1978 Shreveport Captains Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 55-81
Finished 4th in the TL's East Division
Manager: Steve Demeter (55-81)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 38,209, Avg. 562
1978 Shreveport Captains Roster

The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1978 season with a record of 55 wins and 81 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Captains scored 554 runs and allowed 660 runs. Larry Littleton led Shreveport with 19 home runs, while Dick Walterhouse and John Dean walloped 15 or more, too. Larry Littleton accounted for 76 RBI. Dick Walterhouse paced all regular batters by connecting at a .291 clip. Rafael Vásquez topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.23 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Fred Breining, Stew Cliburn, Larry Demery, Larry Littleton, Tony Peña, Rod Scurry, Randy Tate and Rafael Vásquez were all players from the 1978 Shreveport Captains who played in the Majors during their careers.

Steve Demeter served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Rafael Vásquez149.6093.2327271340184.0174916615591150439
Robert Weismiller77.5003.33410001181.0783930430570102
James Johnston64.6004.6936100271.0645037546462218
James Smith613.3164.712424610149.0140957819692119717
Dennis Davis56.4554.62151210074.0775738645151237
Robert Mazur49.3083.882222200139.0143756012730710112
Fred Breining36.3333.7016631056.0533523421050314
Randy Tate38.2734.461717100101.010760508661621113
Juan Arias201.0002.677321127.021128210118101
Stew Cliburn101.0001.939800042.037139317030102
Rich Standart101.0002.0011000318.0185432114000
Kevin Meistickle11.5004.0311200129.0382113114022013
Rod Scurry14.2004.665510029.0271915124138016
Randy Brandt15.1673.3632000067.0643725230348202
Jimmy Busby000.00300004.01000108100
Larry Demery01.00012.00110003.02440800000
Douglas Nelson02.0007.945500017.0201715119013110
Randy Sealy06.0004.3910310141.0503020419032112
Totals5581.4043.942921360307191132.0111466049590553208582715780

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Dick Walterhouse1365564848014125817721966094.291.374.481.855233624
Larry Littleton1345424597912124719765779106.264.370.471.841216022
Eugenio Cotes1174704186811720313673573572.280.345.435.7801821007
Oswaldo Olivares1034403935911110412122134368.282.353.336.689132112
John Dean123473423581062141773024075.251.313.440.752186136
Tony Peña1043683483680140842311596.230.259.339.598118014
Juan DeLiza803092903473914291231645.252.291.331.62296102
Pedro Ithier783012761664120281291913.232.284.250.53469222
Jimmy Busby64244220315984018122233.268.333.341.67475011
Felix Rodriguez60220207184791017331324.227.273.280.55358000
Jimmy Brady76244203273420312333338.167.293.222.51545350
Ponciano Cruz301281177284004531016.239.297.274.57032001
Marc Rhea301129792261110101220.227.309.340.64933021
Ernest Young28857610215201300518.276.318.395.71230103
Manny Lantigua217064317210400610.266.329.328.65721000
Tom Burke1942384930040138.237.310.316.62512100
Ron Mitchell1140344811042047.235.325.324.64911101
James Smith24262324101100311.174.269.348.6178000
Rafael Vásquez27383314100000511.121.237.152.3885000
Stew Cliburn911102300020012.300.364.300.6643000
James Johnston3711101300030001.300.273.300.5733001
Robert Weismiller41770200000001.286.286.286.5712000
Randy Brandt3212120200000003.167.167.167.3332000
Randy Tate17202002000000014.100.100.100.2002000
James Kidder1228214200000064.095.296.095.3922010
Robert Mazur2224210200000006.095.095.095.1902030
Juan Arias7220100010001.500.500.5001.0001000
Randy Sealy101190100010022.111.273.111.3841000
Leonardo Ortiz413132100000003.077.077.077.1541000
Rod Scurry5770000000004.000.000.000.0000000
Kevin Meistickle11540000010014.000.200.000.2000000
Douglas Nelson5320000000011.000.333.000.3330000
Larry Demery1110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Dennis Davis161081000000023.000.200.000.2000000
Fred Breining16440000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Rich Standart11330000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Totals1521488043575561085166398450312360436816.249.319.363.682158102723370


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Dick Walterhouse1B9672536858.9907.927
Jimmy Busby1B2516921517.9747.600
Felix Rodriguez1B211808316.9848.952
Ernest Young1B643115.9787.333
Ron Mitchell1B111001.0002.000
John Dean1B110001.0001.000
Juan DeLiza2B691331831527.9554.580
Ponciano Cruz2B245878413.9715.667
Marc Rhea2B22414647.9563.955
Jimmy Brady2B184141314.9654.556
Dick Walterhouse2B561523.9134.200
John Dean3B88721503216.8742.523
Dick Walterhouse3B4423821410.8822.386
Jimmy Brady3B73320.750.857
Ron Mitchell3B53920.8572.400
Marc Rhea3B21420.7142.500
James Kidder3B21110.6671.000
Tony PeñaC9363754255.9657.43012
John DeanC231192622.9866.3046
Manny LantiguaC171107021.0006.8823
Ernest YoungC527230.9065.8001
Leonardo OrtizC3241001.0008.3330
Larry LittletonOF1342661084.9722.060
Eugenio CotesOF11620413152.9351.871
Oswaldo OlivaresOF1032091864.9742.204
Felix RodriguezOF3351010.9811.545
Jimmy BusbyOF1723510.9661.647
Tom BurkeOF88010.8891.000
Marc RheaOF460001.0001.500
Ron MitchellOF320001.000.667
Dick WalterhouseOF210001.000.500
Robert WeismillerP4141310.944.415
James JohnstonP364770.611.306
Randy BrandtP32212001.000.438
Rafael VásquezP2752622.9391.148
James SmithP2471520.917.917
Robert MazurP2292081.7841.318
Randy TateP1761752.8211.353
Fred BreiningP1619001.000.625
Dennis DavisP1571522.9171.467
Rich StandartP1104001.000.364
Kevin MeistickleP112410.857.545
Randy SealyP100410.800.400
Stew CliburnP9317001.0002.222
Juan AriasP735011.0001.143
Rod ScurryP50510.8331.000
Douglas NelsonP505001.0001.000
Jimmy BusbyP301001.000.333
Larry DemeryP10000.000
Pedro IthierSS781211902534.9263.987
Jimmy BradySS40571122321.8804.225
Juan DeLizaSS91124105.7783.889
James KidderSS661430.8703.333
Ponciano CruzSS6111011.9553.500
Totals142834471344252274.9503.3552200

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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