SOUTHERN STATES LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/22/1887
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Pharaohs Joseph Rice 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Atlanta Firebirds Steve Glassman 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Durham Tobacconists Walter Blessing 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Savannah Sycamores Press Harrison 4th 1st(tied) 4th
New Orleans Creoles John Maxwell 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Nashville Hickories Ned Duke 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Richmond Rebels Charlie Nabors 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Birmingham Vulcans Jim Farrar 8th 1st(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
New Orleans Creoles Edward Shaw 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Memphis Pharaohs Mike Riley 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Atlanta Firebirds Mark Patterson 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Durham Tobacconists Robert Long 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Savannah Sycamores Leo Canner 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Nashville Hickories Jimmy McCorkle 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Richmond Rebels Matt Robertson 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Birmingham Vulcans George Jones 8th 1st(tied) 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Durham Tobacconists Roland Farmer 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Richmond Rebels Calvin Crayton 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Memphis Pharaohs Henry Mars 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Firebirds Nelson Biddle 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Nashville Hickories Don Nutter 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Birmingham Vulcans Myron Kling 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Savannah Sycamores George Christopher 7th 1st(tied) 7th
New Orleans Creoles 8th 1st(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Savannah Sycamores Dave Tuttle 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Atlanta Firebirds George Sarver 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Nashville Hickories Dave Appling 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Birmingham Vulcans Andy Hickman 4th 1st(tied) 4th
New Orleans Creoles John Wiggins 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Richmond Rebels Gus Mueller 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Memphis Pharaohs Jim Cardwell 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Durham Tobacconists Coleman Cross 8th 1st(tied) 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Richmond Rebels Jersey Clark 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Memphis Pharaohs Henry Hughes 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
New Orleans Creoles Mark Clark 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Firebirds Ben Croteau 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Birmingham Vulcans Stan Nelson 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Nashville Hickories Dudley Arrowood 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Savannah Sycamores Ed Madden 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Durham Tobacconists Ed Gillespie 8th 1st(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
New Orleans Creoles Bob Garrison 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Atlanta Firebirds Mark Alexander 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Durham Tobacconists Paul Lammond 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Nashville Hickories Ed Spangler 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Memphis Pharaohs Rob Strunk 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Birmingham Vulcans 6th (tied) 1st(tied) 6th(tied)
Richmond Rebels 6th (tied) 1st(tied) 6th(tied)
Savannah Sycamores 6th (tied) 1st(tied) 6th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Birmingham Vulcans Henry Hooper 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Nashville Hickories Dave Dull 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
New Orleans Creoles Randy Hyder 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Richmond Rebels Don Garden 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Durham Tobacconists Buddy Snow 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Atlanta Firebirds 6th (tied) 1st(tied) 6th(tied)
Memphis Pharaohs 6th (tied) 1st(tied) 6th(tied)
Savannah Sycamores 6th (tied) 1st(tied) 6th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Pharaohs Billy Scott 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Savannah Sycamores Andy Swan 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Birmingham Vulcans George Glass 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Firebirds 4th (tied) 1st(tied) 4th(tied)
Durham Tobacconists 4th (tied) 1st(tied) 4th(tied)
Nashville Hickories 4th (tied) 1st(tied) 4th(tied)
New Orleans Creoles 4th (tied) 1st(tied) 4th(tied)
Richmond Rebels 4th (tied) 1st(tied) 4th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
New Orleans Creoles George Faulk 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Memphis Pharaohs Jack Moran 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Birmingham Vulcans Rufus Allen 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Firebirds Warren Salter 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Nashville Hickories Hills Foshee 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Richmond Rebels Pat Dilley 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Savannah Sycamores Joe Pappas 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Durham Tobacconists Charlie Nelson 8th 1st(tied) 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Savannah Sycamores Stan Barrett 1st 1st(tied) 1st
New Orleans Creoles Billy Horton 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Durham Tobacconists Charlie Nelson 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Richmond Rebels Lou Richter 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Atlanta Firebirds Dutch Brehmer 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Nashville Hickories Sam Daniels 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Memphis Pharaohs John Locklear 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Birmingham Vulcans Harry White 8th 1st(tied) 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Birmingham Vulcans Harry White 1st (tied) 1st(tied) 1st(tied)
Richmond Rebels Al Delanoy 1st (tied) 1st(tied) 1st(tied)
Nashville Hickories Mike Carper 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Atlanta Firebirds Dutch Brehmer 4th 1st(tied) 4th
New Orleans Creoles Billy Horton 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Savannah Sycamores Stan Barrett 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Memphis Pharaohs John Locklear 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Durham Tobacconists Charlie Nelson 8th 1st(tied) 8th
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