1986 Nashville Sounds season

MiLB yearly infobox
name = Nashville Sounds
season = 1986
misc =
class = Triple-A
y1 = 1985
league = American Association
y2 = 1985
division = Eastern Division
y3 = 1985
MLB = Detroit Tigers
y4 = 1985
ballpark = Herschel Greer Stadium
y5 = 1978
city = city-state|Nashville|Tennessee
y6 = 1978
owners = Larry Schmittou
(Principal owner)
gm = George Dyce
managers = Leon Roberts
television = WZTV
radio = WSIX
baseballcube = http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1986/10311.shtmlThe Nashville Sounds' by|1986 season was the franchise's ninth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 68 wins and 74 losses. They finished third in their division, which kept them out of the post-season.

Regular season

Nashville finished third in their division with a 68–74 regular season record, their first losing season since the inaugural 1978 campaign. During the season, the Sounds were enlisted to serve as the competition in the Southern League All-Star Game, held in Huntsville, Alabama. The game was won by Nashville with a score of four runs to two. [Elliott, Jeff. [http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/070503/spb_12956129.shtml "All-Star game survives years of dormancy, format changes."] "The Florida Times-Union". 5 July 2003. 7 March 2008.]

eason standings

Roster

Awards and honors

Designated hitter Bruce Fields and third baseman Germán Rivera were chosen for the league's post-season All-Star team. [ [http://www.triple-abaseball.com/asgbyteam.pdf "All-Time Triple-A All-Star Roster by Team."] "Triple-A Baseball". 16 January 2008. 10 May 2008.] Fields led the league with his .368 batting average. John Pacella led the league with 17 saves as did Jack Lazorko with 119 strikeouts. ["Single-Season League Leaders." [http://www.nashvillesounds.com/clubhouse/default.asp?pageId=183 "2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide".] 2008: 137.]

References

*Statistics: [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1986/10311.shtml "1986 Nashville Sounds Statistics."] "The Baseball Cube". 10 May 2008.
*Standings: [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/leagues/1986/Amer.shtml "1986 American Association Review."] "The Baseball Cube". 10 May 2008.
*Roster: [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/rosters/1986/10311.shtml "1986 Nashville Roster."] "The Baseball Cube". 10 May 2008.
*Specific: