1986 Huntsville Stars Roster
Team Record: 78-63
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Brad Fischer (78-63)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Ballpark: Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 263,198, Avg. 3,733
Playoffs - Huntsville Stars 3 games, Knoxville Blue Jays 1
Finals - Columbus Astros 3 games, Huntsville Stars 1
The Huntsville Stars of the Southern League ended the 1986 season with a record of 78 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Stars led the league with 881 runs. Huntsville allowed 762 runs. Terry Steinbach paced the team with 24 home runs, while José Tolentino walloped 15 or more also. Terry Steinbach accounted for 132 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .325. Greg Cadaret and Kirk McDonald paced the squad with 12 wins each, and Todd Burns recorded a 3.77 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1986 Huntsville Stars who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Roy Johnson, Tim Belcher, Wally Whitehurst, Mark McGwire, Walt Weiss, Rick Rodriguez, Joe Strong, Greg Cadaret, Terry Steinbach, José Tolentino, Kevin Tapani and Todd Burns.
Brad Fischer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Beavers | L | July 9, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Tim Belcher | R | R | October 19, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | Mount Gilead, OH US |
| Greg Brake | L | March 8, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Tyler Brilinski | L | L | October 23, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Todd Burns | R | R | July 6, 1963 | 6'2" | 186 | Maywood, CA US |
| Greg Cadaret | L | L | February 27, 1962 | 6'3" | 210 | Detroit, MI US |
| Chip Conklin | R | R | March 18, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| John Cox | R | May 9, 1962 | 6'3" | 198 | ||
| Rocky Coyle | R | R | February 23, 1960 | 180 | ||
| Brian Criswell | L | July 29, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Amin David | R | R | January 3, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Damon Farmar | S | R | June 21, 1962 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Brian Guinn | S | R | December 9, 1960 | 6'1" | 173 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Stan Hilton | R | R | September 19, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Roy Johnson | L | L | June 27, 1959 | 6'4" | 205 | Parkin, AR US |
| Gary Jones | L | R | November 11, 1960 | 5'9" | 162 | |
| Joe Kramer | R | R | April 19, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Stan Kyles | R | R | February 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Joe Law | R | R | February 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Mark Leonette | R | R | November 29, 1961 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Bob Loscalzo | L | L | September 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Kirk McDonald | R | R | March 23, 1963 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Mark McGwire | R | R | October 1, 1963 | 6'5" | 215 | Pomona, CA US |
| Dave Nix | L | R | October 25, 1961 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Rick Rodriguez | R | R | September 21, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Doug Scherer | R | July 18, 1961 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Terry Steinbach | R | R | March 2, 1962 | 6'1" | 195 | New Ulm, MN US |
| Rick Stromer | R | R | September 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Joe Strong | S | R | September 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Fairfield, CA US |
| Kevin Tapani | R | R | February 18, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Ray Thoma | R | R | July 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| José Tolentino | L | L | June 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Walt Weiss | S | R | November 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | Tuxedo, NY US |
| Scott Whaley | R | December 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 215 | ||
| Wally Whitehurst | R | R | April 11, 1964 | 6'3" | 180 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Dave Wilder | R | R | October 14, 1960 | 6'1" | 184 |
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.
