List of Nashville Sounds no-hitters
Since the Nashville Sounds minor league baseball team was established in Nashville, Tennessee, in the 1978 season, its pitchers have pitched six no-hitters, which include two perfect games. The feats were accomplished by a total of eight different pitchers. All but one was achieved at Nashville's first home ballpark, Herschel Greer Stadium. One occurred while the team was a member of the Double-A Southern League, two while in the Triple-A American Association, and three in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL). Of the three nine-inning perfect games pitched in the over 100-year history of the PCL, two have been thrown by members of the Sounds.[1]
The team's first no-hitter was Jim Deshaies' 5–1 win over the Columbus Astros on May 4, 1984.[2] In the second inning, Deshaies walked three batters and hit another, accounting for the only Astros run of the game, the second game of a seven-inning doubleheader. The second no-hitter was thrown by Bryan Kelly on July 17, 1985.[2] Jack Armstrong pitched the club's third no-hitter on August 7, 1988.[2] The previous night, Indianapolis Indians pitchers Randy Johnson and Pat Pacillo pitched a no-hit game against the Sounds, but lost.[3] That game was won by Nashville when Lenny Harris walked to first base, stole second base, stole third base, and then came home, scoring on a groundout.[3] This was the first time in American Association history that teams played in back-to-back no-hit games.[3]
On April 7, 2003, John Wasdin became the first Sounds player to pitch a perfect game.[4][5] This was only the second nine-inning complete perfect game in the 100-year history of the PCL.[1] Wasdin threw 100 pitches, striking out 15 batters.[4][5] On July 15, 2006, pitchers Carlos Villanueva (6 IP), Mike Meyers (2 IP), and Alec Zumwalt (1 IP) combined to pitch Nashville's fifth no-hit game.[6] Most recently, Manny Parra pitched the franchise's second perfect game on June 25, 2007.[7][8] Parra threw 107 pitches and struck out 11 hitters in the third nine-inning complete perfect game in PCL history.[1][8]
Table key
Game score with Sounds runs listed first | |
Number of innings in a game that was shorter or longer than 9 innings | |
Indicates a perfect game | |
Pitcher was left-handed |
No-hitters
Date | Pitcher | Score | Opponent | Location | Notes | Ref |
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May 4, 1984 | Deshaies, JimJim Deshaies£ | 5–1 (7) | Columbus Astros | Herschel Greer Stadium |
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[2] |
July 17, 1985 | Kelly, BryanBryan Kelly | 6–0 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Herschel Greer Stadium |
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[2] |
August 7, 1988 | Armstrong, JackJack Armstrong | 4–0 | Indianapolis Indians | Herschel Greer Stadium |
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[2] |
April 7, 2003 | Wasdin, JohnJohn Wasdin¶ | 4–0 | Albuquerque Isotopes | Herschel Greer Stadium |
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[4][5] |
July 15, 2006 | Villanueva, CarlosCarlos Villanueva (6 IP) Mike Meyers (2 IP) Alec Zumwalt (1 IP) |
2–0 | Memphis Redbirds | Herschel Greer Stadium |
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[6] |
June 25, 2007 | Parra, MannyManny Parra¶£ | 3–0 | Round Rock Express | Dell Diamond |
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[7][8] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Pacific Coast League No-hit Games". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Eleven No-Hitters Thrown in Sounds History" (PDF). 2015 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. 2015. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Back-to-Back No-Hitters at Greer Stadium" (PDF). 2015 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. 2015. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Wasdin Perfect Game". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Hopp, Jessica (April 8, 2003). "Wasdin Throws A Perfect Game". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1 2 Rega, Marissa (July 15, 2006). "Nashville Trio Combines on No-hitter". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- 1 2 McConnell, Ryan (June 25, 2007). "Sounds' Parra Perfect In His Second PCL Start". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Parra Throws Sounds' Second Perfect Game". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. June 26, 2007.