List of Nashville Sounds coaches

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Pitching coach Stan Kyles meets with his pitcher and catcher on the mound.

The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team has employed 45 coaches since its establishment in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1978. These include 23 pitching coaches, 21 hitting coaches, and 1 bench coach. The Sounds' current coaching staff includes Geno Petralli (bench), Howard Johnson (hitting), and Brian Shouse (pitching); they will coach their first Sounds games in 2019.[1]

A bench coach is typically the team's second-in-command. He serves as an in-game adviser to the manager, offering situational advice in order to assist the manager in making game decisions. If the manager is ejected, suspended, or otherwise unable to attend a game, the bench coach assumes the position of acting manager.[2] A pitching coach is responsible for mentoring and training a teams' pitchers. He advises the manager on the condition of pitchers and their arms, and serves as an in-game coach for the pitcher currently on the mound. When a manager makes a visit to the mound, he typically is doing so to make a pitching change or to discuss situational defense. However, the pitching coach is the one who will typically visit the mound to talk about mechanics or how to pitch to a particular batter. As the name suggests, the pitching coach is generally a former pitcher.[3] A hitting coach works with a team's players to improve their hitting techniques and form. He monitors players' swings during the game and over the course of the season, advising them when necessary between at-bats on possible adjustments. He also oversees their performance during practices, cage sessions, and pre-game batting practice.[4]

Three former Sounds players later served as a coach for the team. Wayne Garland, who pitched in 1982, returned as pitching coach from 1987 to 1988.[5] Don Cooper of the 1980 pitching staff served as pitching coach from 1994 to 1996.[6] Fred Dabney, who pitched in 1993, returned to coach the staff from 2012 to 2014.[7] Gene Roof (1986) and Buddy Pryor (1987) were player-coaches who coached hitting while also playing on the team. Two coaches also managed the Nashville club. Pitching coach Wayne Garland filled in as interim manager for three games in 1988 when manager Jack Lind left the team due to health problems.[8] Richie Hebner, who was the hitting coach from 1998 to 2000, became the team's manager for the second half of the 2000 season when Trent Jewett was hired as the Pittsburgh Pirates' third base coach.[9]

Pat Dobson's 1980 to 1981 pitching staff had a 3.18 earned run average, the lowest recorded under all pitching coaches. Darold Knowles (2001–2004) and Stan Kyles (2005–2008) are the longest tenured pitching coaches, having each served for four full seasons. Hitting coaches Jeff Livesey (2001) and Sandy Guerrero (2009–2011) led their batters to .276 batting averages, the highest under all hitting coaches. Roger LaFrancois (1993–1996), who coached hitting for four full seasons, is the longest serving hitting coach.

Table key

#
A running total of the number of Sounds' coaches. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
W%
Team winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games coached in the regular season
ERA
Team earned run average: earned runs divided by innings pitched times nine
SO
Team strikeouts
BA
Team batting average: hits divided by at bats
HR
Team home runs
RBI
Team runs batted in
*
Indicates a player-coach
Former Sounds player
Indicates a former Sounds player
Later Sounds manager
Indicates a later Sounds manager

Pitching coaches

A black and white photograph of a man in a white baseball jersey and dark cap with "NY" on the front leaning forward
Hoyt Wilhelm, who led his 1982 to 1984 pitching staffs to a 3.73 ERA with 2,357 strikeouts, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.[10]
A man with a black cap and black and gray jersey with "Sox" written on each in white walking on a baseball field
Don Cooper pitched for the Sounds in 1980 before serving as pitching coach from 1994 to 1996.
#CoachYearsWinsLossesW%ERASORefStat Ref
—None1978–1979147138.5163.321,630[11][12][13]
1Pat Dobson1980–1981178108.6223.181,804[14][15][16][17]
2Hoyt Wilhelm1982–1984239198.5473.732,357[18][19][20][21]
3Roger Craig19857170.5043.84783[22][23]
4John Hiller19866874.4794.25755[24][25][26]
5Wayne GarlandFormer Sounds playerLater Sounds manager1987–1988137145.4863.891,833[27][28][29]
6Ray Rippelmeyer1989–1990160133.5463.521,784[30][31][32]
7Don Gullett19916578.4553.77886[33][34]
8Frank Funk19926777.4653.821,033[35][36]
9Rick Peterson[p 1]1993–1994164123.5713.701,951[37][38][39][40]
10Don CooperFormer Sounds player[p 2]1994–1996228204.5283.782,852[37][40][41][42]
11Kirk Champion19977469.5174.64881[43][44]
12Bruce Tanner1998–1999147136.5194.731,894[45][46][47]
13Jim Bibby20006379.4444.80854[48][49]
14Darold Knowles2001–2004280289.4924.323,961[50][51][52][53][54][55]
15Stan Kyles2005–2008299273.5234.134,327[56][57][58][59][60]
16Chris Bosio[p 3]20097569.5214.25882[61][62]
17Jim Rooney[p 4]20097569.5214.25882[63][62]
18Rich Gale[p 5]20107767.5354.27938[64][65][66][67]
19Bill Castro[p 6]20107767.5354.27938[65][67]
—Chris Bosio20117173.4934.271,003[68][69]
20Fred DabneyFormer Sounds player2012–2014201231.4654.223,353[70][71][72][73]
21Don Schulze20156678.4583.951,037[74][75]
22Rick Rodriguez2016–2018223198.5303.923,279[76][77][78][79]
23Brian Shousefrom 2019—————[1]—

