1983 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 77-54
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Stump Merrill (77-54)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 45,415, Avg. 693
1983 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Statistics

The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1983 season with a record of 77 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Yankees topped the circuit with just 409 runs allowed. Fort Lauderdale scored 581 runs. Dan Pasqua led the team with 19 home runs, and Orestes Destrade walloped 15 or more also. Dan Pasqua drove in 84 runs. Tommy Barrett paced hitters with significant playing time with a .327 average. José Rijo paced the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 1.69 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1983 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Pete Dalena, Phil Lombardi, Eric Plunk, Jim Deshaies, José Rijo, Dick Scott, Bill Lindsey, Tommy Barrett, Orestes Destrade, Bob Tewksbury, Rex Hudler, Dan Pasqua and Tim Birtsas.

Stump Merrill served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Pete AdamsRRNovember 14, 19595'10"170
Sheldon AndrewsRAugust 25, 19595'10"185Portland, OR US
Tommy BarrettSRApril 2, 19605'9"157San Fernando, CA US
Scot BeahanRMarch 15, 19626'3"195
Mark BersanoRApril 14, 19596'2"195
Tim BirtsasLLSeptember 5, 19606'7"240Pontiac, MI US
Rory BrownLLDecember 4, 19606'2"180Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Pete DalenaLRJune 26, 19605'11"200Fresno, CA US
Todd DemeterRRAugust 1, 19616'4"200Philadelphia, PA US
Jim DeshaiesLLJune 23, 19606'4"222Massena, NY US
Orestes DestradeSRMay 8, 19626'4"210Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU
Fritz FedorRDecember 26, 19615'11"175
Greg FunkRR5'10"175
Brent GjesdalRRMay 5, 19616'0"193Portland, OR US
Johnny HawkinsSROctober 25, 19605'10"180
Rex HudlerRRSeptember 2, 19606'1"180Tempe, AZ US
Tom JonesLRFebruary 5, 19606'0"162
Tim JordanLLNovember 8, 19586'2"175Lewiston, ME US
Gary KemptonRRMarch 26, 19596'0"185
Paul LesieurRRApril 29, 19606'0"190
Bill LindseyRRApril 12, 19606'3"195Staten Island, NY US
Phil LombardiRRFebruary 20, 19636'2"200Abilene, TX US
Pedro MedinaSRJune 30, 19646'0"160
Mark MendezRMarch 3, 19596'3"195
Tony MerullaLRSeptember 16, 19596'0"195
Rick MolnarRRJanuary 3, 19616'0"175
Dan PasquaLLOctober 17, 19616'0"203Yonkers, NY US
Eric PlunkRRSeptember 3, 19636'5"210Wilmington, CA US
Bob RafticeLJuly 20, 19626'5"208
Mike ReddishRRMay 27, 19596'1"205Boston, MA US
José RijoRRMay 13, 19656'1"200San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Dick ScottRRJuly 19, 19626'1"170Ellsworth, ME US
Mark SilvaRSeptember 17, 19586'4"200
Neil SimonsLLJuly 31, 19586'0"175
Mike SiwiecRNovember 17, 19616'1"195
Dave SmalleyLAugust 16, 19616'1"180
Dave SzymczakRAugust 11, 19606'0"175
Bob TewksburyRRNovember 30, 19606'4"200Concord, NH US
Chuck TomaselliLFebruary 2, 19616'1"170
Tim WilliamsRRJanuary 11, 19636'0"185
Dave WoodworthLOctober 30, 19596'3"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.




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