MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
12/31/1915
 
BOSTON RED SOX 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnny Bassler 11th Johnny Schulte 4th 4th
First Basemen Ed Konetchy 14th Fred Lear 3rd 4th
Second Basemen Ballplayer Harm 15th Paddy Siglin 11th 10th
Third Basemen Harry Steinfeldt 14th 11th 16th
Shortstops Rube Oldring 9th Jimmy E Cooney 3rd 7th
Left Fielders Ken Williams 7th 11th 13th
Center Fielders Bill McCabe 15th 13th 15th
Right Fielders Doc Gessler 15th 11th 15th
Starting Pitchers Bullet Joe Bush 8th Jasper Efird 7th 6th
Relievers Johnny Tillman 9th Harry Trekell 1st 7th
Closers Guy Morton 3rd Dazzy Vance 6th 3rd
BOSTON BRAVES 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Lee Magee 9th Dolly Gray 11th 11th
First Basemen Vic Saier 3rd 10th 9th
Second Basemen Birdie Cree 7th 15th 15th
Third Basemen Harry Lord 15th Ike Caveney 4th 6th
Shortstops Dave Bancroft 13th Charlie Hollocher 6th 10th
Left Fielders John Wilson 9th Ray O'Brien 1st 5th
Center Fielders Ty Cobb 2nd Art Stadille 2nd 1st
Right Fielders Cuke Barrows 10th Harry Morse 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers Art Schimpf 5th Bill L James 12th 8th
Relievers Buddy Napier 8th Ernie Shore 7th 8th
Closers Bill Lelivelt 5th Ernie Shore 9th 6th
BROOKLYN ROBINS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ivey Wingo 13th 12th 15th
First Basemen Art Griggs 16th Babe Ellison 5th 7th
Second Basemen Larry Doyle 6th Cliff Brady 3rd 5th
Third Basemen Cotton Tierney 4th Fred H Thomas 9th 9th
Shortstops Ken Nash 1st Socks Seibold 9th 1st
Left Fielders Vin Campbell 4th Taylor Farrell 4th 2nd
Center Fielders Bill Bankston 7th Gil Whitehouse 3rd 5th
Right Fielders Jimmy Sebring 14th Austin McHenry 7th 9th
Starting Pitchers Herb Byram 3rd George Beck 13th 12th
Relievers Ed Kusel 14th Dick Niehaus 15th 15th
Closers Elmer Steele 1st George Beck 15th 1st
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ray Schalk 4th Butch Byler 10th 9th
First Basemen George Sisler 5th 10th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Johnny Evers 11th Ross Youngs 9th 8th
Third Basemen John Knight 5th Ramon Gonzalez 6th 3rd
Shortstops Bill Wambsganss 3rd M. Kirk 4th 2nd
Left Fielders Cy Williams 14th 11th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders George W Harper 12th Dutch Wetzel 4th 8th
Right Fielders Elmer Smith 9th 11th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers George Baumgardner 14th Slim Love 11th 13th
Relievers Scott Perry 7th Red Oldham 9th 9th
Closers Red Hoff 11th Red Oldham 11th 13th
CHICAGO CUBS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Wally Schang 1st Bill Wagner 7th 7th
First Basemen Jack Tobin 11th 10th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Jack Dalton 13th G. Fenton 12th 13th
Third Basemen Hans Lobert 10th 11th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Oscar Drucke 16th 13th 16th
Left Fielders Joe F Connolly 10th 11th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Jack Smith 8th Ballplayer Lohr 10th 12th
Right Fielders Max Flack 8th 11th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Schmutz 7th Bill Fincher 3rd 2nd
Relievers Hack Schumann 3rd Jimmy Zinn 10th 2nd
Closers Ben DeMott 6th Lefty Williams 3rd 7th
CINCINNATI REDS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Rariden 12th 12th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Chick Gandil 9th Earl Sheely 8th 8th
Second Basemen Morrie Rath 10th 15th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Frank LaPorte 9th 11th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Roger Peckinpaugh 6th John Honig 11th 5th
Left Fielders Beals Becker 15th 11th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Tommy Griffith 11th 13th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Solly Hofman 12th Pat Duncan 3rd 5th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Matt Clark 12th Benn Karr 4th 5th