Statistics current through the end of the 2018 season

Hitting coaches

A man with a gray baseball jersey with "Pirates" written on the front in black and yellow and a black cap bearing a yellow "P"
Richie Hebner, who was the hitting coach from 1998 to 2000, became the team's manager for the second half of the 2000 season.
A man in a gray and navy blue baseball uniform with "Fort Wayne" on the chest stands on a baseball field holding baseballs in each hand.
Bob Skube (2013–2014) guided his hitters to a .260 batting average with 249 home runs and 1,145 runs batted in.
#CoachYearsBAHRRBIRefStat Ref
—None1978–1979.256108977[11][12][13]
1Ed Napoleon[h 1]1980–1982.2702731,922[81][16][17][19]
2Dick Sisler[h 2][h 3]1982–1983.2682181,254[80][83][19][20]
3Jim Saul[h 4]1983–1984.2681991,244[82][20][21]
—None1985.25296521—[23]
4Gene Roof*1986.27485600[84][25]
5Jim Lett[h 5]1987.25775535[86][28]
6Buddy Pryor*[h 6]1987.25775535[85][28]
—None1988–1990.2532461,594—[29][31][32]
—Jim Lett1991–1992.2551991,086[87][34]
7Roger LaFrancois1993–1996.2645272,482[88][39][40][41][42]
8Von Joshua1997.269153659[89][44]
9Richie HebnerLater Sounds manager[h 7]1998–2000.2734822,049[9][46][47][49]
10Dave Clark[h 8]2000.258138639[90][49]
11Jeff Livesey2001.276130616[91][52]
12Curtis Wilkerson2002.262110608[92][53]
13Jay Loviglio2003.266116585[50][54]
—Jeff Livesey2004.272180642[91][55]
14Gary Pettis2005–2006.2692721,279[93][57][58]
15Harry Spilman2007–2008.2672781,267[94][95][59][60]
16Sandy Guerrero2009–2011.2763941,978[96][62][67][69]
17Al LeBoeuf2012.259119507[97][71]
18Bob Skube2013–2014.2602491,145[98][99][72][73]
19Webster Garrison2015.26584548[74][75]
20Eric Martins2016–2018.2614081,864[76][77][78][79]
21Howard Johnsonfrom 2019———[1]—

Statistics current through the end of the 2018 season

Bench coaches

#CoachYearsRef
1Geno Petrallifrom 2019[1]

See also

Notes

Pitching
  1. ↑ Rick Peterson was promoted to a coaching position with the Chicago White Sox on June 21, 1994.[37]
  2. ↑ Relief pitcher Don Cooper filled in for the rest of the 1994 season after Rick Peterson left for Chicago.[37]
  3. ↑ Chris Bosio was promoted to pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers on August 12, 2009.[61]
  4. ↑ Jim Rooney, a Brewers roving crosschecker, filled in for the rest of the 2009 season after Chris Bosio left for Milwaukee.[63]
  5. ↑ Rich Gale took a temporary leave of absence during the 2010 season.[64][65][66]
  6. ↑ Bill Castro, the Brewers' Latin American pitching advisor, temporarily replaced Rich Gale during the 2010 season.[65][66]
Hitting
  1. ↑ Ed Napoleon was replaced by Dick Sisler during the 1982 season.[80]
  2. ↑ Dick Sisler replaced Ed Napoleon during the 1982 season.[80]
  3. ↑ Dick Sisler was replaced by Jim Saul during the 1983 season.[82]
  4. ↑ Jim Saul replaced Dick Sisler during the 1983 season.[82]
  5. ↑ Jim Lett was promoted to bench coach for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1987 season.[85]
  6. ↑ Buddy Pryor replaced Jim Lett during the 1987 season after he left for Cincinnati.[85]
  7. ↑ Richie Hebner was promoted to manager of the Sounds after Trent Jewett became the Pittsburgh Pirates' third base coach on June 6, 2000.[9]
  8. ↑ Dave Clark became the new pitching coach after Richie Hebner was named team manager on June 6, 2000.[9]

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