1978 Nashville Sounds season
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| 1978 Nashville Sounds |
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| Owner(s) | Larry Schmittou (Principal owner) |
| General Manager(s) | Farrell Owens |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Goggin |
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| Local radio | WMTS |
| Stats | The Baseball Cube |
The Nashville Sounds' 1978 season was the franchise's first year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 64 wins and 77 losses. They did not win either half of the season, which kept them out of the post-season.
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[edit] Regular season
The Sounds played their first home game, a 12-4 victory, on April 26, 1978 against the Savannah Braves in front of a sellout crowd of 8,156 fans.[1] In their inaugural year of play, the Sounds finished the first half in fourth place with a 28-36 record. They finished the second half with a record of 36-40, again finishing fourth.[2] Failing to finish either half in first place kept the team out of the post-season picture. Despite a losing season, the franchise led the league in attendance by drawing 380,000 fans (more than double the second place attendance).[3]
[edit] Season standings
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| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Knoxville Sox | 88 | 56 | .611 | – |
| Memphis Chicks | 71 | 73 | .493 | 17.0 |
| Montgomery Rebels | 67 | 77 | .465 | 21.0 |
| Nashville Sounds | 64 | 77 | .454 | 22.5 |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 63 | 80 | .441 | 24.5 |
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Awards and honors
Bruce Berenyi was selected as the league's Most Outstanding Pitcher.[4] Berenyi and second baseman Gene Menees were named to the league's post-season All-Star team.[5]
Menees had the best fielding percentage among second basemen in the league (.977), and pitcher Jay Howell led the league with 173 strikeouts.[6] Sporting News named Larry Schmittou as the Southern League and Double-A Executive of the Year.[7]
[edit] References
- Statistics: "1978 Nashville Sounds Statistics." The Baseball Cube. 18 April 2008.
- Standings: "1978 Southern League Review." The Baseball Cube. 18 April 2008.
- Roster: "1978 Nashville Roster." The Baseball Cube. 18 April 2008.
- Specific:
- ^ Traughber, Bill. "Looking Back: Sounds' First Game." Nashville Sounds. 7 August 2006. 19 April 2008.
- ^ Traughber, Bill. "Looking Back: Chuck Goggin First Managed The Sounds." The Nashville Sounds. 11 April 2005. 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Team History." Nashville Sounds. 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Most Outstanding Pitchers." Southern League. 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Post-Season All-Star Teams." Southern League. 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Single-Season League Leaders." 2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2008: 137.
- ^ "Nashville Baseball History." 2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2008: 124.
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