HEARTLAND LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/07/1975
BNN Index
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HL
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SCORES
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STANDINGS
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STATS
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TEAMS
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PLAYERS
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TRANSACTIONS
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HISTORY
CATCHERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Davenport Dusters
Rube McGowan
1st
Jim Korver
2nd
2nd
Rockford Wildcats
Walter Baker
2nd
8th(tied)
8th
Terre Haute Brewers
Charlie Bradley
3rd
Charlie Bradley
5th
3rd
Wichita Rustlers
Mike Mayo
4th
8th(tied)
9th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Ben James
5th
8th(tied)
10th
Gary Steelmen
George Gray
6th
8th(tied)
11th
Springfield Hustlers
Manny Guerra
7th
Manny Guerra
6th
4th
Evansville Hawks
Russ Harmon
8th
Spencer Helmlinger
7th
6th
Dubuque Dukes
Les Dodge
9th
8th(tied)
12th
Madison Senators
Jeff Gaston
10th
Jeff Gaston
3rd
5th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Harvey Burgess
11th
Bob Kyler
4th
7th
Peoria Pastimers
Cyrus O'Shields
12th
Cyrus O'Shields
1st
1st
FIRST BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Davenport Dusters
Don Taylor
1st
5th(tied)
4th
Madison Senators
Grady White
2nd
Chuck Fletcher
4th
3rd
Springfield Hustlers
Johnnie Thomas
3rd
Ernie Green
1st(tied)
1st
Wichita Rustlers
Eddie Brown
4th
Blue Moon Ward
1st(tied)
2nd
Terre Haute Brewers
Dick Atchison
5th
5th(tied)
6th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Maury Ahern
6th
5th(tied)
7th
Evansville Hawks
Carlos Lopez
7th
5th(tied)
8th
Rockford Wildcats
Morrie Howard
8th
5th(tied)
9th
Gary Steelmen
Jim Day
9th
5th(tied)
10th
Dubuque Dukes
Leon Carnes
10th
5th(tied)
11th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Don Harris
11th
5th(tied)
12th
Peoria Pastimers
Joe Howard
12th
Joe Howard
3rd
5th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Madison Senators
Lew Barnes
1st
4th(tied)
4th
Dubuque Dukes
Bernie Kent
2nd
Bernie Kent
3rd
1st
Terre Haute Brewers
Bill Tripp
3rd
4th(tied)
5th
Springfield Hustlers
Tom Johnson
4th
4th(tied)
6th
Davenport Dusters
Joe Pierre
5th
4th(tied)
7th
Wichita Rustlers
Ernie Rodgers
6th
4th(tied)
8th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Bob Miller
7th (tied)
4th(tied)
9th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Earl Brown
7th (tied)
George Rose
2nd
2nd
Rockford Wildcats
Win Neal
9th
4th(tied)
10th
Evansville Hawks
Lou McDaniel
10th
4th(tied)
11th
Peoria Pastimers
Leon Brazzle
11th
Leon Brazzle
1st
3rd
Gary Steelmen
John James
12th
4th(tied)
12th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Rockford Wildcats
Sam Sullivan
1st
1st(tied)
1st
Dubuque Dukes
Bill Grant
2nd
1st(tied)
2nd
Terre Haute Brewers
Eddie Adani
3rd
1st(tied)
3rd
Evansville Hawks
Al Ashcroft
4th
1st(tied)
4th
Springfield Hustlers
Danny Richburg
5th
1st(tied)
5th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Ed Esler
6th
1st(tied)
6th
Peoria Pastimers
Tommy Taylor
7th
1st(tied)
7th
Wichita Rustlers
Dick Gabrielson
8th
1st(tied)
8th
Gary Steelmen
Bob Christian
9th
1st(tied)
9th
Madison Senators
Calvin Tolle
10th
1st(tied)
10th
Davenport Dusters
Dick Christensen
11th
1st(tied)
11th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Don Phelps
12th
1st(tied)
12th
SHORTSTOPS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dubuque Dukes
Tom Wood
1st
4th(tied)
4th
Davenport Dusters
Moses Watts
2nd
Moses Watts
1st
1st
Springfield Hustlers
Eddie Foley
3rd
4th(tied)
5th
Wichita Rustlers
Jim Jones
4th
Jim Jones
2nd
2nd
Gary Steelmen
Tom Carpenter
5th
4th(tied)
6th
Terre Haute Brewers
Danny Henderson
6th
4th(tied)
7th
Rockford Wildcats
Tony Nelson
7th
4th(tied)
8th
Evansville Hawks
Irv Smith
8th
4th(tied)
9th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Ed Neville
9th
4th(tied)
10th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Bruce Day
10th
Bruce Day
3rd
3rd
Madison Senators
John Steward
11th
4th(tied)
11th
Peoria Pastimers
Tony Paulson
12th
4th(tied)
12th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Davenport Dusters
George Sills
1st
2nd(tied)
2nd
Madison Senators
Tom Kirby
2nd
2nd(tied)
3rd
Gary Steelmen
Joe Hamilton
3rd
2nd(tied)
4th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Ian Pasley
4th
Ian Pasley
1st
1st
Dubuque Dukes
Bobby Cocks
5th
2nd(tied)
5th
Rockford Wildcats
Al Baker
6th
2nd(tied)
6th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Johnnie Baldwin
7th
2nd(tied)
7th
Evansville Hawks
John Lawrence
8th
2nd(tied)
8th
Terre Haute Brewers
Walt Carothers
9th
2nd(tied)
9th
Peoria Pastimers
Ray Heiken
10th
2nd(tied)
10th
Wichita Rustlers
John Berry
11th
2nd(tied)
11th
Springfield Hustlers
Hank Pollock
12th
2nd(tied)
12th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dubuque Dukes
Russ Griffith
1st
Russ Griffith
3rd
3rd
Terre Haute Brewers
George Allen
2nd
Charlie Watson
1st(tied)
1st
Springfield Hustlers
Rex Webb
3rd
6th(tied)
6th
Madison Senators
Dizzy Weese
4th
6th(tied)
7th
Evansville Hawks
Gary Ellis
5th
6th(tied)
8th
Davenport Dusters
Bill Durst
6th
Bill Durst
5th
5th
Peoria Pastimers
Dan Hoover
7th
Don Crosley
4th
4th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Clem Williams
8th
6th(tied)
9th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
John Shimp
9th
John Shimp
1st(tied)
2nd
Rockford Wildcats
Eddie Beasley
10th
6th(tied)
10th
Wichita Rustlers
Bobby Parks
11th
6th(tied)
11th
Gary Steelmen
Joe Cousino
12th
6th(tied)
12th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Davenport Dusters
Bob Russell
1st
4th(tied)
4th
Evansville Hawks
John Simmons
2nd
4th(tied)
5th
Rockford Wildcats
Ed Clary
3rd
Ed Clary
1st
1st
Peoria Pastimers
Alex Lipscomb
4th
4th(tied)
6th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Tommy Pierce
5th
Tommy Pierce
2nd
2nd
Wichita Rustlers
Charlie Woolard
6th
4th(tied)
7th
Gary Steelmen
Julio Cardenas
7th
4th(tied)
8th
Dubuque Dukes
Wally Teasdale
8th
4th(tied)
9th
Madison Senators
Johnny Harrison
9th
4th(tied)
10th
Springfield Hustlers
Charlie Cook
10th
4th(tied)
11th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Ben Bishop
11th
Ben Bishop
3rd
3rd
Terre Haute Brewers
12th
4th(tied)
12th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dubuque Dukes
Phil Tezak
1st (tied)
Bob Eldridge
9th
9th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Wally Bishop
1st (tied)
Gary Barrett
12th
10th
Rockford Wildcats
Tom Arencibia
3rd
Ed Jett
5th
3rd
Gary Steelmen
Harry Barnhart
4th
Bill Sexton
10th
11th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Pete Sullivan
5th
Leo Gilliam
11th
12th
Terre Haute Brewers
Dan Willmore
6th
Harry Trinity
1st
1st
Evansville Hawks
Leroy Davis
7th
John Bartlett
3rd
4th
Davenport Dusters
Sid Fitzgerald
8th
Pedro Winn
7th(tied)
7th
Wichita Rustlers
Luis Rivas
9th
Luis Rivas
4th
5th
Peoria Pastimers
Les Davis
10th
Les Davis
2nd
2nd
Madison Senators
Ralph Newman
11th
Fred Wilkinson
7th(tied)
8th
Springfield Hustlers
Art Purnell
12th
Art Purnell
6th
6th
RELIEVERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Davenport Dusters
Jim Donohue
1st
Monte Erickson
9th
2nd
Peoria Pastimers
Jim Waggoner
2nd
Calvin Jefferson
1st(tied)
1st
Springfield Hustlers
Tom Ford
3rd
Jim Danielson
6th
4th
Rockford Wildcats
Floyd Coleman
4th
Bill Bunting
7th
5th
Dubuque Dukes
Dave Viola
5th
11th(tied)
7th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Joe Douglas
6th
Bob Palko
8th
6th
Gary Steelmen
Ed Gibson
7th
Stan Weaver
1st(tied)
3rd
Madison Senators
Lou Lyon
8th
Lou Lyon
4th
8th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Bill Aldrich
9th
Gary Barrett
5th
10th
Evansville Hawks
Lee Benjamin
10th
Joe Rhett
10th
11th
Wichita Rustlers
Ray Maynard
11th
Ike Bradley
1st(tied)
9th
Terre Haute Brewers
12th
11th(tied)
12th
CLOSERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dubuque Dukes
Fred Jones
1st
11th(tied)
6th
Rockford Wildcats
Floyd Coleman
2nd
Bill Bunting
6th
3rd
Davenport Dusters
Jim Donohue
3rd
Monte Erickson
9th
5th
Gary Steelmen
John Case
4th
John Case
1st
1st
Springfield Hustlers
Jim Danielson
5th
Jim Danielson
5th
4th
Wichita Rustlers
Ike Bradley
6th
Ike Bradley
2nd
2nd
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Bob Palko
7th
Bob Palko
7th
9th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Al Hauth
8th
Gary Barrett
4th
8th
Peoria Pastimers
Tim Young
9th
Tim Young
3rd
7th
Madison Senators
Julio Ortiz
10th
Julio Ortiz
8th
10th
Evansville Hawks
Joe Rhett
11th
Joe Rhett
10th
11th
Terre Haute Brewers
12th
11th(tied)
12th
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