Shreveport Sports
- Location: Shreveport, LA
- League: Texas League 1925-1932; Dixie League 1933; East Dixie League 1934; West Dixie League 1935; Texas League 1938-1942, 1946-1957; Southern Association 1959-1961; Central Baseball League 2003-2005; American Association 2006-2008
- Affiliation: Detroit Tigers 1933-1934; Boston Red Sox 1935; Chicago White Sox 1939, 1946; Kansas City A's 1959-1961; Independent 2003-2008
- Ballpark: Fair Grounds Field 2003-2008
The Shreveport Sports made a return to professional baseball in 2003 as an expansion team in the independent Central Baseball League. In 2006 the Sports joined the new American Association. They were renamed the Shreveport-Bossier Captains in 2009.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1925 | 59-94 | 7th | Fred Luderus (30-14) / Bob Tarleton (3-4) / Syd Smith (26-76) | ||
1926 | 77-79 | 4th | Bob Tarleton (34-32) / Art Phelan (43-47) | none | |
1927 | 73-82 | 6th | Art Phelan | none | |
1928 | 79-81 | 4th | Art Phelan | ||
1929 | 91-66 | 2nd | Art Phelan | ||
1930 | 86-65 | 3rd | Art Phelan | ||
1931 | 66-94 | 6th | Jake Atz | ||
1932 | 9-21 (57-93 overall) | -- | George Sisler | Park burned down, team moved to Tyler May 16 | |
1933 | 74-49 | 2nd | Gus Whelan | Lost League Finals | |
1934 | 57-70 overall | -- | Jerry Mallett / Slim Brewer | Team moved to Greenwood July 13 | |
1935 | 8-28 (44-88 overall) | -- | Fred Nicholson / Neal Rabe | Team moved to Gladewater June 4 | |
1938 | 69-90 | 6th | Claude Jonnard / Hub Northen (interim) | ||
1939 | 86-75 | 5th | Homer Peel | ||
1940 | 72-88 | 7th | Homer Peel (53-65) / Hub Northen (19-23) | ||
1941 | 80-71 | 3rd | Salty Parker | Lost in 1st round | |
1942 | 83-61 | 2nd | Salty Parker | League Champs | |
1946 | 61-92 | 7th | Salty Parker / Hub Northen (interim) | ||
1947 | 75-59 | 5th | Salty Parker | ||
1948 | 76-77 | 4th | Salty Parker | Lost in 1st round | |
1949 | 80-74 | 4th | Salty Parker | Lost in 1st round | |
1950 | 63-91 | 7th | Salty Parker | ||
1951 | 63-98 | 8th | Salty Parker | ||
1952 | 84-77 | 3rd | Mickey Livingston | League Champs | |
1953 | 79-75 | 5th | Mickey Livingston | ||
1954 | 90-71 | 1st | Mel McGaha | Lost in 1st round | |
1955 | 87-74 | 3rd | Mel McGaha (18-14) / James Ackeret (2-3) / Mel McGaha (67-57) | League Champs | |
1956 | 69-85 | 7th | Mel McGaha | ||
1957 | 59-95 | 8th | Mel McGaha | ||
1959 | 75-79 | 5th | Les Peden | ||
1960 | 86-67 | 2nd | Les Peden | none | |
1961 | 69-84 | 7th | Les Peden | none | |
2003 | 51-44 | 5th | Terry Bevington | ||
2004 | 50-45 | 4th | Terry Bevington / John Barlowe | Lost League Finals | |
2005 | 46-48 | 5th | Bob Flori | ||
2006 | 54-39 | 3rd | Bob Flori | Lost in 1st round | |
2007 | 47-48 | 6th | Bob Flori | ||
2008 | 26-68 | 10th | Terry Bevington (22-45) / Eddie Gerald (4-23) |
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