- List of Nashville Sounds managers and owners
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Frank Lucchesi, Sounds manager from 1988 to 1989
The Nashville Sounds minor league baseball franchise has employed 22 managers and 9 general managers since its inception in Nashville, Tennessee, in the 1978 season.[1] Three managers have guided the team to win their league's championship.[2] George Scherger led the team to win the Southern League title in the 1979 season as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.[3] Johnny Oates managed the team to another Southern League title in the 1982 season as the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.[3] In the 2005 season, as the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, Frank Kremblas led the team to a Pacific Coast League title.[4]
During a two-week period in July and August 1988, the Sounds went through five different managers.[5] The team started the season with Jack Lind, who left due to health problems.[5] His position was filled on an interim basis by pitching coach Wayne Garland until former manager George Scherger, manager of the 1979 Southern League championship Sounds, was hired.[5] He retired after one game and was replaced by Jim Hoff, who stayed a few days before taking up a position with the Reds' front office.[5] Finally, former Texas Rangers manager Frank Lucchesi was hired to lead the Sounds for the rest of the season.[5]
Trent Jewett won 320 games from 1998 to 2000 and 2003 to 2004, placing him first on the all-time wins list for Sounds managers.[1] Having managed the team for 624 games, he is also the longest-tenured manager in team history.[1] The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Stump Merrill, whose .622 winning percentage is fifth on the all-time wins list for Sounds managers.[1] Conversely, the lowest winning percentage over a season or more is .454 by the team's first manager Chuck Goggin.[1] Mike Guerrero is the team's current manager; he will manage his first Sounds game at the beginning of the 2012 season.[6] These records are correct as of the end of the 2011 season.
Ten men have served in the capacity of general manager for the Sounds. Brad Tammen, previously the club's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, is the team's current general manager.[7] Five men have held principal ownership of the team. Larry Schmittou was the majority shareholder from the team's start until he sold his interest to Al Gordon after the 1996 season.[8][9] Current owners Masahiro Honzawa, Steve Posner, and Frank Ward purchased Gordon's stake in the team after the 2008 season.[10]
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Table key
Years Each year is linked to an article about that particular Nashville Sounds season. W% Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed in the regular season PA Playoff appearances: number of seasons this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs PW Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs PL Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs PW% Playoff winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed in the playoffs Managers
Marty Brown, Sounds manager from 2001 to 2002# Manager Years Games Wins Losses W% PA PW PL PW% Ref 1 Chuck Goggin 1978 141 64 77 .454 — — — — [11] 2 George Scherger 1979 144 83 61 .576 1 5 2 .714 [1] 3 Stump Merrill[a] 1980–1981 286 178 108 .622 2 5 6 .455 [1] 4 Johnny Oates 1982 144 77 67 .535 1 6 2 .750 [12] 5 Doug Holmquist 1983 146 88 58 .603 1 2 3 .400 [13] 6 Jim Marshall 1984 147 74 73 .503 1 1 3 .250 [14] 7 Lee Walls 1985 7 3 4 .429 — — — — [15][16] 8 Leon Roberts 1985 7 2 5 .286 — — — — [16][17] 9 Gordon Mackenzie 1985 127 66 61 .520 — — — — [16] — Leon Roberts 1986 142 68 74 .479 — — — — [17] 10 Jack Lind 1987–1988 217 102 115 .470 — — — — [5][18] 11 Wayne Garland 1988 3 1 2 .333 — — — — [5][19] — George Scherger 1988 1 0 1 .000 — — — — [5] 12 Jim Hoff 1988 22 12 10 .545 — — — — [5][20] 13 Frank Lucchesi 1988–1989 185 96 89 .519 — — — — [5][21] 14 Pete Mackanin 1990–1992 366 186 180 .508 1 2 3 .400 [22][23] 15 Dave Miley 1992 68 32 36 .471 — — — — [23] 16 Rick Renick[b] 1993–1996 575 309 266 .537 2 7 7 .500 [24] 17 Tom Spencer 1997 143 74 69 .517 — — — — [24] 18 Trent Jewett 1998–2000 339 176 163 .519 — — — — [25] 19 Richie Hebner 2000 85 34 51 .400 — — — — [25] 20 Marty Brown 2001–2002 284 136 148 .479 — — — — [25] — Trent Jewett 2003–2004 285 144 141 .505 1 3 4 .429 [25] 21 Frank Kremblas[c] 2005–2008 572 299 273 .523 3 9 8 .529 [26] 22 Don Money 2009–present 432 223 209 .516 — — — — [27] 23 Mike Guerrero from 2012 — — — — — — — — [6] Totals 4,869 2,527 2,342 .519 13 40 38 .513 — General managers
