HEARTLAND LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
09/01/1975
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
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Eric Slaughter
1st
Eric Slaughter
5th
4th
Davenport Dusters
Rube McGowan
2nd
Jim Korver
3rd
3rd
Dubuque Dukes
Johnny Ezzo
3rd
7th(tied)
7th
Rockford Wildcats
Walter Baker
4th
7th(tied)
8th
Wichita Rustlers
Mike Mayo
5th
7th(tied)
9th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Red Clay
6th
7th(tied)
10th
Terre Haute Brewers
Charlie Bradley
7th
Charlie Bradley
6th
5th
Evansville Hawks
Frankie Roberts
8th
7th(tied)
11th
Springfield Hustlers
Dick Cleaves
9th
Tom Hargrove
2nd
2nd
Gary Steelmen
George Gray
10th
7th(tied)
12th
Madison Senators
Jeff Gaston
11th
Jeff Gaston
4th
6th
Peoria Pastimers
Cyrus O'Shields
12th
Cyrus O'Shields
1st
1st
FIRST BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Lincoln Railsplitters
Harry Augustine
1st
Sam Mathews
4th
3rd
Davenport Dusters
Don Taylor
2nd
7th(tied)
7th
Terre Haute Brewers
Dick Atchison
3rd
Eddie Johnson
6th
4th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Bert Farrell
4th
Bert Farrell
5th
5th
Evansville Hawks
Stu Trott
5th
7th(tied)
8th
Madison Senators
Ray Wells
6th
7th(tied)
9th
Gary Steelmen
Joey Smith
7th
7th(tied)
10th
Dubuque Dukes
Cliff Rowe
8th
7th(tied)
11th
Rockford Wildcats
Bill Boone
9th
7th(tied)
12th
Wichita Rustlers
Bill Houghton
10th
Bill Houghton
1st(tied)
1st
Springfield Hustlers
Jimmy Grider
11th
Jimmy Grider
3rd
6th
Peoria Pastimers
Joe Howard
12th
Raleigh Gregg
1st(tied)
2nd
SECOND BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Terre Haute Brewers
Bill Tripp
1st
3rd(tied)
3rd
Davenport Dusters
Ray Wagner
2nd
3rd(tied)
4th
Dubuque Dukes
Chuck Mackey
3rd
3rd(tied)
5th
Wichita Rustlers
Ernie Rodgers
4th
3rd(tied)
6th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Charles Chartier
5th
3rd(tied)
7th
Springfield Hustlers
Jack Willaman
6th
3rd(tied)
8th
Lincoln Railsplitters
George Rose
7th
George Rose
1st
1st
Rockford Wildcats
Win Neal
8th
3rd(tied)
9th
Madison Senators
Bob Britton
9th
3rd(tied)
10th
Peoria Pastimers
Jimmy Allen
10th
Jimmy Allen
2nd
2nd
Evansville Hawks
Lou McDaniel
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Gary Steelmen
John James
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Evansville Hawks
Johnny Lee
1st
3rd(tied)
3rd
Rockford Wildcats
Sam Sullivan
2nd
3rd(tied)
4th
Dubuque Dukes
Bill Grant
3rd
3rd(tied)
5th
Terre Haute Brewers
Dick Leavitt
4th
3rd(tied)
6th
Madison Senators
Carl Lambert
5th
Carl Lambert
2nd
2nd
Davenport Dusters
Tommy Gooch
6th
3rd(tied)
7th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Ted Hendrix
7th
3rd(tied)
8th
Peoria Pastimers
Woody Snyder
8th
Woody Snyder
1st
1st
Wichita Rustlers
Hal Oliverio
9th
3rd(tied)
9th
Gary Steelmen
Bob Christian
10th
3rd(tied)
10th
Springfield Hustlers
Greg Simmons
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Hector White
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
SHORTSTOPS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dubuque Dukes
Tom Wood
1st
3rd(tied)
3rd
Springfield Hustlers
Sam Beadle
2nd
Sam Beadle
1st
1st
Wichita Rustlers
Jim Jones
3rd
3rd(tied)
4th
Rockford Wildcats
Carl Carroll
4th
Carl Carroll
2nd
2nd
Gary Steelmen
Tom Carpenter
5th
3rd(tied)
5th
Evansville Hawks
Al Varela
6th
3rd(tied)
6th
Madison Senators
John Steward
7th
3rd(tied)
7th
Terre Haute Brewers
Charlie Bell
8th
3rd(tied)
8th
Peoria Pastimers
Tony Paulson
9th
3rd(tied)
9th
Davenport Dusters
Gus Frederick
10th
3rd(tied)
10th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Charlie Smith
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Bobby Ortiz
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dubuque Dukes
Ray Fisk
1st
3rd(tied)
3rd
Davenport Dusters
George Sills
2nd
Al Sullivan
2nd
2nd
Gary Steelmen
Joe Hamilton
3rd
3rd(tied)
4th
Madison Senators
Tom Kirby
4th
3rd(tied)
5th
Evansville Hawks
Richie Thompson
5th
3rd(tied)
6th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Jim Santos
