Nick Capra

Nick Lee Capra

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 165 lb.
• School Lamar Community College, University of Oklahoma
• High School Abraham Lincoln High School (Denver)
• Debut September 6, 1982
• Final Game April 24, 1991
• Born March 8, 1958 in Denver, CO USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Nick Capra played 17 seasons of pro baseball (with 15 in whole or in part at the AAA level) and had several cups of coffee in the majors. Since his playing days, he has been a minor league manager and coach and worked in the Chicago White Sox front office. He was listed as the signing scout for Justin Jirschele as well.

Following high school, Capra was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but he did not sign, opting for college. After attending Lamar Community College and Oklahoma, he was taken by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 1979 draft and made his pro debut that summer with the Tulsa Drillers. He hit .281 with 9 home runs for the Denver Bears in 1982 to earn his first September call up to the bigs. He made his debut against the Minnesota Twins on September 6th and recorded his first major league hit, a home run, off Steve Baker of the Oakland Athletics on September 22nd. Overall, he hit .267 in 13 games that fall.

After brief stints in the majors with Texas in 1983 and 1985, Capra moved on to the Chicago White Sox organization in 1986. He spent another summer in the Rangers chain before joining the Kansas City Royals system in 1988. He played a career-best 13 games for the Royals that summer but hit just .138 with 3 runs scored. He spent the entire next year with the Omaha Royals, hitting .290 while leading the American Association with 84 runs scored. Capra was back in the Texas chain in 1990 and got his last taste of big league ball in 1991, appearing in 2 games. He continued in the minors in the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Florida Marlins chains through 1995. Overall, he hit .274 with 92 home runs and 515 stolen bases in 1,888 minor league games.

Since retiring as a player, Capra served as a manager in the Chicago White Sox system. After leading the Bristol White Sox for three years, he managed the Burlington Bees in 1999. In 2000 and 2001, he led the Birmingham Barons, and he moved up to AAA in 2002 with the Charlotte Knights. In 2005, Capra returned to A ball with the Kannapolis Intimidators. After a stint as White Sox minor league hitting coordinator, he moved up to Minor League Field Coordinator, a job he held until 2011. He was promoted to Director of Player Development in 2012. In 2017, he moved back to the field as third base coach for the White Sox under new manager Rick Renteria, staying until the end of Renteria's tenure in 2020.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1996	Bristol White Sox	Appalachian League	17-51	9th	Chicago White Sox
1997	Bristol White Sox	Appalachian League	30-38	7th (t)	Chicago White Sox
1998	Bristol White Sox	Appalachian League	42-24	1st	Chicago White Sox	League Champs
1999	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	71-68	7th	Chicago White Sox	League Champs
2000	Birmingham Barons	Southern League	77-63	2nd	Chicago White Sox	Lost in 1st round
2001	Birmingham Barons	Southern League	80-60	2nd (t)	Chicago White Sox	Lost in 1st round
2002	Charlotte Knights	International League	55-88	4th/4th	Chicago White Sox
2003	Charlotte Knights	International League	74-70	2nd	Chicago White Sox
2004	Charlotte Knights	International League	68-74	4th	Chicago White Sox
2005	Kannapolis Intimidators	South Atlantic League	74-59	5th/1st	Chicago White Sox	League Champs
2008	Kannapolis Intimidators	South Atlantic League	20-13	9th	Chicago White Sox		replaced Chris Jones (47-55) on July 27

Related Sites

• Nick Capra back in big leagues — as player development director for White Sox