On The Road: Trash Pandas Game celebrating 40th anniversary of the inaugural Huntsville Stars season This quarter, WHNT 19 packed up the cameras, lights, and hit the road just a quick 20-minute cruise west to the neighboring town of Madison, best known as the proud home of the raccoon Sprocket and, of course, the beloved Rocket City Trash Pandas.

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Starstruck: Huntsville Stars' first televised game on WHNT In August 1985, WHNT televised, for the first time, a Huntsville Stars game.

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Starstruck: Superfan fondly remembers the Huntsville Stars "I always loved baseball, and when I first heard the Stars were going to come to Huntsville, it was like a dream come true," Tatum said. "I couldn't wait for it to happen, so once it happened, I just got hooked on it."

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Starstruck: How the Huntsville Police chief and his wife found love at the ballpark Both look fondly back on the days of the Huntsville Stars.

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Starstruck: The first voice of the Huntsville Stars, Rick Davis Davis, who had been a successful sportscaster in town, knew he wanted to be the Stars inaugural play-by-play guy when he heard professional baseball was coming to the area.

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Starstruck: The story behind Larry Schmittou bringing the Huntsville Stars to town Schmittou is one of the most influential people in Tennessee's baseball history, and his influence is the reason professional baseball came to the Tennessee Valley.

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The Beer Dilemma: How beer almost cost Huntsville the Stars "The owner says nope, no beer, no team," former News 19 anchor Steve Johnson said.

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40 years since inaugural Huntsville Stars game at Joe Davis Stadium April 19 is a big day for Huntsville baseball fans as it marks 40 years since the Huntsville Stars played their first game at Joe Davis Stadium.

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Starstruck: 40 years since the Stars fell on Huntsville In the first part of a series of stories you'll only see on News 19, read about how the Huntsville Stars came to town.

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