6th
Jim Santos
1st
1st
Wichita Rustlers
John Berry
7th
3rd(tied)
7th
Peoria Pastimers
Al Sledge
8th
3rd(tied)
8th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
9th (tied)
3rd(tied)
9th(tied)
Rockford Wildcats
9th (tied)
3rd(tied)
9th(tied)
Springfield Hustlers
9th (tied)
3rd(tied)
9th(tied)
Terre Haute Brewers
9th (tied)
3rd(tied)
9th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dubuque Dukes
Reuben Mitchell
1st
Russ Griffith
2nd
2nd
Lincoln Railsplitters
Ray Badeaux
2nd
Charlie Fox
3rd
3rd
Terre Haute Brewers
George Allen
3rd
Don Simpson
1st
1st
Wichita Rustlers
Roy Baker
4th
7th(tied)
7th
Springfield Hustlers
Mickey Cummings
5th
7th(tied)
8th
Rockford Wildcats
Tom O'Connor
6th
7th(tied)
9th
Evansville Hawks
Stan Sullivan
7th
7th(tied)
10th
Madison Senators
Manny Diaz
8th
7th(tied)
11th
Davenport Dusters
Gene Goodson
9th
Gene Goodson
6th
6th
Peoria Pastimers
Don Crosley
10th
Don Crosley
5th
4th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Chet Adair
11th
Chet Adair
4th
5th
Gary Steelmen
Joe Cousino
12th
7th(tied)
12th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Rockford Wildcats
Charlie Warner
1st
Ed Clary
1st
1st
Dubuque Dukes
Billy Kirkham
2nd
3rd(tied)
3rd
Evansville Hawks
Carl Gibbs
3rd
3rd(tied)
4th
Springfield Hustlers
George Hyneman
4th
3rd(tied)
5th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Alex Bednar
5th
Ben Bishop
2nd
2nd
Peoria Pastimers
Alex Lipscomb
6th
3rd(tied)
6th
Wichita Rustlers
Charlie Woolard
7th
3rd(tied)
7th
Gary Steelmen
Julio Cardenas
8th
3rd(tied)
8th
Madison Senators
Joe Howard
9th
3rd(tied)
9th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Tommy Strong
10th
3rd(tied)
10th
Terre Haute Brewers
Dick King
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Davenport Dusters
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Lincoln Railsplitters
Bill Beck
1st
Jim Terry
6th
6th
Dubuque Dukes
Phil Tezak
2nd
Bob Eldridge
11th
9th
Rockford Wildcats
Bill Hill
3rd
Lyle Lessard
1st
1st
Gary Steelmen
Harry Barnhart
4th
Bill Sexton
10th
10th
Springfield Hustlers
Ben Nicholson
5th
Phil West
5th
5th
Peoria Pastimers
Lee Jones
6th
Lee Jones
4th
2nd
Evansville Hawks
Leroy Davis
7th
Steve Blake
9th
11th
Madison Senators
Fred Wilkinson
8th
Fred Wilkinson
7th(tied)
7th
Davenport Dusters
Gene Hopson
9th
12th
12th
Terre Haute Brewers
Aaron Cooper
10th
Aaron Cooper
2nd
3rd
Wichita Rustlers
Jack Adams
11th
Jack Adams
7th(tied)
8th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Sandy Sykes
12th
Sandy Sykes
3rd
4th
RELIEVERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Rockford Wildcats
Bill Hill
1st
Ray Bush
1st(tied)
1st
Evansville Hawks
Jerry Demski
2nd
Buck Brooks
1st(tied)
2nd
Davenport Dusters
Lee Wrigley
3rd
Lee Wrigley
5th
3rd
Madison Senators
Wayne Cooke
4th
Tommy Alexander
4th
4th
Springfield Hustlers
Mike Voorhees
5th
9th(tied)
6th
Wichita Rustlers
Carl Cannon
6th
Ike Bradley
1st(tied)
5th
Gary Steelmen
Ed Gibson
7th
Ed Gibson
8th
7th
Peoria Pastimers
Tim Young
8th
Tim Young
7th
9th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Steve Woodward
9th
Larry Langford
6th
8th
Dubuque Dukes
Wally Pelletier
10th
9th(tied)
10th
Lincoln Railsplitters
John Garrison
11th
9th(tied)
11th
Terre Haute Brewers
12th
9th(tied)
12th
CLOSERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dubuque Dukes
Charlie Williams
1st
9th(tied)
7th
Rockford Wildcats
Bill Hill
2nd
Ray Bush
1st(tied)
1st
Gary Steelmen
John Case
3rd
John Case
3rd
3rd
Davenport Dusters
Lee Wrigley
4th
Lee Wrigley
5th
5th
Madison Senators
Tommy Alexander
5th
Tommy Alexander
4th
4th
Cedar Rapids Chiefs
Larry Langford
6th
Larry Langford
6th
6th
Peoria Pastimers
Pat Brooks
7th
Calvin Jefferson
1st(tied)
2nd
Springfield Hustlers
Charlie Samons
8th
9th(tied)
10th
Lincoln Railsplitters
Don Harkins
9th
9th(tied)
11th
Evansville Hawks
Rick Bailey
10th
Rick Bailey
7th
8th
Wichita Rustlers
Frank Hall
11th
Frank Hall
8th
9th
Terre Haute Brewers
12th
9th(tied)
12th
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