UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/14/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kenosha Pikes Cy Stewart 1st Bill MacGregor 1st 1st
La Crosse Lions George Bainbridge 2nd Henry Girten 6th 6th
Moline Pioneers Harry DeRemer 3rd Harry DeRemer 2nd 2nd
Clinton Steamboats Sam Cook 4th 8th(tied) 8th
Eau Claire Loggers Lou Shultz 5th Lou Shultz 3rd(tied) 3rd
Ottumwa Owls Ray Todd 6th 8th(tied) 9th
Marshalltown Maples Bill Harriman 7th 8th(tied) 10th
Waterloo Chiefs Jim Richardson 8th 8th(tied) 11th
Burlington Bears Eddie Jones 9th Leon Bush 3rd(tied) 4th
Winona Beavers Matt Corbin 10th Tony Cooper 3rd(tied) 5th
Quincy Cannoneers Johnny Reynolds 11th Johnny Reynolds 7th 7th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks 12th 8th(tied) 12th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ottumwa Owls Brooks Brown 1st Brooks Brown 1st 1st
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Rich Garrison 2nd Tracy Fisher 4th 4th
Moline Pioneers Dick Marshall 3rd Dick Marshall 2nd 2nd
La Crosse Lions Don Jones 4th Don Jones 3rd 3rd
Clinton Steamboats Bill Roan 5th Joe Brown 5th 5th
Winona Beavers Lou Hill 6th Lou Hill 6th 6th
Quincy Cannoneers Bob Allen 7th 8th(tied) 8th
Kenosha Pikes Harold Stevens 8th Harold Stevens 7th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Earl Bauer 9th 8th(tied) 9th
Eau Claire Loggers Dan Newberg 10th 8th(tied) 10th
Burlington Bears 11th (tied) 8th(tied) 11th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 11th (tied) 8th(tied) 11th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Dick Williams 1st Chuck Flynn 3rd 3rd
Waterloo Chiefs Bill Miller 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
La Crosse Lions Lew Russell 3rd 7th(tied) 8th
Marshalltown Maples Desmond Riley 4th Desmond Riley 4th 4th
Winona Beavers Del Smith 5th 7th(tied) 9th
Kenosha Pikes James T Williams 6th Harry May 1st 1st
Clinton Steamboats Joe F Jackson 7th Joe F Jackson 2nd 2nd
Moline Pioneers Joe Espenschied 8th Joe Espenschied 5th 5th
Quincy Cannoneers Joe Bentley 9th 7th(tied) 10th
Burlington Bears Jim Bagley 10th 7th(tied) 11th
Eau Claire Loggers Lou Miller 11th Lou Miller 6th 6th
Ottumwa Owls 12th 7th(tied) 12th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Winona Beavers Doug Holloway 1st Dave Laurence 1st 1st
Moline Pioneers Harry Weisenborn 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Clinton Steamboats Bill Henderson 3rd Bill Henderson 3rd 3rd
La Crosse Lions Andy Fenton 4th Al Hall 2nd 2nd
Marshalltown Maples Woodie Johnson 5th 5th(tied) 6th
Waterloo Chiefs Max Hennings 6th 5th(tied) 7th
Kenosha Pikes John Algerson 7th 5th(tied) 8th
Burlington Bears Russ Harris 8th Russ Harris 4th 4th
Quincy Cannoneers Chuck Greene 9th 5th(tied) 9th
Eau Claire Loggers 10th (tied) 5th(tied) 10th(tied)
Ottumwa Owls 10th (tied) 5th(tied) 10th(tied)
St. Cloud Lumberjacks 10th (tied) 5th(tied) 10th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Clinton Steamboats Tom Conner 1st Tom Banks 1st 1st
Ottumwa Owls Bill Malone 2nd Bill Malone 4th 3rd
Moline Pioneers Walt Staley 3rd Walt Staley 5th 5th
La Crosse Lions Bill Ketchum 4th Bill Ketchum 3rd 4th
Kenosha Pikes Bill Halas 5th Carl Reynolds 2nd 2nd
Marshalltown Maples Billy Green 6th 6th(tied) 6th
Winona Beavers Paul Capriotti 7th 6th(tied) 7th
Burlington Bears Jimmie Hobbs 8th 6th(tied) 8th
Eau Claire Loggers 9th (tied) 6th(tied) 9th(tied)
Quincy Cannoneers 9th (tied) 6th(tied) 9th(tied)
St. Cloud Lumberjacks 9th (tied) 6th(tied) 9th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 9th (tied) 6th(tied) 9th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
La Crosse Lions Lester Jones 1st 8th(tied) 8th
Kenosha Pikes Jack Ellis 2nd Pat McClay 1st(tied) 1st
Moline Pioneers Gene Day 3rd Gene Day 4th 4th
Winona Beavers Chuck Jones 4th Chuck Jones 6th 5th
Waterloo Chiefs Bill Kent 5th 8th(tied) 9th
Quincy Cannoneers Gene Armistead 6th Gene Armistead 3rd 3rd
Marshalltown Maples Jack Hall 7th Jack Hall 1st(tied) 2nd
Burlington Bears Jack Queen 8th Jack Queen 5th 6th
