1981 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 81-53
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Doug Holmquist (81-53)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 56,507, Avg. 843
Playoffs - Fort Myers Royals 2 games, Fort Lauderdale Yankees 0
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1981 season with a record of 81 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Yankees allowed 421 runs, least in the league. Fort Lauderdale tallied 579 runs. Randy Craig drove in 52 runs. Huey Gayden led all regular batters with a .300 average. Ben Callahan topped the team with 17 wins, while Clay Christiansen also added 15 or more victories also Chris Lein recorded a 2.25 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1981 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ben Callahan, Clay Christiansen, Gene Nelson, Tom Dodd, Ray Fontenot, Bruce Robinson, Pete Filson, Gil Patterson, Stefan Wever and Rex Hudler.
Doug Holmquist served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Banes | R | R | July 11, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Brad Bennett | L | L | January 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Mike Browning | R | R | February 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 205 | Munich, DE |
| Dave Buffamoyer | R | R | September 11, 1957 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Brian Butterfield | S | R | March 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Bangor, ME US |
| Ben Callahan | R | R | May 19, 1957 | 6'7" | 230 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| Clay Christiansen | R | R | June 28, 1958 | 6'5" | 205 | Wichita, KS US |
| Joseph Collins | L | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Randy Craig | S | R | August 26, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Jim D'Aloia | R | R | November 3, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Tom Dodd | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Chuck Dougherty | R | L | August 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 175 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Herb Fauland | L | December 4, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Randy Filkins | R | R | January 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Pete Filson | S | L | September 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Darby, PA US |
| Ray Fontenot | L | L | August 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Lake Charles, LA US |
| Matt Gallegos | S | R | September 11, 1959 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Huey Gayden | L | L | January 21, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Greenville, MS US |
| Randy Guerra | L | L | April 10, 1957 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Dan Hanggie | S | R | April 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Bill Hench | R | R | August 21, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Tom Howser | R | R | November 20, 1957 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Rex Hudler | R | R | September 2, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | Tempe, AZ US |
| Tim Jordan | L | L | November 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 175 | Lewiston, ME US |
| Tim Knight | L | L | May 15, 1958 | 5'9" | 172 | |
| Chris Lein | R | R | October 23, 1958 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Bob Mariano | L | R | June 5, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Gene Nelson | R | R | December 3, 1960 | 6'0" | 172 | Tampa, FL US |
| John Nurthen | R | R | January 11, 1958 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Gil Patterson | R | R | September 5, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Wes Robbins | R | R | January 25, 1957 | 5'10" | 173 | |
| Bruce Robinson | L | R | April 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | La Jolla, CA US |
| Jeff Rudolph | R | R | December 2, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Kevin Shannon | R | R | September 4, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Mark Silva | R | September 17, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Ken Smith | R | July 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Rob Teegarden | R | R | April 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 187 | Red Lodge, MT US |
| Matthew Vejar | L | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Stefan Wever | R | R | April 22, 1958 | 6'8" | 245 | Marburg, DE |
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.
