1964 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 81-59
Finished 2nd in the FSL
Manager: Frank Verdi (81-59)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 40,069, Avg. 572
Playoffs - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 3 games, St. Petersburg Saints 1
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1964 season with a record of 81 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the FSL.
The Yankees conceded 428 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Fort Lauderdale tallied 509 runs. Mike Ferraro drove in 77 runs and topped all regular batters with a .317 average. James Smith led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 1.38 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1964 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Gil Blanco, Mike Ferraro, Mike Jurewicz and Billy Murphy.
Frank Verdi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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John Bayne | L | L | 6'4" | 206 | ||
Gil Blanco | L | L | December 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Phoenix, AZ US |
Bob Cantrell | L | R | January 27, 1944 | 5'11" | 155 | Carbon, OK US |
Sherman Carter | R | R | 6'0" | 196 | ||
Thomas Carver | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
Billy Clayton | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Robert Connelly | R | R | January 29, 1943 | 6'3" | 180 | |
Wyatt Dreger | L | R | 6'6" | 205 | ||
Herbert Feris | L | L | March 18, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Mike Ferraro | R | R | August 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | Kingston, NY US |
Thom Freeman | L | R | 6'6" | 200 | ||
Mike Jurewicz | S | L | September 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 205 | Buffalo, NY US |
Bob Lanning | R | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Gary Lewis | L | L | August 3, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | |
John Lynch | L | R | 6'2" | 173 | ||
Neil MacClellan | R | R | August 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Richard Marcy | R | R | October 20, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 | |
Jimmy Marrujo | R | R | August 27, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Claremore, OK US |
Maurice McKinley | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Jerry McLemore | R | R | October 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Willie Mobley | R | R | February 15, 1943 | 6'1" | 165 | Modoc, SC US |
Billy Murphy | R | R | May 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Pineville, LA US |
James Palma | R | R | October 25, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Frank Pappas | R | R | September 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Francis Petrellis | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
George Shoemaker | R | R | 6'2" | 197 | ||
James Smith | L | L | July 8, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Freeman Sutton | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
Gene Usrey | R | R | March 23, 1942 | 6'3" | 180 | Portales, NM US |
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.