1978 Nashville Sounds Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 64-77
Finished 4th in the SL's West Division
Manager: Chuck Goggin (64-77)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Herschel Greer Stadium
Attendance: 380,159, Avg. 5,392
1978 Nashville Sounds Statistics

The Nashville Sounds of the Southern League ended the 1978 season with a record of 64 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Sounds tallied 489 runs and allowed 520 runs. Don Lyle recorded 67 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .287. Geoff Combe led the squad with 12 wins, while Bruce Berenyi recorded a 2.47 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1978 Nashville Sounds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bruce Berenyi, Scott Brown, Geoff Combe, Doug Corbett, Bill Dawley, Jay Howell, Frank Pastore, Joe Price, Larry Rothschild, Rafael Santo Domingo, Dave Van Gorder and Duane Walker.

Chuck Goggin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bruce BerenyiRRAugust 21, 19546'3"205Bryan, OH US
Scott BrownRRAugust 30, 19566'2"220DeQuincy, LA US
Geoff CombeRRFebruary 1, 19566'2"185Melrose, MA US
Doug CorbettRRNovember 4, 19526'1"185Sarasota, FL US
Greg DahlRRNovember 1, 19566'0"195
Randy DavidsonRRMay 22, 19535'9"156Kansas City, KS US
Bill DawleyRRFebruary 6, 19586'5"235Norwich, CT US
Tim DoerrRR6'1"185
Rick DuncanLRJuly 28, 19535'11"175
Mickey DuvalRRJune 24, 19556'1"175
Joe GriffinRR6'2"200
John GuarnacciaLROctober 7, 19546'2"170Downers Grove, IL US
Bob HamiltonLLJuly 19, 19565'10"175
Butch HarrisRRJanuary 2, 19566'0"185
Jay HowellRRNovember 26, 19556'3"200Miami, FL US
Steve HughesRRMarch 28, 19545'10"160
John HuntingtonLL5'10"175
Bill KellyRRAugust 25, 19566'2"195
Rick LombardoLLFebruary 19, 19565'11"170
Don LyleRROctober 23, 19546'1"185
Bob MayerSLApril 2, 19556'0"180
Gene MeneesRRJanuary 7, 19535'9"150
Mark MillerRRAugust 3, 19576'1"185
Tony MorettoLRJanuary 9, 19576'2"
Douglas NelsonLLJuly 29, 19546'3"195Charleston, WV US
Rick O'KeeffeLLJuly 26, 19576'6"225Bronx, NY US
Frank PastoreRRAugust 21, 19576'2"188Alhambra, CA US
Joe PriceRLNovember 29, 19566'4"220Inglewood, CA US
Garry PykaRR5'11"165
Larry RothschildLRMarch 12, 19546'2"180Chicago, IL US
Rafael Santo DomingoSRNovember 24, 19556'0"160Orocovis, PR
Tom SohnsLRJune 1, 19546'0"170
Dave Van GorderRRMarch 27, 19576'2"205Los Angeles, CA US
Duane WalkerLLMarch 13, 19576'0"185Pasadena, TX US
George WeickerRRAugust 1, 19536'2"215

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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