1994 Nashville Sounds season

The Nashville Sounds' 1994 season was the franchise's seventeenth year of play. The team finished the regular season with a record of 83 wins and 61 losses. They finished second in the league, as the the American Association was not divided into divisions that year, which secured them a spot in the post-season. In post-season play, the team had four wins and three losses. They won the league semi-finals, but were defeated in the league championship series.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association

Team

Indianapolis Indians

Nashville Sounds

New Orleans Zephyrs

Louisville Redbirds

Iowa Cubs

Omaha Royals

Oklahoma City 89ers

Buffalo Bisons

Game log

1994 Game Log

April

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Score

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April 7

@ 89ers

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April 8

@ 89ers

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April 9

@ 89ers

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April 10

@ Zephyrs

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April 11

@ Zephyrs

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April 12

@ Zephyrs

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7

April 14

Cubs

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April 15

Cubs

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April 16

Cubs

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10

April 17

Royals

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April 18

Royals

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April 19

Royals

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April 20

@ Cubs

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April 21

@ Cubs

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April 22

@ Cubs

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April 23

@ Royals

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April 24

@ Royals

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April 25

@ Royals

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April 26

Redbirds

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April 27

Redbirds

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April 28

Redbirds

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April 29

@ Indians

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April 30

@ Indians

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May

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May 1

@ Indians

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May 2

@ Indians

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May 3

Bisons

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May 4

Bisons

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May 5

Bisons

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May 6

Indians

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May 7

Indians

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May 8

Indians

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May 10

@ Bisons

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May 11

@ Bisons

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May 12

@ Bisons

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May 13

@ 89ers

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May 14

@ 89ers

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May 15

@ Zephyrs

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May 15

@ Zephyrs

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May 16

@ Zephyrs

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May 17

Bisons

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May 18

Bisons

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May 19

Bisons

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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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May 23

89ers

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May 24

Zephyrs

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May 25

Zephyrs

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May 26

Zephyrs

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May 27

@ Bisons

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May 28

@ Bisons

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May 29

@ Bisons

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May 30

@ Indians

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May 31

@ Indians

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June

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June 1

@ Indians

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June 2

@ Redbirds

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June 3

@ Redbirds

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June 4

@ Redbirds

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June 5

@ Redbirds

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June 7

Indians

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June 8

Indians

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June 9

Indians

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June 10

Redbirds

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June 11

Redbirds

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June 12

Redbirds

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June 14

@ Cubs

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June 15

@ Cubs

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June 16

@ Cubs

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June 17

@ Royals

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June 18

@ Royals

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June 19

@ Royals

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June 20

Cubs

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June 21

Cubs

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June 22

Cubs

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June 23

Cubs

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June 24

Royals

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June 25

Royals

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June 26

Royals

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June 27

Royals

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80

June 28

@ Redbirds

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June 29

@ Redbirds

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June 30

@ Indians

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July

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83

July 1

@ Indians

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84

July 2

@ Indians

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85

July 3

Redbirds

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86

July 4

Redbirds

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87

July 5

Redbirds

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88

July 6

Redbirds

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89

July 7

89ers

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90

July 8

89ers

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91

July 9

Zephyrs

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92

July 10

Zephyrs

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93

July 11

Zephyrs

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94

July 14

@ Redbirds

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July 15

@ Redbirds

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July 16

@ Redbirds

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July 17

@ Redbirds

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July 18

Indians

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July 19

Indians

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July 20

Indians

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July 21

Cubs

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July 22

Cubs

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July 23

Royals

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July 24

Royals

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July 25

@ Cubs

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July 26

@ Cubs

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July 27

@ Cubs

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July 28

@ Royals

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July 29

@ Royals

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July 30

@ Royals

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July 31

@ Bisons

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August

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August 1

@ Bisons

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August 2

@ Bisons

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August 3

Indians

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August 4

Indians

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August 5

Indians

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August 6

Redbirds

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August 7

Redbirds

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August 9

Bisons

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August 10

Bisons

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August 11

@ 89ers

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August 12

@ 89ers

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August 13

@ 89ers

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August 14

@ 89ers

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August 15

@ Zephyrs

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August 16

@ Zephyrs

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August 17

@ Zephyrs

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128

August 19

@ Bisons

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August 20

@ Bisons

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August 21

@ Bisons

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August 23

89ers

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August 24

89ers

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August 25

89ers

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August 26

Zephyrs

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August 27

Zephyrs

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August 28

Zephyrs

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August 29

@ Indians

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August 30

@ Indians

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August 31

@ Redbirds

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September

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Opponent

Score

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140

September 1

@ Redbirds

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September 2

Bisons

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September 3

Bisons

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September 4

Bisons

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144

September 5

Bisons

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83–61

Post-season

The American Association was not divided into divisions during the 1994 season. Instead, the top four teams in the league played for the championship in two best-of-five rounds. The first and fourth place teams and the second and third place teams played each other in the semi-finals, and the winners went on to play for the pennant.

American Association semi-finals

The second place Sounds played the third place New Orleans Zephyrs in the semi-finals. In game one, Nashville's Scott Ruffcorn pitched a 2-hit shutout. The Sounds won the next two games, sweeping the Zephyrs and advancing to the finals.

American Association Championship

Nashville faced off against the Indianapolis Indians to determine the league champion. After opening with a loss at home, Nashville's Scott Ruffcorn pitched a 1–0 shutout to even the series at once game each. However, the Sounds dropped the next two games at Indianapolis, losing to the Indians.

1994 Post-season

American Association semi-finals

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

1

September 7

@ Zephyrs

4–0

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1–0

2

September 8

@ Zephyrs

10–4

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2–0

3

September 9

Zephyrs

7–5

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3–0

American Association Championship

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Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

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Attendance

Record

1

September 11

Indians

3–5

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3–1

2

September 12

Indians

1–0

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4–1

3

September 13

@ Indians

3–6

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4–2

4

September 14

@ Indians

5–7

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4–3

Roster

1994 Nashville Sounds roster

Players

Pitchers

  • James Baldwin
  • Rodney Bolton
  • Chris Bushing
  • Robert Ellis
  • Atlee Hammaker
  • Dane Johnson
  • Matt Karchner
  • Brian Keyser
  • Al Levine
  • Bob MacDonald
  • Isidro Márquez
  • Mike Mongiello
  • Steve Olsen
  • Dennis Powell
  • Scott Ruffcorn
  • Steve Schrenk
  • Jeff Schwarz
  • Joey Vierra

Awards and honors

Scott Ruffcorn was awarded the Allie Reynolds Award for Pitcher of the Year. Designated hitter Drew Denson, second baseman Ray Durham, and pitcher Steve Schrenk were named to the league's mid-season All-Star team. Denson, Durham, and pitcher Scott Ruffcorn were named to the post-season squad.

Denson led the league in RBI (103) and home runs (30). Durham led the league with 261 total bases; he also tied with fellow Sounds player Gary Thurman for the most triples with 12. Durham also paced second basemen in the league with a .973 fielding percentage as did catcher Clemente Alvarez (.998) and pitcher Steve Schrenk (1.000, 45 TC). Ruffcorn had more wins (13) than any other pitcher. He was also involved in a two-way tie for the best winning percentage (.833, 15–3) and the most shutouts (2). James Baldwin threw more strikeouts than any other pitcher with his 156.

References

See Also

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