1984 Shreveport Captains Roster
Team Record: 59-77
Finished 4th in the TL's East Division
Manager: Duane Espy (59-77)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 42,384, Avg. 623
The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1984 season with a record of 59 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Captains scored 552 runs and surrendered 583 runs. Kelvin Torve led Shreveport with 16 home runs and drove in 62 runs. Orlando Blackwell topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .271 clip. Larry Crews paced the squad with 11 wins, while Randy Bockus recorded a 2.81 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1984 Shreveport Captains who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Randy Bockus, Matt Nokes, Jessie Reid, Kelvin Torve, Bobby Moore and Steve Stanicek.
Duane Espy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bates | L | R | February 23, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Bengie Biggus | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Orlando Blackwell | S | R | February 3, 1962 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Randy Bockus | L | R | October 5, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Canton, OH US |
| Russ Brahms | L | November 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Larry Crews | R | January 11, 1959 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Bob Cummings | R | R | September 8, 1960 | 6'2" | 187 | Chicago, IL US |
| Raymond Gallo | L | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Bob Gendron | R | September 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jeffrey Gladden | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Everett Graham | L | L | February 20, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Glenn Jones | R | R | December 15, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Mike Jones | L | L | September 14, 1960 | 5'7" | 177 | |
| Chuck Lusted | R | October 23, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Kurt Mattson | R | November 6, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Moore | R | R | November 8, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Sweetwater, LA US |
| Randy Morse | L | January 5, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Brian Murtha | L | 6'8" | 210 | |||
| Matt Nokes | L | R | October 31, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Bob O'Connor | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| C. L. Penigar | S | R | July 31, 1963 | 6'5" | 180 | |
| Jessie Reid | L | L | June 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Kernan Ronan | R | June 27, 1959 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Steve Smith | R | February 2, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Bryan Snyder | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Van Sowards | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Steve Stanicek | R | R | June 19, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Lake Forest, IL US |
| John Stevenson | R | R | September 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Jim Teahan | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Kelvin Torve | L | R | January 10, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Rapid City, SD US |
| Dave Wilhelmi | R | November 7, 1961 | 6'6" | 230 |
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.
