The
Shreveport-Bossier Captains are a professional baseball team based in
Shreveport, LouisianaShreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as well as being the 99th-largest city in the United States....
, in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Captains are a member of the South Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with
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. Since the 2003 season to the present, the Captains have played their home games at
Fair Grounds FieldFair Grounds Field is a stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Shreveport-Bossier Captains minor league baseball team. The site was formerly used in the 1950s as a neutral playing site for college football games between the University of...
.
The current incarnation of the Captains was founded in 2003 as the
Shreveport Sports, after the
Texas LeagueThe Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a AA league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1890...
Shreveport Swamp Dragons moved to
Frisco, TexasFrisco is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a wealthy and rapid growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 33,714, while according to 2008 city and census estimates, the city's population has surpassed 100,000. Frisco has been and...
, to become the
RoughRidersThe Frisco RoughRiders are currently the Class AA affiliate of the Texas Rangers major league baseball club. The team plays in the Texas League, assigned to the South Division. Prior to 2003, the franchise was based in Shreveport, Louisiana, and were known as the Shreveport Captains...
. On January 8, 2009, the Captains unveiled their new name, logo, and color scheme; unlike prior teams, this incarnation of the Captains also encompasses the neighboring
Bossier CityBossier City is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States.As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 56,461. Bossier City is closely tied to its larger sister city Shreveport, located on the western bank of the Red River...
in its locale name.
History of Shreveport baseball
Professional baseball has been in Shreveport at various levels since 1895, including several teams named the
Shreveport Sports and one prior team named the
Shreveport Captains:
- 1895 — Shreveport Grays (Texas-Southern League)
- 1901–03 — Shreveport Giants (Southern Association
The Southern Association was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. From 1936 — as an A1 and then a Class AA league — the Southern Association was two steps below the major leagues...
)
- 1904–07 — Shreveport Pirates (Southern Association)
- 1908–10 — Shreveport Pirates (Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a AA league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1890...
)
- 1915–24 — Shreveport Gassers (Texas League)
- 1925–32 — Shreveport Sports (Texas League)
- 1933 — Shreveport Sports (Dixie League)
- 1934 — Shreveport Sports (East Dixie League)
- 1935 — Shreveport Sports (West Dixie League)
- 1938–42 — Shreveport Sports (Texas League)
- 1946–57 — Shreveport Sports (Texas League)
- 1959–61 — Shreveport Sports (Southern Association)
- 1968–70 — Shreveport Braves (Texas League)
- 1971–2000 — Shreveport Captains (Texas League)
- 2001–02 — Shreveport Swamp Dragons (Texas League)
- 2003–05 — Shreveport Sports (Central League
The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas-Louisiana League, was a minor league whose member teams were independent of any Major League Baseball affiliations....
)
- 2006–08 — Shreveport Sports (American Association)
- 2009–current — Shreveport-Bossier Captains (American Association)
Current Roster
As of February 6, 2008
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Infielders
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Major Leaguers Who Played in a Shreveport Uniform
- Marvin Benard
Marvin Larry Benard [buh-NARD] is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who batted and threw left-handed....
(San Francisco Giants)-----(Captains)
- Pedro Feliz
Pedro Julio Feliz is a Dominican Major League Baseball third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Feliz has hit 20 or more home runs in four of his first five seasons as a starting third baseman and is an above average fielder at third base...
(San Francisco Giants)-----(Captains)
- Royce Clayton
Royce Spencer Clayton is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. He was drafted out of St. Bernard High School in Playa del Rey, CA in the first round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants, and made his major league debut for the Giants on September 9,...
(Giants, Cardinals, Rangers, White Sox, Nationals)-----(Captains)
- Russ Ortiz
Russell Reid Ortiz is a Major League baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Ortiz has previously played for the Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, and San Francisco Giants...
(Giants, Braves, Diamondbacks, Orioles)-----(Captains)
- Yorvit Torrealba
Yorvit Adolfo Torrealba [pron., /joɾ.ˈvit ˌto.re.ˈal.ba/] is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Colorado Rockies. He previously played for the San Francisco Giants, and the Seattle Mariners...
