1972 Shreveport Captains Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 64-76
Finished 4th in the TL's East Division
Manager: Norm Sherry (64-76)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 34,165, Avg. 488
1972 Shreveport Captains Statistics

The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1972 season with a record of 64 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Captains plated 528 runs and yielded 596 runs. Larry Mansfield paced Shreveport with 13 home runs Paul Dade recorded 55 runs batted in. Sam Ashford led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .295 clip. Thor Skogan topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 1.98 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Members of the 1972 Shreveport Captains who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bob Allietta, Dave Chalk, Paul Dade, John Doherty, Chuck Hockenbery, Larry Milbourne, Sid Monge, Morris Nettles, Orlando Ramírez and Norm Sherry.

Norm Sherry served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AlliettaRRMay 1, 19526'0"190New Bedford, MA US
Sam AshfordLRMarch 22, 19516'1"180Birmingham, AL US
Tony BarbosaLLAugust 29, 19485'11"170Brownsville, TX US
Tony BarrientosRRAugust 4, 19515'11"180Jaibon, DO
Thomas BenedicktLLJune 20, 19495'11"175Fontana, CA US
Robert BoddieRRMay 6, 19516'3"175
Ronald BoticaRRJuly 17, 19506'0"205Oakland, CA US
Dave ChalkRRAugust 30, 19505'10"175Del Rio, TX US
David ChorleyRRNovember 9, 19515'11"190Bellflower, CA US
Paul DadeRRDecember 7, 19516'1"185Seattle, WA US
Larry DierksLLSeptember 21, 19496'1"195Visalia, CA US
John DohertyLLAugust 22, 19515'11"185Woburn, MA US
Jack DonovanRRAugust 4, 19496'2"180Staten Island, NY US
Al DopfelRRFebruary 27, 19506'1"190
Michael ElwoodSR6'3"200
Jerry FeldmanLLNovember 18, 19465'10"185Los Angeles, CA US
Chuck GibbonSLSeptember 26, 19536'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Rick HansenRRJuly 1, 19506'4"200Visalia, CA US
Larry HansonRRSeptember 12, 19476'3"200Tacoma, WA US
Chuck HockenberySRDecember 15, 19506'1"195La Crosse, WI US
Greg JaycoxRRMarch 9, 19516'2"185Ventura, CA US
Larry MansfieldLLDecember 31, 19486'8"235Memphis, TN US
Stanley MartinSRDecember 7, 19485'10"160Los Angeles, CA US
Dave McCormickRRJune 26, 19486'2"210Los Angeles, CA US
John McCowanSRFebruary 16, 19485'9"169Venice, CA US
Tom MialiRLMay 18, 19505'11"180Alhambra, CA US
Larry MilbourneSRFebruary 14, 19516'0"161Port Norris, NJ US
Mike MinsterRRMay 11, 19486'3"200Chicago, IL US
Sid MongeSLApril 11, 19516'2"185Agua Prieta, Sonora MX
Morris NettlesLLJanuary 26, 19526'1"170Los Angeles, CA US
Randy NilesRROctober 17, 19496'1"220Culver City, CA US
Orlando RamírezRRDecember 18, 19515'10"175Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Frank RigginsLLMarch 17, 19476'0"200Seneca, KS US
Norm SherryRRJuly 16, 19315'11"180New York, NY US
Thor SkoganRLFebruary 10, 19495'11"170Oslo, NO
Terry TuleyRRSeptember 17, 19496'0"160Van Nuys, CA US
Jim UruburuLLJuly 3, 19496'2"200San Pedro, CA US
Rick YoungLLMarch 17, 19516'0"175Chicago, IL US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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