HEARTLAND LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/21/1963
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Davenport Dusters Fred Tollefson 1st Fred Tollefson 2nd 1st
Terre Haute Brewers Raul Menendez 2nd Raul Menendez 3rd(tied) 2nd
Gary Steelmen Dick Kissinger 3rd Dick Kissinger 3rd(tied) 3rd
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Luther Messer 4th Luther Messer 1st 4th
Evansville Hawks Fred Rogers 5th Jimmy Hart 6th 6th
Springfield Hustlers Rodolfo Vargas 6th Jim Parker 7th 7th
Rockford Wildcats Raúl Zamora 7th Raúl Zamora 5th 5th
Peoria Pastimers 8th 8th 8th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Peoria Pastimers Dick Schnellenberg 1st Dick Schnellenberg 1st 1st
Evansville Hawks Dick Smith 2nd Chief Litton 4th 4th
Springfield Hustlers John Hilliard 3rd John Hilliard 3rd 3rd
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Ted Smith 4th 5th(tied) 5th
Gary Steelmen Hal Rush 5th Hal Rush 2nd 2nd
Davenport Dusters Wally Cloud 6th 5th(tied) 6th
Rockford Wildcats 7th (tied) 5th(tied) 7th(tied)
Terre Haute Brewers 7th (tied) 5th(tied) 7th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Nat Whittley 1st Nat Whittley 4th 4th
Terre Haute Brewers Gabe Peyton 2nd Gabe Peyton 1st(tied) 1st
Rockford Wildcats Dick Harbeson 3rd 7th(tied) 6th
Evansville Hawks George Benson 4th George Benson 1st(tied) 2nd
Springfield Hustlers Bob Keeler 5th Bob Keeler 5th 5th
Davenport Dusters Angel Estrella 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Peoria Pastimers Gordie Hartline 7th Gordie Hartline 1st(tied) 3rd
Gary Steelmen Bill Gleaton 8th Bill Gleaton 6th 7th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Jim Thomson 1st Jim Thomson 3rd(tied) 1st
Peoria Pastimers Carlos Zamudio 2nd Jack Lucas 3rd(tied) 2nd
Rockford Wildcats Bob Brown 3rd Bob Brown 2nd 3rd
Terre Haute Brewers Bob Adams 4th Bob Adams 1st 4th
Gary Steelmen Don Jones 5th Don Jones 3rd(tied) 5th
Evansville Hawks Tom Nichols 6th Tom Nichols 7th 7th
Springfield Hustlers Benny Wolf 7th 8th 8th
Davenport Dusters Carlos Rivera 8th Carlos Rivera 3rd(tied) 6th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Eddie Kellum 1st Charlie Johnson 1st(tied) 1st
Rockford Wildcats Bill Grimm 2nd Bill Grimm 1st(tied) 2nd
Springfield Hustlers Bill Viviano 3rd Bill Viviano 5th 4th
Terre Haute Brewers Ralph Daniel 4th 7th(tied) 7th
Davenport Dusters Luther Johnston 5th Jack Goodman 1st(tied) 3rd
Evansville Hawks John Barber 6th John Barber 6th 6th
Gary Steelmen Bill Johnson 7th Bill Johnson 4th 5th
Peoria Pastimers 8th 7th(tied) 8th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terre Haute Brewers Eddie King 1st Eddie King 1st(tied) 1st
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Joe Smith 2nd Joe Smith 5th 5th
Peoria Pastimers Bud Hawkins 3rd Johnny Ashton 1st(tied) 2nd
Springfield Hustlers Jim Hartford 4th Tom White 1st(tied) 3rd
Evansville Hawks Tom Bartlett 5th Tom Bartlett 7th 6th
Gary Steelmen Jim Ewart 6th Dan King 1st(tied) 4th
Rockford Wildcats Earl Webber 7th Doug Lang 6th 7th
Davenport Dusters 8th 8th 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terre Haute Brewers Freddy Curtis 1st Freddy Curtis 1st(tied) 1st
Evansville Hawks Danny Herrera 2nd Danny Herrera 5th 4th
Springfield Hustlers Warren Adams 3rd Warren Adams 1st(tied) 2nd
Rockford Wildcats Fred Gentry 4th Fred Gentry 6th 5th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Ed Bell 5th Ed Bell 1st(tied) 3rd
Gary Steelmen Earl Skains 6th Earl Skains 4th 6th
Davenport Dusters 7th (tied) 7th(tied) 7th(tied)
Peoria Pastimers 7th (tied) 7th(tied) 7th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Rockford Wildcats Don Stott 1st Don Stott 3rd(tied) 1st
Terre Haute Brewers Red Nichols 2nd Mel Nutter 3rd(tied) 2nd
Cedar Rapids Chiefs George Cox 3rd George Cox 7th 6th
Springfield Hustlers Red Gray 4th 8th 8th
Gary Steelmen Jim Hughes 5th Hank Smith 3rd(tied) 3rd
Peoria Pastimers Tommy Fomby 6th Tommy Fomby 2nd 4th
Davenport Dusters Joe Bellamy 7th Joe Bellamy 1st 5th
Evansville Hawks Rusty Runnels 8th Rusty Runnels 6th 7th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Rockford Wildcats John Roberts 1st John Roberts 2nd 1st
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Rodolfo Kendall 2nd Jack Turner 8th 8th
Terre Haute Brewers Dave Wiseman 3rd Johnny Taylor 3rd(tied) 2nd
Davenport Dusters Ken Wright 4th Ken Wright 7th 3rd
Evansville Hawks Al Bailey 5th Al Bailey 3rd(tied) 4th
Gary Steelmen Bill Sauerwein 6th Chuck Kelly 5th 5th
Springfield Hustlers Carlos Figueroa 7th Dave Wing 6th 6th
Peoria Pastimers Jim Turner 8th Chris Ashton 1st 7th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Gary Steelmen Dixie Hudson 1st Dixie Hudson 1st(tied) 1st
Davenport Dusters Orlando Pacheco 2nd Jim Young 1st(tied) 2nd
Rockford Wildcats Sam Jones Jr. 3rd Ramiro Valenzuela 6th 4th
Evansville Hawks Adam Anderson 4th Adam Anderson 1st(tied) 3rd
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Levi Dunham 5th 7th(tied) 7th
Peoria Pastimers Gilberto Castañeda 6th Gilberto Castañeda 4th 5th
Springfield Hustlers George Cardinal 7th George Cardinal 5th 6th
Terre Haute Brewers 8th 7th(tied) 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Gary Steelmen Dixie Hudson 1st Dixie Hudson 3rd 1st
Davenport Dusters Orlando Pacheco 2nd Jim Young 4th 2nd
Cedar Rapids Chiefs Levi Dunham 3rd 7th(tied) 6th
Peoria Pastimers Howie Epps 4th Gilberto Castañeda 1st 3rd
Rockford Wildcats Sam Jones Jr. 5th Ramiro Valenzuela 6th 5th
Evansville Hawks Jim Heeter 6th Adam Anderson 2nd 4th
Springfield Hustlers Tex Ellison 7th Tex Ellison 5th 7th
Terre Haute Brewers 8th 7th(tied) 8th
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