Hollywood Stars

From BR Bullpen

Location: Hollywood, CA
League: Pacific Coast League 1926-1935, 1938-1957
Affiliation: New York Giants 1941; Pittsburgh Pirates 1945-1946; Chicago White Sox 1947-1948; Brooklyn Dodgers 1949-1950; Pittsburgh Pirates 1951-1952, 1954-1957
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (LA) 1926-1935, 1938; Gilmore Field 1939-1957

The Hollywood Stars were longtime members of the Pacific Coast League. They began play in 1926 when the Salt Lake City Bees relocated to Southern California. Despite the club's "Hollywood" name, they played their home games in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field, a park they shared with the Los Angeles Angels of the PCL. The team couldn't compete with the already popular Angels, and the Stars relocated to San Diego after the 1935 season and became the San Diego Padres.

A second club called the Hollywood Stars began play in 1938 when the San Francisco Missions moved south. For the club's first season, they shared Wrigley Field with the Angels, and in 1939, the team moved into Gilmore Field. The second incarnation of the Stars was often affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was one of the top PCL teams, winning pennants in 1949, 1952, and 1953. However, the Brooklyn Dodgers announcement that they were relocating to Los Angeles led to the Stars' demise. The club was sold after the 1957 season and relocated, ironically, to Salt Lake City.

Perhaps the two most notable things about the team historically are the team's adoption of shorts as part of the uniform for a short while in the 50's, and the team's location - players often got the chance to associate with movie starlets, something lacking in other minor league towns.

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1926	94-107	6th	Oscar Vitt	none
1927	92-104	6th	Oscar Vitt	none
1928	112-79	3rd	Oscar Vitt
1929	113-89	3rd	Oscar Vitt	League Champs
1930	119-81	1st	Oscar Vitt	League Champs
1931	104-83	2nd	Oscar Vitt	Lost League Finals
1932	106-83	2nd	Oscar Vitt	none
1933	107-80	3rd	Oscar Vitt	none
1934	97-88	3rd	Oscar Vitt
1935	73-99	8th	Frank Shellenback

1938	79-99	7th	Red Killefer
1939	82-94	6th	Red Killefer
1940	84-94	6th	Bill Sweeney
1941	85-91	4th	Bill Sweeney	Lost in 1st round
1942	75-103	7th	Ossie Vitt
1943	73-82	5th	Charlie Root
1944	83-86	6th	Charlie Root
1945	73-110	8th	Buck Fausett
1946	95-88	3rd	Buck Fausett (66-65) / Jimmie Dykes (29-23)	Lost in 1st round
1947	88-98	6th	Jimmie Dykes
1948	84-104	6th	Jimmie Dykes (65-88) / Lou Stringer / Mule Haas
1949	109-78	1st	Fred Haney	League Champs
1950	104-96	3rd	Fred Haney	none
1951	93-74	2nd	Fred Haney	Lost League Finals
1952	109-71	1st	Fred Haney	none
1953	106-74	1st	Bobby Bragan	none
1954	101-68	2nd	Bobby Bragan	Lost in 1st round
1955	91-81	3rd (t)	Bobby Bragan	none
1956	85-83	4th	Clay Hopper	none
1957	94-74	3rd	Clyde King	none