1983 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Pete Adams | R | R | November 14, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Sheldon Andrews | R | August 25, 1959 | 5'10" | 185 | Portland, OR US | |
Tommy Barrett | S | R | April 2, 1960 | 5'9" | 157 | San Fernando, CA US |
Scot Beahan | R | March 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Mark Bersano | R | April 14, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Tim Birtsas | L | L | September 5, 1960 | 6'7" | 240 | Pontiac, MI US |
Rory Brown | L | L | December 4, 1960 | 6'2" | 180 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
Pete Dalena | L | R | June 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 200 | Fresno, CA US |
Todd Demeter | R | R | August 1, 1961 | 6'4" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Jim Deshaies | L | L | June 23, 1960 | 6'4" | 222 | Massena, NY US |
Orestes Destrade | S | R | May 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
Fritz Fedor | R | December 26, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Greg Funk | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Brent Gjesdal | R | R | May 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 193 | Portland, OR US |
Johnny Hawkins | S | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Rex Hudler | R | R | September 2, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | Tempe, AZ US |
Tom Jones | L | R | February 5, 1960 | 6'0" | 162 | |
Tim Jordan | L | L | November 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 175 | Lewiston, ME US |
Gary Kempton | R | R | March 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Paul Lesieur | R | R | April 29, 1960 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Bill Lindsey | R | R | April 12, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
Phil Lombardi | R | R | February 20, 1963 | 6'2" | 200 | Abilene, TX US |
Pedro Medina | S | R | June 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 160 | |
Mark Mendez | R | March 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Tony Merulla | L | R | September 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Rick Molnar | R | R | January 3, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Dan Pasqua | L | L | October 17, 1961 | 6'0" | 203 | Yonkers, NY US |
Eric Plunk | R | R | September 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 210 | Wilmington, CA US |
Bob Raftice | L | July 20, 1962 | 6'5" | 208 | ||
Mike Reddish | R | R | May 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | Boston, MA US |
José Rijo | R | R | May 13, 1965 | 6'1" | 200 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
Dick Scott | R | R | July 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 170 | Ellsworth, ME US |
Mark Silva | R | September 17, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
Neil Simons | L | L | July 31, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Mike Siwiec | R | November 17, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Dave Smalley | L | August 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Dave Szymczak | R | August 11, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Bob Tewksbury | R | R | November 30, 1960 | 6'4" | 200 | Concord, NH US |
Chuck Tomaselli | L | February 2, 1961 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Tim Williams | R | R | January 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Dave Woodworth | L | October 30, 1959 | 6'3" | 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.