1988 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 69-65
Finished 4th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Buck Showalter (69-65)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 43,885, Avg. 655
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1988 season with a record of 69 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Yankees scored 514 runs and conceded 507 runs. Dave Turgeon drove in 47 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .254 average. Red Morrison paced the team with 9 wins and a team-best 2.81 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1988 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Carlos Rodríguez, Darrin Chapin, Gerald Williams, Scott Kamieniecki, Orlando Miller, Ramón Mañón, Neil Allen, Kevin Mmahat, Wade Taylor, Deion Sanders, Wayne Tolleson and Ron Guidry.
Buck Showalter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Allen | R | R | January 24, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Dan Arendas | L | L | October 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Rick Balabon | R | R | April 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Tim Becker | S | R | August 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Luc Berube | L | R | January 31, 1965 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Tim Bishop | R | R | November 9, 1964 | 6'0" | 177 | |
| Brent Blum | L | L | September 19, 1962 | 6'4" | 205 | Seattle, WA US |
| Todd Brill | L | L | September 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Art Calvert | R | R | October 11, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | Philadelphia, MS US |
| Darrin Chapin | R | R | February 1, 1966 | 6'0" | 170 | Warren, OH US |
| Royal Clayton | R | R | November 25, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Kevin Crofton | R | R | April 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 215 | |
| Bill Dacosta | R | R | April 9, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bobby Dickerson | R | R | September 4, 1965 | 6'0" | 180 | Laurel, MS US |
| Rod Ehrhard | R | R | June 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Steve Erickson | R | R | November 13, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Luis Faccio | R | R | November 3, 1967 | 6'5" | 220 | Hato Rey, PR |
| Fernando Figueroa | L | L | August 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 170 | Caguas, PR |
| Scottie Gay | R | March 24, 1964 | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Doug Gogolewski | R | R | June 8, 1965 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Ron Guidry | L | L | August 28, 1950 | 5'11" | 161 | Lafayette, LA US |
| Tony Gwinn | R | R | July 10, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Freddie Hailey | R | R | November 3, 1964 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Yanko Hauradou | R | R | July 31, 1965 | 5'11" | 173 | |
| Robert Hunter | R | R | December 12, 1967 | 5'7" | 170 | |
| Rod Imes | R | R | November 19, 1966 | 6'5" | 210 | Cumberland, MD US |
| Scott Kamieniecki | R | R | April 19, 1964 | 6'0" | 195 | Mount Clemens, MI US |
| Jeff Knox | R | March 25, 1966 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Ralph Kraus | L | L | June 6, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jose Laboy | R | R | February 9, 1966 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Jeff Livesey | R | R | May 24, 1966 | 6'0" | 185 | Worcester, MA US |
| Ramón Mañón | R | R | January 20, 1968 | 6'0" | 150 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Moose Marris | L | R | November 8, 1966 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Mark Martin | R | R | September 9, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Orlando Miller | R | R | January 13, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | Changuinola, PA |
| Mark Mitchell | L | L | October 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Kevin Mmahat | L | L | November 9, 1964 | 6'5" | 220 | Memphis, TN US |
| William Morales | R | R | June 29, 1968 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Red Morrison | R | October 18, 1965 | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Vince Phillips | L | L | April 9, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Carlos Rodríguez | S | R | November 1, 1967 | 5'9" | 160 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Gabriel Rodriguez | R | R | December 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 265 | Dorado, PR |
| Danny Roman | R | R | June 16, 1965 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Mel Rosario | R | R | February 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Deion Sanders | L | L | August 9, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | Fort Myers, FL US |
| Don Stanford | R | R | October 16, 1965 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Brad Stoltenberg | R | R | October 31, 1966 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Wade Taylor | R | R | October 19, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | Mobile, AL US |
| Wayne Tolleson | S | R | November 22, 1955 | 5'9" | 160 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Dave Turgeon | R | R | May 15, 1965 | 6'2" | 180 | New London, CT US |
| Hector Vargas | R | R | June 3, 1966 | 5'11" | 155 | Arecibo, PR |
| Bill Voeltz | L | February 25, 1964 | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Allen Warren | S | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Tom Weeks | L | R | March 4, 1965 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Gerald Williams | R | R | August 10, 1966 | 6'2" | 190 | New Orleans, LA 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.
