1989 Fort Lauderdale Yankees Roster
Team Record: 61-77
Finished 4th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Clete Boyer (61-77)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Attendance: 43,307, Avg. 628
The Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League ended the 1989 season with a record of 61 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Yankees scored 531 runs and yielded 585 runs. John Seeburger accounted for 55 RBI. Bob Zeihen led hitters with significant playing time with a .252 average. Ed Martel topped the squad with 10 wins, while Ramón Mañón registered a 3.54 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Russ Davis, Carlos Rodríguez, Steve Adkins, Mark Leiter, Chris Howard, Bobby Muñoz, Alan Mills and Ramón Mañón were all players from the 1989 Fort Lauderdale Yankees who played in the Majors during their careers.
Clete Boyer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Adkins | R | L | October 26, 1964 | 6'6" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dan Arendas | L | L | October 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jason Bridges | R | R | October 26, 1965 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Russ Davis | R | R | September 13, 1969 | 6'0" | 170 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Herb Erhardt | L | R | March 15, 1967 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Steve Erickson | R | R | November 13, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Victor Garcia | S | L | October 5, 1966 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Doug Gogolewski | R | R | June 8, 1965 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| John Green | R | October 8, 1963 | 6'3" | 220 | ||
| Tony Gwinn | R | R | July 10, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Freddie Hailey | R | R | November 3, 1964 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Cullen Hartzog | R | R | November 11, 1969 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jeff Hoffman | L | R | November 25, 1967 | 6'2" | 185 | Fremont, MI US |
| Mike Hook | R | L | August 27, 1968 | 6'1" | 220 | |
| Chris Howard | R | L | November 18, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | Lynn, MA US |
| Dean Kelley | L | R | December 1, 1965 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Jay Knoblauh | R | R | November 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ralph Kraus | L | L | June 6, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Mark Leiter | R | R | April 13, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | Joliet, IL US |
| Ramón Mañón | R | R | January 20, 1968 | 6'0" | 150 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ed Martel | R | R | March 2, 1969 | 6'1" | 190 | Mount Clemens, MI US |
| Alan Mills | R | R | October 18, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Red Morrison | R | October 18, 1965 | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Bobby Muñoz | R | R | March 3, 1968 | 6'7" | 237 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Skip Nelloms | L | R | June 3, 1967 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Pop Popplewell | R | R | August 3, 1967 | 6'3" | 225 | |
| Curtis Ralph | R | R | August 6, 1968 | 6'0" | 205 | Knights Landing, CA US |
| Mike Rhodes | R | R | December 30, 1965 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| 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 | |
| John Seeburger | L | R | April 21, 1966 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Don Stanford | R | R | October 16, 1965 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Mickey Tresh | S | R | October 19, 1964 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Hector Vargas | R | R | June 3, 1966 | 5'11" | 155 | Arecibo, PR |
| Bob Zeihen | L | L | June 16, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Bristol, WI 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.
