1979 Nashville Sounds season

MiLB yearly infobox
name = Nashville Sounds
season = 1979
misc =
class = Double-A
y1 = 1978
league = Southern League
y2 = 1978
division = Western Division
y3 = 1978
MLB = Cincinnati Reds
y4 = 1978
ballpark = Herschel Greer Stadium
y5 = 1978
city = city-state|Nashville|Tennessee
y6 = 1978
owners = Larry Schmittou
(Principal owner)
gm = Farrell Owens
managers = George Scherger
television =
radio = WKDA
baseballcube = http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1979/10313.shtmlThe Nashville Sounds' by|1979 season was the franchise's second year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 83 wins and 61 losses. In post-season play, the team had five wins and two losses on the way to winning the Western Division title and the Southern League championship, the first in franchise history.

Regular season

The Nashville Sounds started the by|1979 season at the bottom of the rankings before improving in late May and June. After winning 20 out of 31 games, the team moved into first place, only a half-game in front of the number two Memphis Chicks on the next-to-last day of the first half. Memphis defeated Nashville on the last day of the half, pulling into first place and leaving the Sounds in second place."The Nashville Sounds." "The Nashville Sounds 1980 Official Souvenir Program". 1980: 15.]

Nashville and Memphis approached the end of the second half as the top two teams in the division. The Sounds trailed the Chicks by half game with two games left to play, both against Memphis. The first game was rained-out, forcing a split double header on the last day of the season. Nashville won the afternoon contest, a game that went 12 innings, by a score of eight runs to seven. Later that night, they beat Memphis three to one to capture the second half Western Division title.

eason standings

Roster

Awards and honors

Pitcher Geoff Combe was selected as the league's Most Outstanding Pitcher. [ [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/about/page.jsp?ymd=20070221&content_id=180305&vkey=about_l111&fext=.jsp&sid=l111 "Most Outstanding Pitchers."] "Southern League". 17 April 2008.] Outfielders Paul Householder and Duane Walker were named to the league's post-season All-Star team. Walker was named to the team as an outfielder and as "best hustler." [ [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/about/page.jsp?ymd=20070216&content_id=178510&vkey=about_l111&fext=.jsp&sid=l111 "Post-Season All-Star Teams."] "Southern League". 17 April 2008.]

Pitcher Greg Hughes lead the league with a .733 (11–4) winning percentage. Geoff Combe led the league and set a new Southern League record with 28 saves. Scott Brown led the league with a 2.34 ERA. Duane Walker finished the season with a league leading 9 triples. Paul Householder had the best fielding percentage for an outfielder (.989) and Dave Van Gorder had the best among catchers (.982)."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/1979/10313.shtml "1979 Nashville Sounds Statistics."] "The Baseball Cube". 16 April 2008.
*Standings: [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/leagues/1979/Sou.shtml "1979 Southern League Review."] "The Baseball Cube". 16 April 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/1979/10313.shtml "1979 Nashville Roster."] "The Baseball Cube". 17 April 2008.
*Specific: