HEARTLAND LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/14/1975
 
CEDAR RAPIDS CHIEFS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eric Slaughter 1st Eric Slaughter 5th 3rd
First Basemen Bert Farrell 3rd Bert Farrell 4th 4th
Second Basemen Bert Lehman 7th 3rd 9th
Third Basemen Hector White 11th 2nd 11th
Shortstops Charlie Smith 11th 3rd 11th
Left Fielders 8th 3rd 8th
Center Fielders Chet Adair 11th Chet Adair 4th 7th
Right Fielders Alex Bednar 3rd Ben Bishop 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Billy Blue 9th Sandy Sykes 3rd 4th
Relievers Steve Woodward 9th Larry Langford 5th 7th
Closers Larry Langford 6th Larry Langford 4th 5th
DAVENPORT DUSTERS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rube McGowan 2nd Pat Duffy 3rd 2nd
First Basemen Don Taylor 1st 7th 7th
Second Basemen Ray Wagner 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Tommy Gooch 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Gus Frederick 7th 3rd (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Al Jennings 1st Al Sullivan 2nd 1st
Center Fielders Gene Goodson 8th Gene Goodson 7th 6th
Right Fielders 11th 3rd 11th
Starting Pitchers Bob Ryan 10th 12th 12th
Relievers Lee Wrigley 1st Lee Wrigley 4th 1st
Closers Lee Wrigley 4th Lee Wrigley 3rd 4th
DUBUQUE DUKES (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Les Dodge 7th 9th 11th
First Basemen Cliff Rowe 8th 7th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Chuck Mackey 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Bill Grant 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Tom Wood 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Ken Wood 5th 3rd (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Reuben Mitchell 1st Russ Griffith 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Al Searcy 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Phil Tezak 4th Hank Waldman 5th 5th
Relievers Wally Pelletier 10th 9th 10th
Closers Fred Jones 1st 9th 6th
EVANSVILLE HAWKS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Pinkham 9th Bill Pinkham 7th 7th
First Basemen Stu Trott 4th 7th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Bernie Morgan 9th Bernie Morgan 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Russ Boatner 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Shortstops Ralph Hicks 9th Jack Smith 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Richie Thompson 3rd Tony Hernandez 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Gary Ellis 5th Ray Morrow 6th 4th
Right Fielders 11th (tied) 3rd (tied) 11th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Ike Watkins 11th Moose Spencer 7th 7th
Relievers Buck Brooks 3rd Buck Brooks 1st 2nd
Closers Rick Bailey 10th Rick Bailey 6th 8th
GARY STEELMEN (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers George Gray 6th 9th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Joey Smith 7th 7th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen John James 12th 3rd (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Bob Christian 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Shortstops Tom Carpenter 4th 3rd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Joe Hamilton 2nd 3rd (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Joe Cousino 12th 9th 12th
Right Fielders Julio Cardenas 5th 3rd (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Harry Barnhart 3rd Bill Sexton 10th 10th
Relievers Ed Gibson 6th John Case 3rd 6th
Closers John Case 3rd John Case 2nd 2nd
LINCOLN RAILSPLITTERS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Peters 8th Jack Peters 8th 6th
First Basemen Mahlon Williams 5th Sam Mathews 4th (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Earl Brown 6th 3rd (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Ted Hendrix 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Jack Barrow 10th 3rd (tied) 10th
Left Fielders 8th (tied) 3rd (tied) 8th (tied)
Center Fielders Clem Williams 6th Charlie Fox 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Jim Ballard 9th 3rd (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Bill Beck 1st Charlie Jones 11th 8th
Relievers Tom Smith 2nd Tom Smith 8th 4th
Closers Joe Carpenter 5th Tom Smith 8th 7th
MADISON SENATORS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Lade 10th 9th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Ray Wells 6th 7th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Mike Spry 8th 3rd (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Carl Lambert 4th Carl Lambert 1st 1st
Shortstops Pete McGill 6th 3rd (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Zack Slaton 4th 3rd (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Manny Diaz 7th 9th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Joe Howard 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Don Perry 2nd Fred Wilkinson 8th 9th
Relievers Wayne Cooke 11th 9th (tied) 11th
Closers Julio Ortiz 8th 9th (tied) 10th
PEORIA PASTIMERS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Danny Simpson 12th Danny Simpson 4th 8th
First Basemen Joe Howard 12th Raleigh Gregg 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Benny Strickland 11th Benny Strickland 1st 1st
Third Basemen Chuck Zinn 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Shortstops Roy Weaver 8th 3rd (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Mike Potter 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Don Crosley 10th Don Crosley 5th 5th
Right Fielders Jack Dubreuil 8th 3rd (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers John Chambers 7th Johnny Murray 4th 2nd
Relievers Tim Young 8th Tim Young 6th 8th
Closers Pat Brooks 7th Jack Catlin 1st 1st
ROCKFORD WILDCATS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Walter Baker 3rd 9th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Bill Boone 9th 7th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Win Neal 10th 3rd (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Sam Sullivan 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops 12th 3rd (tied) 12th
Left Fielders 8th (tied) 3rd (tied) 8th (tied)
Center Fielders Tom O'Connor 4th 9th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Charlie Warner 2nd Ed Clary 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Ray Nichols 6th Lyle Lessard 1st 1st
Relievers Bill Hill 4th Ray Bush 7th 5th
Closers Bill Hill 2nd Ray Bush 7th 3rd
SPRINGFIELD HUSTLERS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dick Cleaves 5th Tom Hargrove 1st 1st
First Basemen Jimmy Grider 11th Jimmy Grider 3rd 6th
Second Basemen Jack Willaman 5th 3rd (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Greg Simmons 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Shortstops Sam Beadle 2nd Sam Beadle 1st 1st
Left Fielders 8th (tied) 3rd (tied) 8th (tied)
Center Fielders Mickey Cummings 3rd 9th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders George Hyneman 4th 3rd (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Ben Nicholson 5th Phil West 6th 6th
Relievers Andy Burton 7th 9th (tied) 9th
Closers Charlie Samons 9th 9th (tied) 11th
TERRE HAUTE BREWERS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Bradley 4th Charlie Bradley 6th 4th
First Basemen Dick Atchison 2nd Eddie Johnson 6th 3rd
Second Basemen Bill Tripp 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Dick Leavitt 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Charlie Bell 5th 3rd (tied) 6th
Left Fielders 8th (tied) 3rd (tied) 8th (tied)
Center Fielders George Allen 2nd Don Simpson 1st 1st
Right Fielders Dick King 10th 3rd (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Aaron Cooper 8th Aaron Cooper 2nd 3rd
Relievers 12th 9th (tied) 12th
Closers 12th 9th (tied) 12th
WICHITA RUSTLERS (A) 10/14/1975
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rufe Williams 11th Walter Tyler 2nd 5th
First Basemen Bill Houghton 10th Bill Houghton 1st (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Ernie Rodgers 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Hal Oliverio 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Shortstops Jim Jones 3rd 3rd (tied) 4th
Left Fielders John Berry 7th 3rd (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Bobby Parks 8th (tied) Jim Hitchcock 8th 8th
Right Fielders Bert Anderson 7th 3rd (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Frank Erwin 12th Frank Erwin 9th 11th
Relievers Carl Cannon 5th Ike Bradley 1st (tied) 3rd
Closers Frank Hall 11th Frank Hall 5th 9th
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