1984 Nashville Sounds season
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| 1984 Nashville Sounds |
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| Owner(s) | Larry Schmittou (Principal owner) |
| General Manager(s) | George Dyce |
| Manager(s) | Jim Marshall |
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| Local radio | WSIX |
| Stats | The Baseball Cube |
The Nashville Sounds' 1984 season was the franchise's seventh year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 74 wins and 73 losses. In post-season play, the team had one win and three losses; they were eliminated in the Western Division championship series.
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[edit] Regular season
On May 4, 1984, Nashville's Jim Deshaies pitched the first no-hitter in franchise history in the second game of a seven-inning Doubleheader against the Columbus Astros, a 5-1 victory. The Astros scored their only in the second inning when Deshaies walked three batters and hit another.[1]
The Sounds finished the first half of the season with a 38-33 record. This put them in second place behind the Knoxville Blue Jays. The team started the second half slowly with a 3-10 record. Falling as low as nine games below .500, Nashville eventually worked its way to the top of the standings and had a three game lead with 13 left to play. Then, with only three games left in the season, they dropped down to third place after going 2-11. The Sounds faced elimination against the Memphis Chicks in the next-to-last game of the season. Going into the ninth inning, Nashville held a 4-2 lead. The Chicks then drew three walks and a single, and Nashville committed an error, giving the Chicks three runs and a 5-4 lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Nashville's Erik Peterson scored a two-out, two-run double to record the win. The next night, they defeated the Birmingham Barons in a 7-1 victory which included five Sounds home runs—three by Dan Pasqua—to tie for first place. The following night, the teams met in a playoff game to determine the second half champion. Nashville won the game 3-2.[2]
[edit] Season standings
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| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Nashville Sounds | 74 | 73 | .503 | – |
| Memphis Chicks | 71 | 75 | .486 | 2.5 |
| Knoxville Blue Jays | 70 | 75 | .483 | 3.0 |
| Birmingham Barons | 66 | 81 | .449 | 8.0 |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 63 | 81 | .437 | 9.5 |
[edit] Post-season
[edit] Western Division finals
The Sounds were able to win the first game of the Western Division series, but then dropped three straight games to the Knoxville Blue Jays and were eliminated.[2]
| Game | Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 1 | September 5 | at Knoxville Blue Jays | W | 5-4 |
| 2 | September 6 | at Knoxville Blue Jays | L | 6-3 |
| 3 | September 7 | Knoxville Blue Jays | L | 5-3 |
| 4 | September 8 | Knoxville Blue Jays | L | 4-3 |
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Awards and honors
Best Hustler Tom Barrett, outfielder Dan Pasqua, and shortstop Keith Smith were named to the league's post-season All-Star team.[3]
[edit] References
- Statistics: "1984 Nashville Sounds Statistics." The Baseball Cube. 19 April 2008.
- Standings: "1984 Southern League Review." The Baseball Cube. 19 April 2008.
- Post-season results: "Postseason History." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 144.
- Roster: "1984 Nashville Roster." The Baseball Cube. 19 April 2008.
- Specific:
- ^ Traughber, Bill/ "Looking Back: Sounds No-Hitters." Nashville Sounds. 30 June 2005. 23 April 2008.
- ^ a b Squires, Tom. "1984 Review." The Nashville Sounds 1985 Official Souvenir Program. 1985: 10.
- ^ "Post-Season All-Star Teams." Southern League. 19 April 2008.
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