Clinton Steamboats Pete Osborn 9th 8th(tied) 10th
Ottumwa Owls Danny Perillo 10th Danny Perillo 7th 7th
Eau Claire Loggers 11th (tied) 8th(tied) 11th(tied)
St. Cloud Lumberjacks 11th (tied) 8th(tied) 11th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moline Pioneers Ron Waller 1st Ron Waller 3rd 3rd
Quincy Cannoneers Miguel Palomino 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
La Crosse Lions Tom Gardner 3rd Phil Ransom 1st(tied) 1st
Winona Beavers John B Davis 4th Bill Coates 1st(tied) 2nd
Kenosha Pikes Ralph Henderson 5th Ralph Henderson 4th 4th
Waterloo Chiefs Ray Harshbarger 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Ottumwa Owls Whitey Anderson 7th Whitey Anderson 5th 5th
Burlington Bears Morrie Bass 8th Morrie Bass 6th 6th
Eau Claire Loggers John Rocco 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Marshalltown Maples Charlie Knight 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Clinton Steamboats Steve Allen 11th 7th(tied) 11th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks 12th 7th(tied) 12th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bears Len Mantione 1st Vern Mercer 5th 4th
La Crosse Lions Henry Benn 2nd Ron Marshall 1st(tied) 1st
Clinton Steamboats Ben Woodard 3rd Ben Woodard 6th 6th
Winona Beavers Donnie Cooper 4th Donnie Cooper 4th 5th
Moline Pioneers Russ Gary 5th 9th(tied) 9th
Kenosha Pikes Bill Nelson Jr. 6th Bill Nelson Jr. 1st(tied) 2nd
Quincy Cannoneers Sig Collins 7th Sig Collins 8th 8th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Joe Baldwin 8th Joe Baldwin 7th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Lon Wisdom 9th Billy Case 1st(tied) 3rd
Eau Claire Loggers 10th (tied) 9th(tied) 10th(tied)
Ottumwa Owls 10th (tied) 9th(tied) 10th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 10th (tied) 9th(tied) 10th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Clinton Steamboats Bob Martinelli 1st Bob Martinelli 9th 5th
Kenosha Pikes Johnny Davis 2nd Pat Cathcart 1st 1st
Quincy Cannoneers Jim Stallard 3rd Bob Chamberlain 6th 2nd
La Crosse Lions Tom Brewer 4th Tom Brewer 5th 3rd
Winona Beavers Ed Goff 5th Ray Lee 8th 8th
Moline Pioneers Dave Abernethy 6th Dave Abernethy 7th 9th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks John Green 7th Ed Lucas 10th 10th
Burlington Bears Tom Myers 8th Al Payne 2nd 4th
Waterloo Chiefs Gilby Smith 9th Gilby Smith 12th 12th
Marshalltown Maples Roy Moran 10th Roy Moran 3rd 6th
Ottumwa Owls Joe Monk 11th Barry Hinds 4th 7th
Eau Claire Loggers Don Price 12th Don Price 11th 11th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Marshalltown Maples Duane Dean 1st Ray Wilson 3rd 1st
Moline Pioneers Billy David 2nd Billy David 1st 2nd
Clinton Steamboats Mike Herring 3rd John K Thomas 8th 5th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Roger Thomas 4th Roger Thomas 7th 6th
Kenosha Pikes Andy Osborne 5th Andy Osborne 4th(tied) 3rd
Ottumwa Owls Harry Wolf 6th 11th(tied) 11th
Winona Beavers Dickie Kite 7th Dickie Kite 9th 9th
La Crosse Lions Dick Peters 8th Dick Peters 10th 10th
Waterloo Chiefs Don Watson 9th Don Watson 6th 8th
Burlington Bears Sam Morris 10th Frank Gunter 4th(tied) 7th
Quincy Cannoneers Tom Rensberger 11th Larry Roberts 2nd 4th
Eau Claire Loggers 12th 11th(tied) 12th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Marshalltown Maples Eddie Cole 1st Eddie Cole 1st(tied) 1st
La Crosse Lions Billy Gallagher 2nd Billy Gallagher 5th 3rd
Moline Pioneers John Bell 3rd John Bell 7th 5th
Kenosha Pikes Andy Osborne 4th Andy Osborne 1st(tied) 2nd
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Bob Schroeder 5th Bob Schroeder 4th 6th
Quincy Cannoneers Larry Roberts 6th Larry Roberts 3rd 4th
Ottumwa Owls Harry Wolf 7th 11th(tied) 11th
Winona Beavers Curt Kelly 8th Curt Kelly 8th 8th
Waterloo Chiefs Don Watson 9th Don Watson 6th 7th
Clinton Steamboats Sol Wheeler 10th John K Thomas 9th 9th
Burlington Bears Bill Rhame 11th Bill Rhame 10th 10th
Eau Claire Loggers 12th 11th(tied) 12th
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