1981 Nashville Sounds Roster
Team Record: 81-62
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Stump Merrill (81-62)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Herschel Greer Stadium
Attendance: 550,676, Avg. 7,702
Playoffs - Nashville Sounds 3 games, Memphis Chicks 0
Finals - Orlando Twins 3 games, Nashville Sounds 1
The Nashville Sounds of the Southern League ended the 1981 season with a record of 81 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Sounds led the league with just 574 runs allowed. Nashville scored 744 runs. Brian Dayett paced the squad with 18 home runs Don Mattingly drove in 98 runs. Willie McGee topped all regular batters by hitting .322. Jamie Werly paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.59 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1981 Nashville Sounds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ted Wilborn, Mike Morgan, Willie McGee, Roger Slagle, Brian Dayett, Dennis Werth, Otis Nixon, Curt Kaufman, Pete Filson, Don Mattingly and Stefan Wever.
Stump Merrill served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Boxberger | R | R | August 22, 1957 | 6'1" | 170 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Pat Callahan | R | R | August 29, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Nate Chapman | L | L | October 2, 1953 | 5'9" | 160 | Mobile, AL US |
| Brian Dayett | R | R | January 22, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | New London, CT US |
| Guy Elston | R | June 10, 1960 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Pete Filson | S | L | September 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Darby, PA US |
| Randy Guerra | L | L | April 10, 1957 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Dan Hanggie | S | R | April 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Curt Kaufman | R | R | July 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
| Tim Knight | L | L | May 15, 1958 | 5'9" | 172 | |
| Dan Ledduke | R | R | August 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 190 | Albany, NY US |
| Tim Lewis | L | L | 6'5" | 206 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Bob Mariano | L | R | June 5, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Don Mattingly | L | L | April 20, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | Evansville, IN US |
| Willie McGee | S | R | November 2, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Mike Morgan | R | R | October 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Tulare, CA US |
| Otis Nixon | S | R | January 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
| Erik Peterson | R | R | September 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Brian Poldberg | R | R | May 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Frank Ricci | R | R | November 3, 1957 | 6'3" | 205 | Toledo, OH US |
| Wes Robbins | R | R | January 25, 1957 | 5'10" | 173 | |
| Kevin Shannon | R | R | September 4, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Buck Showalter | L | L | May 23, 1956 | 5'9" | 195 | DeFuniak Springs, FL US |
| Roger Slagle | R | R | November 4, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Wichita, KS US |
| Ken Smith | R | July 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Jeff Taylor | R | R | February 9, 1956 | 6'4" | 200 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Steve Taylor | R | R | February 9, 1956 | 6'4" | 200 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Rob Teegarden | R | R | April 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 187 | Red Lodge, MT US |
| Rafael Villaman | S | R | September 3, 1960 | 5'8" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jamie Werly | R | R | September 7, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | Elmhurst, IL US |
| Dennis Werth | R | R | December 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 200 | Lincoln, IL US |
| Stefan Wever | R | R | April 22, 1958 | 6'8" | 245 | Marburg, DE |
| Ted Wilborn | S | R | December 16, 1958 | 6'0" | 165 | Waco, TX US |
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.
