1980 Lakeland Tigers Roster
Team Record: 56-77
Finished 5th in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Ed Brinkman (56-77)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Attendance: 46,001, Avg. 692
The Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 1980 season with a record of 56 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.
The Tigers scored 591 runs and surrendered 633 runs. Mike Laga led Lakeland with 12 home runs and recorded 74 runs batted in. Howard Johnson paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Michael Beecroft topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 2.87 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Bruce Fields, Bárbaro Garbey, Mike Laga, Chuck Hensley, Howard Johnson, Mike Warren, Boots Day, Dwight Lowry and Chris Codiroli were all players from the 1980 Lakeland Tigers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Ed Brinkman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beecroft | S | R | June 29, 1959 | 6'4" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Ray Bozich | R | R | November 29, 1957 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Eduardo Cajuso | R | R | August 12, 1957 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Michael Camp | R | August 12, 1959 | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| Howard Carter | R | R | September 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 189 | |
| Gordon Chretien | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| James Clark | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Michael Cochran | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Chris Codiroli | R | R | March 26, 1958 | 6'1" | 160 | Oxnard, CA US |
| Richard Collyer | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Aurdie Culbert | R | R | May 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Mark Dacko | R | August 26, 1958 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Boots Day | L | L | August 31, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | Ilion, NY US |
| Steve Dunn | L | L | November 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Todd Ervin | L | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Bruce Fields | L | R | October 6, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Keith Fisher | R | R | October 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Bárbaro Garbey | R | R | December 4, 1956 | 5'10" | 170 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Bert Geiger | R | R | August 14, 1959 | 6'2" | 185 | Miami, FL US |
| James Good | R | R | April 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| William Hardy | R | R | January 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 181 | |
| Chuck Hensley | L | L | March 11, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 | Tulare, CA US |
| Steve Houlberg | R | R | January 29, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Howard Johnson | S | R | November 29, 1960 | 5'11" | 178 | Clearwater, FL US |
| Mike Laga | L | L | June 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 210 | Ridgewood, NJ US |
| Ronald Lindberg | R | R | November 29, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Dwight Lowry | L | R | October 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 210 | Lumberton, NC US |
| Steven Michael | L | L | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| John Moller | R | L | July 14, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Homer Moncrief | R | R | July 26, 1958 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Charlie Nail | R | November 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Scot Pyle | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Ell Roberson | R | R | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Rondal Rollin | R | R | January 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Roberto Salazar | L | L | October 18, 1957 | 5'9" | 172 | |
| Luis Sanchez | R | R | December 4, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| James Simerly | R | R | December 22, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jack Smith | R | R | December 4, 1958 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Art Toal | R | R | 6'2" | 183 | ||
| John Upshaw | R | R | October 9, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Yuma, AZ US |
| Mike Warren | R | R | March 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Inglewood, CA US |
| John Wells | R | R | February 6, 1957 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| James Wheeler | R | R | April 24, 1957 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Stan Younger | L | L | January 27, 1959 | 6'2" | 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.
