1990 Nashville Sounds season

The Nashville Sounds' 1990 season was the franchise's thirteenth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 86 wins and 61 losses. They finished in a tie for first place in their division with the Buffalo Bisons. Nashville won the Eastern Division title against Buffalo in a one game playoff. In post-season play, the team had two wins and three losses; they were defeated in the league championship series.

Regular season

The Sounds 1990 season proved to be their most successful season as a part of the American Association, when they compiled an 86–61 record. Finishing the regular season in a tie with the Buffalo Bisons, the Sounds won the Eastern Division championship in a one-game playoff. The extra-inning affair was ended by Chris Jones’ two-run homer in the top of the eighteenth inning. That year, Nashville set their all-time attendance record when a total of 605,122 fans came out to Greer Stadium.

This was also outfielder Skeeter Barnes' last season with the team. After four non-consecutive years with the team, Barnes became the team’s career leader in four categories: games (514), at bats (1,848), hits (517), and doubles (94).

Season standings

Post-season

American Association Championship

The Eastern Division champion Sounds faced off against the Western Division champion Omaha Royals in the best-of-five league championship series. This marked the first time that the Sounds made a post-season appearance in the American Association and as a Triple-A franchise. After splitting the first two games, the teams met in game three which lasted 20 innings, resulting in a Nashville loss. The Sounds won game four to tie the series at two games each. Omaha defeated Nashville in game five by a score of eight runs to seven, denying the Sounds their first American Association Championship.

Roster

Awards and honors

Center fielder Leo Garcia was named to the league's mid-season All-Star team, while pitcher Chris Hammond was named to the post-season squad. Hammond also won the league's Allie Reynolds Award for Pitcher of the Year.

Outfielder Skeeter Barnes paced with league with 156 hits. Hammond led the league's pitchers in four categories: wins (15), winning percentage (.938, 15–1), ERA (2.17), and strikeouts (149).

References

• Statistics: "1990 Nashville Sounds Statistics." The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 19 July 2008.
• Standings: "1990 American Association Review." The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 19 July 2008.
• Post-season results: "Postseason History." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 144.
• Roster: "1990 Nashville Roster." The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 19 July 2008.
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