| Lake County Captains Founded in 1991 Eastlake, Ohio | |||||
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| Current | Class A[1] | ||||
| Minor league affiliations | |||||
| League | Midwest League (2010-Present) | ||||
| Division | Eastern Division | ||||
Previous leagues | South Atlantic League (1991-2009) | ||||
| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Current | Cleveland Indians (1991-present) | ||||
| Minor league titles | |||||
| 2010 | |||||
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| Team data | |||||
| Nickname | Lake County Captains (2003-present) | ||||
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| Colors | Navy blue, light, blue, white | ||||
| Mascots | Skipper, Skippy, Captain Clipper, and Captain Kenny | ||||
| Ballpark | Classic Park (2003-present) | ||||
Previous parks | Golden Park (1991-2002) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Peter Carfagna, Rita Murphy-Carfagna, & Ray Murphy | ||||
| Manager | Luke Carlin | ||||
| General Manager | Jen Yorko[2] | ||||
| Media | MiLB.TV, WFUN 970 AM, and WINT 1330 AM | ||||
The Lake County Captains are a minor league baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The team, a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, plays in the Midwest League.
The Captains joined the Midwest League following the 2009 season in a shuffle caused by the Columbus Catfish's move to Bowling Green, Kentucky for the 2009 season.[3] The move alleviated travel costs and time, as it was the South Atlantic League's northernmost team. The nearest team (the West Virginia Power in Charleston) is a 256-mile (412 km) drive from Eastlake.
Prior to the 2003 season, the club was based in Columbus, Georgia and known as the Columbus RedStixx. The Captains play their home games in Classic Park, which has a capacity of 6,157 and opened in 2003 as Eastlake Stadium. The current stadium name is the result of a naming rights arrangement; the sponsor is Classic Automotive Group, a major area chain of auto dealerships. Classic Park hosted the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 20, 2006.
Franchise regular season win-loss records
Columbus Indians (73-69)
- 1991: 73-69
Columbus RedStixx (823-711)
- 1992: 77-62 (1st Half Southern Division Champions - SAL)
- 1993: 86-56
- 1994: 87-51 (1st Half Southern Division Champions - SAL)
- 1995: 80-62 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions - SAL)
- 1996: 79-63 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions - SAL)
- 1997: 62-76
- 1998: 59-81
- 1999: 70-71 (1st Half Southern Division Champions - SAL)
- 2000: 67-70 (1st Half Southern Division Champions - SAL)
- 2001: 77-59
- 2002: 79-60 (2nd Half Southern Division Champions - SAL)
Lake County Captains (853-810 entering 2016)
- 2003: 97-43 (1st & 2nd Half Northern Division Champions - SAL) (Best regular season record in pro baseball in 2003, min 120 games)
- 2004: 73-66
- 2005: 72-66
- 2006: 64-74
- 2007: 64-74
- 2008: 75-65 (1st Half Northern Division Champions - SAL)
- 2009: 71-66
- 2010: 77-62 (1st Half Eastern Division Champions - MWL & Midwest League Champions)
- 2011: 53-86
- 2012: 71-68
- 2013: 54-83
- 2014: 65-74
- 2015: 71-66
- 2016: 72-68
Franchise records
- Win-loss record entering 2017: 1821-1658 (979-961 as the Lake County Captains)
- Longest winning streak: 13 games (May 27 - June 8, 2003)
- Longest losing streak: 10 games (June 8-18, 2011) & (April 10-19, 2012)
- Pitcher with most wins in a season: Steve Kline, 18 in 1994 (also league leader that year)
- Hitter with most home runs in a season: Russell Branyan, 40 in 1996 (also league leader that year)
Roster
Notable franchise alumni
- Chris Archer (2007-2009) 2 x MLB All-Star
- David Bell (1991)
- Russell Branyan (1995-1996)
- Fausto Carmona, Roberto Hernandez (2003, 2008-2009, 2012) MLB All-Star
- Einar Diaz (1993-1994)
- Alan Embree (1991)
- Maicer Izturis (1999-2000)
- Steve Kline (1994)
- Ted Kubiak (2010-2011, MGR)
- Tim Laker (2002)
- Francisco Lindor (2012) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Albie Lopez (1992)
- Torey Lovullo (2002, MGR) 2017 NL Manager of the Year
- Víctor Martínez (2000) 5 x MLB All-Star
- Dave Mlicki (1991)
- Jhonny Peralta (2000) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Scott Radinsky (2005, coach)
- Jose Ramirez (2012) MLB All-Star
- CC Sabathia (1999) 6 x MLB All-Star; 2007 AL Cy Young Award
- Danny Salazar (2009-2010) MLB All-Star
- Marco Scutaro (1996) MLB All-Star
- Richie Sexson (1994) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Kelly Stinnett (1991)
- Eric Wedge (1998, MGR) 2007 AL Manager of the Year
- Jaret Wright (1995)
- Steven Wright (2007, 2011) MLB All-Star
Captains Call-Up Club
The names of all Captains players and franchise alumni who have advanced to play Major League Baseball are all enshrined in the Lake County Captains Call-Up Club at Classic Park. The Call-Up Club also includes former Captains coaches and managers who've made it to Major League Baseball coaching staffs as well. A new wall of bronze plaques was installed at the main entrance of Classic Park in August of the 2017 season. The previous "Walk of Fame" started in the outfield of Classic Park and was moved to an interior wall of the ballpark near the right field corner of the stadium.
References
- ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/info/classifications.jsp
- ^ "Jen Yorko Named Lake County Captains GM". Ballpark Digest. October 1, 2019. Retrieved 2019.
- ^ "Article". milb.com. February 15, 2010. Retrieved 2011.
External links
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