1878 Season
Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 1st, 1878
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 20-year-old catcher King Kelly of the Chicago White Stockings is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) C King Kelly, 20, Chicago White Stockings
2) SP Monte Ward, 18, Cleveland Blues
3) SP The Only Nolan, 20, Cincinnati Reds
4) SP Jim McCormick, 21, Philadelphia Athletics
5) C Charlie Bennett, 23, Boston Red Caps
6) LF Abner Dalrymple, 20, St. Louis Brown Stockings
7) LF Buttercup Dickerson, 19, Cleveland Blues
8) 2B Bill McClellan, 22, Cincinnati Reds
9) RF Dave Rowe, 23, Philadelphia Athletics
10) MR Fred Corey, 22, Brooklyn Atlantics