General manager Years Ref Farrell Owens 1978–1982 [28] George Dyce 1983–1986 [29] Larry Schmittou 1987–1996 [30][31] Bill Larsen 1997–1998 [32] Jeff Sedivy 1999 [33] Tommy Moncrief 2000 [34] Glenn Yaeger 2001–2008 [35] Joe Hart 2008 [35][36] George King 2009–2010 [10] Brad Tammen 2010–present [7] Principal owners
Owner(s) Years Ref Larry Schmittou 1978–1996 [8][9] Al Gordon 1997–2008 [9][10] Masahiro Honzawa
Steve Posner
Frank Ward2009–present [10] Footnotes
- a Stump Merrill won the Southern League Manager of the Year Award in 1980.[37]
- b Rick Renick won the American Association Manager of the Year Award in 1993 and 1996.[38]
- c Frank Kremblas won the Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year Award in 2007.[39]
References
- General
- "All-Time Managers." 2011 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2011: 192.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g "All-Time Managers." 2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2008: 168.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Results." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Southern League Champions." Minor League Baseball. 2008. Retrieved on 1 August 2008.
- ^ Leonard, Tim. "Sounds capture PCL championship." Minor League Baseball. 17 September 2005. Retrieved on 21 August 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Managerial Merry-go-round." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 168.
- ^ a b Haudricourt, Tom. "M. Guerrero to manage Sounds." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 22 September 2011. Retrieved on 22 September 2011.
- ^ a b Hieb, Dan. "Nashville Sounds name Brad Tammen GM." Nashville Business Journal. 2 September 2010. Retrieved on 2 September 2010.
- ^ a b Pratt, Kristin. "25 for 25: Stars in the Baseball America Universe." Baseball America. 20 July 2006. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Traughber, Bill. "Commodore History Corner: Q&A with Larry Schmittou." College Sports Television. 8 April 2008. Retrieved on 23 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d Wild, Danny. "Sounds get new ownership group, GM." Minor League Baseball. 26 February 2009. Retrieved on 23 August 2009.
- ^ "Chuck Goggin." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Johnny Oates Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Doug Holmquist Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Jim Marshall Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Lee Walls." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Leon Roberts Minor League Statistics & History." The Nashville Sounds 1986 Official Souvenir Program. 1986: 13.
- ^ a b "Leon Roberts Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Jack Lind Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Wayne Garland Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "James Hoff Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Frank Lucchesi Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Pete Mackanin Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Cincinnati Reds Minor League Affiliations." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Chicago White Sox Minor League Affiliations." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Affiliations." Baseball Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Frank Kreblas Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Don Money Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 5 September 2011.
- ^ Traughber, Bill. "Looking Back: Farrell Owens Baseball Career." Nashville Sounds. 13 April 2008. Retrieved on 13 April 2008.
- ^ "Geroge Dyce." The Nashville Sounds 1988 Official Souvenir Program. 1988: 19.
- ^ "1987 Nashville Sounds Staff." The Nashville Sounds 1987 Media Guide 1987: 3.
- ^ Mal Florence. "Batter Up? Better Check Ingredients." Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1995: C2.
- ^ Clary, Jamie. "Sounds drawing crowds despite standings, rain." Nashville Business Journal. 8 May 1998. Retrieved on 8 May 2008.
- ^ Russell, Keith. "Uniforms, GM part of Sounds' new look." Nashville Business Journal. 22 January 1999. Retrieved on 8 May 2008.
- ^ Russell, Keith. "Baseball team looks for sound management." Nashville Business Journal. 10 December 1999. Retrieved on 8 May 2008.
- ^ a b Duncan, Walker. "Sounds make line-up changes." Nashville Post. 15 May 2008. Retrieved on 5 September 2008.
- ^ Ghiroli, Brittany. "Rays, Ripken join to buy FSL team." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 27 August 2008.
- ^ "Manager of the Year." Southern League. Retrieved on 19 September 2008.
- ^ "Nashville Baseball History." 2008 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2008: 124.
- ^ "Pacific Coast League Special Award Winners." Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved on 19 September 2008.
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