1962 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 71-50
Finished 1st in the FSL
Manager: Bob Bauer (71-50)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 49,349, Avg. 816
Playoffs - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 3 games, Sarasota Sun Sox 0
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1962 season with a record of 71 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the FSL.
The Yankees topped the circuit with just 439 runs allowed. Fort Lauderdale scored 525 runs. Ian Dixon recorded 57 runs batted in. Mike Hegan led hitters with significant playing time with a .306 average. Steve Dillon paced the team with 14 wins, while Robert Cerone recorded a 1.73 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1962 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Hegan, Frank Fernández, Steve Dillon, Mike Ferraro, Art López and Roy White.
Bob Bauer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tony Anglada | R | R | September 26, 1940 | 6'2" | 170 | |
Bob Bauer | L | R | November 14, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Decatur, IL US |
Simeon Blahut | R | R | September 11, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | |
Frank Bonelli | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Thomas Booker | R | R | August 1, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Bill Burke | S | L | October 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Dolph Camilli | L | R | October 3, 1939 | 5'9" | 175 | |
James Carpenter | R | R | August 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Robert Cerone | R | R | January 10, 1943 | 5'9" | 195 | |
Carmine Conrad | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
James Dietz | R | R | October 17, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Steve Dillon | L | L | March 20, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Yonkers, NY US |
Ian Dixon | R | R | February 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | |
John Farland | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Leonardo Ferguson | R | R | April 23, 1939 | 5'11" | 150 | Guabito, PA |
Frank Fernández | R | R | April 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 185 | Staten Island, NY US |
Mike Ferraro | R | R | August 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Kingston, NY US |
Edward Gascie | L | R | 6'1" | 191 | ||
Connie Mack Hamrick | L | R | October 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Mike Hegan | L | L | July 21, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | Cleveland, OH US |
Theodore Huddleston | R | R | July 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Bruce Jacobson | R | R | November 11, 1940 | 6'2" | 183 | Aberdeen, WA US |
Andrew Johnston | R | R | 6'3" | 193 | ||
David Kuhl | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Phil Landes | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
Gary Lewis | L | L | August 3, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Art López | L | L | May 8, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
Kenneth Lubert | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
John Mills | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
William Morris | R | R | May 8, 1938 | 6'2" | 185 | El Dorado, KS US |
Lamar North | R | R | May 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Charles Payne | R | R | February 16, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | Silver Spring, MD US |
Louis Romanucci | R | R | January 28, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Dick Sims | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
Jack Spurgin | R | R | February 12, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Larry Staley | L | L | March 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 165 | |
Dave Turnbull | R | R | March 16, 1941 | 5'11" | 195 | |
Roy White | S | R | December 27, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.