1988 Shreveport Captains Roster
Team Record: 74-62
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: Jack Mull (74-62)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: Fair Grounds Field
Attendance: 234,587, Avg. 3,450
Playoffs - Tulsa Drillers 2 games, Shreveport Captains 0
The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1988 season with a record of 74 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Captains led the league with just 524 runs allowed. Shreveport scored 552 runs. Romy Cucjen, Greg Litton and John Skurla paced the team with 11 home runs apiece. Greg Litton drove in 64 runs. John Skurla topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .301 clip. Joe Olker paced the squad with 15 wins, while Dean Freeland recorded a 3.38 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1988 Shreveport Captains who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Benjamin, John Burkett, Ángel Escobar, Eric Gunderson, Joe Kmak, Greg Litton, Randy McCament, Paul McClellan, Mike Remlinger, Andrés Santana, Stu Tate and Trevor Wilson.
Jack Mull served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Mike Benjamin | R | R | November 22, 1965 | 6'3" | 195 | Euclid, OH US |
George Bonilla | L | L | February 20, 1963 | 6'1" | 190 | |
John Burkett | R | R | November 28, 1964 | 6'2" | 175 | New Brighton, PA US |
Jeff Carter | S | R | October 20, 1963 | 5'10" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
Romy Cucjen | R | R | April 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Ty Dabney | L | R | August 23, 1962 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Harry Davis | R | R | August 27, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Dee Dixon | L | L | March 8, 1964 | 6'0" | 184 | |
Jose Dominguez | R | June 25, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
Ãngel Escobar | S | R | May 12, 1965 | 6'0" | 160 | La Sabana, Vargas VE |
Dean Freeland | R | R | February 25, 1965 | 6'0" | 180 | Milwaukee, WI US |
Everett Graham | L | L | February 20, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Eric Gunderson | R | L | March 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
Mike Hogan | R | R | January 15, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | Balboa, CA US |
Joe Kmak | R | R | May 3, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Napa, CA US |
Greg Litton | R | R | July 13, 1964 | 6'0" | 175 | New Orleans, LA US |
Randy McCament | R | R | July 29, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | Albuquerque, NM US |
Paul McClellan | R | R | February 3, 1966 | 6'2" | 180 | San Mateo, CA US |
Tim McCoy | R | L | March 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | |
Deron McCue | R | R | January 24, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | |
T. J. McDonald | R | R | October 25, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Paul Meyers | R | L | February 7, 1965 | 6'0" | 163 | |
Rick Nelson | R | R | September 4, 1964 | 6'5" | 218 | |
Brian Ohnoutka | R | R | August 9, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Joe Olker | R | L | June 4, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Jose Pena | R | R | April 24, 1965 | 6'1" | 183 | |
Ed Puikunas | L | August 19, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Mike Remlinger | L | L | March 23, 1966 | 6'0" | 195 | Middletown, NY US |
Andrés Santana | S | R | February 5, 1968 | 5'11" | 160 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
John Skurla | L | L | December 16, 1962 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Stu Tate | R | R | June 17, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Huntsville, AL US |
Trevor Wilson | L | L | June 7, 1966 | 6'0" | 190 | Torrance, CA US |
Mike Wishnevski | L | L | March 29, 1961 | 6'0" | 220 |
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.