1989 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...

' 1989 season was the franchise's twelfth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 74 wins and 72 losses. They finished third in their division, which kept them out of the post-season.

Season standings

American Association - Eastern Division
Team Win Loss % GB
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...

 
87 59 .596
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...

 
80 62 .563 5
Nashville Sounds 74 72 .507 13
Louisville Redbirds  71 74 .490 15½

Game log

1989 Game Log

Roster

1989 Nashville Sounds roster
Players Coaches/Other
Pitchers
  • Jack Armstrong
  • Keith Brown
    Keith Brown (baseball)
    Keith Edward Brown is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during four seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds. He was drafted by the Reds in the 21st round of the amateur draft...

  • Joe Bruno
  • 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...

  • Mike Griffin
    Mike Griffin (pitcher)
    Michael Leroy Griffin is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during six seasons at the major league level for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, and Cincinnati Reds. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the amateur draft...

  • Chris Hammond
    Chris Hammond
    Christopher Andrew Hammond is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.Hammond was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth round of the amateur draft. Hammond had not sustained considerable success until his revival as a relief pitcher with the Atlanta Braves...

  • Hugh Kemp
  • Robert Lopez
  • Charlie Mitchell
    Charlie Mitchell
    Charles Ross Mitchell is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Red Sox in the 4th round of the amateur draft...

  • Ron Robinson
  • Mike Roesler
    Mike Roesler
    Michael Joseph Roesler is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was drafted by the Reds in the 17th round of the amateur draft...

  • Scott Scudder
    Scott Scudder
    William Scott Scudder was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft, Scudder made his Major League Baseball debut with the Cincinnati Reds on June 6, 1989, and appeared in his final game on May 22, 1993.Scudder was a...

  • Bob Sebra
    Bob Sebra
    Robert 'Bob' Sebra , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1985-1990. Sebra played for the Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey.-External links:...

  • Jeff Sellers
    Jeff Sellers
    Jeffrey Doyle Sellers is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1985 through 1988...

  • Luis Vasquez
Catchers
  • Doug Gwosdz
    Doug Gwosdz
    Doug Wayne "Eyechart" Gwosdz is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played during four seasons at the major league level for the San Diego Padres. He was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round of the amateur draft...

  • 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...

  • Joe Oliver
    Joe Oliver (baseball player)
    Joseph Melton Oliver is a former Major League Baseball catcher.Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1983 MLB amateur draft, Oliver would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Cincinnati Reds on July 15, , and appear in his final game on October 6,...



  • Infielders
    • Freddie Benavides
      Freddie Benavides
      Alfredo Benavides is a former Major League Baseball infielder of Mexican American descent. He is an alumnus of Texas Christian University....

    • Marty Brown
    • Mark Germann
    • 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...

    • Barry Larkin
      Barry Larkin
      Barry Louis Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team...

    • Terry Lee
      Terry Lee
      For the English footballer of the same name see Terry Lee Terry James Lee is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds. He was signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in...

    • Keith Lockhart
    • Scotti Madison
      Scotti Madison
      Charles Scott Madison is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played in 71 games over five seasons for the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...

    • Kevin Pearson
    • Luis Quiñones
      Luis Quiñones
      Luis Raúl Quiñones Torruellas is a former utility infielder in Major League Baseball. From 1983 through 1992, Quiñones played for the Oakland Athletics , San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs , Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins...

    • Jeff Reynolds
    • Jeff Richardson
      Jeff Richardson
      Jeffrey Scott Richardson is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Reds in the 7th round of the amateur draft...

    • 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
    Outfielders
  • Skeeter Barnes
    Skeeter Barnes
    William Henry "Skeeter" Barnes is a retired Major League Baseball utility player for the Cincinnati Reds , Montreal Expos , St...

  • Alan Hayden
  • Chris Jones
  • Tito Landrum
    Tito Landrum
    Terry Lee Landrum , is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1980-1988....

  • Paul O'Neill
  • Rolando Roomes
    Rolando Roomes
    Rolando Audley Roomes is a former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball primarily as an outfielder from 1988-1990.-Fast Facts:...

  • Van Snider
    Van Snider
    Van Voorhees Snider is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He played parts of two seasons for them in and . The Reds traded Jeff Montgomery to the Kansas City Royals for him on February 15, 1988 and he made his ML debut with them on September 2, 1988 against the...

  • Bernard Walker
  • Manager
  • Frank Lucchesi
    Frank Lucchesi
    Frank Joseph Lucchesi is a former manager in Major League Baseball who ran the Philadelphia Phillies , Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs...



  • Coaches
    • Ray Rippelmeyer
      Ray Rippelmeyer
      Raymond Roy Rippelmeyer is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in 1962...

       (pitching)
    • John Young (trainer)

    Awards and honors

    Outfielder Skeeter Barnes
    Skeeter Barnes
    William Henry "Skeeter" Barnes is a retired Major League Baseball utility player for the Cincinnati Reds , Montreal Expos , St...

     and first baseman Scotti Madison
    Scotti Madison
    Charles Scott Madison is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played in 71 games over five seasons for the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...

     were named to the league's mid-season All-Star team; Barnes was also named to the post-season squad. Principal owner and General Manager Larry Schmittou
    Larry Schmittou
    Larry Schmittou is an American entrepreneur. He currently owns a S&S Family Entertainment LLC, which operates a chain of bowling centers. He is a former coach of the Vanderbilt University baseball team. From the late 1970s to the mid 1990s, he was the owner of several minor league baseball teams...

     was named the Sporting News Triple-A Executive of the Year.

    Barnes led the league with 39 double
    Double (baseball)
    In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

    s. Outfielder Van Snider
    Van Snider
    Van Voorhees Snider is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He played parts of two seasons for them in and . The Reds traded Jeff Montgomery to the Kansas City Royals for him on February 15, 1988 and he made his ML debut with them on September 2, 1988 against the...

     tied with two other players for the most triple
    Triple (baseball)
    In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

    s (9), and pithcer Jack Armstrong tied with three others for the most wins (12).
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