1979 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 92-51
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Doug Holmquist (92-51)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 76,762, Avg. 1,074
Playoffs - Winter Haven Red Sox 3 games, Fort Lauderdale Yankees 0
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1979 season with a record of 92 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Yankees allowed 412 runs, least in the league. Fort Lauderdale tallied 549 runs. Steve Balboni paced the team with 26 home runs and drove in 91 runs. Tim Jordan led all regular batters with a .282 average. Paul Boris topped the squad with 16 wins, while Brian Ryder added 15 or more wins, too Jeff Taylor recorded a 1.67 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Paul Boris, Steve Balboni, Matt Winters, Rex Hudler, Pat Tabler, Rafael Santana, Roger Slagle and Willie McGee were all players from the 1979 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in the Majors during their careers.
Doug Holmquist served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Balboni | R | R | January 16, 1957 | 6'3" | 225 | Brockton, MA US |
| Byron Ballard | S | R | July 27, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | White Plains, NY US |
| Paul Boris | R | R | December 13, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Irvington, NJ US |
| Ricky Burdette | L | L | February 23, 1957 | 6'2" | 195 | Albany, GA US |
| Ron Campbell | R | R | ||||
| Rich Carlucci | L | R | December 18, 1956 | 6'2" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Thomas Echstenkamper | R | R | July 13, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Dave Garcia | S | R | March 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 165 | Oshkosh, WI US |
| Andrew Gilmore | L | R | September 25, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Arkansas City, KS US |
| Scott Gleckel | L | L | December 28, 1956 | 6'0" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Chuck Hernández | L | L | November 11, 1960 | 6'3" | 200 | Tampa, FL US |
| Rex Hudler | R | R | September 2, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | Tempe, AZ US |
| Dennis Irwin | R | R | January 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | Tulare, CA US |
| Tim Jordan | L | L | November 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 175 | Lewiston, ME US |
| Pete Khoury | R | R | April 11, 1957 | 6'0" | 196 | Fall River, MA US |
| Amos Lewis | R | R | August 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Ronald Luongo | R | R | March 18, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Everett, MA US |
| Jim Lysgaard | R | R | June 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | , CA |
| Willie McGee | S | R | November 2, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Mike McLeod | R | L | September 1, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | Orlando, FL US |
| Daniel Moroff | R | R | June 6, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Jose Paulino | R | R | March 12, 1955 | 5'11" | 160 | San Juan, DO |
| Dan Plante | R | R | February 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Culver City, CA US |
| Frank Ricci | R | R | November 3, 1957 | 6'3" | 205 | Toledo, OH US |
| Wes Robbins | R | R | January 25, 1957 | 5'10" | 173 | |
| Brian Ryder | R | R | February 13, 1960 | 6'6" | 175 | Worcester, MA US |
| Rafael Santana | R | R | January 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 165 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Richard Santarone | R | R | May 14, 1959 | 6'2" | 205 | Camden, NJ US |
| Roger Slagle | R | R | November 4, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Wichita, KS US |
| Mark Softy | R | R | 6'6" | 195 | Rockville Centre, NY US | |
| Karl Steffen | L | L | September 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | Troy, NY US |
| Pat Tabler | R | R | February 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 175 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Jeff Taylor | R | R | February 9, 1956 | 6'4" | 200 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Rafael Villaman | S | R | September 3, 1960 | 5'8" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Matt Winters | L | R | March 18, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Buffalo, NY US |
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.
