SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
09/17/1896
 
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS (AA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Lasky 5th Charles Langdon 1st 3rd
First Basemen Freddie Powers 7th 2nd 7th
Second Basemen Jim Sanders 6th 1st 6th
Third Basemen Ben Wolfe 7th 1st 7th
Shortstops Henry Thurman 3rd 1st 3rd
Left Fielders Bert Van den Berg 3rd 1st 3rd
Center Fielders George Pitman 8th Ed Hadley 1st 5th
Right Fielders Tom Quincy 6th 1st 6th
Starting Pitchers Thomas Moore 2nd 1st 2nd
Relievers Sam Riess 5th 2nd 5th
Closers Sam Riess 5th 2nd 5th
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS (AA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers James King 1st 2nd 1st
First Basemen Ben Griffin 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Jesse Bell 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen George Kennedy 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops James Vail 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Charlie Garner 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders George Wright 3rd 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Jimmy Farmer 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Joe Lansing 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Relievers Tom Truelove 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Closers Tom Truelove 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
JACKSON SENATORS (AA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers George Elliot 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
First Basemen Albert Knox 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Frank Conlon 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Hank Wise 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Shortstops Henry Gaines 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Frank Kaiser 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Freddie Kidd 6th 3rd (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Sam McNeil 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Ed Wolf 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Relievers 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Closers 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
MEMPHIS BRUINS (AA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Gilroy 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
First Basemen Al Merton 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Fred Nolan 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen James Ralston 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Shortstops James Hart 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Ernest Quillen 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Jack Dunkle 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Willie Burleson 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Ben Savage 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Relievers Al Jefferson 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Closers Al Jefferson 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
MOBILE CLIPPERS (AA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Benny Garrison 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
First Basemen Jimmy Elgin 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Al Yoder 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Clarence Gill 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Jesse Rutledge 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders John Decker 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders John Pascale 7th Joseph Hilliard 2nd 4th
Right Fielders James O'Hara 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Charles Jarrett 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Relievers Walter Kendrick 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Closers Walter Kendrick 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
MONTGOMERY MOCCASINS (AA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jesse Clemens 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Bill Newly 1st Joe Timber 1st 1st
Second Basemen Charles Dodge 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Ed Ogletree 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Shortstops Fred Guthrie 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Charles Egan 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Tom Hillburn 1st 3rd (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Walter Benson 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Tommy Giles 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Relievers Tommy Lloyd 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Closers Tommy Lloyd 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
NASHVILLE STONES (AA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Fred Gerding 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
First Basemen Will Fitzpatrick 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Tommy Hammon 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Benny Dwight 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Shortstops 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Albert Ford 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Charles Turner 5th 3rd (tied) 7th
Right Fielders John Kling 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Walter Oakley 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Relievers Ben Meagher 2nd Sam Yarbrough 1st 1st
Closers Ben Meagher 1st Sam Yarbrough 1st 1st
NEW ORLEANS MAROONS (AA) 09/17/1896
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Freddie Watson 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
First Basemen Walter Yancy 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Al Rutherford 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Sam Hobbs 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Jack Beaulieu 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Jack Boudreaux 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Henry Fryer 2nd 3rd (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Jimmy Powell 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers George Bednar 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Samuel Hendricks 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Closers Samuel Hendricks 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
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