1983 Shreveport Captains Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 72-64
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: Duane Espy (72-64)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 41,962, Avg. 617
1983 Shreveport Captains Statistics

The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1983 season with a record of 72 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Captains plated 676 runs and conceded 647 runs. Rob Deer walloped 35 home runs for Shreveport, and Robert Schuster added 15 or more also. Robert Schuster accounted for 100 RBI. John Stevenson paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .319 clip. Bengie Biggus topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.21 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Chris Brown, Craig Chamberlain, Rob Deer, Randy Gomez, Mark Grant, Pat Larkin, Jessie Reid and Frank Williams were all players from the 1983 Shreveport Captains who played in the Majors during their careers.

Duane Espy served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Glenn BarlingRRAugust 15, 19606'4"170
Kevin BatesLRFebruary 23, 19605'10"170
Bengie BiggusR6'1"185
Jeff BlobaumSRSeptember 9, 19606'0"185
Mike BrechtLJune 4, 19606'1"175
Chris BrownRRAugust 15, 19616'0"185Jackson, MS US
Craig ChamberlainRRFebruary 2, 19576'1"190Hollywood, CA US
Bob CummingsRRSeptember 8, 19606'2"187Chicago, IL US
Gary DavenportRRMay 20, 19595'11"165
Rob DeerRRSeptember 29, 19606'3"210Orange, CA US
Bob GendronRSeptember 1, 19606'1"180
Randy GomezRRFebruary 4, 19575'10"185San Mateo, CA US
Mark GrantRROctober 24, 19636'2"195Aurora, IL US
Pat LarkinLLJune 14, 19606'0"180Arcadia, CA US
Chuck LustedROctober 23, 19596'1"180
Steven ManderfieldLL6'2"200
Donald MazzilliLL6'0"180
Kevin McKennaR5'10"170
Bob O'ConnorRR6'0"180
Jon ReelhornRJuly 12, 19596'5"200Stockton, CA US
Jessie ReidLLJune 1, 19626'1"200Honolulu, HI US
Denny SchaferROctober 18, 19605'11"175
Robert SchusterLR6'1"175
Bryan SnyderLL6'2"180
James StassiRR5'10"185
John StevensonRRSeptember 4, 19595'10"155
Sean ToernerRRJuly 30, 19595'11"168Burbank, CA US
John VioletteRRFebruary 19, 19586'3"195
Randy WeibelR6'2"200
Dave WilhelmiRNovember 7, 19616'6"230
Frank WilliamsRRFebruary 13, 19586'1"180Seattle, WA 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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