UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/21/1950
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Rock Island Steamboats Tom Williams 1st Norm Harpster 2nd 1st
La Crosse Lions Danny Noonan 2nd Ed Freeman 4th 2nd
Burlington Bears Tom Naismith 3rd Tom Naismith 3rd 3rd
Marshalltown Maples Dutch Miller 4th Dutch Miller 5th 5th
Moline Pioneers Jim Morgan 5th Archie Whitman 6th 6th
Dubuque Dukes Cap Rollins 6th Benny Welch 1st 4th
Waterloo Chiefs Johnny Hook 7th Johnny Hook 7th(tied) 7th
Ottumwa Owls Tom Reed 8th Tom Reed 7th(tied) 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ottumwa Owls Joe Bednar 1st Ike Shafer 2nd 1st
Dubuque Dukes Bill Evans 2nd Andy Bonner 3rd 3rd
Rock Island Steamboats Curt Leslie 3rd Bob Smith 1st 2nd
Moline Pioneers Elmer Abbott 4th Elmer Abbott 5th(tied) 4th
Marshalltown Maples Ray Smith 5th Charlie Ham 4th 5th
Burlington Bears George O'Brien 6th George O'Brien 5th(tied) 6th
La Crosse Lions John Kerr 7th John Kerr 7th 7th
Waterloo Chiefs Cy Holden 8th Cy Holden 8th 8th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ottumwa Owls Wayne Story 1st Don Lemmon 1st 1st
Moline Pioneers Milt Spencer 2nd Les Sasson 2nd 2nd
La Crosse Lions Ollie Roegner 3rd Andy Robinson 4th 3rd
Burlington Bears Jocko Boudreaux 4th Jocko Boudreaux 3rd 4th
Marshalltown Maples John Smith 5th John Smith 6th(tied) 5th
Dubuque Dukes Phil Belleau 6th Frank Landrum 5th 6th
Waterloo Chiefs Nat Hayward 7th Nat Hayward 6th(tied) 7th
Rock Island Steamboats Mose Canfield 8th Van Haynes 6th(tied) 8th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moline Pioneers Bill Willen 1st Hap Moody 2nd 1st
Marshalltown Maples Mike Rasmussen 2nd Al Walker 3rd 2nd
Waterloo Chiefs Freddy Brown 3rd Pete Brock 4th 3rd
Ottumwa Owls Gus Melvin 4th Gus Melvin 5th 5th
Rock Island Steamboats Bill Ingraham 5th Curt Johnson 1st 4th
Burlington Bears Gene Fairbanks 6th Gene Fairbanks 7th 6th
La Crosse Lions Abas Abaghian 7th Abas Abaghian 6th 7th
Dubuque Dukes 8th 8th 8th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bears Elmer Walters 1st Ed Ashton 2nd 1st
Ottumwa Owls Don Harris 2nd Bill White 4th(tied) 3rd
Moline Pioneers Herbert Crawford Jr. 3rd Herbert Crawford Jr. 3rd 2nd
La Crosse Lions Cecil Burr 4th Cecil Burr 1st 4th
Marshalltown Maples Ed Walters 5th Maury Pollock 4th(tied) 5th
Rock Island Steamboats Walker Hardin 6th Walker Hardin 8th 7th
Dubuque Dukes Maury Davis 7th Maury Davis 6th 6th
Waterloo Chiefs Vance McConathy 8th Vance McConathy 7th 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
La Crosse Lions Hank Smithers 1st Frank Falco 2nd 1st
Ottumwa Owls Jimmy Riley 2nd Jimmy Riley 3rd 3rd
Rock Island Steamboats Jack Cox 3rd Richie Tucker 1st 2nd
Moline Pioneers Jack Adams 4th Jack Adams 4th(tied) 4th
Burlington Bears Johnny Taylor 5th Johnny Taylor 4th(tied) 5th
Waterloo Chiefs Virgil McLaughlin 6th Virgil McLaughlin 6th 6th
Marshalltown Maples Walt Austin 7th Walt Austin 7th 7th
Dubuque Dukes 8th 8th 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
La Crosse Lions Dick Poplaski 1st Ike Soeur 1st 1st
Ottumwa Owls Tom Carr 2nd (tied) Tom Carr 7th 3rd
Rock Island Steamboats Ivan Thompson 2nd (tied) Tony Williams 8th 5th
Marshalltown Maples Hank Silver 4th Enos Bell 5th 2nd
Waterloo Chiefs Bill Scott 5th Jim Dow 6th 4th
Dubuque Dukes Leon Wallace 6th Leon Wallace 4th 6th
Burlington Bears Fred Lainhart 7th Fred Lainhart 2nd 7th
Moline Pioneers Joe Watson 8th Joe Watson 3rd 8th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bears Rod Hansen 1st John Byrd 2nd(tied) 1st
Ottumwa Owls Huck Mason 2nd Stump Patterson 1st 2nd
Rock Island Steamboats Ernst Brown 3rd Ernst Brown 2nd(tied) 3rd
Waterloo Chiefs Hank Lane 4th Hank Lane 8th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Chuck Loughrey 5th Chuck Loughrey 2nd(tied) 4th
Moline Pioneers Red Milton 6th Red Milton 2nd(tied) 5th
Dubuque Dukes Joe Bullock 7th Joe Bullock 2nd(tied) 6th
La Crosse Lions Frank Hernandez 8th Frank Hernandez 7th 8th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
La Crosse Lions Art Whisenant 1st Wilson McKinney 1st 1st
Dubuque Dukes Pug White 2nd Pug White 6th 2nd
Burlington Bears Joe Campbell 3rd Joe Campbell 2nd 3rd
Rock Island Steamboats Lou LaPierre 4th Vern Osborne 4th 4th
Ottumwa Owls Bernie Snodgrass 5th Frank Young 8th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Alex Vaughan 6th Elmer Sullivan 7th 6th
Moline Pioneers Ed Wingerter 7th Ed Wingerter 5th 5th
Waterloo Chiefs Gordie Smith 8th Norm McBride 3rd 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
La Crosse Lions Art Whisenant 1st Art Whisenant 2nd 2nd
Dubuque Dukes Doc Wright 2nd Pug White 1st 1st
Burlington Bears Joe Campbell 3rd Joe Campbell 4th 3rd
Marshalltown Maples Alex Vaughan 4th Alex Vaughan 6th 5th
Ottumwa Owls Jim Baker 5th Vito Kinney 5th 6th
Moline Pioneers Charlie Craighead 6th Jake Giles 3rd 4th
Rock Island Steamboats 7th (tied) 7th(tied) 7th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 7th (tied) 7th(tied) 7th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bears Joe Campbell 1st Joe Campbell 6th 2nd
La Crosse Lions Art Whisenant 2nd Art Whisenant 1st 1st
Dubuque Dukes Doc Wright 3rd Pug White 3rd 3rd
Marshalltown Maples Alex Vaughan 4th Alex Vaughan 5th 4th
Ottumwa Owls Jim Baker 5th Vito Kinney 4th 6th
Moline Pioneers Charlie Craighead 6th Jake Giles 2nd 5th
Rock Island Steamboats 7th (tied) 7th(tied) 7th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 7th (tied) 7th(tied) 7th(tied)
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