Regular Season
On May 4, 1984, Nashville's Jim Deshaies pitched the first no-hitter in franchise history in the second game of a seven-inning Doubleheader against the Columbus Astros, a 5–1 victory. The Astros scored their only in the second inning when Deshaies walked three batters and hit another.
The Sounds finished the first half of the season with a 38–33 record. This put them in second-place behind the Knoxville Blue Jays. The team started the second half slowly with a 3–10 record. Falling as low as nine games below .500, Nashville eventually worked its way to the top of the standings and had a three game lead with 13 left to play. Then, with only three games left in the season, they dropped down to third-place after going 2–11. The Sounds faced elimination against the Memphis Chicks in the next-to-last game of the season. Going into the ninth inning, Nashville held a 4–2 lead. The Chicks then drew three walks and a single, and Nashville committed an error, giving the Chicks three runs and a 5–4 lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Nashville's Erik Peterson scored a two-out, two-run double to record the win. The next night, they defeated the Birmingham Barons in a 7–1 victory which included five Sounds home runs—three by Dan Pasqua—to tie for first-place. The following night, the teams met in a playoff game to determine the second half champion. Nashville won the game 3–2.
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