- List of Nashville Sounds team records
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Skeeter Barnes, holder of four career batting records and one single-season batting record
The Nashville Sounds minor league baseball franchise has played in Nashville, Tennessee since its inception in the 1978 season. As of the completion of the 2011 season, the club has played in 4,869 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 2,527–2,342.[1] This list documents top players and teams in particular statistical areas. These records are correct as of the end of the 2011 season.
Jamie Werly holds the most franchise records, with seven, including one career pitching record, three single-season pitching records, and three single-game pitching records. He is followed by Skeeter Barnes and Steve Balboni, each with five franchise records. Barnes holds more career records than any other Sounds player, with four.
Combined, the team and individual players hold 21 league records.[2][3] The team holds five Southern League (SL) records and seven in the Pacific Coast League (PCL).[2][3] Individual players hold six SL, one American Association, and two PCL records.[2][3] In 1980, the franchise set the all-time Southern League season attendance record, which still stands.[4][5] Many of the PCL records were set on May 5–6, 2006, when the Sounds participated in a 24-inning game against the New Orleans Zephyrs, which matched the longest game, in terms of innings played, in PCL history.[6]
Contents
Table key
* Tie between two or more players/teams † Southern League record ‡ American Association record § Pacific Coast League record Years Each year is linked to an article about that particular Nashville Sounds season. Individual career records
These are records of players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during their career with the Sounds.[7]
Career batting
Statistic Player Record Sounds career Ref Games Skeeter Barnes 514 1979, 1988–1990 [8] At bats Skeeter Barnes 1,848 1979, 1988–1990 [8] Runs Chad Hermansen 303 1998–2002 [9] Hits Skeeter Barnes 517 1979, 1988–1990 [8] Doubles Skeeter Barnes 94 1979, 1988–1990 [8] Triples Tike Redman 32 2000–2003, 2009 [10] Home runs Chad Hermansen 92 1998–2002 [9] Runs batted in Chad Hermansen 286 1998–2002 [9] Stolen bases Otis Nixon 133 1981–1982 [11] Career pitching
Statistic Player Record Sounds career Ref Wins Keith Brown 35 1988–1992 [12] Losses Keith Brown 38 1988–1992 [12] Games Joey Vierra 238 1990–1992, 1994–1995 [13] Games started Hugh Kemp 73 1987–1989 [14] Saves Mark Corey 46 2003–2004 [15] Innings pitched Keith Brown 552⅔ 1988–1992 [12] Runs allowed Sam Narron 272 2008–2011 [16] Home runs allowed Sam Narron 54 2008–2011 [16] Walks Hugh Kemp 207 1987–1989 [14] Strikeouts Jamie Werly 352 1980–1981, 1983 [17] Individual single-season records
These are records of individual players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season.[18][19]
Single-season batting
Statistic Player Record Season Ref Batting average Bruce Fields .368 1986 [20] Games Skeeter Barnes 145* 1979 [8] Games Gene Menees 145* 1979 [21] At bats Norberto Martin 580 1993 [22] Runs Ted Wilborn 106 1981 [23] Hits Norberto Martin 179 1993 [22] Total bases Steve Balboni 288* 1980 [24] Total bases Brian Dayett 288* 1982 [25] Doubles Chris Truby 41 2004 [26] Triples Duane Walker 15 1979 [27] Home runs Steve Balboni 34* 1980 [24] Home runs Brian Dayett 34* 1982 [25] Runs batted in Steve Balboni 122 1980 [24] Sacrifice hits Alcides Escobar 19 2009 [28] Sacrifice flies Nate Chapman 9 1982 [29] Hit by pitch Drew Denson 35 1994 [30] Walks Otis Nixon 110 1980 [11] Strikeouts Joe Koshansky 166 2009 [31] Stolen bases Otis Nixon 72 1981 [11] Single-season pitching
Statistic Player Record Season Ref Wins Clay Christiansen 16* 1982 [32] Wins Stefan Wever 16* 1982 [33] Losses Jay Howell 14* 1978 [34] Losses Tony McKnight 14* 2002 [35] Earned run average Chris Hammond 2.17 1990 [36] Games Geoff Combe 66 1978 [37] Games started Ben Callahan 29* 1982 [38] Games started Clay Christiansen 29* 1982 [32] Games started Stefan Wever 29* 1982 [33] Games started Luis Vasquez 29* 1989 [39] Games started Rodney Imes 29* 1990 [40] Complete games Jamie Werly 18 1981 [17] Saves Mark Corey 30 2003 [15] Innings pitched Jamie Werly 222⅓ 1981 [17] Runs Ben Callahan 109 1982 [38] Earned runs Tony McKnight 102 2002 [35] Home runs allowed James Baldwin 27* 1995 [41] Home runs allowed Jeff Housman 27* 2005 [42] Hit batsmen Tim Dillard 16 2010 [43] Walks Mike Bertotti 105 1997 [44] Strikeouts Jamie Werly 193 1981 [17] Wild pitches Clay Christiansen 18 1982 [32] Individual single-game records
These are records of individual players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single game.[45]
Single-game batting
Single-game pitching
Statistic Player Record Date Strikeouts Jamie Werly 15* August 28, 1981 Strikeouts Luis Vasquez 15* June 29, 1989 Strikeouts John Wasdin 15* April 7, 2003 Walks Bryan Kelly 10* May 4, 1986 Walks Chris Hammond 10* May 26, 1989 Runs allowed Jamie Werly 14 August 18, 1981 Hits allowed Jamie Werly 16 August 18, 1981 Wild pitches Bruce Berenyi 5†* May 23, 1978 Team season records