(Giants, Rockies, Mariners)-----(Captains)
- Chili Davis
Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis , nicknamed "Jamaican Sensation", is a former outfielder/designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball with the San Francisco Giants , California Angels , Minnesota Twins , Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees...
(Giants, Angels, Yankees, Twins, Royals)-----(Captains)
- Bill Mueller
William Richard Mueller is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. Mueller's playing career was spent with the San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs , Boston Red Sox , and Los Angeles Dodgers . He won the American League batting title in 2003, and helped the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series...
(Giants, Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers)-----(Captains)
- Doug Mirabelli
Douglas Anthony Mirabelli is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the San Francisco Giants , Texas Rangers , Boston Red Sox , and San Diego Padres before returning to the Red Sox to end his eleven year career...
(Giants, Red Sox, Rangers, Padres)-----(Captains)
- George Sisler
George Harold Sisler , nicknamed "Gorgeous George," was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball for fifteen seasons, primarily as a first baseman with the St. Louis Browns. Although his career ended in , from until , Sisler held the MLB record for most hits in a single season...
(Browns, Braves) (Baseball Hall of Fame inductee)-----(Sports)
- Al Simmons
Aloysius Harry Simmons , born Aloisius Szymanski in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was an American player in Major League Baseball for over two decades. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953....
(Philadelphia A's, White Sox, Senators) (Baseball Hall of Fame inductee)-----(Gassers)
- Zack Wheat
Zachariah Davis "Zack" Wheat , nicknamed "Buck", was an American Major League Baseball left fielder. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1959....
(Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia A's) (Baseball Hall of Fame inductee)-----(Sports)
- Bill Terry
William Harold Terry was a Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. In 1999, he ranked number 59 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee...
(New York Giants) (Baseball Hall of Fame inductee)-----(Sports)
- Dusty Baker
Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker, Jr. is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds...
(Braves, Dodgers, A's)-----(Shreveport Braves)
- Ralph Garr
Ralph Allen Garr is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels. He batted left-handed and threw right...
(Braves, White Sox, Angels)-----(Shreveport Braves)
- Tom O'Malley
Thomas Patrick O'Malley is a former Major League baseball player born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Montoursville, Pennsylvania in the United States. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, and New York Mets...
(Giants, Mets, Orioles, Rangers)-----(Captains)
- Rick Honeycutt
Frederick Wayne "Rick" Honeycutt is the current pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Honeycutt was a left-handed pitcher for 21 years from 1977 to 1997. He played with the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Cardinals...
(Mariners, Dodgers, A's, Rangers, Cardinals)-----(Captains)
- Sixto Lezcano
Sixto Joaquin Lezcano Curras is a retired baseball player who played for 12 seasons as an outfielder in the Major Leagues between 1974 and 1985. He played for 5 different teams in the Majors and won a Gold Glove during his career.Lezcano was originally signed as an amateur in 1970 by the...
(Brewers, Padres, Phillies, Cardinals)-----(Captains)
- Ramón Martínez (Giants, Cubs, Tigers, Phillies, Dodgers)-----(Captains)
- Calvin Murray
Calvin Murray , is a retired professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1999-2004 for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs. He is a 1989 graduate of Dallas' W. T. White High School and attended the University of Texas...
(Giants, Rangers, Cubs)-----(Captains)
- Aaron Fultz
Richard Aaron Fultz is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher.Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 6th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft, Fultz spent the first three seasons of his Major League career with them , compiling a 10-5 record in 167 games played...
(Giants, Rangers, Twins, Phillies)-----(Captains)
- Chris Singleton (White Sox, Orioles, A's, Devil Rays)-----(Captains)
- Rich Aurilia
Richard Santo Aurilia is an infielder in Major League Baseball who is currently with the San Francisco Giants...
(Giants, Mariners, Reds)-----(Captains)
- Jay Canizaro
Jason Kyle Canizaro is a former major league second baseman who spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the San Francisco Giants and the Minnesota Twins....
