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Nashville, TN
From BR Bullpen
Nashville is located in central Tennessee on the Cumberland River, 140 miles west of Knoxville, TN. It is known as the country music capital of the world, hence the name "Sounds" associated to its teams in recent decades.
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[edit] Teams that have played here
- Nashville Americans, Southern League (1885-1886)
- Nashville Blues, Southern League (1887)
- Nashville Tigers, Southern League (1893-1894)
- Nashville Seraphs, Southern League (1895)
- Nashville Volunteers, Southern Association (1901-1961)
- Nashville Elite Giants, Negro National League (1930, 1933-1934)
- Nashville Volunteers, South Atlantic League (1963)
- Nashville Sounds, Southern League (1978-1984)
- Nashville Sounds, American Association (1985-1997)
- Nashville Xpress, Southern League (1993-1994)
- Nashville Sounds, Pacific Coast League (1998-present)
[edit] Persons who were born here
- James Adkins, minor league pitcher
- Wyatt Allen, minor league pitcher
- Wes Alsup, minor league pitcher
- George Archie, infielder
- Corteze Armstrong, minor league outfielder
- Johnny Beazley, pitcher
- Joe Blanton, pitcher
- Tom Bolton, pitcher
- Sidney Bunch, Negro Leagues infielder
- Joe Burke, infielder
- Foster Castleman, infielder
- Ben Chapman, outfielder; manager
- Michael Coleman, outfielder
- Roy Cullenbine, outfielder
- Lefty Davis, outfielder
- Doc Dennis, Negro Leagues infielder
- R.A. Dickey, pitcher
- Bob Fisher, infielder
- Newt Fisher, catcher
- Wayne Garland, pitcher
- Johnny Gill, outfielder
- Jim Gilliam, infielder
- Tiny Graham, infielder
- Ray Hamrick, infielder
- Noodles Hahn, pitcher
- Charlie Harding, pitcher
- Joe Hewitt, Negro Leagues infielder
- Harold Jeffcoat, minor league pitcher
- Bubber Jonnard, catcher
- Claude Jonnard, pitcher
- Hugh Kemp, minor league pitcher
- Henry Kimbro, Negro Leagues outfielder
- Jim Kirby, pinch-hitter
- Mickey Kreitner, catcher
- Steve Liddle, minor league catcher
- Lee MacPhail, executive; Hall of Fame
- Butch McCord, minor league infielder
- Clyde McCullough, catcher
- Bill McTigue, pitcher
- Chuck Meriwether, umpire
- Bob Montgomery, catcher
- Charlie Moran, catcher
- Charlie Petty, pitcher
- Bruce Petway, Negro Leagues catcher
- Lem Pilkinton, minor league infielder
- David Price, pitcher
- Jim Pruett, catcher
- Kelly Searcy, minor league pitcher
- Turkey Stearnes, Negro Leagues outfielder; Hall of fame
- Lefty Sullivan, pitcher
- Bob Tillman, catcher
- Fred Toney, pitcher
- David Wallace, minor league catcher
- Casey Weathers, minor league pitcher
[edit] Persons who died here
- James Abernathy, Negro leagues outfielder
- George Archie, infielder
- Dave Bartosch, outfielder
- Johnny Beazley, pitcher
- Frank Bliss, catcher
- Buster Boguskie, minor league infielder
- Harley Boss, infielder
- Tommy Bridges, pitcher
- Sidney Bunch, Negro Leagues infielder
- Slick Castleman, pitcher
- Hardin Cathey, pitcher
- Ed Cole, pitcher
- Dory Dean, pitcher
- Doc Dennis, Negro Leagues infielder
- Slim Embrey, pitcher
- Kerby Farrell, infielder; manager
- Johnny Gill, outfielder
- Al Giordano, minor league catcher
- Johnny Gooch, catcher
- Tiny Graham, infielder
- Ray Hamrick, infielder
- Gene Host, pitcher
- Tony Jacobs, pitcher
- Claude Jonnard, pitcher
- Thomas Kain, minor league pitcher
- Henry Kimbro, Negro Leagues outfielder
- Jim Kirby, pinch-hitter
- Mickey Kreitner, catcher
- Red Lucas, pitcher
- Butch McCord, minor league infielder
- Steve McNair, drafted infielder
- Bill McTigue, pitcher
- Jay Partridge, infielder
- Tom Rogers, pitcher
- Henry Schmidt, pitcher
- Bob Schultz, pitcher
- Bill Schwartz, infielder
- Dick Sisler, infielder; manager
- Vito Tamulis, pitcher
- Fred Toney, pitcher
- Jim Turner, pitcher
- Bernie Walter, pitcher
- Tom Wilson, Negro Leagues owner
[edit] Educational institutions located here
- Antioch Comprehensive High School
- Belmont University
- Cameron High School
- Christ Presbyterian Academy
- Cohn High School
- Davidson Academy
- Father Ryan High School
- Fisk University
- Franklin Road Academy
- Hillsboro Comprehensive High School
- Hume-Fogg High School
- John Overton Comprehensive High School
- Lipscomb University
- Meharry Medical College
- Montgomery Bell Academy
- Stratford High School
- Tennessee State University
- Trevecca Nazarene University
- Vanderbilt University