These are records of Sounds teams with the best and worst performances in particular statistical categories during a single season.[46]
Season general
Statistic High Season Low Season Wins 97 1980 59 2008 Losses 81 2008 46 1980 Winning percentage .678 1980 .421 2008 Streaks (win/loss) 15 1999 12 1987 Home wins 51 1980 28 2000 Home losses 43 2000 20 1980 Home winning percentage .718 1980 .394 2000 Road wins 46 1980 23 1986 Road losses 48 1986 26 1980 Road winning percentage .639 1980 .324 1986 Extra-inning games 17* 1980, 1988, 2004 8 1983 Extra-inning wins 14 1980 2 1999 Extra-inning losses 11* 1986, 2004 3 1980 Extra-inning winning percentage .824 1980 .200 1999 One-run games 52 2011 34* 1983, 2009 One-run wins 32 1980 13 2008 One-run losses 31 2006 12 1989 One-run winning percentage .707 1989 .342 2008 Season batting
Statistic High Season Low Season Batting average .289 1999 .251 1988 At bats 4,926 1992 4,413 1978 Runs 806 1999 489 1978 Hits 1,383 2011 1,100 1978 Total bases 2,266 1999 1,458 1978 Doubles 292 1999 172 1991 Triples 60* 1979, 1980 18 2002 Home runs 183 1999 36 1978 Runs batted in 761 1999 421 1978 Sacrifice hits 92 2009 34 1986 Sacrifice flies 54* 1986, 1999 23 1991 Hit by pitch 73 1998 23* 1985, 1988 Walks 680 1984 368 1996 Intentional walks 48 1979 9* 1998, 2000 Strikeouts 1,097 2009 624 1987 Stolen bases 205 1981 63 2011 Caught stealing 86 1980 30* 1989, 2011 Runners left on base 1,156 1984 924 1985 Season pitching
Statistic High Season Low Season Earned run average 4.98 1998 3.13 1980 Complete games 63 1983 2* 1998, 2005, 2011 Shutouts 14 1989 1 1999 Saves 46 1994 12 1983 Innings pitched 1,295 1992 1,167 1978 Hits allowed 1,364 2004 1,076 1978 Runs allowed 772 1998 520 1978 Earned runs allowed 676 1998 421 1978 Home runs allowed 166 2008 54 1978 Hit batsmen 64 2000 15 1979 Walks allowed 666 1984 356 2002 Intentional walks allowed 79† 1978 7 2009 Strikeouts 1,148 2007 708 1983 Wild pitches 91 2000 46 1992 Balks 71 1988 2 2006 Season fielding
Statistic High Season Low Season Fielding percentages .984§ 2007 .958 1984 Putouts 3,885 1992 3,504 1978 Assists 1,657 1982 1,355 1978 Errors 240† 1984 86§ 2007 Double plays 168 2010 90 1979 Triple plays 2 2011 0* 1978,
1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984,
1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,
1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010Passed balls 26* 1981, 2000, 2006 4 1985 Team single-game records
These are records of Sounds teams with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single game.[45]
Single-game batting
Statistic Record Date At bats 81§ May 5, 2006 Runs 20* May 31, 1981 Runs 20* May 20, 2000 Hits 24* May 20, 2000 Hits 24* May 21, 2000 Hits 24* August 4, 2011 Doubles 8* June 2, 1981 Doubles 8* May 22, 1994 Doubles 8* May 1, 2002 Doubles 8* May 27, 2003 Doubles 8* August 10, 2011 Triples 4* May 1, 1987 Triples 4* June 25, 1990 Home runs 6 July 30, 1999 Stolen bases 7 June 22, 1990 Stolen bases 7 July 25, 2009 Walks 13 June 29, 2002 Strikeouts 29§ May 5, 2006 Runners left on base 22 May 5, 2006 Single-game pitching
Statistic Record Date Runs allowed 19* April 20, 1981 Runs allowed 19* August 21, 1989 Runs allowed 19* August 10, 2010 Hits allowed 22 June 12, 2011 Walks 14 August 15, 1987 Strikeouts 20 June 26, 1993 Pitchers used (game) 9§* May 5, 2006 Attendance records
These are records of attendance at Sounds home games.[47][48] In 1980, the team set the all-time Southern League season attendance record, which still stands.[4][5]
Year Attendance[a] Dates[b] Average[c] Cumulative total[d] 1978 380,159 71 5,354 380,159 1979 515,488 70 7,364 895,647 1980 575,676† 71 8,108 1,471,323 1981 567,994 74 7,676 2,039,317 1982 532,449 75 7,099 2,571,766 1983 500,048 77 6,494 3,071,814 1984 376,440 76 4,953 3,448,254 1985 364,225 72 5,059 3,812,479 1986 364,614 69 5,284 4,177,093 1987 378,715 69 5,489 4,555,808 1988 317,785 70 4,540 4,873,593 1989 457,854 73 6,272 5,331,447 1990 605,122 76 7,962 5,936,569 1991 454,575 72 6,651 6,391,144 1992 489,991 72 6,805 6,881,135 1993 438,745 72 6,094 7,319,880 1994 300,821 72 4,178 7,620,701 1995 355,133 72 4,932 7,975,834 1996 303,407 72 4,214 8,279,241 1997 269,186 72 3,739 8,548,427 1998 323,068 72 4,487 8,871,495 1999 335,901 71 4,731 9,207,396 2000 269,682 69 3,908 9,477,078 2001 305,385 69 4,426 9,782,463 2002 322,059 69 4,668 10,104,522 2003 387,345 67 5,781 10,491,867 2004 405,536 67 6,053 10,897,403 2005 419,412 69 6,078 11,316,815 2006 410,569 69 5,950 11,727,384 2007 411,959 70 5,885 12,139,343 2008 354,662 67 5,293 12,494,005 2009 305,434 68 4,492 12,799,439 2010 319,235 67 4,765 13,118,674 2011 335,143 69 4,857 13,453,817 Totals 13,453,817 2,410 5,582 — Miscellaneous records
These are records of individual players and Sounds teams that do not fit into any of the preceding categories.[2][3]
Individual
Statistic Player Record Date(s) Ref Intentional walks (inning) Geoff Combe 3†* April 17, 1978 [37] Games as catcher (season) Dave Van Gorder 131†* 1979 [49] Singles (season) Buck Showalter 155† 1980 [50] Errors by a shortstop (season) Otis Nixon 56† 1981 [11] Putouts by an outfielder (game) Jeff Williams 12†* August 31, 1984 [51] Consecutive strikeouts by a pitcher Scott Service 10‡ August 16/18, 1992 [52] Consecutive innings with no walks by a pitcher Brian Meadows 70⅔§ July 17, 2002–July 18, 2003 [53] Team
