1981 Lakeland Tigers Roster
Team Record: 69-64
Finished 3rd in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Ted Brazell (69-64)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Attendance: 43,490, Avg. 654
The Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 1981 season with a record of 69 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.
The Tigers scored 560 runs and allowed 530 runs. Rondal Rollin led Lakeland with 14 home runs Randy Harvey drove in 66 runs. Bruce Fields paced all regular batters by hitting .297. Mark Williams topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.15 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1981 Lakeland Tigers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bruce Fields, Paul Gibson, Dave Gumpert, Bryan Kelly and Randy O'Neal.
Ted Brazell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Stan Barker | L | R | February 19, 1959 | 6'0" | 168 | |
Michael Beecroft | S | R | June 29, 1959 | 6'4" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
Robert Campbell | R | R | June 17, 1958 | 5'9" | 170 | |
Emilio Carrasquel | R | R | February 21, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Bruce Chaney | R | R | January 6, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Richard Collyer | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
Mark Fellows | R | November 16, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Bruce Fields | L | R | October 6, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
Keith Fisher | R | R | October 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 195 | |
George Foussianes | R | R | December 21, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Walter Garner | R | February 23, 1959 | 6'5" | 205 | ||
Paul Gibson | R | L | January 4, 1960 | 6'0" | 165 | Southampton, NY US |
James Good | R | R | April 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Dave Gumpert | R | R | May 5, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | South Haven, MI US |
William Hardy | R | R | January 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 181 | |
Randy Harvey | L | L | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 203 | |
Joseph Hastings | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
David Hibner | R | R | October 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Gary Hinson | R | R | March 14, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Bryon Horn | L | R | March 28, 1959 | 5'8" | 150 | |
Guy Hubert | R | R | September 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Paul Josephson | R | R | November 1, 1955 | 6'2" | 187 | Passaic, NJ US |
Bryan Kelly | R | R | February 24, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Silver Spring, MD US |
John Lackey | R | December 26, 1956 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
George Leisure | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
Ronald Lindberg | R | R | November 29, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Steve Mastro | S | R | March 30, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
William Miller | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Homer Moncrief | R | R | July 26, 1958 | 6'3" | 210 | |
Charlie Nail | R | November 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
Gary Nutter | R | December 11, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Randy O'Neal | R | R | August 30, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Ashland, KY US |
Dan Phillip | S | R | September 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Ell Roberson | R | R | 6'0" | 182 | ||
Rondal Rollin | R | R | January 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | |
Michael Schoeller | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Jeffrey Smith | R | R | January 26, 1958 | 6'2" | 196 | |
Ralph Treuel | R | R | June 7, 1955 | 6'4" | 200 | Elyria, OH US |
Michael Untisz | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
John Upshaw | R | R | October 9, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Yuma, AZ US |
Mark Williams | R | R | May 24, 1959 | 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.