
1977 Shreveport Captains Roster
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
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, Jim Sadowski, Nelson Norman, Fred Breining, Rod Scurry, Doe Boyland, Rick Honeycutt, Don Robinson, Al Holland and Larry Littleton.
Johnny Lipon and Tim Murtaugh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Chris Batton | R | R | August 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Doe Boyland | L | L | January 6, 1955 | 6'4" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
Randy Brandt | L | L | 6'3" | 165 | , US | |
Fred Breining | R | R | November 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
Jimmy Busby | L | L | October 7, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | |
John Dean | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Juan Delgado | S | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
Juan DeLiza | R | R | July 5, 1955 | 6'2" | 172 | Bani, Peravia DO |
Paul Djakonow | R | R | August 6, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
David Garcia | S | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
Michael Gonzalez | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Chester Gunter | R | R | October 8, 1952 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Al Holland | R | L | August 16, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Roanoke, VA US |
Rick Honeycutt | L | L | June 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Chattanooga, TN US |
James Johnston | L | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
Mike Kavanagh | R | R | April 13, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | |
James Kidder | R | R | September 25, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Larry Littleton | R | R | April 3, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Charlotte, NC US |
Douglas Nelson | L | L | July 29, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Charleston, WV US |
Nelson Norman | S | R | May 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 160 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Leonardo Ortiz | R | R | 6'0" | 176 | ||
Raymond Price | R | R | 6'6" | 210 | ||
Don Robinson | R | R | June 8, 1957 | 6'4" | 225 | Ashland, KY US |
Felix Rodriguez | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Jim Sadowski | R | R | August 7, 1951 | 6'3" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Harry Saferight | L | R | March 4, 1949 | 5'11" | 195 | Richmond, VA US |
Rod Scurry | L | L | March 17, 1956 | 6'2" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
William Thomas | R | R | December 23, 1949 | 6'3" | 190 | |
Barry Weinberg | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Luther Wrenn | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
Ernest Young | S | R | October 17, 1954 | 5'10" | 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.