1987 Huntsville Stars Roster
Team Record: 74-70
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Brad Fischer (74-70)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Ballpark: Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 256,090, Avg. 3,557
Playoffs - Birmingham Barons 3 games, Huntsville Stars 0
The Huntsville Stars of the Southern League ended the 1987 season with a record of 74 wins and 70 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Stars plated 616 runs and yielded 635 runs. Tyler Brilinski paced Huntsville with 16 home runs and accounted for 68 RBI. Joe Xavier led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .301. Wally Whitehurst topped the squad with 11 wins, while Jeff Shaver recorded a 3.4 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Wally Whitehurst, Félix José, Jim Corsi, Bill Mooneyham, José Tolentino, Jeff Shaver, Larry Arndt, Dave Otto, Steve Howard, Bruce Walton, Todd Burns, Lance Blankenship, Greg Cadaret, Curt Wardle, Tim Birtsas, Scott Hemond and Walt Weiss were all players from the 1987 Huntsville Stars who played in the Majors during their careers.
Brad Fischer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Anderson | R | R | January 14, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tony Arias | R | R | March 4, 1962 | 6'5" | 210 | Hialeah, FL US |
| Larry Arndt | R | R | February 25, 1963 | 6'1" | 195 | Fremont, OH US |
| Tim Birtsas | L | L | September 5, 1960 | 6'7" | 240 | Pontiac, MI US |
| Lance Blankenship | R | R | December 6, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| 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 |
| Jim Carroll | R | January 10, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jim Corsi | R | R | September 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 210 | Newton, MA US |
| Brian Criswell | L | July 29, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Phil Cundari | R | February 10, 1964 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Pat Dietrick | R | R | March 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Darrin Duffy | R | R | June 30, 1965 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Scott Hemond | R | R | November 18, 1965 | 6'0" | 205 | Taunton, MA US |
| Stan Hilton | R | R | September 19, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Steve Howard | R | R | December 7, 1963 | 6'2" | 205 | Oakland, CA US |
| Mark Howie | R | R | December 27, 1962 | 6'1" | 175 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Jim Jones | R | R | October 25, 1961 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Félix José | S | R | May 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Bo Kent | R | January 11, 1965 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Russ Kibler | R | January 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Joe Kramer | R | R | April 19, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Reese Lambert | L | L | September 3, 1962 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Kirk McDonald | R | R | March 23, 1963 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Bill Mooneyham | R | R | August 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | Livermore, CA US |
| Dave Otto | L | L | November 12, 1964 | 6'7" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
| Doug Scherer | R | July 18, 1961 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Jeff Shaver | R | R | July 30, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | Beaver, PA US |
| Greg Sparks | L | L | March 31, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | Chandler, AZ US |
| José Tolentino | L | L | June 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Camilo Veras | L | L | July 18, 1964 | 6'1" | 172 | |
| Bruce Walton | R | R | December 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Curt Wardle | L | L | November 16, 1960 | 6'5" | 220 | Downey, CA US |
| Walt Weiss | S | R | November 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | Tuxedo, NY US |
| Wally Whitehurst | R | R | April 11, 1964 | 6'3" | 180 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Joe Xavier | L | R | March 18, 1963 | 5'9" | 165 |
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.