Relievers Mike Cunningham 11th Ernie Koob 4th 10th
Closers Herb Pennock 8th Ernie Koob 5th 8th
CLEVELAND INDIANS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jesse Altenburg 10th Larry Woodall 5th 5th
First Basemen Stuffy McInnis 8th Roy Grimes 2nd 3rd
Second Basemen Heinie Zimmerman 2nd Edward Roben 12th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Heinie Groh 2nd Joe Leonard 3rd 2nd
Shortstops Ray Chapman 2nd Joe Mulligan 7th 3rd
Left Fielders Harry Hooper 3rd Kenzie Kirkham 9th 8th
Center Fielders Shoeless Joe Jackson 3rd Frank Madden 12th 11th
Right Fielders Clyde Milan 13th Arthur Hauger 9th 12th
Starting Pitchers Doc Crandall 10th Bernie Boland 5th 3rd
Relievers Dick Rudolph 11th (tied) King Lear 16th 16th
Closers Harry Kane 14th Bernie Boland 16th 15th
DETROIT TIGERS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Art Wilson 7th 12th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Polly McLarry 12th Ballplayer Baxter 9th 12th
Second Basemen Art Fletcher 12th Ballplayer Preston 10th 9th
Third Basemen Red J Smith 3rd 11th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Bobby Byrne 5th 13th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Tillie Walker 11th Gene Layden 10th 12th
Center Fielders Tris Speaker 1st Molly Craft 6th 2nd
Right Fielders Steve Evans 16th 11th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Walter Johnson 1st Bob Steele 1st 1st
Relievers Bill Steen 2nd Joe Pate 11th 4th
Closers Hank Gehring 9th Bob Steele 7th 9th
NEW YORK YANKEES 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers William Fischer 6th Leslie Hayes 7th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Mike Donlin 1st Ray Schmandt 4th 1st
Second Basemen Fred Snodgrass 1st Turner Barber 8th 1st
Third Basemen Eddie Brown 8th Tom Connolly 7th 5th
Shortstops Donie Bush 14th Art Koehler 8th 11th
Left Fielders Bobby Veach 5th Merlin Kopp 6th 3rd
Center Fielders Amos Strunk 4th Bill Stellbauer 9th 3rd
Right Fielders Baby Doll Jacobson 2nd Claude Cooper 10th 8th
Starting Pitchers Ralph Glaze 6th Sammy Ross 13th (tied) 15th
Relievers Doc Ayers 1st Tom Knowlson 12th 5th
Closers Ralph Caldwell 4th Tom Knowlson 14th 4th
NEW YORK GIANTS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ted Easterly 16th 12th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Jack Fournier 4th Ted Jourdan 1st 2nd
Second Basemen John S Farrell 14th Chick Fewster 12th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Eddie Collins Sr 1st Frank E Thompson 2nd 1st
Shortstops Rogers Hornsby 4th Howdy Caton 9th (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Cliff W Lee 11th (tied) Bill Brown 7th 9th
Center Fielders Johnny Johnston 16th 13th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Bob Coulson 6th Merwin Jacobson 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Earl Yingling 16th Lefty Lorenzen 6th 9th
Relievers Ellis Johnson 15th Carl Mays 5th 11th
Closers Tim McCabe 10th Carl Mays 10th 11th
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Ainsmith 15th Fred Wasem 1st 6th
First Basemen Dick Hoblitzell 10th 10th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Ray Morgan 16th Mike Herrera 4th 11th
Third Basemen Tillie Shafer 13th 11th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Gene Madden 12th Sam B Crane 5th 9th
Left Fielders Ward Miller 16th Shags Horan 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Bob Bescher 14th 13th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Johnny Bates 4th 11th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Carl Weilman 15th Eric Erickson 10th 14th
Relievers Pol Perritt 6th Pol Perritt 6th 6th
Closers Elmer Rieger 13th Pol Perritt 4th 12th
