1984 Fort Myers Royals Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 81-60
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Tommy Jones (81-60)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Fort Myers, Florida
Ballpark: Terry Park
Attendance: 137,553, Avg. 1,951
1984 Fort Myers Royals Statistics

Playoffs - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 2 games, Fort Myers Royals 0

The Fort Myers Royals of the Florida State League ended the 1984 season with a record of 81 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Royals scored 681 runs and conceded 608 runs. Joe Citari led Fort Myers with 15 home runs Tim Richardson accounted for 67 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .290 clip. Duane Ware paced the team with 9 wins, while Rick Goodin recorded a 3.41 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1984 Fort Myers Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jeff Schulz, John Davis and Israel Sánchez.

Tommy Jones served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tony AllenRRJune 13, 19646'4"190
Ed BassROctober 18, 19626'1"185
Jim BenedictRRFebruary 1, 19616'3"185Burbank, CA US
Richard BurkeL6'1"185
Benny CadahiaRRAugust 7, 19626'0"190
Joe CitariRRAugust 31, 19636'2"195
Jimmy DanielRJune 28, 19636'1"175
John DavisRRJanuary 5, 19636'7"215Chicago, IL US
Tom DrizmalaLOctober 23, 19596'5"205
Doug GilcreaseRRNovember 23, 19606'0"175
Jim GleissnerRRJuly 29, 19606'0"200
Rick GoodinLMay 26, 19616'1"170
Matt HallLLFebruary 22, 19615'11"180
Hal HatcherRRDecember 31, 19596'4"220
Joe JarrellRRMarch 9, 19626'0"185
Gary KleinRNovember 21, 19616'5"195
Mark KrynitskyRRFebruary 22, 19606'1"192
Ed LoweryRRDecember 27, 19606'3"168
Art MartinezRMarch 28, 19615'9"170
Mike MillerRROctober 30, 19605'10"180
Tom MohrL6'1"175
Roland OrunaRR6'0"190
William PhillipsRR5'10"165
Mark PirruccelloSR5'11"195
Tim RichardsonRRJune 30, 19615'10"180
Carey RossRR6'0"173
Israel SánchezLLAugust 20, 19635'9"170Falcon Lasvias, CU
Jeff SchulzLRJune 2, 19616'1"190Evansville, IN US
Jack ShuffieldLL5'10"175
Dave SnellRJanuary 2, 19636'2"192
Kevin TuckR6'4"195
Arthur VanderpohlL6'0"165
Mark WalbergR6'0"185
Duane WareR6'2"190
Dave WongR6'2"215

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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