HEARTLAND LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
01/20/1975
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HISTORY
CEDAR RAPIDS CHIEFS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Fred Blake
8th
6th
9th
First Basemen
Vern Blaney
4th
3rd
6th
Second Basemen
Bob Miller
8th
3rd
9th
Third Basemen
Ed Esler
5th
3rd
6th
Shortstops
Ed Neville
9th
3rd
10th
Left Fielders
Jerry Branscum
4th
3rd
6th
Center Fielders
John Shimp
7th
John Shimp
1st
2nd
Right Fielders
John Krebs
3rd
John Krebs
3rd
1st
Starting Pitchers
Ray Harry
7th
Leo Gilliam
3rd
5th
Relievers
Steve Woodward
6th
9th
9th
Closers
Bob Palko
8th
9th
10th
DAVENPORT DUSTERS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Rube McGowan
1st
Jim Korver
2nd
2nd
First Basemen
Don Taylor
1st
3rd (tied)
3rd
Second Basemen
Joe Pierre
5th
3rd (tied)
7th
Third Basemen
Dick Christensen
11th
3rd (tied)
11th
Shortstops
Moses Watts
7th
Jack Childs
1st
1st
Left Fielders
George Sills
1st
3rd (tied)
3rd
Center Fielders
Bill Durst
6th
Bill Durst
3rd
3rd
Right Fielders
Theodore Davis
4th
4th
6th
Starting Pitchers
Joe Trent
2nd
Pedro Winn
3rd (tied)
3rd
Relievers
Jim Donohue
1st
Monte Erickson
7th
2nd
Closers
Jim Donohue
3rd
Monte Erickson
8th
4th
DUBUQUE DUKES (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Stan Bobick
10th
6th (tied)
11th
First Basemen
Leon Carnes
12th
3rd (tied)
12th
Second Basemen
Chuck Mackey
6th
3rd (tied)
8th
Third Basemen
Jerome Smith
1st
Jerome Smith
1st
1st
Shortstops
Tom Wood
1st
3rd (tied)
3rd
Left Fielders
Bobby Cocks
7th
3rd (tied)
8th
Center Fielders
Russ Griffith
1st
Russ Griffith
2nd
1st
Right Fielders
Al Searcy
1st
4th (tied)
4th
Starting Pitchers
Cot Bowen
9th
Oscar Taylor
3rd (tied)
6th
Relievers
Fred Jones
5th
Bill Thomas
2nd
5th
Closers
Bill Thomas
1st
Bill Thomas
2nd
1st
EVANSVILLE HAWKS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Jack Hatfield
12th
Spencer Helmlinger
1st
1st
First Basemen
Ted Bunce
2nd
3rd (tied)
4th
Second Basemen
Bob Downs
3rd
3rd (tied)
5th
Third Basemen
Al Ashcroft
3rd
3rd (tied)
4th
Shortstops
Irv Smith
8th
3rd (tied)
9th
Left Fielders
Leo Clark
10th
Leo Clark
2nd
2nd
Center Fielders
Gary Ellis
2nd
4th
4th
Right Fielders
John Simmons
2nd
4th (tied)
5th
Starting Pitchers
Leroy Davis
3rd
Harry Wilson
3rd (tied)
4th
Relievers
Fred Felder
12th
9th (tied)
12th
Closers
Lee Benjamin
11th
9th (tied)
11th
GARY STEELMEN (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
George Gray
4th
6th (tied)
7th
First Basemen
Jim Day
11th
3rd (tied)
11th
Second Basemen
John James
12th
3rd (tied)
12th
Third Basemen
Bob Christian
8th
3rd (tied)
8th
Shortstops
Tom Carpenter
4th
3rd (tied)
6th
Left Fielders
Pete Hart
2nd
3rd (tied)
4th
Center Fielders
Joe Cousino
11th
4th (tied)
11th
Right Fielders
Julio Cardenas
9th
4th (tied)
9th
Starting Pitchers
Bill Sexton
8th
Bill Sexton
7th
9th
Relievers
Ed Gibson
3rd
Stan Weaver
1st
1st
Closers
John Case
5th
John Case
1st
2nd
LINCOLN RAILSPLITTERS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Ben James
9th
6th (tied)
10th
First Basemen
Maury Ahern
7th
3rd (tied)
9th
Second Basemen
Earl Brown
7th
George Rose
1st
1st
Third Basemen
Don Phelps
10th
3rd (tied)
10th
Shortstops
Bruce Day
10th
Bruce Day
2nd
2nd
Left Fielders
Johnnie Baldwin
8th
3rd (tied)
9th
Center Fielders
Clem Williams
4th
4th (tied)
6th
Right Fielders
Tommy Pierce
7th
Tommy Pierce
1st
2nd
Starting Pitchers
Wally Bishop
1st
Gary Barrett
10th
7th
Relievers
Bill Aldrich
8th
Gary Barrett
5th
7th
Closers
Al Hauth
7th
Gary Barrett
5th
6th
MADISON SENATORS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
John Reed
7th
6th (tied)
8th
First Basemen
Charlie Anderson
5th
3rd (tied)
7th
Second Basemen
Lew Barnes
1st
3rd (tied)
3rd
Third Basemen
Carl Lambert
6th
Carl Lambert
2nd
2nd
Shortstops
Johnny Anderson
5th
3rd (tied)
7th
Left Fielders
Tommy Nash
9th
3rd (tied)
10th
Center Fielders
Manny Diaz
10th
4th (tied)
10th
Right Fielders
Mike South
10th
4th (tied)
10th
Starting Pitchers
Harry Leonard
6th
11th
11th
Relievers
Harry Rasnake
4th
Phil Fletcher
8th
4th
Closers
Julio Ortiz
9th
Julio Ortiz
7th
8th
PEORIA PASTIMERS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Ben Matousek
3rd
Ben Matousek
4th
3rd
First Basemen
Dick Smith
3rd
3rd (tied)
5th
Second Basemen
Al Wagoner
2nd
3rd (tied)
4th
Third Basemen
Ernie Lott
2nd
3rd (tied)
3rd
Shortstops
Herb Marini
6th
3rd (tied)
8th
Left Fielders
Curt Blige
3rd
3rd (tied)
5th
Center Fielders
Stan Ross
8th
4th (tied)
8th
Right Fielders
Alex Lipscomb
5th
4th (tied)
7th
Starting Pitchers
Dick Kusler
11th
John Herrick Jr.
8th
10th
Relievers
Ed Saunders
7th
Tim Young
3rd
6th
Closers
Tim Young
10th
Tim Young
3rd
7th
ROCKFORD WILDCATS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Walter Baker
2nd
6th (tied)
6th
First Basemen
Morrie Howard
9th
Bob Webster
2nd
2nd
Second Basemen
Win Neal
11th
Joe Stocksdale
2nd
2nd
Third Basemen
Garland Johnson
7th
3rd (tied)
7th
Shortstops
Raul Villar
12th
3rd (tied)
12th
Left Fielders
Al Baker
6th
3rd (tied)
7th
Center Fielders
Eddie Beasley
9th
4th (tied)
9th
Right Fielders
Johnny Manning
6th
Johnny Manning
2nd
3rd
Starting Pitchers
Tom Arencibia
4th
Joe Austin
9th
8th
Relievers
Alvin Manning
2nd
Carl Rudy
6th
3rd
Closers
Alvin Manning
2nd
Carl Rudy
6th
3rd
SPRINGFIELD HUSTLERS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Manny Guerra
6th
Manny Guerra
5th
5th
First Basemen
Calvin Marriot
8th
Ernie Green
1st
1st
Second Basemen
Don Richardson
9th
3rd (tied)
10th
Third Basemen
Greg Simmons
12th
3rd (tied)
12th
Shortstops
Eddie Foley
2nd
3rd (tied)
4th
Left Fielders
Hank Pollock
11th
3rd (tied)
11th
Center Fielders
Mickey Cummings
3rd
4th (tied)
5th
Right Fielders
Charlie Cook
11th
4th (tied)
11th
Starting Pitchers
Ben Nicholson
5th
Art Purnell
2nd
2nd
Relievers
Pat Key
9th
Jim Danielson
4th
7th (tied)
Closers
Jim Danielson
4th
Jim Danielson
4th
5th
TERRE HAUTE BREWERS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Charlie Bradley
5th
Charlie Bradley
3rd
4th
First Basemen
Dick Atchison
6th
3rd (tied)
8th
Second Basemen
Bill Tripp
4th
3rd (tied)
6th
Third Basemen
Eddie Adani
4th
3rd (tied)
5th
Shortstops
Rick Alexander
11th
3rd (tied)
11th
Left Fielders
Ed Makin
5th
Charlie Watson
1st
1st
Center Fielders
12th
4th (tied)
12th
Right Fielders
12th
4th (tied)
12th
Starting Pitchers
Dan Willmore
10th
Harry Trinity
1st
1st
Relievers
Bill Sloan
11th
9th (tied)
11th
Closers
Bill Sloan
12th
9th (tied)
12th
WICHITA RUSTLERS (A) 01/20/1975
Position
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Catchers
Rufe Williams
11th
6th (tied)
12th
First Basemen
George Sanders
10th
3rd (tied)
10th
Second Basemen
Wally Ellis
10th
3rd (tied)
11th
Third Basemen
Mike Dreyfus
9th
3rd (tied)
9th
Shortstops
Bill Naylor
3rd
3rd (tied)
5th
Left Fielders
12th
3rd (tied)
12th
Center Fielders
Roy Baker
5th
4th (tied)
7th
Right Fielders
Charlie Woolard
8th
4th (tied)
8th
Starting Pitchers
Ellis Wright
12th
11th (tied)
12th
Relievers
Bill Lynaugh
10th
9th (tied)
10th
Closers
Juan Castro
6th
9th (tied)
9th
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