1982 Nashville Sounds season
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| 1982 Nashville Sounds |
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| Owner(s) | Larry Schmittou (Principal owner) |
| General Manager(s) | Farrell Owens |
| Manager(s) | Johnny Oates |
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| Stats | The Baseball Cube |
The Nashville Sounds' 1982 season was the franchise's fifth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 77 wins and 67 losses. In post-season play, the team had six wins and two losses on the way to winning the Western Division title and the Southern League championship, the second in franchise history.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
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| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Nashville Sounds | 77 | 67 | .535 | – |
| Knoxville Blue Jays | 73 | 71 | .507 | 4.0 |
| Memphis Chicks | 70 | 74 | .486 | 7.0 |
| Birmingham Barons | 69 | 74 | .483 | 7.5 |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 63 | 80 | .441 | 13.5 |
[edit] Post-season
[edit] Western Division finals
| Game | Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 1 | September 3 | at Knoxville Blue Jays | L | 7-3 |
| 2 | September 4 | at Knoxville Blue Jays | W | 5-1 |
| 3 | September 5 | Knoxville Blue Jays | W | 3-0 |
| 4 | September 6 | Knoxville Blue Jays | W | 9-7 |
[edit] Southern League championship
The Sounds faced off against the Eastern Division champion Jacksonville Suns in the best-of-five league championship series. The first game was played at Jacksonville’s Wolfson Park. In the fourth inning, Nashville's Erik Peterson doubled home Otis Nixon and Buck Showalter to gain a 2-0 lead. Following three Sounds errors in the fourth inning, the Suns scored two runs, tying the game. The Suns scored a home run in the eighth inning, giving them the lead and the win.[1]
The Sounds won the second game with by a score of four runs to two, tying the series. Nashville pitcher Ray Fontenot allowed only three hits and one run. The four Sounds runs were scored by Nate Chapman's RBI single and Brian Dayett's two-run double in the third inning and Peterson's doubling home of Showalter.[1]
Greer Stadium was home to the third game of the series. In the first inning, Dayett was robbed of a home run when Suns outfielder Dave Leeper leaped over the wall and snatched the ball. However, the ball fell out of Leeper's glove allowing Showalter to score from second base and giving Dayett a double. Going into the third inning, the Sounds had a 1-0 lead. Then, Garry Smith hit a double and later scored on Edwin Rodriguez's double. Nashville's starting pitcher, Stefan Wever, took the win, giving his team a 2-1 led in the series.[1]
In the second inning of game four, Nashville's Timothy Knight hit a solo home run. In the third, Nixon drew a walk, stole second base, and later scored on Chapman's single. The Sound's third run was scored when Dayett reached home from third on a botched double play attempt. Jacksonville later put up a run, making the score 3-1 until the ninth inning. The Suns tied the game with an RBI single and a sacrifice fly. Nashville could not answer in their half of the inning, sending the game into extra innings. The game remained tied until the 13th inning when Nashville's Dayett hit a two-run homer, propelling the sounds to a 5-3 win. The home run won the series for Nashville, giving them their second Southern League championship.[1]
| Game | Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 1 | September 7 | at Jacksonville Suns | L | 3-2 |
| 2 | September 8 | at Jacksonville Suns | W | 4-1 |
| 3 | September 10 | Jacksonville Suns | W | 2-0 |
| 4 | September 11 | Jacksonville Suns | W | 5-3 (13) |
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Awards and honors
Outfielder Brian Dayett was chosen as the league's Most Valuable Player,[2] and Stefan Wever was selected as the league's Most Outstanding Pitcher.[3] Dayett, Weaver, and utility player Erik Peterson, were chosen for the league's post-season All-Star team.[4]
Buck Showalter led the league with 152 hits. Brian Dayett led the league with 285 total bases. Pitcher Clay Christiansen tied with another player in the league for the best fielding percentage (1.000). Christiansen also tied with Stefan Wever for the most wins in the league with 16. Weaver also led the league with 191 strike outs and a 2.78 ERA.[5] Radio broadcaster Bob Jamison was named the league's Broadcaster of the Year.[6]
[edit] References
- Statistics: "1982 Nashville Sounds Statistics." The Baseball Cube. 17 April 2008.
- Standings: "1982 Southern League Review." The Baseball Cube. 17 April 2008.
- Post-season results: "Postseason History." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 144.
- Roster: "1982 Nashville Roster." The Baseball Cube. 17 April 2008.
- Specific:
- ^ a b c d Traughber, Bill. "Looking Back: Sounds Win Two Championships." Nashville Sounds. 2 June 2005. 18 April 2008.
- ^ "Most Valuable Players." Southern League. 17 April 2008.
- ^ "Most Outstanding Pitchers." Southern League. 17 April 2008.
- ^ "Post-Season All-Star Teams." Southern League. 17 April 2008.
- ^ "Single-Season League Leaders." 2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2008: 137.
- ^ "Bob Jamison." The Nashville Sounds 1984 Official Souvenir Program. 1984: 21.
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