1984 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
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
1984 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike ArmstrongRRMarch 7, 19546'3"193Glen Cove, NY US
Scot BeahanRMarch 15, 19626'3"195
Tim BirtsasLLSeptember 5, 19606'7"240Pontiac, MI US
Mark BlaserRROctober 19, 19606'0"185
Tim ByronRRJune 3, 19606'3"205Newark, NJ US
Ronnie ChapmanSRJanuary 14, 19615'10"170
Darin CloningerROctober 1, 19625'11"185
Orestes DestradeSRMay 8, 19626'4"210Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU
Logan EasleyRRNovember 4, 19616'1"185Salt Lake City, UT US
Mike FennellLRMarch 14, 19606'3"205Saratoga Springs, NY US
Winston FicklinRRNovember 13, 19615'9"165Richmond, CA US
Ray FortalezaRRDecember 26, 19606'0"185
Steve FreyRLJuly 29, 19635'9"170Meadowbrook, PA US
Brent GjesdalRRMay 5, 19616'0"193Portland, OR US
Randy GrahamRMay 21, 19616'2"190Sebastopol, CA US
Rich GumbertRSeptember 13, 19636'3"200
Johnny HawkinsSROctober 25, 19605'10"180
Jeff HorneRNovember 4, 19616'1"175
Mark JohnstonLRFebruary 10, 19576'0"175Detroit, MI US
Bill LindseyRRApril 12, 19606'3"195Staten Island, NY US
Phil LombardiRRFebruary 20, 19636'2"200Abilene, TX US
Joe MackayRRJanuary 6, 19646'0"185
Chuck MathisonRJuly 3, 19626'1"180
Pedro MedinaSRJune 30, 19646'0"160
Tony MerullaLRSeptember 16, 19596'0"195
Stacy MorganRDecember 2, 19596'4"190
Scott NielsenRRDecember 18, 19586'1"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Felix PerdomoSRSeptember 11, 19635'9"155
Steve PerusoRROctober 1, 19616'1"195
Eric PlunkRRSeptember 3, 19636'5"210Wilmington, CA US
Bob RafticeLJuly 20, 19626'5"208
Steve RayLSeptember 15, 19616'4"210
Jim RiggsLRNovember 4, 19606'1"180
Tony RussellRRAugust 8, 19615'11"165
Dick ScottRRJuly 19, 19626'1"170Ellsworth, ME US
John SeitzRRMarch 10, 19606'1"185York, PA US
Mitch SeoaneRRFebruary 9, 19615'9"160
Dave SmalleyLAugust 16, 19616'1"180
Van StarnesRRNovember 7, 19605'10"170
Stefan WeverRRApril 22, 19586'8"245Marburg, DE
Gary WexRMarch 7, 19586'3"190
Brad WinklerLRJune 22, 19605'11"185
Dave WoodworthLOctober 30, 19596'3"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.




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