1973 Lakeland Tigers Roster
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 2nd in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Stubby Overmire (80-60)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Attendance: 12,662, Avg. 181
Playoffs - West Palm Beach Expos 2 games, Lakeland Tigers 1
The Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 1973 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Tigers paced the circuit with just 408 runs allowed. Lakeland scored 472 runs. Bernardo Leonard led the team with 11 home runs Dan Meyer recorded 59 runs batted in. Allan Striano topped all regular batters by hitting .274. Larry Ike paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.32 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Vern Ruhle, Bob Kaiser, Jerry Manuel, Gary Christenson, Dennis DeBarr, Dan Meyer, Dan Gonzales, Gene Pentz and Bob Adams were all players from the 1973 Lakeland Tigers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Stubby Overmire served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Adams | R | R | January 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Charles Bates | S | R | August 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Lenny Baxley | L | L | December 30, 1950 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Tom Butler | R | R | August 10, 1951 | 5'11" | 165 | Fairbanks, AK US |
| Alfred Callis | R | L | April 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Kim Cates | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Gary Christenson | L | L | May 5, 1953 | 6'5" | 200 | Mineola, NY US |
| Dennis DeBarr | L | L | January 16, 1953 | 6'2" | 190 | Cheyenne, WY US |
| Michael Dwyer | R | R | April 11, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Kenneth Forfar | R | R | July 2, 1952 | 6'3" | 165 | |
| Dan Gonzales | L | R | September 30, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | Whittier, CA US |
| Daniel Grant | L | R | March 17, 1953 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Greg Gromek | R | R | October 25, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| George Hart | L | R | July 29, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Hal Hensler | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Gary Hohman | R | R | July 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 189 | |
| Larry Ike | R | R | December 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Bob Kaiser | S | L | April 29, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Andy Kanoza | L | R | November 20, 1948 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Richard Lawson | L | L | May 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Bernardo Leonard | R | R | July 4, 1952 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Joe Maji | S | R | November 19, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Daniel Maluzhinsky | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Jerry Manuel | S | R | December 23, 1953 | 6'0" | 165 | Hahira, GA US |
| Dan Meyer | L | R | August 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Billy Michael | L | L | April 8, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Elliott Moore | L | L | April 18, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| John Motil | R | L | July 2, 1951 | 6'6" | 195 | Fort Knox, KY US |
| Mark Palmer | R | R | October 9, 1953 | 6'3" | 199 | |
| Donald Pavic | R | R | 6'0" | 155 | ||
| Gene Pentz | R | R | June 21, 1953 | 6'1" | 200 | Johnstown, PA US |
| Vern Ruhle | R | R | January 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Coleman, MI US |
| Allan Striano | L | R | February 3, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| John Valle | R | R | September 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Steve Vazquez | R | R | December 23, 1950 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Ramon Vega | R | R | March 27, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 |
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.
