1984 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 74-68
Finished 3rd in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Barry Foote (74-68)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 50,201, Avg. 707
Playoffs - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 2 games, Fort Myers Royals 0
Finals - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 3 games, Tampa Tarpons 2
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1984 season with a record of 74 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The Yankees plated 626 runs and allowed 591 runs. Orestes Destrade paced Fort Lauderdale with 12 home runs Phil Lombardi drove in 70 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .293 average. Eric Plunk led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.86 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1984 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Armstrong, Tim Birtsas, Orestes Destrade, Logan Easley, Steve Frey, Bill Lindsey, Phil Lombardi, Scott Nielsen, Eric Plunk, Dick Scott and Stefan Wever.
Barry Foote served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Mike Armstrong | R | R | March 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 193 | Glen Cove, NY US |
Scot Beahan | R | March 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Tim Birtsas | L | L | September 5, 1960 | 6'7" | 240 | Pontiac, MI US |
Mark Blaser | R | R | October 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Tim Byron | R | R | June 3, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Newark, NJ US |
Ronnie Chapman | S | R | January 14, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Darin Cloninger | R | October 1, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Orestes Destrade | S | R | May 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
Logan Easley | R | R | November 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
Mike Fennell | L | R | March 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Saratoga Springs, NY US |
Winston Ficklin | R | R | November 13, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Richmond, CA US |
Ray Fortaleza | R | R | December 26, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Steve Frey | R | L | July 29, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | Meadowbrook, PA US |
Brent Gjesdal | R | R | May 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 193 | Portland, OR US |
Randy Graham | R | May 21, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | Sebastopol, CA US | |
Rich Gumbert | R | September 13, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
Johnny Hawkins | S | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Jeff Horne | R | November 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Mark Johnston | L | R | February 10, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
Bill Lindsey | R | R | April 12, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
Phil Lombardi | R | R | February 20, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | Abilene, TX US |
Joe Mackay | R | R | January 6, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Chuck Mathison | R | July 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Pedro Medina | S | R | June 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 160 | |
Tony Merulla | L | R | September 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Stacy Morgan | R | December 2, 1959 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
Scott Nielsen | R | R | December 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
Felix Perdomo | S | R | September 11, 1963 | 5'9" | 155 | |
Steve Peruso | R | R | October 1, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Eric Plunk | R | R | September 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | Wilmington, CA US |
Bob Raftice | L | July 20, 1962 | 6'5" | 208 | ||
Steve Ray | L | September 15, 1961 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
Jim Riggs | L | R | November 4, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Tony Russell | R | R | August 8, 1961 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Dick Scott | R | R | July 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 170 | Ellsworth, ME US |
John Seitz | R | R | March 10, 1960 | 6'1" | 185 | York, PA US |
Mitch Seoane | R | R | February 9, 1961 | 5'9" | 160 | |
Dave Smalley | L | August 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Van Starnes | R | R | November 7, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Stefan Wever | R | R | April 22, 1958 | 6'8" | 245 | Marburg, DE |
Gary Wex | R | March 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Brad Winkler | L | R | June 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Dave Woodworth | L | October 30, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 |
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.