1970 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 56-76
Finished 5th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Lamar North (56-76)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 51,063, Avg. 774
1970 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Statistics

The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1970 season with a record of 56 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the league's East Division.

The Yankees scored 473 runs and yielded 555 runs. Charlie Spikes led Fort Lauderdale with 19 home runs and accounted for 62 RBI. Grady Pitcock paced hitters with significant playing time with a .258 average. Donald Schroeder topped the squad with 11 wins, while Tom Buskey recorded a 1.96 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1970 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Buskey, Charlie Spikes and Otto Vélez.

Lamar North served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James BabyakRROctober 26, 19466'2"185Northampton, MA US
Pat BrownRR6'1"195
Tom BuskeyRRFebruary 20, 19476'3"200Harrisburg, PA US
Gregory BuysRRFebruary 27, 19516'0"200
Winfield ChadwickRR6'4"210
Lee ChoateLL6'2"175
Brian CoganRL6'1"190
Ronald CollierRRFebruary 24, 19476'0"170
Charles CombsRRAugust 8, 19466'2"190
Wayne CrowderRRSeptember 8, 19486'2"Brockville, ON CA
Raymond DeRiggiLL6'1"180
Paul FricchioneRR6'1"188
Leroy GardnerLRJuly 13, 19495'11"165
David HazelipRROctober 14, 19516'1"160
Jim HefflingerRL6'4"198
Julio HernandezRRJanuary 10, 19536'0"170
Arnold HoltbergRR6'3"212
Steven KogutLRNovember 5, 19495'11"185
Gary ManderbachRLMay 5, 19476'0"175
Jeffrey MasonRRSeptember 11, 19496'2"175Long Beach, CA US
Thomas MathesonRRJanuary 30, 19486'2"195Hollywood, CA US
Nephtale MoraRRApril 1, 19496'0"190
Thomas O'ConnorLRAugust 3, 19506'3"190
Gilbert PassarellaRRFebruary 25, 19485'11"175
Carlos PieveRR6'0"165
Grady PitcockLRFebruary 6, 19486'1"185
Marion PrinceRROctober 31, 19515'11"180
Michael PunkoRR5'10"180
Alonzo RamirezLR6'0"167
Beau RobinsonLRSeptember 21, 19506'1"180
Clement SandersRRJune 23, 19516'1"205Chicago, IL US
John SchlesigerRRMarch 12, 19506'0"173
Donald SchroederRRMarch 12, 19496'0"193
Larry ShownRRJune 21, 19476'3"190Owensboro, KY US
Philip SimmonsRRMarch 20, 19456'2"180Coeur d'Alene, ID US
Charlie SpikesRRJanuary 23, 19516'3"215Bogalusa, LA US
Douglas StodgelRRAugust 29, 19485'9"170
Paul SwansonRR6'1"160
Terry VargasonLLFebruary 19, 19516'1"195
Otto VélezRRNovember 29, 19506'0"170Ponce, PR
Gary WilsonLRJune 15, 19516'0"170

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.




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