1984 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 74-68
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, 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 Tim Birtsas, Scott Nielsen, Dick Scott, Logan Easley, Phil Lombardi, Mike Armstrong, Steve Frey, Bill Lindsey, Eric Plunk, Orestes Destrade and Stefan Wever.
Barry Foote served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Woodworth | L | October 30, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Bob Raftice | L | July 20, 1962 | 6'5" | 208 | ||
| Eric Plunk | R | R | September 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | Wilmington, CA US |
| Steve Peruso | R | R | October 1, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Felix Perdomo | S | R | September 11, 1963 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Scott Nielsen | R | R | December 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Stacy Morgan | R | December 2, 1959 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Tony Merulla | L | R | September 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Pedro Medina | S | R | June 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| 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 | |
| Brad Winkler | L | R | June 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Gary Wex | R | March 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Stefan Wever | R | R | April 22, 1958 | 6'8" | 245 | Marburg, DE |
| Van Starnes | R | R | November 7, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Dave Smalley | L | August 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Mitch Seoane | R | R | February 9, 1961 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| John Seitz | R | R | March 10, 1960 | 6'1" | 185 | York, PA US |
| Dick Scott | R | R | July 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 170 | Ellsworth, ME US |
| Chuck Mathison | R | July 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Joe Mackay | R | R | January 6, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Phil Lombardi | R | R | February 20, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | Abilene, TX US |
| Logan Easley | R | R | November 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Orestes Destrade | S | R | May 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Darin Cloninger | R | October 1, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Ronnie Chapman | S | R | January 14, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Tim Byron | R | R | June 3, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Newark, NJ US |
| Mark Blaser | R | R | October 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tim Birtsas | L | L | September 5, 1960 | 6'7" | 240 | Pontiac, MI US |
| Scot Beahan | R | March 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| 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 | |
| Bill Lindsey | R | R | April 12, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Mark Johnston | L | R | February 10, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Jeff Horne | R | November 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Johnny Hawkins | S | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Rich Gumbert | R | September 13, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Randy Graham | R | May 21, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | Sebastopol, CA US | |
| Brent Gjesdal | R | R | May 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 193 | Portland, OR US |
| Steve Frey | R | L | July 29, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | Meadowbrook, PA US |
| Mike Armstrong | R | R | March 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 193 | Glen Cove, 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.
