MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
12/31/1915
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HISTORY
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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