ROCHESTER MILLERS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ernest Abernathy 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Frank Webb 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Tom Vose 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Charlie Calhoun 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Shortstops 7th (tied) 2nd (tied) 7th (tied)
Left Fielders Ed Baker 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders James Ewing 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Freddie Garland 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Edward Samuels 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Relievers Jesse Burke 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Closers Jesse Burke 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
TORONTO DOMINIONS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Beaver 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
First Basemen 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Walter Fox 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Henry Crenshaw 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Shortstops Jim Floyd 1st Edward Todd 1st 1st
Left Fielders Samuel Gates 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Joseph Branch 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Right Fielders 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Al Sexton 5th 2nd (tied) 6th
Relievers Edward Tibbs 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Closers Al Sexton 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
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