The Huntsville Stars were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Huntsville, Alabama, from 1985 to 2014. They competed in the Southern League as the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics from 1985 to 1998 and Milwaukee Brewers from 1999 to 2014. The Stars played their home games at Joe W. Davis Stadium and were named for the space industry with which Huntsville is economically tied.
Larry Schmittou moved his Southern League franchise from Nashville to Huntsville, becoming the Stars in 1985.
Third baseman Corey Hart won the 2003 Southern League MVP Award.
Joe W. Davis Stadium in 2013
Ryan Braun
Southern League (1964–present)
The Southern League is a Minor League Baseball league that has operated in the Southern United States since 1964. Along with the Eastern League and Texas League, it is one of three circuits playing at the Double-A level, which is two grades below Major League Baseball (MLB).
Billy Hitchcock instituted several changes to modernize the league during his 1971 to 1980 presidency.