UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/07/1975
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Jack Peters 1st Bob Brinkworth 1st(tied) 1st
Marshalltown Maples Tom Hargrove 2nd Tom Hargrove 5th 5th
La Crosse Lions Henry Girten 3rd Henry Girten 1st(tied) 2nd
Quincy Cannoneers Frank Cizek 4th Frank Cizek 6th 6th
Ottumwa Owls George Konitzer 5th George Konitzer 1st(tied) 3rd
Clinton Steamboats Sam Cook 6th 9th(tied) 9th
Eau Claire Loggers Don Warren 7th Pete Little 1st(tied) 4th
Burlington Bears Eddie Jones 8th 9th(tied) 10th
Kenosha Pikes Charlie Boggs 9th Charlie Boggs 8th 7th
Moline Pioneers Nick Costa 10th Nick Costa 7th 8th
Waterloo Chiefs 11th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
Winona Beavers 11th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ottumwa Owls Brooks Brown 1st Brooks Brown 1st 1st
Quincy Cannoneers Bobby Woods 2nd Clyde McCormick 8th 8th
La Crosse Lions Don Jones 3rd Don Jones 2nd(tied) 2nd
Moline Pioneers Diego Zamora 4th Diego Zamora 7th 7th
Winona Beavers Jim Bailey 5th Jim Bailey 5th 5th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Tracy Fisher 6th Tracy Fisher 2nd(tied) 3rd
Kenosha Pikes Carl Carr 7th Joe Lavallee 6th 6th
Marshalltown Maples Earl Bauer 8th 9th(tied) 9th
Eau Claire Loggers Dan Newberg 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Clinton Steamboats Joe Brown 10th Joe Brown 2nd(tied) 4th
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
La Crosse Lions Lew Russell 1st (tied) Russ West 7th 5th
Moline Pioneers Gary Luther 1st (tied) Joe Espenschied 9th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Desmond Riley 3rd Desmond Riley 5th 6th
Burlington Bears Glenn Cohen 4th Jim Bagley 1st(tied) 1st
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Biff Pitts 5th Biff Pitts 6th 8th
Winona Beavers Del Smith 6th Jim Kumpula 1st(tied) 2nd
Waterloo Chiefs Ray Olexa 7th Ray Olexa 1st(tied) 3rd
Clinton Steamboats Joe F Jackson 8th Joe F Jackson 8th 9th
Quincy Cannoneers Hal Quillen 9th Hal Quillen 1st(tied) 4th
Kenosha Pikes Jimmy Combs 10th Jimmy Combs 10th 10th
Eau Claire Loggers Joe Seely 11th 12th 12th
Ottumwa Owls Joe Markert 12th Joe Markert 11th 11th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moline Pioneers Harry Weisenborn 1st Harry Weisenborn 6th 4th
Kenosha Pikes Harry Wilson 2nd Harry Wilson 1st(tied) 1st
Quincy Cannoneers John Keith 3rd Don Heath 1st(tied) 2nd
Ottumwa Owls Willie Young 4th Willie Young 1st(tied) 3rd
La Crosse Lions Andy Fenton 5th 8th(tied) 8th
Winona Beavers Doug Holloway 6th Doug Holloway 7th 7th
Waterloo Chiefs Roger Greenway 7th 8th(tied) 9th
Clinton Steamboats Bill Henderson 8th (tied) Bill Henderson 4th 5th
Marshalltown Maples Pete Pratt 8th (tied) Pete Pratt 5th 6th
Eau Claire Loggers Russ Boatner 10th 8th(tied) 10th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Len Andruski 11th 8th(tied) 11th
Burlington Bears 12th 8th(tied) 12th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Marshalltown Maples Sam Beadle 1st Sam Beadle 1st 1st
Clinton Steamboats Tom Conner 2nd Tom Conner 3rd 3rd
Moline Pioneers Bill Ward 3rd 6th(tied) 6th
Eau Claire Loggers Jack Smith 4th Jack Smith 2nd 2nd
Ottumwa Owls George Horn 5th George Horn 5th 5th
Kenosha Pikes Bill Halas 6th Bill Halas 4th 4th
Quincy Cannoneers Bob Whitworth 7th 6th(tied) 7th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Bobby Ortiz 8th 6th(tied) 8th
Burlington Bears 9th (tied) 6th(tied) 9th(tied)
La Crosse Lions 9th (tied) 6th(tied) 9th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 9th (tied) 6th(tied) 9th(tied)
Winona Beavers 9th (tied) 6th(tied) 9th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Quincy Cannoneers George Huffman 1st Jack Abrams 1st(tied) 1st
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Pat Steckman 2nd Pat Steckman 4th 4th
Kenosha Pikes Jack Ellis 3rd Pat McClay 1st(tied) 2nd
La Crosse Lions Lester Jones 4th Roy Presley 9th 8th
