What minor league team did Don Mattingly play for in 1981?

In 1980, the Sounds switched affiliations, becoming a part of the famed New York Yankees organization, and remained at the top of their game.

Skippers Stump Merrill and Johnny Oates and players such as Steve Balboni, Don Mattingly, Buck Showalter, Otis Nixon, Willie McGee, Pat Tabler, Dan Pasqua, and Jamie Werly helped lead Nashville to 1st or 2nd place finishes in their division from 1980-84.

Sounds alumni were well-represented at the major-league level in 1985. Don Mattingly of the Yankees (1981 Sounds) picked up the American League's Most Valuable Player Award, while the National League MVP honor went to Willie McGee of the Cardinals, a Sounds player in 1980-81.