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Snyder 8th Ray Kennedy 3rd 3rd
First Basemen Del Gainer 15th 10th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Bruno Betzel 8th Hob Hiller 1st 6th
Third Basemen Jimmy Johnston 10th (tied) Tony Boeckel 5th 4th
Shortstops Barry McCormick 15th Carter Elliott 11th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Casey Stengel 2nd 11th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Harry Heilmann 5th Ballplayer Hilderbrand 10th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Elmer Flick 3rd George Johnson 6th 1st
Starting Pitchers Ad Brennan 4th Jimmy Agnew 8th 7th
Relievers Jim Shaw 5th Hod Eller 3rd 1st
Closers John Taff 15th Hod Eller 1st 10th
PITTSBURGH PIRATES 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tommy Clarke 5th 12th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Joe Judge 2nd Jose Rodriguez 5th (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Del Pratt 4th Art Ewoldt 6th 3rd
Third Basemen Mike Menosky 6th 11th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Jack Sheehan 7th 13th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders O. Swain 7th (tied) Bill A Cunningham 4th (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Billy Southworth 13th Al Kirby 6th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Sam Crawford 11th Victor St. Martin 2nd 4th
Starting Pitchers Tom Seaton 9th Red Day 13th (tied) 16th
Relievers Joe Willis 4th Chick Smith 8th 3rd
Closers Sam Frock 16th Chick Smith 8th 16th
ST. LOUIS BROWNS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gus Fisher 14th Jose Maria Fernandez 7th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Bunny Brief 13th Snake Henry 5th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Frank Baker 3rd Joseph Varney 7th 2nd
Third Basemen Clyde Barnhart 16th Clyde Barnhart 1st 7th
Shortstops Happy Felsch 8th 13th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Wilbur Good 13th Alfred Ellis 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Pete Schneider 6th Ballplayer Sapp 6th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Bing Miller 7th Ben Paschal 4th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Louis Drucke 13th Erv Kantlehner 2nd 4th
Relievers Charlie Becker 16th Dutch Ruether 2nd 12th
Closers Tommy C Thompson 7th Erv Kantlehner 2nd 5th
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bubbles Hargrave 3rd Alex Gaston 2nd 2nd
First Basemen George H Burns 6th 10th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Jim Viox 9th Aaron Ward 2nd 7th
Third Basemen Cozy A Dolan 12th Lester Buffington 10th 11th
Shortstops Doc Lavan 11th Harvey McClellan 1st 8th
Left Fielders Walton Cruise 6th 11th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Braggo Roth 10th Earl Potteiger 1st 6th
Right Fielders Sherry Magee 1st Charlie Jackson 7th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Rube Benton 2nd Pete Standridge 13th (tied) 10th
Relievers Fred Toney 13th Iron Davis 14th 14th
Closers Roy Witherup 12th Pete Standridge 13th 14th
WASHINGTON SENATORS 12/31/1915
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Steve O'Neill 2nd Al DeVormer 6th 1st
First Basemen Fred Merkle 7th 10th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Max Carey 5th Mike Massey 5th 4th
Third Basemen Howie Shanks 7th Johnny Butler 8th 8th
Shortstops Everett Scott 10th Red Shannon 2nd 6th
Left Fielders Zack Wheat 1st Jack Kibble 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Benny Kauff 9th Frank Walker 5th 7th
Right Fielders Eddie Murphy 5th 11th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Nap Rucker 11th Jakie May 8th (tied) 11th
Relievers Lou Schettler 10th Hank Ritter 12th (tied) 13th
Closers George Johnson 2nd Jakie May 12th 2nd
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