Statistic Record Date(s) Composite winning percentage
(minimum 1,000 games played).550 (710–580)† 1978–1984 Consecutive seasons in post-season 6†* 1979–1984 Longest game (innings) 24§* May 5, 2006 Assists (game) 28§* May 5, 2006 Notes
- a The Attendance column indicates total attendance during the season.
- b The Dates column indicates the number of home games played during the season.
- c The Average Attendance column indicates the average attendance of each home game in the season. It is determined by dividing the season attendance by the number of dates.
- d The Cumulative total column indicates the team's all-time attendance. It is determined by combining the attendance of the season with the attendance of all prior seasons.
References
- ^ "Year-By-Year Results." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Nashville Baseball History." Nashville Sounds 2010 Media Guide. 2010: 140
- ^ a b c d "24-Inning Game - May 5–6, 2006." Nashville Sounds 2010 Media Guide. 2010: 144
- ^ a b Weiss, Bill and Marshall Wright. "Historians Weiss, Wright Rank 100 Best Minor League Baseball Teams." Minor League Baseball. 2001. Retrieved on 6 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Attendance." Southern League. Retrieved on 6 January 2008.
- ^ "Sounds, Zephyrs tie PCL record for longest game." ESPN. 6 May 2006. Retrieved on 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Top Ten Career Leaders." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 3 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Skeeter Barnes Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Chad Hermansen Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Tike Redman Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Otis Nixon Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Keith Brown Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Joey Vierra Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Hugh Kemp Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Mark Corey Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Sam NarronMinor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 3 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Jamie Werly Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Top Ten Single-Season Batting Leaders." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 136.
- ^ "Top Ten Single-Season Pitching Leaders." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 141.
- ^ "Bruce Fields Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Gene Menees Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Norberto Martin Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Ted Wilborn Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Steve Balboni Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Brian Dayett Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Chris Truby Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Duane Walker Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Alcides Escobar Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Nate Chapman Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Drew Denson Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Joe Koshansky Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 9 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "Clay Christiansen Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Stefan Wever Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Jay Howell Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Tony McKnight Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Chris Hammond Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Geoff Combe Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Ben Callahan Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Luis Vasquez Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Rodney Imes Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "James Baldwin Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Jeff Housman Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Tim Dillard Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Mike Bertotti Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Single-Game Records." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Single-Season Records." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Yearly Attendance Totals." 2011 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2011: 147.
- ^ "Pacific Coast League Attendance." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 3 September 2011.
- ^ Dave Van Gorder Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ Buck Showalter Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ Jeff Williams Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ Scott Service Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
- ^ Brian Meadows Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 23 August 2010.
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