1982 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 82-50
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Stump Merrill (82-50)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 62,686, Avg. 950
Playoffs - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 2 games, Vero Beach Dodgers 1
Finals - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 3 games, Tampa Tarpons 2
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1982 season with a record of 82 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Yankees led the circuit with just 427 runs allowed. Fort Lauderdale scored 554 runs. Todd Demeter paced the team with 12 home runs Scott Bradley drove in 66 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .296 average. Bob Tewksbury paced the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 1.88 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Dick Scott, Rex Hudler, Bob Tewksbury, Ed Olwine, Scott Bradley, Greg Gagne, Doyle Alexander, Ray Fontenot and Keith Smith were all players from the 1982 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Stump Merrill served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Alexander | R | R | September 4, 1950 | 6'3" | 190 | Cordova, AL US |
| Sheldon Andrews | R | August 25, 1959 | 5'10" | 185 | Portland, OR US | |
| Dave Banes | R | R | July 11, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Scott Bradley | L | R | March 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Glen Ridge, NJ US |
| Rory Brown | L | L | December 4, 1960 | 6'2" | 180 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Mike Browning | R | R | February 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 205 | Munich, DE |
| Brian Butterfield | S | R | March 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Bangor, ME US |
| Mark Cartwright | R | December 21, 1960 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Todd Demeter | R | R | August 1, 1961 | 6'4" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Herb Fauland | L | December 4, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Randy Filkins | R | R | January 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Ray Fontenot | L | L | August 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Lake Charles, LA US |
| Greg Gagne | R | R | November 12, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Fall River, MA US |
| Huey Gayden | L | L | January 21, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Greenville, MS US |
| Johnny Hawkins | S | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Bob Helsom | L | R | August 3, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Bill Hench | R | R | August 21, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| 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 |
| John Hughes | L | R | May 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Tim Jordan | L | L | November 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 175 | Lewiston, ME US |
| Gary Kempton | R | R | March 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bob Mariano | L | R | June 5, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Derwin McNealy | L | L | April 25, 1960 | 6'1" | 160 | Carson, CA US |
| Mark Mendez | R | March 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Ed Olwine | R | L | May 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 165 | Greenville, OH US |
| Dan Plante | R | R | February 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Culver City, CA US |
| Glenn Robertson | R | R | August 21, 1958 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Dick Scott | R | R | July 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 170 | Ellsworth, ME US |
| Kelly Scott | R | R | October 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Sanford, FL US |
| Keith Smith | S | R | October 20, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ken Smith | R | July 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Rob Teegarden | R | R | April 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 187 | Red Lodge, MT US |
| Bob Tewksbury | R | R | November 30, 1960 | 6'4" | 200 | Concord, NH US |
| Gary Wex | R | March 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Stan Williams | R | July 29, 1958 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Dave Woodworth | L | October 30, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Greg Zunino | R | R | November 15, 1959 | 5'10" | 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.
