UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
09/01/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kenosha Pikes Cy Stewart 1st Bill MacGregor 3rd(tied) 1st
La Crosse Lions Steve L Williams 2nd Henry Girten 3rd(tied) 2nd
Ottumwa Owls Jack Hayford 3rd Jack Hayford 7th 7th
Moline Pioneers Harry DeRemer 4th Harry DeRemer 2nd 4th
Eau Claire Loggers Spencer Helmlinger 5th Lou Shultz 1st 3rd
Clinton Steamboats Sam Cook 6th 8th(tied) 8th
Marshalltown Maples Bill Harriman 7th (tied) 8th(tied) 9th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs Jim Richardson 7th (tied) 8th(tied) 9th(tied)
Burlington Bears Eddie Jones 9th Leon Bush 3rd(tied) 5th
Quincy Cannoneers Chuck Greene 10th 8th(tied) 11th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Tommy Brown 11th 8th(tied) 12th
Winona Beavers Matt Corbin 12th Tony Cooper 3rd(tied) 6th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Eau Claire Loggers Harry Willett 1st 9th(tied) 9th
Ottumwa Owls Brooks Brown 2nd Brooks Brown 1st 1st
Moline Pioneers Dick Marshall 3rd Dick Marshall 3rd 2nd
La Crosse Lions Don Jones 4th Don Jones 2nd 3rd
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Tracy Fisher 5th Tracy Fisher 4th 4th
Clinton Steamboats Bill Roan 6th Joe Brown 5th 5th
Winona Beavers Lou Hill 7th Lou Hill 6th 6th
Kenosha Pikes Harold Stevens 8th Harold Stevens 8th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Earl Bauer 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Quincy Cannoneers Ray Kerstetter 10th Johnny Reynolds 7th 8th
Burlington Bears 11th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 11th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Dick Williams 1st Chuck Flynn 4th 4th
La Crosse Lions Lew Russell 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Marshalltown Maples Desmond Riley 3rd Desmond Riley 5th 5th
Winona Beavers Del Smith 4th Smith Strayhorn 3rd 3rd
Kenosha Pikes James T Williams 5th Harry May 1st 1st
Moline Pioneers Joe Espenschied 6th Joe Espenschied 6th 6th
Clinton Steamboats Joe F Jackson 7th Joe F Jackson 2nd 2nd
Quincy Cannoneers Joe Bentley 8th 8th(tied) 9th
Burlington Bears Jim Bagley 9th 8th(tied) 10th
Waterloo Chiefs Clint Triplett 10th 8th(tied) 11th
Eau Claire Loggers Lou Miller 11th Lou Miller 7th 7th
Ottumwa Owls 12th 8th(tied) 12th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Fidel Gutierrez 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Winona Beavers Doug Holloway 2nd Dave Laurence 2nd 2nd
Moline Pioneers Bill Hoyt 3rd 7th(tied) 8th
Clinton Steamboats Bill Henderson 4th Bill Henderson 4th 4th
La Crosse Lions Andy Fenton 5th Al Hall 3rd 3rd
Quincy Cannoneers Rube Hoover 6th Rube Hoover 1st 1st
Eau Claire Loggers Fernando Contreras 7th 7th(tied) 9th
Marshalltown Maples Woodie Johnson 8th 7th(tied) 10th
Waterloo Chiefs Max Hennings 9th 7th(tied) 11th
Kenosha Pikes John Algerson 10th John Algerson 6th 6th
Burlington Bears Pete Mason 11th Russ Harris 5th 5th
Ottumwa Owls 12th 7th(tied) 12th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Clinton Steamboats Tom Conner 1st Tom Banks 1st 1st
La Crosse Lions Raul Villar 2nd Bill Ketchum 4th 4th
Eau Claire Loggers Jack Smith 3rd Al Potter 2nd(tied) 2nd
Ottumwa Owls Bill Malone 4th Bill Malone 5th 5th
Quincy Cannoneers Bobby H Taylor 5th 7th(tied) 7th
Moline Pioneers Walt Staley 6th Walt Staley 6th 6th
Kenosha Pikes Bill Halas 7th Carl Reynolds 2nd(tied) 3rd
Marshalltown Maples Billy Green 8th 7th(tied) 8th
Winona Beavers Paul Capriotti 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Burlington Bears Jimmie Hobbs 10th 7th(tied) 10th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Winona Beavers Emil Jones 1st Chuck Jones 7th 6th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Pat Steckman 2nd Pat Steckman 5th 5th
