1987 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 85-53
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Buck Showalter (85-53)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 50,074, Avg. 726
Playoffs - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 2 games, Lakeland Tigers 0
Finals - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 3 games, Osceola Astros 1
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1987 season with a record of 85 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Yankees led the league with 671 runs. Fort Lauderdale yielded 555 runs. Kevin Maas paced the squad with 11 home runs and drove in 73 runs. Andy Stankiewicz and Jim Leyritz topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .307 average. Troy Evers and Mike Christopher paced the squad with 13 wins each, while Mike Christopher registered a 2.45 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1987 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dave Eiland, Jim Leyritz, Mike Christopher, Ron Guidry, Andy Stankiewicz, Kevin Maas, Rich Scheid, Dean Wilkins, Bernie Williams, Tim Stoddard, Steve Adkins, Turner Ward, Oscar Azócar, Ken Patterson and Hensley Meulens.
Buck Showalter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Adkins | R | L | October 26, 1964 | 6'6" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dan Arendas | L | L | October 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Oscar Azócar | L | L | February 21, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | Soro, Sucre VE |
| Tim Becker | S | R | August 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Luc Berube | L | R | January 31, 1965 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Tim Bishop | R | R | November 9, 1964 | 6'0" | 177 | |
| Dennis Brow | R | R | October 25, 1966 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Chris Carroll | R | May 21, 1963 | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Fred Carter | R | R | August 23, 1964 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Mike Christopher | R | R | November 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 205 | Petersburg, VA US |
| Kevin Crofton | R | R | April 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 215 | |
| Bobby Dickerson | R | R | September 4, 1965 | 6'0" | 180 | Laurel, MS US |
| Dave Eiland | R | R | July 5, 1966 | 6'3" | 210 | Dade City, FL US |
| Troy Evers | R | R | February 4, 1964 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Fernando Figueroa | L | L | August 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 170 | Caguas, PR |
| Scottie Gay | R | March 24, 1964 | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Bobby Green | R | R | May 20, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Mo Guercio | R | September 1, 1964 | 6'4" | 180 | Rome, IT | |
| Ron Guidry | L | L | August 28, 1950 | 5'11" | 161 | Lafayette, LA US |
| Jeff Hellman | R | February 2, 1963 | 6'1" | 182 | ||
| Jose Laboy | R | R | February 9, 1966 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Jim Leyritz | R | R | December 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | Lakewood, OH US |
| Jason Maas | L | R | March 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Kevin Maas | L | L | January 20, 1965 | 6'3" | 195 | Castro Valley, CA US |
| Mark Manering | L | L | June 20, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Moose Marris | L | R | November 8, 1966 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Ricardo Martinez | R | R | June 3, 1965 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Hensley Meulens | R | R | June 23, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Willemstad, CW |
| Ken Patterson | L | L | July 8, 1964 | 6'4" | 210 | Costa Mesa, CA US |
| Jeff Pries | R | January 5, 1963 | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Dana Ridenour | R | R | November 15, 1965 | 6'2" | 205 | Panorama City, CA US |
| Gabriel Rodriguez | R | R | December 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 265 | Dorado, PR |
| Mel Rosario | R | R | February 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Mark Rose | R | January 16, 1965 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Gerry Rub | L | L | May 10, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Rich Scheid | L | L | February 3, 1965 | 6'3" | 185 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Scott Shaw | R | R | December 24, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Andy Stankiewicz | R | R | August 10, 1964 | 5'9" | 165 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Tim Stoddard | R | R | January 24, 1953 | 6'7" | 230 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Bill Voeltz | L | February 25, 1964 | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Turner Ward | S | R | April 11, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Orlando, FL US |
| Dean Wilkins | R | R | August 24, 1966 | 6'1" | 170 | Blue Island, IL US |
| Bernie Williams | S | R | September 13, 1968 | 6'2" | 180 | San Juan, PR |
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.
