1970 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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James Babyak | R | R | October 26, 1946 | 6'2" | 185 | Northampton, MA US |
Pat Brown | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Tom Buskey | R | R | February 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 200 | Harrisburg, PA US |
Gregory Buys | R | R | February 27, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | |
Winfield Chadwick | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
Lee Choate | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
Brian Cogan | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Ronald Collier | R | R | February 24, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Charles Combs | R | R | August 8, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Wayne Crowder | R | R | September 8, 1948 | 6'2" | Brockville, ON CA | |
Raymond DeRiggi | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Paul Fricchione | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
Leroy Gardner | L | R | July 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 165 | |
David Hazelip | R | R | October 14, 1951 | 6'1" | 160 | |
Jim Hefflinger | R | L | 6'4" | 198 | ||
Julio Hernandez | R | R | January 10, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Arnold Holtberg | R | R | 6'3" | 212 | ||
Steven Kogut | L | R | November 5, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Gary Manderbach | R | L | May 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Jeffrey Mason | R | R | September 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 175 | Long Beach, CA US |
Thomas Matheson | R | R | January 30, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Hollywood, CA US |
Nephtale Mora | R | R | April 1, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Thomas O'Connor | L | R | August 3, 1950 | 6'3" | 190 | |
Gilbert Passarella | R | R | February 25, 1948 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Carlos Pieve | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Grady Pitcock | L | R | February 6, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Marion Prince | R | R | October 31, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Michael Punko | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Alonzo Ramirez | L | R | 6'0" | 167 | ||
Beau Robinson | L | R | September 21, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Clement Sanders | R | R | June 23, 1951 | 6'1" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
John Schlesiger | R | R | March 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 173 | |
Donald Schroeder | R | R | March 12, 1949 | 6'0" | 193 | |
Larry Shown | R | R | June 21, 1947 | 6'3" | 190 | Owensboro, KY US |
Philip Simmons | R | R | March 20, 1945 | 6'2" | 180 | Coeur d'Alene, ID US |
Charlie Spikes | R | R | January 23, 1951 | 6'3" | 215 | Bogalusa, LA US |
Douglas Stodgel | R | R | August 29, 1948 | 5'9" | 170 | |
Paul Swanson | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
Terry Vargason | L | L | February 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Otto Vélez | R | R | November 29, 1950 | 6'0" | 170 | Ponce, PR |
Gary Wilson | L | R | June 15, 1951 | 6'0" | 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.