Huntsville Stars

• Location: Huntsville, AL
• League: Southern League 1985-2014
• Affiliation: Oakland A's 1985-1998; Milwaukee Brewers 1999-2014
• Ballpark: Joe Davis Stadium 1985-2014

The Huntsville Stars have been a member of the Southern League since 1985 when the club relocated from Nashville, TN. The Stars won league championships in 1985 and 1994 and were co-champion in 2001. Some of the team's most notable alumni include Jose Canseco and Terry Steinbach, and former big leaguer Don Mincher was the club's longtime owner and General Manager. After failing to get funding for a new stadium team owner Miles Prentice sold the team to new owners in January of 2014. In 2015, the team moved to Biloxi, MS, where they are known as the Biloxi Shuckers.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach
1985	78-66	4th	Brad Fischer	League Champs	N/A	Gary Lance
1986	78-63	1st	Brad Fischer	Lost League Finals	N/A	Rick Tronerud
1987	74-70	3rd	Brad Fischer	Lost in 1st round	N/A	Rick Tronerud
1988	59-85	10th	Tommie Reynolds		N/A	Rick Tronerud
1989	82-61	2nd	Jeff Newman	Lost in 1st round	Gary Jones	Rick Tronerud
1990	79-65	3rd	Jeff Newman		N/A	Glenn Abbott
1991	61-83	9th (t)	Casey Parsons		N/A	Bert Bradley
1992	81-63	3rd	Casey Parsons	Lost in 1st round	N/A	Bert Bradley
1993	71-70	6th (t)	Casey Parsons		N/A	Glenn Abbott
1994	81-57	1st	Gary Jones	League Champs	N/A	Glenn Abbott
1995	70-74	6th	Dick Scott		Dave Joppie	Glenn Abbott
1996	66-74	7th	Dick Scott		Dave Joppie	Glenn Abbott
1997	77-62	1st	Mike Quade	Lost League Finals	Gil Lopez	Bert Bradley
1998	72-68	3rd	Jeffrey Leonard	Lost in 1st round	Webster Garrison	Bert Bradley
1999	64-77	8th	Darrell Evans		Herm Winningham	Steve Renko
2000	64-75	9th (t)	Carlos Lezcano		John Mallee	Mike Caldwell
2001	75-63	4th	Ed Romero	League Co-Champs*	Dan Norman	Mike Caldwell
2002	70-69	5th	Frank Kremblas		Manny Trillo	Stan Kyles
2003	75-63	2nd	Frank Kremblas	Lost League Finals	Sandy Guerrero	Stan Kyles
2004	65-75	8th	Frank Kremblas		Sandy Guerrero	Fred Dabney
2005	60-79	8th	Don Money		Sandy Guerrero	Rich Sauveur
2006	67-71	6th	Don Money	Lost League Finals	Sandy Guerrero	Rich Sauveur
2007	75-62	3rd	Don Money	Lost League Finals	Sandy Guerrero	Rich Sauveur
2008	73-67	4th	Don Money		Sandy Guerrero	Chris Hook
2009	63-75	9th	Bob Miscik	Lost in 1st round	Jim Lett	John Curtis
2010	67-73	6th	Mike Guerrero		Al LeBoeuf	John Curtis
2011	64-73	8th	Mike Guerrero		Al LeBoeuf	John Curtis
2012	65-74	8th	Darnell Coles		Dwayne Hosey	Chris Hook
2013	59-79	8th (t)	Darnell Coles		Ken Dominguez	Chris Hook
2014	77-63	4th	Carlos Subero	Lost in 1st Round	Sandy Guerrero	Chris Hook

* Series canceled, Huntsville and Jacksonville declared co-champions

Further Reading

• Dale Tafoya: One Season in Rocket City: How the 1985 Huntsville Stars Brought Minor League Baseball Fever to Alabama, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2023. ISBN 978-1-4962-3073-7

External Link

• Stars Myspace page