1998 Huntsville Stars Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 72-68
Finished 2nd in the SL's West Division
Manager: Jeffrey Leonard (72-68)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Ballpark: Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 257,915, Avg. 3,849 in 67 home dates
1998 Huntsville Stars Statistics

Playoffs - Mobile BayBears 3 games, Huntsville Stars 0

The Huntsville Stars of the Southern League ended the 1998 season with a record of 72 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.

The Stars scored 810 runs and surrendered 833 runs, most in the circuit. T. R. Marcinczyk led Huntsville with 26 home runs, while Mario Encarnación, Eric Chavez, Ramón Hernández and Danny Ardoin each walloped 15 or more also. Ramón Hernández recorded 98 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by hitting .296. Brett Laxton paced the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.41 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Danny Ardoin, Benito Báez, Eric Chavez, Jeff D'Amico, Carl Dale, Eric DuBose, Mario Encarnación, Webster Garrison, Chad Harville, Ramón Hernández, Tim Hudson, Brett Laxton, Jason McDonald, Cody McKay, Kerwin Moore, Mike Neill, José Ortiz, Miguel Tejada and Luis Vizcaíno were all players from the 1998 Huntsville Stars who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Jeffrey Leonard served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jason AndersonLLApril 6, 19766'2"185Salem, VA US
Danny ArdoinRRJuly 8, 19746'0"205Mamou, LA US
Benito BáezLLMay 6, 19776'0"160Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Tom BennettRRMay 13, 19766'4"190Oakland, CA US
Jason BerryRRApril 2, 19746'3"210Brockton, MA US
Justin BowlesLLAugust 20, 19736'0"185Freeport, TX US
Dave CarrollRLJuly 23, 19726'2"202Fairfax, VA US
Jose CastroSROctober 15, 19745'10"160Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi DO
Eric ChavezLRDecember 7, 19776'1"215Los Angeles, CA US
Jeff D'AmicoRRNovember 9, 19746'3"200Inglewood, CA US
Carl DaleRRDecember 7, 19726'2"215Indianapolis, IN US
Pete Della RattaRRFebruary 14, 19746'4"223Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Eric DuBoseLLMay 15, 19766'3"230Bradenton, FL US
Mario EncarnaciónRRSeptember 24, 19756'2"210Bani, Peravia DO
Chris EnochsRROctober 11, 19756'2"210Weirton, WV US
Joe EspadaRRAugust 30, 19755'10"175Santurce, PR
Webster GarrisonRRAugust 24, 19655'11"170Marrero, LA US
Kevin GuntherRRFebruary 6, 19736'0"200Portland, OR US
Chad HarvilleRRSeptember 16, 19765'9"180Selmer, TN US
Ramón HernándezRRMay 20, 19766'0"220Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Tim HudsonRRJuly 14, 19756'1"175Columbus, GA US
Ryan KjosRRMarch 4, 19736'5"217St. Louis Park, MN US
Brett LaxtonLROctober 5, 19736'2"205Stratford, NJ US
Brian LudererRRAugust 19, 19785'11"190Van Nuys, CA US
T. R. MarcinczykRROctober 11, 19736'2"210Plainville, CT US
Eric MartinsRRNovember 19, 19725'9"170East Los Angeles, CA US
Jason McDonaldSRMarch 20, 19725'8"175Modesto, CA US
Cody McKayLRJanuary 11, 19746'0"212Vancouver, BC CA
Kerwin MooreSROctober 29, 19706'1"190Detroit, MI US
Mike NeillLLApril 27, 19706'2"190Martinsville, VA US
Chris NelsonSRJanuary 26, 19736'2"180San Diego, CA US
Jake O'DellRRSeptember 22, 19736'1"205Carmel, CA US
José OrtizRRJune 13, 19775'9"177Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Juan PerezLLMarch 28, 19736'0"178La Romana, La Romana DO
Scott RivetteSRFebruary 8, 19746'2"200Montclair, CA US
Dave SlemmerRRMarch 29, 19736'0"187Highland, IL US
Andy SmithRRJanuary 29, 19756'5"210Kannapolis, NC US
Miguel TejadaRRMay 25, 19745'9"220Bani, Peravia DO
Roberto VazLLMarch 15, 19755'9"190Brooklyn, NY US
Luis VizcaínoRRAugust 6, 19746'1"170Bani, Peravia DO

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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