1874 Season
Top 100 Prospects List Published
Wednesday, April 1st, 1874
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 22-year-old third baseman Orator Shafer of the Cincinnati Reds is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) 3B Orator Shafer, 22, Cincinnati Reds
2) MR Tommy Bond, 17, Brooklyn Atlantics
3) MR Dan Collins, 19, Cleveland Blues
4) 2B John P Peters, 23, Baltimore Canaries
5) 3B Bill Boyd, 21, Brooklyn Atlantics
6) MR Len Lovett, 21, Cleveland Blues
7) 1B Jim A Devlin, 24, Chicago White Stockings
8) 2B Steve Brady, 22, Baltimore Canaries
9) SS Joe Gerhardt, 19, St. Louis Brown Stockings
10) 2B Billy Geer, 21, Philadelphia Athletics
White Stockings are looking for a repeat. Cleveland changes their name to the Blues. Will the best team win.