(Giants, Twins)-----(Captains)
- Keith Foulke
Keith Charles Foulke is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who currently plays for the Newark Bears organization.-Career:...
(Giants, White Sox, Red Sox)-----(Captains)
- Dennis Cook
Dennis Bryan Cook is a former left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for nine teams from 1988 to 2002: the San Francisco Giants , Philadelphia Phillies , Los Angeles Dodgers , Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox , Texas Rangers , Florida Marlins...
(Giants, Indians, Mets, Angels)-----(Captains)
- Damon Minor
Damon Reed Minor is a former Major League Baseball first baseman for the San Francisco Giants. He also played one year in Japan for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in ....
(San Francisco Giants)-----(Captains)
- Joe Nathan
Joseph Michael Nathan is a Major League Baseball closer for the Minnesota Twins. He bats and throws right-handed, and stands at a height of 6 feet 4 inches . He started playing baseball as a shortstop in high school, and played the same position in college. However, he became a pitcher after the...
(Giants, Twins)-----(Captains, Swamp Dragons)
- Lance Niekro
Lance Joseph Niekro is a Major League Baseball player, nephew of Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, and son of former player Joe Niekro...
(San Francisco Giants)-----(Swamp Dragons)
- Jesse Foppert
Jesse William Foppert is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.-High school and college:...
(San Francisco Giants)-----(Swamp Dragons)
- Scott Linebrink
Scott Cameron Linebrink is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. He attended Texas State University....
(Giants, Astros, Padres)-----(Captains)
- John Burkett
John David Burkett is a retired Major League pitcher. He went 166-136 with a 4.31 ERA in 15-year Major League career with the San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox. His best season came in 1993 when he went 22-7 with a 3.65 ERA for the Giants...
(SF Giants, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox)-----(Captains)
- Jeff Brantley
Jeffrey Hoke Brantley, , is a former relief pitcher and current Major League Baseball broadcaster...
(SF Giants)-----(Captains)
- Jeff Kent
Jeffrey Franklin Kent is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman. Kent won the National League Most Valuable Player award in with the San Francisco Giants, and is the all-time leader in home runs among second basemen...
(Toronto Blue Jays, NY Mets, Cleveland Indians, SF Giants, Houston Astros, LA Dodgers)-----(Captains)
Playoff Appearances
- 1919 (Gassers)
- 1942 (Sports)
- 1948 (Sports)
- 1949 (Sports)
- 1952 (Sports)
- 1954 (Sports)
- 1955 (Sports)
- 1976 (Captains)
- 1979 (Captains)
- 1986-1995 (Captains)
- 1999 (Captains)
- 2004 (Sports) (lost in championship series)
- 2006 (Sports)
Championships
- 1919 Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a AA league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1890...
Championship (Gassers)
- 1942 Texas League Championship (Sports)
- 1952 Texas League Championship (Sports)
- 1955 Texas League Championship (Sports)
- 1990 Texas League Championship (Captains)
- 1991 Texas League Championship (Captains)
- 1995 Texas League Championship (Captains)
Ballparks
Gasser Park 1915-1924; Biedenharn Park 1925-1932; Texas League Park 1938-1942, 1946-1957; Bonneau Peters Field 1968; Braves Field 1968-1970; SPAR Stadium 1971-1985;
Fair Grounds FieldFair Grounds Field is a stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Shreveport-Bossier Captains minor league baseball team. The site was formerly used in the 1950s as a neutral playing site for college football games between the University of...
1986-present
Major League Affiliation
- 1923-1924: Philadelphia A's
- 1939, 1942, 1946: Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
- 1968-1970: Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From to the present, the Braves have played in Turner Field....
- 1971-1972: California Angels
- 1973-1974: Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
- 1975-1978: Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions, in addition to the distinction of playing in the first modern World Series. The Pirates are also often...
- 1979-2002: San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California who currently play in the National League West Division. One of the oldest baseball teams, the Giants hold the honor of having won the most games of any team in the history of baseball...
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