1965 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 87-51
Finished 1st in the FSL
Manager: Jack Reed (87-51)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 50,897, Avg. 738
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1965 season with a record of 87 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the FSL.
The Yankees allowed 390 runs, least in the league. Fort Lauderdale plated 498 runs. Ronald Kirk drove in 48 runs. Willie Mobley led batters with significant playing time with a .280 average. Martin Willoughby and John Schroeppel topped the squad with 13 wins each, while John Schroeppel registered a 0.88 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Mickey Scott and Steve Whitaker both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Jack Reed served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ash | R | R | December 14, 1943 | 6'0" | 195 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Frederick Berg | L | L | May 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Patrick Bostic | L | L | August 9, 1946 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Bob Cantrell | L | R | January 27, 1944 | 5'11" | 155 | Carbon, OK US |
| Thomas Carver | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Billy Clayton | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Wyatt Dreger | L | R | 6'6" | 205 | ||
| Larry Dunn | R | R | February 3, 1946 | 6'2" | 185 | Greenville, SC US |
| Orlando Gomez | R | R | June 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | R | R | March 1, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | Utuado, PR |
| George Hemming | L | L | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Joseph Jeran | R | R | May 12, 1941 | 6'2" | 195 | Cassity, WV US |
| William Jeter | L | R | December 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Ronald Kirk | L | R | August 27, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| John Lynch | L | R | 6'2" | 173 | ||
| Neil MacClellan | R | R | August 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Jerry McLemore | R | R | October 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Willie Mobley | R | R | February 15, 1943 | 6'1" | 165 | Modoc, SC US |
| John Monteleone | R | R | August 2, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Donald Mulhare | R | R | 5'9" | 167 | ||
| Perry Pappas | R | R | June 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Mike Peluso | L | L | June 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| Jesse Plemons | R | R | February 25, 1944 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulare, CA US |
| Samuel Provenzano | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Allen Rhea | R | R | April 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 175 | Colorado Springs, CO US |
| Pedro Roman | L | L | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| John Schroeppel | L | L | September 7, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Oak Ridge, TN US |
| Mickey Scott | L | L | July 25, 1947 | 6'1" | 155 | Weimar, DE |
| Duke Shackelford | S | R | November 5, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Nashville, TN US |
| Clarence Warmsley | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Steve Whitaker | L | R | May 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Alton Williams | R | R | April 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| 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.
