1986 Nashville Sounds season

The Nashville Sounds' 1986 season was the franchise's ninth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 68 wins and 74 losses. They finished third in their division, which kept them out of the post-season.

Regular season

Nashville finished third in their division with a 68–74 regular season record, their first losing season since the inaugural 1978 campaign. During the season, the Sounds were enlisted to serve as the competition in the Southern League All-Star Game, held in Huntsville, Alabama. The game was won by Nashville with a score of four runs to two.

Season standings

American Association - Eastern Division

Team

Indianapolis Indians

Buffalo Bisons

Nashville Sounds

Louisville Redbirds

Game log

1986 Game Log

April

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Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

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1

April 11

Indians

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April 12

Indians

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April 13

Indians

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April 14

Indians

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5

April 15

@ Redbirds

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April 16

@ Redbirds

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April 17

@ Redbirds

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April 18

@ Redbirds

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9

April 19

@ Indians

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10

April 20

@ Indians

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11

April 22

@ Indians

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12

April 23

Bisons

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13

April 24

Bisons

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14

April 25

Bisons

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15

April 26

Bisons

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April 27

Bisons

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April 29

Redbirds

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April 30

Redbirds

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May

#

Date

Opponent

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Loss

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Attendance

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19

May 1

Redbirds

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20

May 2

Redbirds

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21

May 3

@ Bisons

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May 4

@ Bisons

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May 5

@ Bisons

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May 6

@ Bisons

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May 9

Zephyrs

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26

May 10

Zephyrs

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DH

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27

May 10

Zephyrs

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28

May 11

Zephyrs

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May 12

89ers

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May 13

89ers

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May 14

89ers

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May 15

89ers

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May 16

@ Zephyrs

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May 17

@ Zephyrs

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May 18

@ Zephyrs

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May 19

@ Zephyrs

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May 20

@ 89ers

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May 21

@ 89ers

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May 22

@ 89ers

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40

May 23

@ Royals

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May 24

@ Royals

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May 25

@ Royals

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May 26

@ Cubs

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May 27

@ Cubs

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May 28

@ Cubs

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May 29

@ Cubs

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May 30

@ Cubs

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48

May 31

Royals

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June

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

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Attendance

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49

June 1

Royals

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50

June 2

Royals

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51

June 3

Royals

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June 4

Royals

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53

June 5

Cubs

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June 6

Cubs

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June 7

Cubs

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June 8

Cubs

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June 9

@ Indians

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June 10

@ Indians

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59

June 11

@ Indians

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60

June 12

@ Indians

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61

June 13

@ Indians

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62

June 14

Redbirds

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63

June 15

Redbirds

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64

June 16

Redbirds

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65

June 17

Redbirds

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66

June 18

Redbirds

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67

June 19

Indians

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68

June 20

Indians

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69

June 21

Indians

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70

June 22

Indians

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71

June 23

Indians

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72

June 24

@ Bisons

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73

June 25

@ Bisons

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74

June 26

@ Bisons

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75

June 27

@ Bisons

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76

June 28

@ Bisons

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June 29

@ Redbirds

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78

June 30

@ Redbirds

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July

#

Date

Opponent

Score

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79

July 1

@ Redbirds

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80

July 2

@ Redbirds

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81

July 3

@ Redbirds

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82

July 4

Bisons

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83

July 5

Bisons

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DH

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84

July 5

Bisons

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85

July 6

Bisons

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86

July 7

@ Royals

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87

July 8

@ Royals

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88

July 9

@ Royals

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89

July 10

@ Royals

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90

July 11

@ Royals

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91

July 12

@ Cubs

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92

July 13

@ Cubs

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93

July 14

@ Cubs

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94

July 16

Royals

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95

July 17

Royals

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96

July 18

Royals

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97

July 19

Cubs

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98

July 20

Cubs

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99

July 21

Cubs

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100

July 22

Cubs

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101

July 24

@ 89ers

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102

July 25

@ 89ers

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103

July 26

@ 89ers

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DH

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104

July 26

@ 89ers

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105

July 27

@ 89ers

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July 28

@ Zephyrs

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107

July 29

@ Zephyrs

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108

July 30

@ Zephyrs

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109

July 31

@ Zephyrs

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August

#

Date

Opponent

Score

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Loss

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Attendance

Record |- align="center" bgcolor="

110

August 1

89ers

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111

August 2

89ers

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DH

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112

August 2

89ers

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113

August 3

89ers

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114

August 4

Zephyrs

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115

August 5

Zephyrs

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116

August 6

Zephyrs

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117

August 7

Zephyrs

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118

August 8

@ Redbirds

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119

August 9

@ Redbirds

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120

August 10

@ Redbirds

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121

August 11

@ Redbirds

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122

August 12

Bisons

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123

August 13

Bisons

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124

August 14

Bisons

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125

August 15

Bisons

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15,339

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126

August 16

Redbirds

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127

August 17

Redbirds

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128

August 18

Redbirds

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15,445

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129

August 19

Redbirds

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130

August 20

@ Indians

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131

August 21

@ Indians

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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

@ Bisons

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136

August 26

@ Bisons

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137

August 27

@ Bisons

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138

August 28

@ Bisons

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139

August 29

Indians

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140

August 30

Indians

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141

August 31

Indians

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September

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

142

September 1

Indians

1–0

Scherrer

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68–74

Roster

1986 Nashville Sounds roster

Players

Pitchers

  • Fred Breining
  • Chuck Cary
  • Jeff Conner
  • Brian Denman
  • Bob Fallon
  • Paul Gibson
  • Don Heinkel
  • Mike Henneman
  • Bryan Kelly
  • Eric King
  • Jack Lazorko
  • Randy O'Neal
  • John Pacella
  • Jeff Robinson
  • Bill Scherrer

Awards and honors

Designated hitter Bruce Fields and third baseman Germán Rivera were chosen for the league's post-season All-Star team. Fields led the league with his .368 batting average. John Pacella led the league with 17 saves as did Jack Lazorko with 119 strikeouts.

References