1987 Nashville Sounds season
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The Nashville Sounds
Nashville Sounds
The Nashville Sounds are a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League , and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry...

' 1987 season was the franchise's tenth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 64 wins and 76 losses. They finished seventh in the league, as the American Association
American Association (20th century)
The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the...

 was not divided into divisions that year, which kept them out of the post-season.

Regular season

Spending the beginning of the 1987 season around the top of the standings, the team hit a slump after losing a few key players mid-season. The result was a 64–76 record and a last place finish. One player lost due to injuries was third baseman Chris Sabo
Chris Sabo
Christopher Andrew Sabo is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds , Baltimore Orioles , Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals . At 6'0" and 180 lb , he batted and threw right-handed...

. The following season, Sabo was promoted to Cincinnati and was also named the 1988 National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 Rookie of the Year, a first for any former Sounds player.

Season standings

American Association
Team Win Loss % GB
Denver Zephyrs  79 61 .564
Louisville Redbirds  78 62 .557 1
Indianapolis Indians
Indianapolis Indians
The Indianapolis Indians are a minor league baseball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team, which plays in the International League, is the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates major-league club. The Indians play at Victory Field, located in downtown Indianapolis...

 
74 64 .536 4
Oklahoma City 89ers  69 71 .493 10
Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons
The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets...

 
66 74 .471 13
Iowa Cubs
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs are a Triple-A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, that plays in the Pacific Coast League. Their home games are played in Des Moines, Iowa, at Principal Park.-Franchise history:...

 
64 74 .464 14
Omaha Royals
Omaha Royals
The Omaha Storm Chasers are a United States minor league baseball team currently based in the Omaha suburb of Papillion, Nebraska. The team is the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals major league club and has been a member of the expanded Pacific Coast League since 1998. From 1969 to 1997,...

 
64 76 .457 15
Nashville Sounds 64 76 .457 15

Game log

1987 Game Log

Roster

1987 Nashville Sounds roster
Players Coaches/Other
Pitchers
  • Tom Browning
    Tom Browning
    Thomas Leo Browning is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals...

  • Norm Charlton
    Norm Charlton
    Norman Wood Charlton III , nicknamed "The Sheriff", is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds , Seattle Mariners , Philadelphia Phillies , Baltimore Orioles , Atlanta Braves , and Tampa Bay Devil Rays .Charlton holds three degrees from Rice University.The left-handed...

  • Bill Cutshall
  • Rob Dibble
    Rob Dibble
    Robert Keith Dibble is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and television analyst.-Personal life:Dibble is a graduate of Southington High School in Southington, Connecticut...

  • Jeff Gray
    Jeff Gray (1980s pitcher)
    Jeffrey Edward Gray is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played between 1988 and 1991 for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox . Listed at 6' 1", 175 lb., Gray batted and threw right-handed...

  • Hugh Kemp
  • Mike Konderla
  • Bill Landrum
    Bill Landrum
    Thomas William Landrum is a former right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played eight seasons with four teams, the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos from to .Landrum finished sixth in the National League in saves with 26 in and had a...

  • Robert Lopez
  • Jeff Montgomery
  • Pat Pacillo
    Pat Pacillo
    Patrick Michael Pacillo is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds in 1987 and 1988. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round of the 1984 amateur draft out of Seton Hall University and he debuted on May 23, 1987. In his debut he pitched 5 innings and...

  • Jerry Reuss
    Jerry Reuss
    Jerry Reuss -- pronounced "royce" -- is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the United States, who had a 22-year career from to ....

  • Bill Scherrer
    Bill Scherrer
    William Joseph Scherrer , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily in relief from 1982-1988...

  • Mario Soto
    Mario Soto (baseball)
    Mario Melvin Soto , is a former Major League pitcher, mostly as a starter, for the Cincinnati Reds from through . He currently works in the Reds' front office.-Major league career:...

  • Scott Terry
  • Carl Willis
    Carl Willis
    Carl Blake Willis was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins...

Catchers
  • Terry McGriff
    Terry McGriff
    Terence Roy McGriff was a major league baseball player who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft, and he made his ML debut on July 11, 1987...

  • Buddy Pryor


  • Infielders
    • Mark Berry
      Mark Berry (baseball)
      Mark Berry is the third base coach for the Cincinnati Reds. He has held that position since . He has spent 27 seasons in the Reds organization as a player, coach, and manager.-Early life:...

    • Dan Boever
    • Nick Esasky
      Nick Esasky
      Nicholas Andrew Esasky , is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and third baseman. During his career, which spanned just over seven-and-a-half years and was spent mostly with the Cincinnati Reds , the former first-round draft pick in 1978 hit .250 with 122 home runs and 427 runs batted...

    • Orlando González
    • Lenny Harris
      Lenny Harris
      Leonard Anthony Harris is a former Major League Baseball utility infielder who is currently the hitting instructor for the Great Lakes Loons. He is best known for holding the record for the most pinch hits in a major league career...

    • Ron Henika
    • Michael Manfre
    • Lloyd McClendon
      Lloyd McClendon
      Lloyd Glenn McClendon is a former professional baseball player and manager, currently serving as the hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers under Jim Leyland...

    • Brian Robinson
    • Chris Sabo
      Chris Sabo
      Christopher Andrew Sabo is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds , Baltimore Orioles , Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals . At 6'0" and 180 lb , he batted and threw right-handed...

    • Ed Tanner
    • Jeff Treadway
      Jeff Treadway
      Hugh Jeffery Treadway , is a former Major League Baseball player. He played nine seasons in the majors from 1987-1995. He was primarily a second baseman, but also played at other infield positions...

    Outfielders
  • Dave Collins
    Dave Collins
    David S. Collins is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball from to .Collins is one of three players to have made it to the major leagues who played for the storied Rapid City Post 22 American Legion baseball program in Rapid City, SD...

  • Brian Finley
  • Leo Garcia
    Leo Garcia
    Leo Garcia was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds in 1987 and 1988. He was born November 6, 1962 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He debuted on April 6, 1987 and managed 1 RBI in his debut. His last game in the majors was June 1, 1988. He is currently the...

  • Orsino Hill
  • Paul O'Neill
  • Max Venable
    Max Venable
    William McKinley "Max" Venable is a former outfielder/designated hitter in Major League Baseball with a 12-year career from -,-.-Early years:...

  • Bernard Walker
  • Jim Wohlford
    Jim Wohlford
    James Eugene Wohlford is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. In his 15-year MLB career, he played for the Kansas City Royals , the Milwaukee Brewers , San Francisco Giants , and Montreal Expos .- Baseball career :Wohlford was primarily a backup outfielder, used primarily for his good...

  • Manager
  • Jack Lind
    Jack Lind
    Jackson Hugh Lind is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop, first baseman, second baseman, and third baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Milwaukee Brewers, as well as one season in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants...



  • Coaches
    • Wayne Garland
      Wayne Garland
      Marcus Wayne Garland was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1973 to 1981 for the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians. Garland's best season came in 1976 when he posted a win–loss record of 20–7...

       (pitching)
    • John Young (trainer)
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