1987 Huntsville Stars Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
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
1987 Huntsville Stars Statistics

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.

Larry Arndt, Tim Birtsas, Lance Blankenship, Todd Burns, Greg Cadaret, Jim Corsi, Scott Hemond, Steve Howard, Félix José, Bill Mooneyham, Dave Otto, Jeff Shaver, José Tolentino, Bruce Walton, Curt Wardle, Walt Weiss and Wally Whitehurst were all players from the 1987 Huntsville Stars who played in the Majors during their careers.

Brad Fischer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Roy AndersonRRJanuary 14, 19626'0"185
Tony AriasRRMarch 4, 19626'5"210Hialeah, FL US
Larry ArndtRRFebruary 25, 19636'1"195Fremont, OH US
Tim BirtsasLLSeptember 5, 19606'7"240Pontiac, MI US
Lance BlankenshipRRDecember 6, 19636'0"190Portland, OR US
Tyler BrilinskiLLOctober 23, 19626'2"190
Todd BurnsRRJuly 6, 19636'2"186Maywood, CA US
Greg CadaretLLFebruary 27, 19626'3"210Detroit, MI US
Jim CarrollRJanuary 10, 19655'11"175
Jim CorsiRRSeptember 9, 19616'1"210Newton, MA US
Brian CriswellLJuly 29, 19636'0"190
Phil CundariRFebruary 10, 19646'3"190
Pat DietrickRRMarch 4, 19636'3"190
Darrin DuffyRRJune 30, 19656'0"170
Scott HemondRRNovember 18, 19656'0"205Taunton, MA US
Stan HiltonRRSeptember 19, 19606'1"195Oklahoma City, OK US
Steve HowardRRDecember 7, 19636'2"205Oakland, CA US
Mark HowieRRDecember 27, 19626'1"175Baton Rouge, LA US
Jim JonesRROctober 25, 19615'11"195
Félix JoséSRMay 2, 19656'1"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Bo KentRJanuary 11, 19656'4"200
Russ KiblerRJanuary 5, 19626'3"185
Joe KramerRRApril 19, 19615'11"175
Reese LambertLLSeptember 3, 19626'4"195
Kirk McDonaldRRMarch 23, 19636'4"200
Bill MooneyhamRRAugust 16, 19606'0"175Livermore, CA US
Dave OttoLLNovember 12, 19646'7"210Chicago, IL US
Doug SchererRJuly 18, 19616'4"185
Jeff ShaverRRJuly 30, 19636'3"195Beaver, PA US
Greg SparksLLMarch 31, 19646'0"185Chandler, AZ US
José TolentinoLLJune 3, 19616'1"195Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Camilo VerasLLJuly 18, 19646'1"172
Bruce WaltonRRDecember 25, 19626'2"195Bakersfield, CA US
Curt WardleLLNovember 16, 19606'5"220Downey, CA US
Walt WeissSRNovember 28, 19636'0"175Tuxedo, NY US
Wally WhitehurstRRApril 11, 19646'3"180Shreveport, LA US
Joe XavierLRMarch 18, 19635'9"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.




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