List of Nashville Sounds managers

In its 32-year history, the Nashville Sounds minor league baseball franchise has employed 21 managers and eight general managers (GMs) since its inception in city-state|Nashville|Tennessee in 1978. Three managers have guided the team to win their league's championship. [ [http://www.nashvillesounds.com/clubhouse/records.asp "Year-by-Year Results."] Nashville Sounds. Retrieved on 19 September 2008.] George Scherger led the team to win the Southern League title in 1979 as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/about/page.jsp?ymd=20070221&content_id=180329&vkey=about_l111&fext=.jsp&sid=l111 "Southern League Champions."] Minor League Baseball. 2008. Retrieved on August 1, 2008.] Johnny Oates managed the team to another Southern League title in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. In 2005, as the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, Frank Kremblas managed the team to a Pacific Coast League title. [Leonard, Tim. [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050917&content_id=27826&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp "Sounds capture PCL championship."] Minor League Baseball. 17 September 2005. Retrieved on 21 August 2008.]

During a two-week period in July and August 1988, the Sounds went through five different managers. The team started the season with Jack Lind, who left due to health problems. His position was filled on an interim basis by pitching coach Wayne Garland until former manager George Scherger, manager of the 1979 Southern League championship Sounds, was brought in. He retired after one game and was replaced by Jim Hoff, who stayed a few days before taking up a position with the Reds' front office. Finally, former Texas Rangers manager Frank Lucchesi was hired to lead the Sounds for the rest of the season.

Trent Jewett won a total of 320 games from 1998 to 2000 and 2003 to 2004, placing him first on the all-time wins list for Sounds managers. Having managed the team for 624&nbspgames, he is also the longest-tenured manager in team history. The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Stump Merrill, whose .622 winning percentage is fifth on the all-time wins list for Sounds managers. Conversely, the worst winning percentage over a season or more is .454 by the team's first manager Chuck Goggin.

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*note label|Merrill|a|a Stump Merrill won the Southern League Manager of the Year Award in 1980. [ [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/about/page.jsp?ymd=20070221&content_id=180318&vkey=about_l111&fext=.jsp&sid=l111 "Manager of the Year."] Southern League. Retrieved on 19 September 2008.]
*note label|Renick|b|b Rick Renick won the American Association Manager of the Year Award in 1993 and 1996. ["Nashville Baseball History." "2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide". 2008: 124.]
*note label|Kremblas|c|c Frank Kremblas won the Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year Award in 2007. [ [http://www.triple-abaseball.com/PCLAwards.jsp "Pacific Coast League Special Award Winners."] Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved on 19 September 2008.]

References

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*"All-Time Managers." "2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide". 2008: 168.

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