1995 Shreveport Captains Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 88-47
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: Ron Wotus (88-47)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: Fair Grounds Field
Attendance: 173,996, Avg. 2,597 in 67 home dates
1995 Shreveport Captains Statistics

Finals - Shreveport Captains 4 games, Midland Angels 1

The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1995 season with a record of 88 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Captains topped the league with 733 runs. Shreveport allowed 530 runs, least in the league. Jacob Cruz led the team with 13 home runs and drove in 77 runs, while leading all regular hitters by connecting at a .297 clip. Edwin Corps paced the squad with 13 wins, and Steve Bourgeois registered a 2.85 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1995 Shreveport Captains who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Rich Aurilia, Steve Bourgeois, Jamie Brewington, Jay Canizaro, Jacob Cruz, Shawn Estes, Marcus Jensen, Doug Mirabelli, Bill Mueller, Calvin Murray, Ricky Pickett, Lou Pote, Steve Soderstrom, Carlos Valdez, Keith Williams and Desi Wilson.

Ron Wotus served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
José AlguacilLRAugust 9, 19726'2"200Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Rich AuriliaRRSeptember 2, 19716'0"170Brooklyn, NY US
Steve BourgeoisRRAugust 4, 19726'1"205Lutcher, LA US
Cliff BrannonRRJuly 28, 19676'6"190
Jamie BrewingtonRRSeptember 28, 19716'4"180Greenville, NC US
Jay CanizaroRRJuly 4, 19735'9"170Beaumont, TX US
Marino CastilloRRMarch 17, 19716'0"168Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Edwin CorpsRRNovember 3, 19725'11"190Humacao, PR
Jacob CruzLLJanuary 28, 19736'0"175Oxnard, CA US
Kurt EhmannRRAugust 18, 19706'1"185Long Beach, CA US
Shawn EstesRLFebruary 18, 19736'2"185San Bernardino, CA US
Tim FlorezRRJuly 23, 19695'10"170Salt Lake City, UT US
Chad FronteraRRNovember 22, 19726'2"200Brooklyn, NY US
Rich HydeRRDecember 24, 19686'0"185Champaign, IL US
Bernie JenkinsRRSeptember 12, 19676'4"195
Marcus JensenSRDecember 14, 19726'4"195Oakland, CA US
Craig MayesLRMay 8, 19705'10"195Royal Oak, MI US
Jason McFarlinLLJune 28, 19706'0"175Pensacola, FL US
Mike McLainLRMarch 18, 19706'2"195
Roger MillerRRApril 4, 19676'0"190
Doug MirabelliRROctober 18, 19706'1"205Kingman, AZ US
Chris MorrowLLNovember 8, 19696'1"190San Francisco, CA US
Bill MuellerSRMarch 17, 19715'11"175Maryland Heights, MO US
Calvin MurrayRRJuly 30, 19715'11"190Dallas, TX US
Mark PetersonLLNovember 27, 19705'11"195Bellevue, WA US
Ricky PickettLLJanuary 19, 19706'1"220Fort Worth, TX US
Lou PoteRRAugust 21, 19716'3"200Evergreen Park, IL US
Shawn PurdyRRJuly 30, 19686'0"205St. Petersburg, FL US
Derek ReidRRFebruary 4, 19706'3"195Cincinnati, OH US
Jeff RicheyRRSeptember 30, 19696'0"175
Benji SimontonRRMay 12, 19726'1"236Walnut Creek, CA US
Steve SoderstromRRApril 3, 19726'3"215Turlock, CA US
Andy TaulbeeRROctober 5, 19726'4"210Atlanta, GA US
Carlos ValdezRRDecember 26, 19715'11"165Bani, Peravia DO
Doug VanderweeleRRMarch 18, 19706'2"205Biloxi, MS US
Chuck WankeRLFebruary 2, 19716'5"200Chehalis, WA US
Steve WhitakerLLApril 15, 19706'6"225Grand Forks, ND US
Keith WilliamsRRApril 21, 19726'0"190Bedford, PA US
Desi WilsonLLMay 9, 19696'7"230Glen Cove, NY US
Matt WitkowskiRRFebruary 5, 19706'0"175New Hartford, NY US
Ken WoodsRRAugust 2, 19705'10"170Los Angeles, CA 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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