1994 Shreveport Captains Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 73-63
Finished 2nd in the TL's East Division
Manager: Ron Wotus (73-63)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: Fair Grounds Field
Attendance: 199,465, Avg. 3,117 in 64 home dates
1994 Shreveport Captains Statistics

Playoffs - Jackson Generals 3 games, Shreveport Captains 2

The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1994 season with a record of 73 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Captains yielded 515 runs, fewest in the league. Shreveport tallied 569 runs. Barry Miller paced the team with 12 home runs and drove in 73 runs. Marvin Benard led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .315 clip. Steve Whitaker topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.39 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.

Marvin Benard, Brent Cookson, Stacy Jones, Steve Mintz, Doug Mirabelli, Calvin Murray, Lou Pote, Joe Rosselli and William VanLandingham were all players from the 1994 Shreveport Captains who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Ron Wotus served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Marvin BenardLLJanuary 20, 19715'10"180Bluefields, Atlantico Sur NI
Joel ChimelisRRJuly 27, 19676'0"165Brooklyn, NY US
Eric ChristophersonRRApril 25, 19696'1"190Long Beach, CA US
Troy ClemensLRJanuary 12, 19686'1"207
Brent CooksonRRSeptember 7, 19695'11"200Van Nuys, CA US
Chris DotoloRROctober 1, 19685'11"160
Kurt EhmannRRAugust 18, 19706'1"185Long Beach, CA US
Tim FlorezRRJuly 23, 19695'10"170Salt Lake City, UT US
Mike GardellaLLJanuary 18, 19675'10"200
Doug GogolewskiRRJune 8, 19656'2"190
Chris HancockLLSeptember 12, 19696'3"205Lynwood, CA US
Steve HechtLRNovember 12, 19655'9"165Palm Springs, CA US
Andy HeckmanRLOctober 17, 19716'3"185Flushing, NY US
Charlie HicksRRJune 20, 19696'7"230
Stacy JonesRRMay 26, 19676'6"225Gadsden, AL US
Jason McFarlinLLJune 28, 19706'0"175Pensacola, FL US
Barry MillerLLJuly 10, 19686'5"210
Steve MintzLRNovember 24, 19685'11"190Wilmington, NC US
Doug MirabelliRROctober 18, 19706'1"205Kingman, AZ US
Calvin MurrayRRJuly 30, 19715'11"190Dallas, TX US
Kurt PeltzerRLJanuary 13, 19696'3"190Milwaukee, WI US
Mark PetersonLLNovember 27, 19705'11"195Bellevue, WA US
Ron PezzoniRRAugust 22, 19676'0"180Akron, OH US
Lou PoteRRAugust 21, 19716'3"200Evergreen Park, IL US
Derek ReidRRFebruary 4, 19706'3"195Cincinnati, OH US
Joe RosselliRLMay 28, 19726'1"170Burbank, CA US
Rich SimonRRNovember 29, 19656'2"200
Shad SmithRRMay 21, 19676'4"220
Doug VanderweeleRRMarch 18, 19706'2"205Biloxi, MS US
William VanLandinghamRRJuly 16, 19706'2"210Columbia, TN US
Steve WhitakerLLApril 15, 19706'6"225Grand Forks, ND US
Chris WimmerRRSeptember 25, 19705'11"175Wichita, KS 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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