| Shreveport Captains | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Double-A |
Previous leagues | Texas League |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams |
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| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 3 (1990, 1991, 1995) |
| Division titles | 5 (1976, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997) |
| First-half titles | 10 (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997,1999, 2000) |
| Second-half titles | 7 (1979, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997) |
| Team data | |
Previous names |
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| Mascot | The Captain (1991–2000) |
Previous parks | Fair Grounds Field (1986–2002)
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The Shreveport Captains (1971–2000) and Shreveport Swamp Dragons (2001–02) were a professional minor-league baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana.[citation needed] They were affiliated with the California Angels (1971–72), Milwaukee Brewers (1973–74), Pittsburgh Pirates (1975–78) and San Francisco Giants (1979–2002).
After the 2002 season, the team moved to Frisco, Texas, to become the Frisco RoughRiders.
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1971 | 69–73 | 5th | Les Moss | |
| 1972 | 64–76 | 7th | Norm Sherry | |
| 1973 | 70–68 | 3rd | Gene Freese | |
| 1974 | 59–79 | 7th | Gene Freese / Ken McBride | |
| 1975 | 76–52 | 2nd | Tim Murtaugh | |
| 1976 | 70–66 | 3rd | Johnny Lipon | Lost League Finals |
| 1977 | 62–68 | 5th (t) | Johnny Lipon/ Tim Murtaugh | |
| 1978 | 55–81 | 7th | Steve Demeter | |
| 1979 | 73–62 | 3rd | Andy Gilbert | Lost in 1st round |
| 1980 | 49–87 | 8th | Andy Gilbert | |
| 1981 | 68–67 | 5th | Jack Mull | |
| 1982 | 62–73 | 7th | Jack Mull | |
| 1983 | 72–64 | 2nd | Duane Espy | |
| 1984 | 59–77 | 7th | Duane Espy | |
| 1985 | 72–64 | 3rd | Duane Espy | |
| 1986 | 80–56 | 2nd | Wendell Kim | Lost in 1st round |
| 1987 | 78–57 | 1st | Jack Mull | Lost in 1st round |
| 1988 | 74–62 | 3rd | Jack Mull | Lost in 1st round |
| 1989 | 75–61 | 2nd | Bill Evers | Lost in 1st round |
| 1990 | 65–68 | 6th | Bill Evers | Texas League Champs |
| 1991 | 86–50 | 1st | Bill Evers | Texas League Champs |
| 1992 | 77–59 | 1st (t) | Bill Robinson | Lost League Finals |
| 1993 | 66–70 | 7th | Ron Wotus | Lost in 1st round |
| 1994 | 73–63 | 3rd | Ron Wotus | Lost in 1st round |
| 1995 | 88–47 | 1st | Ron Wotus | Texas League Champs |
| 1996 | 73–66 | 3rd | Frank Cacciatore | |
| 1997 | 76–62 | 2nd | Carlos Lezcano | Lost League Finals |
| 1998 | 57–83 | 8th | Mike Hart | |
| 1999 | 71–69 | 4th | Shane Turner | Lost in 1st round |
| 2000 | 58–81 | 8th | Bill Hayes | Lost in 1st round |
| 2001 | 54–81 | 8th | Bill Russell | |
| 2002 | 60–79 | 7th | Mario Mendoza |