Eau Claire Loggers Leo Clark 3rd Leo Clark 1st 1st
La Crosse Lions Lester Jones 4th 9th(tied) 9th
Kenosha Pikes Jack Ellis 5th Pat McClay 2nd(tied) 2nd
Quincy Cannoneers Gene Armistead 6th Gene Armistead 6th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Jack Hall 7th Jack Hall 2nd(tied) 3rd
Burlington Bears Sonny Crane 8th Bob Griffith 2nd(tied) 4th
Clinton Steamboats Pete Osborn 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Waterloo Chiefs Roger Rust 10th 9th(tied) 11th
Ottumwa Owls Danny Perillo 11th Danny Perillo 8th 8th
Moline Pioneers 12th 9th(tied) 12th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moline Pioneers George Jones 1st Ron Waller 2nd(tied) 1st
Burlington Bears Andy Alewine 2nd Andy Alewine 2nd(tied) 2nd
La Crosse Lions Tom Gardner 3rd Phil Ransom 2nd(tied) 4th
Winona Beavers John B Davis 4th Ernie Hamilton 1st 3rd
Eau Claire Loggers Clarence Wilkins 5th 6th(tied) 6th
Kenosha Pikes Ralph Henderson 6th 6th(tied) 7th
Quincy Cannoneers Clyde McCormick 7th 6th(tied) 8th
Waterloo Chiefs Ray Harshbarger 8th 6th(tied) 9th
Ottumwa Owls Whitey Anderson 9th Whitey Anderson 2nd(tied) 5th
Marshalltown Maples Charlie Knight 10th 6th(tied) 10th
Clinton Steamboats Steve Allen 11th 6th(tied) 11th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks 12th 6th(tied) 12th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bears Len Mantione 1st Vern Mercer 7th 5th
La Crosse Lions Henry Benn 2nd Ron Marshall 1st(tied) 1st
Quincy Cannoneers Charlie Huffman 3rd Charlie Huffman 1st(tied) 2nd
Clinton Steamboats Ben Woodard 4th Ben Woodard 8th 7th
Moline Pioneers Russ Gary 5th 9th(tied) 9th
Winona Beavers Donnie Cooper 6th Donnie Cooper 5th 6th
Kenosha Pikes Bill Nelson Jr. 7th Bill Nelson Jr. 1st(tied) 3rd
Eau Claire Loggers Earl Quaid 8th Earl Quaid 6th 8th
Marshalltown Maples Lon Wisdom 9th Billy Case 1st(tied) 4th
Ottumwa Owls 10th (tied) 9th(tied) 10th(tied)
St. Cloud Lumberjacks 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 11th 10th
Eau Claire Loggers Moose Spencer 2nd Moose Spencer 3rd 1st
Quincy Cannoneers Joe May 3rd Bob Chamberlain 6th 3rd
Kenosha Pikes Johnny Davis 4th Pat Cathcart 1st 2nd
Winona Beavers Alex Heeter 5th Ray Lee 7th 4th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Bill Carson 6th Luis Serrano 9th 5th
La Crosse Lions Tom Brewer 7th Tom Brewer 10th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Buzz Miller 8th Buzz Miller 2nd 6th
Moline Pioneers Dave Abernethy 9th Dave Abernethy 8th 8th
Burlington Bears Tom Myers 10th Al Payne 4th 9th
Ottumwa Owls Joe Monk 11th Barry Hinds 5th 11th
Waterloo Chiefs Gilby Smith 12th Gilby Smith 12th 12th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Marshalltown Maples Duane Dean 1st Ray Wilson 3rd 1st
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Danny Browning 2nd Roger Thomas 4th(tied) 3rd
Moline Pioneers Max Quinn 3rd Max Quinn 1st 2nd
Clinton Steamboats Mike Herring 4th John K Thomas 8th 6th
Eau Claire Loggers Eddie Goodwin 5th Al Gauthier 10th 7th
Kenosha Pikes Andy Osborne 6th Andy Osborne 4th(tied) 4th
Ottumwa Owls Harry Wolf 7th 12th 12th
Winona Beavers Dickie Kite 8th Dickie Kite 9th 9th
La Crosse Lions Dick Peters 9th Dick Peters 11th 11th
Waterloo Chiefs Don Watson 10th Don Watson 7th 10th
Burlington Bears Sam Morris 11th Frank Gunter 4th(tied) 8th
Quincy Cannoneers Tom Rensberger 12th Larry Roberts 2nd 5th
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 12th 12th
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
Eau Claire Loggers Eddie Goodwin 11th Al Gauthier 10th 10th
Burlington Bears Bill Rhame 12th Bill Rhame 11th 11th
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