1985 Nashville Sounds season

The Nashville Sounds' 1985 season was the franchise's eighth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 71 wins and 70 losses. They finished second in their division, which kept them out of the post-season.

Regular season

On July 17, Bryan Kelly pitched the club’s second no-hitter against the Oklahoma City 89ers, a 6–0 win. Nashville ended the season in second-place in the Eastern Division, missing out on finishing in first-place by two and a half games. Since August 13, they either shared or held the lead with the Louisville Redbirds. The Sounds had a three-game lead on August 20, but a five-game losing streak during their last road trip knocked them out of contention for the lead.

Season standings

American Association - Eastern Division

Team

Louisville Redbirds

Nashville Sounds

Buffalo Bisons

Indianapolis Indians

Game log

1985 Game Log

April

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

Record

1

April 11

Bisons

3–1

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4,730

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May

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

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20

May 1

Indians

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—

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21

May 3

@ Bisons

–

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22

May 4

@ Bisons

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23

May 5

@ Bisons

–

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24

May 6

@ Bisons

–

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25

May 7

@ Bisons

–

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26

May 8

@ 89ers

–

—

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27

May 9

@ 89ers

–

—

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28

May 10

@ 89ers

–

—

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29

May 11

@ 89ers

–

—

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30

May 12

@ 89ers

–

—

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31

May 13

@ Zephyrs

–

—

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32

May 14

@ Zephyrs

–

—

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33

May 15

@ Zephyrs

–

—

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34

May 16

89ers

–

—

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35

May 17

89ers

–

—

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36

May 18

89ers

–

—

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37

May 19

89ers

–

—

DH

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38

May 19

89ers

–

—

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39

May 20

Zephyrs

–

—

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40

May 21

Zephyrs

–

—

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41

May 22

Zephyrs

–

—

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42

May 23

Zephyrs

–

—

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43

May 24

@ Royals

–

—

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44

May 25

@ Royals

–

—

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45

May 26

@ Royals

–

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46

May 27

@ Royals

–

—

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47

May 28

@ Cubs

–

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48

May 29

@ Cubs

–

—

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49

May 31

@ Cubs

–

—

DH

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50

May 31

@ Cubs

–

—

–

June

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

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51

June 1

Royals

–

—

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52

June 2

Royals

–

—

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53

June 3

Royals

–

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54

June 4

Royals

–

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55

June 5

Cubs

–

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56

June 6

Cubs

–

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57

June 7

Cubs

–

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58

June 8

Cubs

–

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59

June 9

Cubs

–

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60

June 10

Bisons

–

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61

June 11

Bisons

–

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62

June 12

Bisons

–

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63

June 13

Bisons

–

—

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64

June 14

Bisons

–

—

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65

June 15

@ Indians

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66

June 16

@ Indians

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67

June 17

@ Indians

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68

June 18

@ Indians

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69

June 19

@ Indians

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70

June 20

@ Redbirds

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71

June 21

@ Redbirds

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72

June 22

@ Redbirds

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73

June 23

Redbirds

–

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74

June 24

Redbirds

–

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75

June 25

Indians

–

—

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76

June 26

Indians

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77

June 27

Indians

–

—

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78

June 28

Indians

–

—

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79

June 29

Redbirds

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80

June 30

Redbirds

–

—

–

July

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

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81

July 1

Redbirds

–

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82

July 2

@ Redbirds

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83

July 3

@ Redbirds

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84

July 4

@ Bisons

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85

July 5

@ Bisons

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86

July 6

@ Bisons

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87

July 7

@ Bisons

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88

July 8

@ Bisons

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89

July 9

@ Zephyrs

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90

July 10

@ Zephyrs

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91

July 11

@ Zephyrs

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92

July 12

@ Zephyrs

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93

July 13

@ Zephyrs

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94

July 14

89ers

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95

July 15

89ers

–

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96

July 16

89ers

–

—

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97

July 17

89ers

–

—

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98

July 18

Zephyrs

–

—

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99

July 19

Zephyrs

–

—

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100

July 20

Zephyrs

–

—

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101

July 21

|Zephyrs

–

—

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102

July 22

@ 89ers

–

—

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103

July 23

@ 89ers

–

—

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104

July 24

@ 89ers

–

—

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105

July 26

@ Cubs

–

—

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106

July 27

@ Cubs

–

—

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107

July 28

@ Cubs

–

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108

July 29

@ Cubs

–

—

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109

July 30

@ Royals

–

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110

July 31

@ Royals

–

—

–

August

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

Record |- align="center" bgcolor="

111

August 1

@ Royals

–

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112

August 2

@ Royals

–

—

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113

August 3

Cubs

–

—

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114

August 4

Cubs

–

—

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115

August 5

Cubs

–

—

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116

August 6

Royals

–

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117

August 7

Royals

–

—

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118

August 8

Royals

–

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119

August 9

Royals

–

—

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120

August 10

@ Bisons

–

—

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121

August 11

@ Bisons

–

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122

August 12

@ Bisons

–

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123

August 13

Indians

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124

August 14

Indians

–

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125

August 15

Indians

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126

August 16

Indians

–

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127

August 17

Indians

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128

August 18

Redbirds

–

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129

August 19

Redbirds

–

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130

August 20

Redbirds

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14,019

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131

August 21

Redbirds

1–2

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15,187

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132

August 22

@ Indians

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133

August 23

@ Indians

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134

August 24

@ Indians

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135

August 25

@ Indians

–

—

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136

August 26

@ Redbirds

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137

August 27

@ Redbirds

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138

August 28

@ Redbirds

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139

August 29

@ Redbirds

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140

August 30

Bisons

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141

August 31

Bisons

–

—

–

September

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record |- align="center" bgcolor="

142

September 1

Bisons

–

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71–69

143

September 2

Bisons

–

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71–70

Roster

1985 Nashville Sounds roster

Players

Pitchers

  • Chuck Cary
  • Jeff Conner
  • Víctor Cruz
  • Brian Denman
  • Don Heinkel
  • Bryan Kelly
  • Sid Monge
  • Rich Monteleone
  • Randy O'Neal
  • John Pacella
  • James Rasmussen
  • Steve Shirley
  • Bob Stoddard
  • Don Werner
  • Paul Voigt

Awards and honors

Outfielder Darrell Brown and designated hitter Scotti Madison were chosen for the league's post-season All-Star team. Madison led the league with his .341 batting average. Brian Denman tied with another player for the most innings pitched (182).

References