1963 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 60-60
Finished 4th in the FSL
Manager: Merrill May (0-0), Bud Souchock (0-0), Cloyd Boyer (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 28,222, Avg. 470
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1963 season with a record of 60 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the FSL.
The Yankees scored 484 runs and surrendered 503 runs. John Miller and Francis Petrellis each drove in 50 runs. Eugene Domzalski paced batters with significant playing time with a .291 average. Charles Hayes topped the squad with 11 wins, while Freeman Sutton registered a 2.02 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1963 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Gary Blaylock, George Culver, John Miller and Steve Whitaker.
Merrill May, Bud Souchock and Cloyd Boyer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simeon Blahut | R | R | September 11, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Gary Blaylock | R | R | October 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 196 | Clarkton, MO US |
| Chuck Bohling | R | R | January 16, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Midland, TX US |
| Frank Bonelli | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Bruce Camilli | L | L | August 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Mick Campbell | R | R | September 28, 1943 | 5'10" | 173 | Mount Pleasant, MI US |
| Robert Connelly | R | R | January 29, 1943 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| James Covington | L | L | February 5, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Amarillo, TX US |
| George Culver | R | R | July 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Salinas, CA US |
| James Dietz | R | R | October 17, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Eugene Domzalski | R | R | April 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| James Green | L | L | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Robert Guy | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Larry Hawk | R | R | 6'1" | 215 | ||
| Charles Hayes | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| George Hemming | L | L | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| James Hollinger | R | R | February 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| Hub King | R | R | July 3, 1941 | 6'3" | 205 | Fond du Lac, WI US |
| Gary London | R | R | October 8, 1941 | |||
| Reginald Main | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Miller | R | R | March 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | Alhambra, CA US |
| Willie Mobley | R | R | February 15, 1943 | 6'1" | 165 | Modoc, SC US |
| Jon Nelson | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| David Olson | R | R | 6'2" | 208 | ||
| Frank Pappas | R | R | September 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Thomas Pavlick | R | R | January 8, 1942 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Francis Petrellis | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Louis Romanucci | R | R | January 28, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Stephen Schaub | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Donald Semon | R | R | November 4, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Michael Sieverson | R | R | 6'1" | 168 | ||
| Dick Sims | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| James Smith | L | L | July 8, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Steven Sundra | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Freeman Sutton | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Chester Trail | R | R | January 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Steve Whitaker | L | R | May 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Warren Williams | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Martin Willoughby | R | R | September 15, 1944 | 6'3" | 195 | Columbia, MS 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.
