1979 Nashville Sounds Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 83-61
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: George Scherger (83-61)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Herschel Greer Stadium
Attendance: 515,482, Avg. 7,159
1979 Nashville Sounds Statistics

Playoffs - Nashville Sounds 2 games, Memphis Chicks 1
Finals - Nashville Sounds 3 games, Columbus Astros 1

The Nashville Sounds of the Southern League ended the 1979 season with a record of 83 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Sounds scored 624 runs and surrendered 563 runs. Paul Householder led Nashville with 20 home runs and accounted for 95 RBI. Duane Walker paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .303. Bill Kelly topped the squad with 13 wins, while Scott Brown recorded a 2.4 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1979 Nashville Sounds who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Scott Brown, Paul Householder, Eddie Milner, Rafael Santo Domingo, Jeff Lahti, Gary Redus, Geoff Combe, Joe Price, Mike Armstrong, Duane Walker, Bill Dawley, George Cappuzzello, Skeeter Barnes and Dave Van Gorder.

George Scherger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Russ AldrichLROctober 14, 19566'0"190
Mike ArmstrongRRMarch 7, 19546'3"193Glen Cove, NY US
Skeeter BarnesRRMarch 7, 19575'11"175Cincinnati, OH US
Scott BrownRRAugust 30, 19566'2"220DeQuincy, LA US
George CappuzzelloRLJanuary 15, 19546'0"175Youngstown, OH US
Geoff CombeRRFebruary 1, 19566'2"185Melrose, MA US
Bill DawleyRRFebruary 6, 19586'5"235Norwich, CT US
Rick DuncanLRJuly 28, 19535'11"175
Raul FerreyraRROctober 10, 19546'2"175
Bob HamiltonLLJuly 19, 19565'10"175
Paul HouseholderSRSeptember 4, 19586'0"180Columbus, OH US
Greg HughesRRNovember 22, 19586'2"185
Steve HughesRRMarch 28, 19545'10"160
Bill KellyRRAugust 25, 19566'2"195
Jeff LahtiRROctober 8, 19566'0"180Oregon City, OR US
Rick LombardoLLFebruary 19, 19565'11"170
Bob MayerSLApril 2, 19556'0"180
Gene MeneesRRJanuary 7, 19535'9"150
Mark MillerRRAugust 3, 19576'1"185
Eddie MilnerLLMay 21, 19555'11"173Columbus, OH US
Rick O'KeeffeLLJuly 26, 19576'6"225Bronx, NY US
Joe PriceRLNovember 29, 19566'4"220Inglewood, CA US
Gary RedusRRNovember 1, 19566'1"180Tanner, AL US
Rafael Santo DomingoSRNovember 24, 19556'0"160Orocovis, PR
Tom SohnsLRJune 1, 19546'0"170
Randy TownRRNovember 25, 19566'0"175
Dave Van GorderRRMarch 27, 19576'2"205Los Angeles, CA US
Duane WalkerLLMarch 13, 19576'0"185Pasadena, TX US
Joel WillettRROctober 19, 19586'1"175

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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