1984 Nashville Sounds season

The Nashville Sounds' 1984 season was the franchise's seventh year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 74 wins and 73 losses. In post-season play, the team had one win and three losses; they were eliminated in the Western Division championship series.

Regular season

On May 4, 1984, Nashville's Jim Deshaies pitched the first no-hitter in franchise history in the second game of a seven-inning Doubleheader against the Columbus Astros, a 5–1 victory. The Astros scored their only in the second inning when Deshaies walked three batters and hit another.

The Sounds finished the first half of the season with a 38–33 record. This put them in second-place behind the Knoxville Blue Jays. The team started the second half slowly with a 3–10 record. Falling as low as nine games below .500, Nashville eventually worked its way to the top of the standings and had a three game lead with 13 left to play. Then, with only three games left in the season, they dropped down to third-place after going 2–11. The Sounds faced elimination against the Memphis Chicks in the next-to-last game of the season. Going into the ninth inning, Nashville held a 4–2 lead. The Chicks then drew three walks and a single, and Nashville committed an error, giving the Chicks three runs and a 5–4 lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Nashville's Erik Peterson scored a two-out, two-run double to record the win. The next night, they defeated the Birmingham Barons in a 7–1 victory which included five Sounds home runs—three by Dan Pasqua—to tie for first-place. The following night, the teams met in a playoff game to determine the second half champion. Nashville won the game 3–2.

Season standings

Southern League - Western Division

Team

Nashville Sounds

Memphis Chicks

Knoxville Blue Jays

Birmingham Barons

Chattanooga Lookouts

Game log

1984 Game Log

April

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

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1

April 9

@ Twins

–

—

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2

April 10

@ Twins

–

—

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3

April 11

@ Twins

–

—

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4

April 12

@ Twins

–

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5

April 13

@ Suns

–

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6

April 14

@ Suns

–

—

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7

April 15

@ Suns

–

—

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8

April 16

@ Suns

–

—

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9

April 17

Twins

–

—

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10

April 18

Twins

–

—

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11

April 19

Twins

–

—

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12

April 20

Twins

–

—

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13

April 21

Suns

–

—

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14

April 22

Suns

–

—

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15

April 23

Suns

–

—

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16

April 24

Suns

–

—

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17

April 26

@ Barons

–

—

DH

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18

April 26

@ Barons

–

—

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19

April 27

@ Barons

–

—

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20

April 28

@ Barons

–

—

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21

April 29

@ O's

–

—

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22

April 30

@ O's

–

—

–

May

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

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23

May 1

@ O's

–

—

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24

May 2

@ O's

–

—

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25

May 3

Astros

–

—

–

26

May 4

Astros

5–1

Deshaies

—

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27

May 5

Astros

–

—

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28

May 6

Astros

–

—

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29

May 7

O's

–

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June

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

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54

June 1

@ Blue Jays

–

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55

June 2

@ Blue Jays

–

—

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56

June 3

@ Blue Jays

–

—

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57

June 4

Barons

–

—

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58

June 5

Barons

–

—

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59

June 6

Barons

–

—

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60

June 7

Barons

–

—

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61

June 8

Blue Jays

–

—

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62

June 9

Blue Jays

–

—

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63

June 10

Blue Jays

–

—

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64

June 11

Blue Jays

–

—

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65

June 12

@ Astros

–

—

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66

June 13

@ Astros

–

—

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67

June 14

@ Astros

–

—

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68

June 15

@ Astros

–

—

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69

June 16

Chicks

–

—

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70

June 17

Chicks

–

—

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71

June 18

@ Chicks

–

—

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72

June 19

@ Chicks

–

—

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73

June 20

@ Chicks

–

—

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74

June 22

@ Twins

–

—

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75

June 23

@ Twins

–

—

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76

June 24

@ Twins

–

—

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77

June 25

@ Twins

–

—

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78

June 26

@ Suns

–

—

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79

June 27

@ |Suns

–

—

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80

June 28

@ Suns

–

—

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81

June 29

@ Suns

–

—

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82

June 30

Twins

–

—

–

July

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

Record |- align="center" bgcolor="