Eau Claire Loggers Chris Weaver 5th Chris Weaver 5th 5th
Clinton Steamboats Pete Osborn 6th 10th(tied) 10th
Moline Pioneers Gene Day 7th Gene Day 6th 6th
Burlington Bears Jack Queen 8th Jack Queen 8th 9th
Winona Beavers Chuck Jones 9th Chuck Jones 7th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Jack Hall 10th (tied) Jack Hall 1st(tied) 3rd
Ottumwa Owls Chuck Coley 10th (tied) 10th(tied) 11th
Waterloo Chiefs 12th 10th(tied) 12th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Johnny Moten 1st Johnny Moten 2nd 2nd
Moline Pioneers Ron Waller 2nd Ron Waller 4th 3rd
Ottumwa Owls Jack Hayford 3rd Andy Alexander 1st 1st
Kenosha Pikes Ralph Henderson 4th Ralph Henderson 3rd 4th
La Crosse Lions Tom Gardner 5th 8th(tied) 8th
Quincy Cannoneers Gene Armistead 6th Gene Armistead 5th 5th
Eau Claire Loggers John Rocco 7th Marty Mathews 7th 6th
Marshalltown Maples Paul Brown 8th Paul Brown 6th 7th
Winona Beavers Eli Kimble 9th 8th(tied) 9th
Burlington Bears Ernie Chadwick 10th 8th(tied) 10th
Clinton Steamboats 11th (tied) 8th(tied) 11th(tied)
Waterloo Chiefs 11th (tied) 8th(tied) 11th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Quincy Cannoneers Charlie Huffman 1st Charlie Huffman 1st(tied) 1st
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Dan Labelle 2nd Dan Labelle 1st(tied) 2nd
La Crosse Lions Henry Benn 3rd Henry Benn 7th 7th
Kenosha Pikes Johnny Martinez 4th Bill Nelson Jr. 1st(tied) 3rd
Winona Beavers Donnie Cooper 5th Donnie Cooper 4th 4th
Ottumwa Owls Ray Todd 6th 9th(tied) 9th
Eau Claire Loggers Red Wells 7th Earl Quaid 5th 5th
Clinton Steamboats Charlie Smith 8th Charlie Smith 6th 6th
Marshalltown Maples Joe Bray 9th Joe Bray 8th 8th
Burlington Bears 10th (tied) 9th(tied) 10th(tied)
Moline Pioneers 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 10th 8th
Kenosha Pikes Bruce Parish 2nd Eddie Nordberg 1st 1st
Quincy Cannoneers Carl Price 3rd Bob Chamberlain 2nd 2nd
Moline Pioneers Frank Gregg 4th Eddie Emerson 3rd 3rd
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Luis Serrano 5th Luis Serrano 5th 4th
La Crosse Lions Lyle Lessard 6th Bob Hays 7th 6th
Eau Claire Loggers Don Price 7th Don Price 6th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Joe Lucas 8th Phil Donovan 11th 10th
Ottumwa Owls Bobby Watson 9th Doug Wallace 4th 5th
Winona Beavers Ray Lee 10th Ray Lee 9th 11th
Waterloo Chiefs Walter Hoffman 11th Walter Hoffman 8th 9th
Burlington Bears 12th 12th 12th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moline Pioneers Luther Roberts 1st Doc Hudson 2nd 1st
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Danny Browning 2nd Bob Schroeder 4th 4th
Quincy Cannoneers Walt Spence 3rd Doug Trowbridge 3rd 2nd
Waterloo Chiefs Bruce Carter 4th Bill Nichols 11th 7th
Eau Claire Loggers Jerry Demski 5th Jerry Demski 5th(tied) 5th
Ottumwa Owls John Golden 6th John Golden 5th(tied) 6th
Clinton Steamboats Mike Herring 7th John K Thomas 10th 10th
La Crosse Lions Billy Gallagher 8th Billy Gallagher 8th 9th
Kenosha Pikes Josh Loftus 9th Larry Lee 1st 3rd
Winona Beavers Dickie Kite 10th Dickie Kite 9th 11th
Marshalltown Maples John Ouimet 11th Dick Wright 5th(tied) 8th
Burlington Bears 12th 12th 12th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moline Pioneers Herm Jones 1st Herm Jones 3rd 2nd
Quincy Cannoneers John Lesperance 2nd John Lesperance 4th 4th
Kenosha Pikes Bruce Parish 3rd Larry Lee 1st 1st
La Crosse Lions Billy Gallagher 4th Billy Gallagher 2nd 3rd
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Bill Wright 5th Bill Wright 9th 5th
Ottumwa Owls Roy Owens 6th Roy Owens 5th 6th
Eau Claire Loggers Rick Bailey 7th Rick Bailey 7th 7th
Waterloo Chiefs Bruce Carter 8th Bill Nichols 11th 10th
Marshalltown Maples Joe Benning 9th Joe Benning 8th 9th
Winona Beavers Curt Kelly 10th Curt Kelly 6th 8th
Clinton Steamboats Sol Wheeler 11th John K Thomas 10th 11th
Burlington Bears 12th 12th 12th
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