1973 Shreveport Captains Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 70-68
Finished 2nd in the TL's East Division
Manager: Gene Freese (70-68)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 57,243, Avg. 830
1973 Shreveport Captains Statistics

The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1973 season with a record of 70 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Captains scored 595 runs and gave up 679 runs. Rick Richardson paced Shreveport with 20 home runs, while Gary Martz and Sixto Lezcano walloped 15 or more as well. Sixto Lezcano drove in 90 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .293 clip. Kevin Kobel and Tom Hausman led the squad with 12 wins each, and Kevin Kobel recorded a 3.4 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1973 Shreveport Captains who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Larry Anderson, Gene Freese, Tom Hausman, Kevin Kobel, Sixto Lezcano, Gary Martz, Denny McLain, Charlie Moore, Eduardo Rodríguez, Bob Sheldon and Dan Thomas.

Gene Freese served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dan AdamsRRDecember 27, 19486'1"175
Larry AndersonRRDecember 3, 19526'3"190Maywood, CA US
Carl AustermanRRSeptember 8, 19526'2"185Phoenix, AZ US
Gary CavalloRRFebruary 26, 19486'4"195Queens, NY US
Kenneth CollinsRR6'2"195
William CollinsSRApril 9, 19516'1"185Washington, DC US
John ConzattiRRApril 14, 19505'11"188Chehalis, WA US
Perry DanforthLRJanuary 28, 19516'0"170
William DavidsonRR6'1"175
Gene FreeseRRJanuary 8, 19345'11"175Wheeling, WV US
Tom HausmanRRMarch 31, 19536'4"190Mobridge, SD US
Michael HersonRRJanuary 31, 19476'2"192
Dennis HolmbergLRAugust 2, 19516'0"185Dodge County, NE US
Kent JacobsonLRFebruary 1, 19516'3"195Fargo, ND US
Thomas KingLL6'3"195
Kevin KobelRLOctober 2, 19536'0"180Buffalo, NY US
Joseph LawsonRR6'5"205
Sixto LezcanoRRNovember 28, 19535'10"165Arecibo, PR
Juan LopezRRNovember 6, 19525'10"170Rio Piedras, PR
Gary MartzRRJanuary 10, 19516'4"210Spokane, WA US
Denny McLainRRMarch 29, 19446'1"185Chicago, IL US
Charlie MooreRRJune 21, 19535'11"180Birmingham, AL US
Jerry O'NeillLLOctober 4, 19526'3"185
Rick RichardsonRRJanuary 24, 19516'5"217Portsmouth, VA US
Alejandro RodriguezRRJuly 1, 19525'8"160Toa Alta, PR
Eduardo RodríguezRRMarch 6, 19526'0"180Barceloneta, PR
Jose SaladoRR5'10"160
Porfirio SanchezRRMarch 3, 19496'0"160Carolina, PR
Bob SheldonLRNovember 27, 19506'0"170Montebello, CA US
Gil StaffordRROctober 31, 19535'11"180
Thomas StedmanRRFebruary 28, 19516'2"165Bethesda, MD US
Darryl SteenRRJuly 1, 19526'3"200Los Angeles, CA US
Dan ThomasRRMay 9, 19516'2"190Birmingham, AL US
Price ThomasRR6'2"195
Dennis YardRRAugust 27, 19506'2"170Columbus, OH 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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