83

July 1

Twins

–

—

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84

July 2

Twins

–

—

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85

July 3

Twins

–

—

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86

July 4

Suns

–

—

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87

July 5

Suns

–

—

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88

July 6

Suns

–

—

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89

July 7

Suns

–

—

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90

July 9

@ Barons

–

—

DH

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91

July 9

@ Barons

–

—

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92

July 10

@ Barons

–

—

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93

July 11

@ Barons

–

—

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94

July 12

@ O's

–

—

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95

July 13

@ O's

–

—

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96

July 14

@ O's

–

—

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97

July 15

@ O's

–

—

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98

July 16

Astros

–

—

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99

July 17

Astros

–

—

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100

July 18

Astros

–

—

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101

July 19

Astros

–

—

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102

July 20

O's

–

—

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103

July 21

O's

–

—

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104

July 22

O's

–

—

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105

July 23

O's

–

—

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106

July 24

@ Braves

–

—

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107

July 25

@ Braves

–

—

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108

July 26

@ Braves

–

—

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109

July 27

@ Braves

–

—

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110

July 28

Chicks

–

—

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111

July 29

Chicks

–

—

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112

July 30

@ Chicks

–

—

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113

July 31

@ Chicks

–

—

–

August

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record |- align="center" bgcolor="

114

August 1

@ Lookouts

–

—

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115

August 2

@ Lookouts

–

—

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116

August 3

@ Lookouts

–

—

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117

August 4

@ Lookouts

–

—

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118

August 5

Braves

–

—

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119

August 6

Braves

–

—

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120

August 7

Braves

–

—

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121

August 8

Braves

–

—

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122

August 9

Lookouts

–

—

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123

August 10

Lookouts

–

—

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124

August 11

Lookouts

–

—

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125

August 12

Lookouts

–

—

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126

August 14

@ Blue Jays

–

—

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127

August 15

@ Blue Jays

–

—

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128

August 16

@ Blue Jays

–

—

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129

August 17

@ Blue Jays

–

—

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130

August 18

Barons

–

—

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131

August 19

Barons

–

—

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132

August 20

Barons

–

—

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133

August 21

Barons

–

—

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134

August 22

Blue Jays

–

—

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135

August 23

Blue Jays

–

—

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136

August 24

Blue Jays

–

—

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137

August 25

Blue Jays

–

—

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138

August 26

@ Astros

–

—

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139

August 27

@ Astros

–

—

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140

August 28

@ Astros

–

—

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141

August 29

@ Astros

–

—

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142

August 30

@ Chicks

–

—

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143

August 31

@ Chicks

–

—

–

September

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

144

September 1

Chicks

–

—

72–73

145

September 2

Chicks

6–5

—

73–73

146

September 3

Chicks

–

—

74–73

Post-season

Western Division finals

The Sounds were able to win the first game of the Western Division series, but then dropped three straight games to the Knoxville Blue Jays and were eliminated.

1984 Post-season

Western Division finals

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

1

September 5

@ Blue Jays

5–4

—

1–0

2

September 6

@ Blue Jays

3–6

—

1–1

3

September 7

Blue Jays

3–5

—

1–2

4

September 8

Blue Jays

3–4

—

1–3

Roster

1984 Nashville Sounds roster

Players

Pitchers

  • Johnny Baldwin
  • Ben Callahan
  • George Cappuzzello
  • Jim Deshaies
  • Doug Drabek
  • Kelly Faulk
  • Mark Ferguson
  • Don Fowler
  • Randy Graham
  • Matt Keough
  • Mike King
  • Scott Nielsen
  • Scott Patterson
  • James Rasmussen
  • Mark Shiflett
  • Mark Silva
  • Bob Tewksbury
  • Charles Tomaselli
  • Gary Wex
  • David Woodworth

Awards and honors

Best Hustler Tom Barrett, outfielder Dan Pasqua, and shortstop Keith Smith were named to the league's post-season All-Star team.

References

See Also

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