1992 Lakeland Tigers Roster
Team Record: 70-62
Finished 3rd in the FSL's Central Division
Manager: Johnny Lipon (70-62)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Attendance: 49,515, Avg. 854 in 58 home dates
Playoffs - Lakeland Tigers 2 games, Clearwater Phillies 0
Playoffs - Lakeland Tigers 2 games, West Palm Beach Expos 0
Finals - Lakeland Tigers 2 games, Baseball City Royals 1
The Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 1992 season with a record of 70 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the league's Central Division.
The Tigers plated 527 runs and gave up 449 runs. Tom Ealy paced Lakeland with 10 home runs Mike Rendina drove in 69 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .267. Felipe Lira led the squad with 11 wins, while Jason Pfaff recorded a 2.15 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Ben Blomdahl, Sean Bergman, Phil Stidham, Pat Ahearne, José Lima, Felipe Lira and Rudy Pemberton were all players from the 1992 Lakeland Tigers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Johnny Lipon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ahearne | R | R | December 10, 1969 | 6'3" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Eric Albright | R | R | August 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jimmy Alder | R | R | May 11, 1972 | 6'4" | 205 | Kingsport, TN US |
| Matt Bauer | L | L | March 25, 1970 | 6'1" | 195 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Sean Bergman | R | R | April 11, 1970 | 6'4" | 205 | Joliet, IL US |
| Ben Blomdahl | R | R | December 30, 1970 | 6'2" | 185 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Greg Coppeta | L | L | August 27, 1969 | 6'2" | 205 | Methuen, MA US |
| Tom Drell | R | R | January 17, 1969 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Tom Ealy | R | R | November 27, 1967 | 6'2" | 208 | |
| Jim Givens | S | R | November 11, 1967 | 6'1" | 177 | Findlay, OH US |
| Pete Gonzalez | R | R | November 24, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | Miami, FL US |
| Mike Guilfoyle | L | L | April 29, 1968 | 5'11" | 185 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Greg Haeger | L | L | April 5, 1969 | 6'2" | 182 | Ann Arbor, MI US |
| Jim Henry | L | L | October 25, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Auburn, CA US |
| Ron Howard | S | R | March 15, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | Downey, CA US |
| John Kosenski | R | R | January 28, 1969 | 6'5" | 195 | Cleveland, OH US |
| José Lima | R | R | September 30, 1972 | 6'2" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Felipe Lira | R | R | April 26, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Teresa del Tuy, Miranda VE |
| Denny McNamara | R | R | January 19, 1967 | 6'1" | 185 | Toledo, OH US |
| Kelley O'Neal | L | R | December 19, 1970 | 5'10" | 160 | Wayne, MI US |
| Rudy Pemberton | R | R | December 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Joe Perona | R | R | February 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 190 | Spring Valley, IL US |
| Jason Pfaff | R | R | October 19, 1969 | 6'2" | 215 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Dan Raley | L | R | February 10, 1967 | 5'10" | 170 | Quantico, VA US |
| John Reid | R | R | December 10, 1968 | 6'5" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Mike Rendina | L | L | September 28, 1970 | 6'4" | 215 | La Mesa, CA US |
| Eddy Rodriguez | L | L | August 3, 1970 | 6'2" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Dan Ruff | L | R | January 2, 1969 | 6'1" | 195 | Lancaster, OH US |
| Brian Saltzgaber | R | R | March 31, 1968 | 5'11" | 175 | Coldwater, MI US |
| Warren Sawkiw | S | R | January 19, 1968 | 5'11" | 185 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Tom Schwarber | R | R | December 19, 1967 | 6'4" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Phil Stidham | R | R | November 18, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Leo Torres | R | R | October 30, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Bob Undorf | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'2" | 220 | Racine, WI US |
| Johnny Wiggs | L | L | March 13, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | lakeland, FL 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.
