UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
01/20/1975
 
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 6th 5th
La Crosse Lions Henry Girten 3rd Henry Girten 1st(tied) 2nd
Moline Pioneers Harry DeRemer 4th Harry DeRemer 7th 7th
Quincy Cannoneers Frank Cizek 5th Frank Cizek 8th 8th
Clinton Steamboats Sam Cook 6th 10th(tied) 10th
Ottumwa Owls George Konitzer 7th George Konitzer 1st(tied) 3rd
Waterloo Chiefs Carl Sanborn 8th Bob Kyler 1st(tied) 4th
Burlington Bears Walter Tyler 9th Walter Tyler 5th 6th
Kenosha Pikes Charlie Boggs 10th Charlie Boggs 9th 9th
Eau Claire Loggers Glenn Gregory 11th 10th(tied) 11th
Winona Beavers 12th 10th(tied) 12th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moline Pioneers Dick Marshall 1st Dick Marshall 6th 6th
Ottumwa Owls Brooks Brown 2nd Brooks Brown 1st 1st
La Crosse Lions Don Jones 3rd Don Jones 2nd(tied) 2nd
Winona Beavers Jim Bailey 4th Jim Bailey 7th 7th
Burlington Bears Blue Moon Ward 5th Blue Moon Ward 8th 8th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Tracy Fisher 6th Tracy Fisher 2nd(tied) 3rd
Kenosha Pikes Joe Lavallee 7th Joe Lavallee 2nd(tied) 4th
Quincy Cannoneers Clyde McCormick 8th Clyde McCormick 9th 9th
Marshalltown Maples Earl Bauer 9th 10th(tied) 10th
Eau Claire Loggers Dan Newberg 10th 10th(tied) 11th
Clinton Steamboats Joe Brown 11th Joe Brown 2nd(tied) 5th
Waterloo Chiefs Hal Smith 12th 10th(tied) 12th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Marshalltown Maples Desmond Riley 1st Desmond Riley 3rd 3rd
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Biff Pitts 2nd Biff Pitts 4th(tied) 4th
Moline Pioneers Phil Robertson 3rd 9th(tied) 9th
Winona Beavers Del Smith 4th Jim Kumpula 1st 1st
Clinton Steamboats Joe F Jackson 5th Joe F Jackson 4th(tied) 5th
Eau Claire Loggers Sam Martin 6th 9th(tied) 10th
Quincy Cannoneers Hal Quillen 7th Hal Quillen 2nd 2nd
Burlington Bears Jim Bagley 8th Jim Bagley 7th 7th
Kenosha Pikes Jimmy Combs 9th Jimmy Combs 6th 6th
La Crosse Lions Felix Nunez 10th 9th(tied) 11th
Ottumwa Owls Joe Markert 11th Joe Markert 8th 8th
Waterloo Chiefs Clint Triplett 12th 9th(tied) 12th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bears Bob Patterson 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Ottumwa Owls Willie Young 2nd Willie Young 1st 1st
Winona Beavers Doug Holloway 3rd Doug Holloway 6th 4th
Moline Pioneers Fred Evans 4th 7th(tied) 8th
Waterloo Chiefs Roger Greenway 5th 7th(tied) 9th
Clinton Steamboats Bill Henderson 6th Bill Henderson 2nd(tied) 2nd
Marshalltown Maples Pete Pratt 7th Pete Pratt 2nd(tied) 3rd
Quincy Cannoneers Charlie Mitchell 8th Charlie Mitchell 4th 5th
Kenosha Pikes John Algerson 9th John Algerson 5th 6th
Eau Claire Loggers Russ Boatner 10th 7th(tied) 10th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Len Andruski 11th 7th(tied) 11th
La Crosse Lions 12th 7th(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 2nd
Eau Claire Loggers Jack Smith 3rd Jack Smith 2nd 3rd
Ottumwa Owls George Horn 4th George Horn 5th 5th
Kenosha Pikes Bill Halas 5th Bill Halas 4th 4th
Moline Pioneers Alex Wade 6th 6th(tied) 6th
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
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Pat Steckman 1st Pat Steckman 2nd 2nd
Clinton Steamboats Pete Osborn 2nd 10th(tied) 10th
Moline Pioneers Russ Gary 3rd Gene Day 5th 5th
Eau Claire Loggers Chris Weaver 4th Chris Weaver 3rd 3rd
Quincy Cannoneers George Huffman 5th George Huffman 9th 8th
Waterloo Chiefs George Arnold 6th 10th(tied) 11th
Kenosha Pikes Pat McClay 7th Pat McClay 4th 4th
Burlington Bears Jack Queen 8th Jack Queen 7th 7th
