1981 Nashville Sounds season
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| 1981 Nashville Sounds |
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| Owner(s) | Larry Schmittou (Principal owner) |
| General Manager(s) | Farrell Owens |
| Manager(s) | Stump Merrill |
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| Local radio | WKDA |
| Stats | The Baseball Cube |
The Nashville Sounds' 1981 season was the franchise's fourth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 81 wins and 62 losses. In post-season play, the team had four wins and three losses on the way to winning the Western Division title; they were eliminated in the Southern League championship series.
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[edit] Regular season
Nashville did not win the first half title, but came back to win the second half.
[edit] Season standings
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| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Nashville Sounds | 81 | 62 | .566 | – |
| Memphis Chicks | 77 | 66 | .538 | 4.0 |
| Birmingham Barons | 71 | 70 | .504 | 9.0 |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 67 | 75 | .472 | 13.5 |
| Knoxville Blue Jays | 63 | 80 | .441 | 18.0 |
[edit] Post-season
The Sounds met the first half winners, the Memphis Chicks, in the Western Division finals. The Sounds swept the Chicks in three straight games.
[edit] Western Division finals
| Game | Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 1 | September 3 | at Memphis Chicks | W | 9-7 (12) |
| 2 | September 4 | at Memphis Chicks | W | 16-8 |
| 3 | September 5 | Memphis Chicks | W | 9-4 |
[edit] Southern League championship
Nashville met the Eastern Division champion Orlando Twins in the best-of-five Southern League championship series. Nashville lost the series by a tally of three games to one.
| Game | Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 1 | September 11 | at Orlando Twins | L | 4-2 |
| 2 | September 12 | at Orlando Twins | L | 7-1 |
| 3 | September 13 | Orlando Twins | W | 10-2 |
| 4 | September 14 | Orlando Twins | L | 7-4 |
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Awards and honors
Jamie Werly was selected as the league's Most Outstanding Pitcher.[1] Werly, shortstop Don Mattingly, and outfielder Willie McGee, were chosen for the league's post-season All-Star team.[2] Sporting News named Larry Schmittou as the Southern League and Double-A Executive of the Year.[3] The team was also awarded the MacPhail Trophy for Outstanding Minor League Promotions.[4]
Ted Wilborn led the league with 106 runs. Don Mattingly led the league with 35 doubles. Pitcher Pete Filson tied with another player for the top winning percentage in the league (.833, 10-2), while Jamie Werly led the league in innings pitched (222) and strikeouts (193).[5]
[edit] References
- Statistics: "1981 Nashville Sounds Statistics." The Baseball Cube. 23 April 2008.
- Standings: "1981 Southern League Review." The Baseball Cube. 23 April 2008.
- Post-season results: "Postseason History." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 144.
- Roster: "1981 Nashville Roster." The Baseball Cube. 23 April 2008.
- Specific:
- ^ "Most Outstanding Pitchers." Southern League. 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Post-Season All-Star Teams." Southern League. 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Nashville Baseball History." 2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2008: 124.
- ^ "Southern Leauge." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 124.
- ^ "Single-Season League Leaders." 2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2008: 137.
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