1977 Shreveport Captains Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 62-68
Finished 4th in the TL's East Division
Manager: Johnny Lipon (0-0), Tim Murtaugh (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 44,011, Avg. 677
1977 Shreveport Captains Statistics

The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1977 season with a record of 62 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Captains topped the league with just 536 runs allowed. Shreveport scored 535 runs, worst in the league,. Larry Littleton paced the team with 18 home runs Doe Boyland drove in 60 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .330 clip. Rick Honeycutt led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.47 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1977 Shreveport Captains who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Chris Batton, Doe Boyland, Fred Breining, Al Holland, Rick Honeycutt, Larry Littleton, Nelson Norman, Don Robinson, Jim Sadowski and Rod Scurry.

Johnny Lipon and Tim Murtaugh served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chris BattonRRAugust 24, 19546'4"195Los Angeles, CA US
Doe BoylandLLJanuary 6, 19556'4"200Chicago, IL US
Randy BrandtLL6'3"165, US
Fred BreiningRRNovember 15, 19556'4"185San Francisco, CA US
Jimmy BusbyLLOctober 7, 19535'10"165
John DeanLR6'0"190
Juan DelgadoSR6'3"205
Juan DeLizaRRJuly 5, 19556'2"172Bani, Peravia DO
Paul DjakonowRRAugust 6, 19515'11"185Philadelphia, PA US
David GarciaSR6'3"175
Michael GonzalezRR6'0"170
Chester GunterRROctober 8, 19525'11"165
Al HollandRLAugust 16, 19525'11"207Roanoke, VA US
Rick HoneycuttLLJune 29, 19546'1"185Chattanooga, TN US
James JohnstonLR5'9"160
Mike KavanaghRRApril 13, 19526'1"185
James KidderRRSeptember 25, 19535'10"165
Larry LittletonRRApril 3, 19546'1"185Charlotte, NC US
Douglas NelsonLLJuly 29, 19546'3"195Charleston, WV US
Nelson NormanSRMay 23, 19586'2"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Leonardo OrtizRR6'0"176
Raymond PriceRR6'6"210
Don RobinsonRRJune 8, 19576'4"225Ashland, KY US
Felix RodriguezLL5'11"160
Jim SadowskiRRAugust 7, 19516'3"195Pittsburgh, PA US
Harry SaferightLRMarch 4, 19495'11"195Richmond, VA US
Rod ScurryLLMarch 17, 19566'2"180Sacramento, CA US
William ThomasRRDecember 23, 19496'3"190
Barry WeinbergRR6'1"175
Luther WrennRR6'2"170
Ernest YoungSROctober 17, 19545'10"175

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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