Marshalltown Maples Jack Hall 9th Jack Hall 1st 1st
Winona Beavers Chuck Jones 10th Chuck Jones 6th 6th
Ottumwa Owls Chuck Coley 11th 10th(tied) 12th
La Crosse Lions Roy Presley 12th Roy Presley 8th 9th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Johnny Moten 1st Johnny Moten 1st 1st
Ottumwa Owls Jack Hayford 2nd Jack Hayford 5th 3rd
Kenosha Pikes Ralph Henderson 3rd Ralph Henderson 2nd 2nd
La Crosse Lions Tom Gardner 4th 9th(tied) 9th
Quincy Cannoneers Gene Armistead 5th Gene Armistead 4th 5th
Waterloo Chiefs Chet Adair 6th Chet Adair 3rd 4th
Eau Claire Loggers John Rocco 7th Marty Mathews 8th 7th
Moline Pioneers Monty Pollard 8th Monty Pollard 6th 6th
Marshalltown Maples Paul Brown 9th Paul Brown 7th 8th
Winona Beavers Eli Kimble 10th 9th(tied) 10th
Burlington Bears Ernie Chadwick 11th 9th(tied) 11th
Clinton Steamboats 12th 9th(tied) 12th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Dan Labelle 1st Dan Labelle 1st 1st
Burlington Bears Tom Haynes 2nd Tom Haynes 2nd 2nd
Kenosha Pikes Johnny Martinez 3rd 8th(tied) 8th
Winona Beavers Donnie Cooper 4th Donnie Cooper 4th 3rd
Ottumwa Owls Ray Todd 5th 8th(tied) 9th
Clinton Steamboats Charlie Smith 6th Charlie Smith 5th 5th
Marshalltown Maples Joe Bray 7th (tied) 8th(tied) 10th(tied)
Moline Pioneers Jack Burke 7th (tied) 8th(tied) 10th(tied)
Eau Claire Loggers Earl Quaid 9th Earl Quaid 3rd 4th
Quincy Cannoneers Lorne Jones 10th Lorne Jones 6th 6th
Waterloo Chiefs Carl Hunt 11th Carl Hunt 7th 7th
La Crosse Lions Bob Thacker 12th 8th(tied) 12th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kenosha Pikes Bruce Parish 1st Eddie Nordberg 2nd 1st
Clinton Steamboats Bob Martinelli 2nd Bob Martinelli 12th 8th
La Crosse Lions Jim Peters 3rd Bob Hays 3rd 3rd
Quincy Cannoneers John Tolbert 4th Bob Chamberlain 1st 2nd
Moline Pioneers Frank Gregg 5th Eddie Emerson 7th 4th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks John Green 6th Luis Serrano 4th 5th
Eau Claire Loggers Don Price 7th Don Price 10th 9th
Marshalltown Maples Joe Lucas 8th Phil Donovan 11th 10th
Ottumwa Owls Bobby Watson 9th Al Reed 5th 6th
Winona Beavers Ray Lee 10th Ray Lee 9th 11th
Waterloo Chiefs Walter Hoffman 11th Walter Hoffman 6th 7th
Burlington Bears Frank Gunter 12th Frank Gunter 8th 12th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
La Crosse Lions Billy Gallagher 1st Billy Gallagher 6th 4th
Waterloo Chiefs Ed Buckingham 2nd Bill Nichols 11th 7th
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Danny Browning 3rd Bob Schroeder 2nd 1st
Eau Claire Loggers Jerry Demski 4th Jerry Demski 8th 6th
Moline Pioneers Luther Roberts 5th Billy David 3rd(tied) 3rd
Ottumwa Owls John Golden 6th John Golden 3rd(tied) 5th
Clinton Steamboats Mike Herring 7th John K Thomas 9th 9th
Kenosha Pikes Josh Loftus 8th Larry Lee 1st 2nd
Burlington Bears Sam Morris 9th Sam Morris 12th 11th
Quincy Cannoneers Bill Rhame 10th Bill Rhame 10th 12th
Winona Beavers Dickie Kite 11th Dickie Kite 7th 10th
Marshalltown Maples John Ouimet 12th Dick Wright 3rd(tied) 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Quincy Cannoneers John Lesperance 1st John Lesperance 3rd 3rd
Kenosha Pikes Bruce Parish 2nd Larry Lee 1st 1st
La Crosse Lions Billy Gallagher 3rd Billy Gallagher 2nd 2nd
St. Cloud Lumberjacks Bill Wright 4th Bill Wright 9th 6th
Eau Claire Loggers Jerry Demski 5th Jerry Demski 7th 5th
Moline Pioneers John Bell 6th John Bell 4th 4th
Ottumwa Owls Roy Owens 7th Roy Owens 5th 7th
Waterloo Chiefs Ed Buckingham 8th Bill Nichols 12th 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 Frank Hall 12th Frank Hall 11th 12th
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