1992 Baseball City Royals Roster
Team Record: 71-60
Finished 1st in the FSL's Central Division
Manager: Ron Johnson (71-60)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Davenport, Florida
Ballpark: Baseball City Stadium
Attendance: 20,945, Avg. 361 in 58 home dates
Playoffs - Baseball City Royals 2 games, Sarasota White Sox 0
Playoffs - Baseball City Royals 2 games, Osceola Astros 1
Finals - Lakeland Tigers 2 games, Baseball City Royals 1
The Baseball City Royals of the Florida State League ended the 1992 season with a record of 71 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's Central Division.
The Royals scored 532 runs and surrendered 464 runs. Joe Vitiello drove in 65 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .282 average. John Gross paced the team with 9 wins, while Mike Fyhrie recorded a 2.5 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1992 Baseball City Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Andy Stewart, Kerwin Moore, Jim Pittsley, Johnny Damon, Shane Halter, Joe Vitiello, Jon Lieber, Alex Sanchez, Bob Hamelin, Mike Fyhrie, Joe Randa and David Howard.
Ron Johnson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bridges | S | R | August 24, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Paris, AR US |
| Darren Burton | S | R | September 16, 1972 | 6'1" | 185 | Somerset, KY US |
| Carlos Capellan | R | R | May 2, 1968 | 5'11" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Gary Caraballo | R | R | July 11, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Scott Centala | R | R | June 26, 1967 | 6'3" | 200 | Merced, CA US |
| Jim Chrisman | R | R | November 14, 1970 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Dera Clark | R | R | April 14, 1965 | 6'1" | 204 | Monahans, TX US |
| Butch Cole | R | R | May 14, 1969 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Johnny Damon | L | L | November 5, 1973 | 6'2" | 205 | Fort Riley, KS US |
| Pat Dando | L | L | December 3, 1968 | 6'1" | 210 | Houston, TX US |
| Huascar DeLeon | R | R | July 2, 1970 | 6'0" | 179 | |
| Yabanne DeLeon | R | R | July 21, 1971 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Mike Fyhrie | R | R | December 9, 1969 | 6'2" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Tony Gordon | R | L | December 8, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | Sebring, FL US |
| John Gross | R | R | June 26, 1970 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Shane Halter | R | R | November 8, 1969 | 5'10" | 160 | La Plata, MD US |
| Bob Hamelin | L | L | November 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 240 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
| Doug Harris | R | R | September 27, 1969 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Greg Harvey | R | R | October 9, 1967 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| David Howard | S | R | February 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 165 | Sarasota, FL US |
| Lance Jennings | R | R | October 3, 1971 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Mark Johnson | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 5'10" | 165 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Kevin Kobetitsch | L | L | July 9, 1969 | 6'6" | 205 | |
| Roger Landress | R | R | August 3, 1968 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Jon Lieber | L | R | April 2, 1970 | 6'3" | 220 | Council Bluffs, IA US |
| Tony Long | L | L | November 20, 1969 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Geovany Miranda | R | R | February 16, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | David, Chiriqui PA |
| Kerwin Moore | S | R | October 29, 1970 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Cesar Morillo | S | R | July 21, 1973 | 5'11" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Dario Perez | R | R | June 27, 1970 | 6'2" | 180 | Nigua, DO |
| Vladimir Perez | R | R | March 8, 1969 | 6'2" | 170 | Nigua, DO |
| Doug Peters | R | R | February 14, 1968 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Jim Pittsley | R | R | April 3, 1974 | 6'7" | 215 | Du Bois, PA US |
| Damon Pollard | S | R | September 29, 1967 | 5'8" | 165 | Denton, TX US |
| Joe Randa | R | R | December 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Alex Sanchez | R | R | April 8, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Concord, CA US |
| Jose Sanchez | R | R | April 14, 1973 | 6'1" | 170 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
| Juan Santos | L | L | October 2, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Kevin Shaw | R | R | July 2, 1969 | 6'3" | 174 | |
| Doug Shields | R | R | January 13, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jeff Smith | R | R | May 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 195 | Orlando, FL US |
| Tom Smith | S | R | October 1, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Avon Park, FL US |
| Scott Stevens | R | R | February 23, 1969 | 6'3" | 190 | Richland, NJ US |
| Andy Stewart | R | R | December 5, 1970 | 5'11" | 205 | Oshawa, ON CA |
| Brady Stewart | R | R | May 4, 1969 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Dean Tatarian | R | R | January 23, 1969 | 6'2" | 184 | |
| Joe Vitiello | R | R | April 11, 1970 | 6'2" | 215 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Hugh Walker | L | R | February 9, 1970 | 5'11" | 210 | Columbus, OH US |
| Skip Wiley | L | R | June 6, 1967 | 6'3" | 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.
