Lake County Captains


The Lake County Captains are a Minor League Baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, that plays in the Midwest League as the High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians.
The Captains joined the Class A Midwest League following the 2009 season in a shuffle caused by the Columbus Catfish's move to Bowling Green, Kentucky, for the 2009 season. The move alleviated travel costs and time, as it was the South Atlantic League's northernmost team.
Before the 2003 season, the club was based in Columbus, Georgia, and known as the Columbus RedStixx. The Captains play their home games at Classic Auto Group Park, which has a capacity of 6,157 and was previously known as Eastlake Stadium, having opened in 2003. The current stadium name results from a naming rights arrangement; the sponsor is Classic Automotive Group, a significant area chain of auto dealerships. Classic Auto Group Park hosted the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 20, 2006.
In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Captains were organized into the High-A Central. In 2022, the High-A Central became known as the Midwest League, the name historically used by the regional circuit before the 2021 reorganization.
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Franchise regular season win–loss records

Columbus Indians
  • 1991: 73–69
Columbus RedStixx
  • 1992: 77–62
  • 1993: 86–56
  • 1994: 87–51
  • 1995: 80–62
  • 1996: 79–63
  • 1997: 62–76
  • 1998: 59–81
  • 1999: 70–71
  • 2000: 67–70
  • 2001: 77–59
  • 2002: 79–60
Lake County Captains
  • 2003: 97–43
  • 2004: 73–66
  • 2005: 72–66
  • 2006: 64–74
  • 2007: 64–74
  • 2008: 75–65
  • 2009: 71–66
  • 2010: 77–62
  • 2011: 53–86
  • 2012: 71–68
  • 2013: 54–83
  • 2014: 65–74
  • 2015: 71–66
  • 2016: 72–68
  • 2017: 54–85
  • 2018: 60–79
  • 2019: 74–64
  • 2020: Season Suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic
  • 2021: 65–55
  • 2022: 76–53
  • 2023: 65–64
  • 2024: 77-52

Franchise records

Playoffs (since 2005)

Notable franchise alumni

Captains Call-Up Club

The names of all Captains players and franchise alumni who have advanced to play Major League Baseball are enshrined in the Lake County Captains Call-Up Club at Classic Auto Group Park. The Call-Up Club includes former Captains, coaches, and managers who've made it to the Major League Baseball coaching staff. A new wall of bronze plaques was installed at the main entrance of Classic Auto Group Park in August of the 2017 season. The previous "Walk of Fame" started in the outfield of Classic Auto Group Park and was moved to an interior wall of the ballpark near the right-field corner of the stadium.