10 Facts About Huntsville Stars

1.

Huntsville Stars were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Huntsville, Alabama, from 1985 to 2014.

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Huntsville Stars wanted to send Nashville's existing Southern League franchise to Evansville to continue as the Triplets at Double-A.

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3.

Huntsville Stars became the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics.

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4.

In 1986, the Stars hosted the Southern League All-Star Game at Joe W Davis Stadium on July 23.

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5.

The Huntsville Stars struggled in their first two seasons of the new affiliation, failing to win any half of the seasons.

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6.

Huntsville Stars resigned from his position as President of the Stars, and the Southern League removed the "interim" tag to make him league president for 2001.

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7.

The group waded through countless offers to buy the Huntsville Stars looking to find the right investors who would commit to keeping the team in the Tennessee Valley.

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8.

The Stars played the 2014 season in Huntsville, while a new ballpark was built in Biloxi.

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9.

Five people associated with the Huntsville Stars have been inducted in the Southern League Hall of Fame.

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10.

Huntsville Stars went on to an 11-year MLB career, winning three World Series and the 1998 World Series MVP Award with the New York Yankees.

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