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1985 Shreveport Captains Roster
Team Record: 72-64
Finished 2nd in the TL's East Division
Manager: Duane Espy (72-64)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 56,025, Avg. 824
The Shreveport Captains of the Texas League ended the 1985 season with a record of 72 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Captains paced the circuit with just 538 runs allowed. Shreveport scored 582 runs. Mike Aldrete led the team with 15 home runs and drove in 77 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .333 clip. Randy Bockus topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 2.73 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Matt Nokes, Terry Mulholland, Steve Stanicek, Robby Thompson, Alan Cockrell, Randy Bockus, Eric King, Mike Aldrete and Chuck Hensley were all players from the 1985 Shreveport Captains who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Duane Espy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Mike Aldrete | L | L | January 29, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | Carmel, CA US |
Tommy Alexander | R | R | August 12, 1961 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Brian Bargerhuff | R | November 21, 1959 | 6'5" | 200 | ||
Randy Bockus | L | R | October 5, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Canton, OH US |
Alan Cockrell | R | R | December 5, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | Kansas City, KS US |
Larry Crews | R | January 11, 1959 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
George Ferran | R | R | August 27, 1964 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Tom Francis | L | L | March 21, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Paul Fryer | R | R | September 18, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Scranton, PA US |
Everett Graham | L | L | February 20, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Chuck Hensley | L | L | March 11, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 | Tulare, CA US |
Dean Hummel | L | April 24, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Eric King | R | R | April 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 180 | Oxnard, CA US |
Eric Lane | R | R | July 1, 1961 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Don Long | S | R | March 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | Bremerton, WA US |
Chuck Lusted | R | October 23, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Kurt Mattson | R | November 6, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Jack McKnight | R | June 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Steve Miller | L | R | February 12, 1963 | 6'1" | 160 | |
Terry Mulholland | R | L | March 9, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | Uniontown, PA US |
Brian Murtha | L | 6'8" | 210 | |||
Matt Nokes | L | R | October 31, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
Scott Norman | R | September 12, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | ||
C. L. Penigar | S | R | July 31, 1963 | 6'5" | 180 | |
Kernan Ronan | R | June 27, 1959 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Augie Schmidt | R | R | June 28, 1961 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Steve Stanicek | R | R | June 19, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Lake Forest, IL US |
Todd Thomas | L | R | March 15, 1961 | 5'8" | 170 | |
Robby Thompson | R | R | May 10, 1962 | 5'11" | 165 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
Dan Yokubaitis | L | February 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 190 |
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.