1979 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 92-51
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Doug Holmquist (92-51)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 76,762, Avg. 1,074
1979 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Statistics

Playoffs - Winter Haven Red Sox 3 games, Fort Lauderdale Yankees 0

The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1979 season with a record of 92 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Yankees allowed 412 runs, least in the league. Fort Lauderdale tallied 549 runs. Steve Balboni paced the team with 26 home runs and drove in 91 runs. Tim Jordan led all regular batters with a .282 average. Paul Boris topped the squad with 16 wins, while Brian Ryder added 15 or more wins, too Jeff Taylor recorded a 1.67 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Steve Balboni, Paul Boris, Rex Hudler, Willie McGee, Rafael Santana, Roger Slagle, Pat Tabler and Matt Winters were all players from the 1979 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in the Majors during their careers.

Doug Holmquist served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Steve BalboniRRJanuary 16, 19576'3"225Brockton, MA US
Byron BallardSRJuly 27, 19586'4"205White Plains, NY US
Paul BorisRRDecember 13, 19556'2"200Irvington, NJ US
Ricky BurdetteLLFebruary 23, 19576'2"195Albany, GA US
Ron CampbellRR
Rich CarlucciLRDecember 18, 19566'2"180Philadelphia, PA US
Thomas EchstenkamperRRJuly 13, 19585'11"175
Dave GarciaSRMarch 4, 19586'1"165Oshkosh, WI US
Andrew GilmoreLRSeptember 25, 19566'2"190Arkansas City, KS US
Scott GleckelLLDecember 28, 19566'0"195New York, NY US
Chuck HernándezLLNovember 11, 19606'3"200Tampa, FL US
Rex HudlerRRSeptember 2, 19606'1"180Tempe, AZ US
Dennis IrwinRRJanuary 11, 19546'0"170Tulare, CA US
Tim JordanLLNovember 8, 19586'2"175Lewiston, ME US
Pete KhouryRRApril 11, 19576'0"196Fall River, MA US
Amos LewisRRAugust 14, 19606'3"185
Ronald LuongoRRMarch 18, 19566'1"190Everett, MA US
Jim LysgaardRRJune 11, 19546'1"185, CA
Willie McGeeSRNovember 2, 19586'1"175San Francisco, CA US
Mike McLeodRLSeptember 1, 19555'11"185Orlando, FL US
Daniel MoroffRRJune 6, 19586'1"175Kalamazoo, MI US
Jose PaulinoRRMarch 12, 19555'11"160San Juan, DO
Dan PlanteRRFebruary 14, 19606'3"195Culver City, CA US
Frank RicciRRNovember 3, 19576'3"205Toledo, OH US
Wes RobbinsRRJanuary 25, 19575'10"173
Brian RyderRRFebruary 13, 19606'6"175Worcester, MA US
Rafael SantanaRRJanuary 31, 19586'1"165La Romana, La Romana DO
Richard SantaroneRRMay 14, 19596'2"205Camden, NJ US
Roger SlagleRRNovember 4, 19536'3"190Wichita, KS US
Mark SoftyRR6'6"195Rockville Centre, NY US
Karl SteffenLLSeptember 4, 19566'1"180Troy, NY US
Pat TablerRRFebruary 2, 19586'3"175Hamilton, OH US
Jeff TaylorRRFebruary 9, 19566'4"200Wilmington, DE US
Rafael VillamanSRSeptember 3, 19605'8"155Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Matt WintersLRMarch 18, 19606'3"215Buffalo, NY 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.




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