2003 Nashville Sounds season

MiLB yearly infobox
name = Nashville Sounds
season = 2003
misc =
class = Triple-A
y1 = 1985
league = Pacific Coast League
y2 = 1998
division = American Eastern Division
y3 = 1998
MLB = Pittsburgh Pirates
y4 = 1998
ballpark = Herschel Greer Stadium
y5 = 1978
city = city-state|Nashville|Tennessee
y6 = 1978
owners = Al Gordon
(Principal owner)
gm = Glenn Yaeger
managers = Trent Jewett
television =
radio = WANT
baseballcube = http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/2003/10312.shtml
minorsbbref = http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2003&lid=PCL&tid=NVLThe Nashville Sounds' by|2003 season was the franchise's twenty-sixth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 81 wins and 62 losses. They finished first place in their division, clinching the Eastern Division title. In post-season play, the team had three wins and four losses; they won the American Conference title, but were defeated in the league championship series.

Regular season

On April 7, right-hander John Wasdin pitched the first perfect game in Nashville Sounds history in his first start of the season against the Albuquerque Isotopes. [http://www.nashvillesounds.com/clubhouse/default.asp?pageId=124 "Wasdin Perfect Game."] "Nashville Sounds". 25 March 2008.] The 4–0 Sounds win was only the second nine-inning perfect game in PCL history. The team clinched the American Eastern Division title, advanced them to the post-season for the first time as a member of the PCL.

eason standings

Roster

Awards and honors

Pitcher Mark Corey was named to the league's mid-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. 25 July 2008.] He was also named, along with outfielder John Barnes, to the post-season squad.

Corey's 30 saves tied him with another pitcher for the league high. J. J. Davis' .544 slugging percentage was the highest in the league. ["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/2003/10312.shtml "2003 Nashville Sounds Statistics."] "The Baseball Cube". 24 July 2008.
*Standings: [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/leagues/2003/PCL.shtml "2003 Pacific Coast League Review."] "The Baseball Cube". 24 July 2008.
*Post-season results: "Postseason History." " [http://www.nashvillesounds.com/clubhouse/default.asp?pageId=183 Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide] ". 2008: 144.
*Roster: [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/rosters/2003/10312.shtml "2003 Nashville Roster."] "The Baseball Cube". 24 July 2008.
*Specific: