1982 Nashville Sounds Roster
Team Record: 77-67
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Johnny Oates (77-67)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Herschel Greer Stadium
Attendance: 507,907, Avg. 7,054
Playoffs - Nashville Sounds 3 games, Knoxville Blue Jays 1
Finals - Nashville Sounds 3 games, Jacksonville Suns 1
The Nashville Sounds of the Southern League ended the 1982 season with a record of 77 wins and 67 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Sounds scored 672 runs and gave up 619 runs. Brian Dayett walloped 34 home runs for Nashville and drove in 96 runs. Erik Peterson led all regular batters by hitting .301. Stefan Wever and Clay Christiansen topped the team with 16 wins each, while Stefan Wever recorded a 2.78 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Clay Christiansen, Roger Slagle, Tom Dodd, Keith Smith, Scott Bradley, Ray Fontenot, Gary Serum, Ben Callahan, Wayne Garland, Stefan Wever, Edwin Rodríguez, Bob Sykes, Matt Winters, Brian Dayett, Rex Hudler, Mark Salas and Otis Nixon were all players from the 1982 Nashville Sounds who played in the Majors during their careers.
Johnny Oates served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Banes | R | R | July 11, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Mark Bersano | R | April 14, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Scott Bradley | L | R | March 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Glen Ridge, NJ US |
| Mike Browning | R | R | February 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 205 | Munich, DE |
| Brian Butterfield | S | R | March 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Bangor, ME US |
| Ben Callahan | R | R | May 19, 1957 | 6'7" | 230 | Mount Airy, NC 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 |
| Clay Christiansen | R | R | June 28, 1958 | 6'5" | 205 | Wichita, KS US |
| Randy Craig | S | R | August 26, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Brian Dayett | R | R | January 22, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | New London, CT US |
| Tom Dodd | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Guy Elston | R | June 10, 1960 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Ray Fontenot | L | L | August 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Lake Charles, LA US |
| Wayne Garland | R | R | October 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 195 | Nashville, TN US |
| Huey Gayden | L | L | January 21, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Greenville, MS US |
| Randy Guerra | L | L | April 10, 1957 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Bill Hench | R | R | August 21, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Rex Hudler | R | R | September 2, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | Tempe, AZ US |
| Frank Kneuer | R | R | May 17, 1960 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Tim Knight | L | L | May 15, 1958 | 5'9" | 172 | |
| Chris Lein | R | R | October 23, 1958 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY 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 | |
| Jeff Reynolds | R | R | January 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 197 | |
| Frank Ricci | R | R | November 3, 1957 | 6'3" | 205 | Toledo, OH US |
| Edwin Rodríguez | R | R | August 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Ponce, PR |
| Mark Salas | L | R | March 8, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Montebello, CA US |
| Dan Schmitz | L | R | March 1, 1955 | 5'7" | 150 | Detroit, MI US |
| Kelly Scott | R | R | October 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Sanford, FL US |
| Gary Serum | R | R | October 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | Fargo, ND US |
| 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 |
| Garry Smith | R | L | October 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | Jacksonville, NC US |
| Keith Smith | S | R | October 20, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ken Smith | R | July 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Bob Sykes | S | L | December 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 195 | Neptune, NJ US |
| Rafael Villaman | S | R | September 3, 1960 | 5'8" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Stefan Wever | R | R | April 22, 1958 | 6'8" | 245 | Marburg, DE |
| Matt Winters | L | R | March 18, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Buffalo, NY 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.
