WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
09/17/1896
 
CHICAGO CROWS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Zorn 3rd 1st 3rd
First Basemen Samuel Intemann 8th 3rd 8th
Second Basemen Tommy Atkins 3rd 2nd 3rd
Third Basemen Tom Yeomans 2nd 1st 2nd
Shortstops Thomas Chapman 3rd 1st 3rd
Left Fielders Albert Wickham 8th 1st 8th
Center Fielders Harmon King 1st Ed Ursin 1st 1st
Right Fielders Will Owens 4th 1st 4th
Starting Pitchers Charles Johnson 3rd 3rd 4th
Relievers Benny Stanton 5th 2nd 6th
Closers Benny Stanton 5th 2nd 6th
DES MOINES PIONEERS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sam Andrews 4th 1st (tied) 4th
First Basemen Charles Fairly 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Miles Sheridan 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Shortstops Walter Pritchett 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Edward Guidry 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Jack Leaf 3rd 5th 4th
Right Fielders Royce Johnson 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Benny Neville 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
Relievers John Lankford 7th 2nd (tied) 8th
Closers John Lankford 7th 2nd (tied) 8th
INDIANAPOLIS REGULATORS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Benny Fleming 7th 1st (tied) 7th
First Basemen Frank Lytle 5th Walter Holmes 1st 1st
Second Basemen Sam Dew 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Jimmy Baxter 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Shortstops Frank Gray 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Charles Winterscheidt 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Center Fielders John Bradbury 7th 5th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Clarence Cooper 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Freddie Ingles 2nd Jimmy Cole 2nd 1st
Relievers Ed Benjamin 1st 2nd (tied) 1st
Closers Ed Benjamin 1st 2nd (tied) 1st
KANSAS CITY STOCKMEN (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ben Norcross 5th 1st (tied) 5th
First Basemen George Marbach 1st 3rd (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen George Black 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Freddie Myers 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Shortstops Walter Freeman 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Sam Huskey 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Harry Miller 7th (tied) Joe Rohrbacher 4th 5th
Right Fielders Charlie Early 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Dwight Rathbone 4th 3rd (tied) 5th
Relievers Walter Ulrich 8th Charlie Aberdeen 1st 2nd
Closers Walter Ulrich 8th Charlie Aberdeen 1st 2nd
MILWAUKEE KNIGHTS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jesse Cullinan 6th 1st (tied) 6th
First Basemen Will Farnsworth 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Ernest Stone 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Fred Lakes 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops Jimmy Bowman 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Saul Lippmann 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Joe Irving 2nd Tommy Valentine 3rd 2nd
Right Fielders Sam Jaynes 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Merritt Halberd 5th Benny Roberts 1st 3rd
Relievers Jesse Callahan 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Closers Jesse Callahan 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
MINNEAPOLIS SAWYERS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dwight Seward 1st 1st (tied) 1st
First Basemen William Cookson 7th 3rd (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Ernest Worley 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Ed King 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Shortstops Joe David 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Joe Devine 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Jack Rowe 4th Jack Orton 2nd 3rd
Right Fielders Jim Lyttle 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Will Bratton 7th 3rd (tied) 7th
Relievers Frank Phillips 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Closers Frank Phillips 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
ST. LOUIS SPORTS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Will Jensen 8th 1st (tied) 8th
First Basemen William Stephenson 6th Frank Anderson 2nd 3rd
Second Basemen Sam West 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Third Basemen George Ketcham 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Jimmy Coyte 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Benny Ashworth 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Frank Newsome 6th 5th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Juan Delgado 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Benjamin Carruthers 8th 3rd (tied) 8th
Relievers Jimmy Shaw 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Closers Jimmy Shaw 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
TOLEDO MUDCATS (AAA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sam Montrose 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Norman Baldwin 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Frank Moody 2nd William Merrill 1st 1st
Third Basemen Jimmy Sheets 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Shortstops Joseph Harrington 5th (tied) 1st (tied) 5th (tied)
Left Fielders Fred Stephens 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Freddie Vaughan 5th 5th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Jesse Pendleton 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Henry Engel 1st 3rd (tied) 2nd
Relievers James Mueller 6th 2nd (tied) 7th
Closers James Mueller 6th 2nd (tied) 7th
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