Nashville Volunteers

• Location: Nashville, TN
• League: Southern Association 1901-1961; South Atlantic League 1963
• Ballpark: Sulphur Dell 1901-1961, 1963

The Nashville Volunteers began play when the Southern Association was established in 1901, and the team captured the league's first two championships. In 1954, Bob Lennon hit 64 home runs to set a league record. For their entire existence, the club played its home games at Sulphur Dell. The Vols played their final game in 1961 as the circuit ceased operations following that season.

In 1963, a second Volunteers team returned to Sulphur Dell and played in the South Atlantic League. However, that club struggled and folded after just one season.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	League	Affiliation	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1901	Southern Association		78-45	1st	Newt Fisher	League Champs
1902	Southern Association		80-40	1st	Newt Fisher	League Champs
1903	Southern Association		60-54	5th	Newt Fisher
1904	Southern Association		72-67	5th	Newt Fisher
1905	Southern Association		47-88	7th	Newt Fisher (23-49) / Michael J. Finn (24-39)
1906	Southern Association		47-90	7th	Michael J. Finn
1907	Southern Association		59-78	8th	Johnny Dobbs
1908	Southern Association		75-56	1st	Bill Bernhard
1909	Southern Association		82-55	2nd	Bill Bernhard
1910	Southern Association		64-76	5th	Bill Bernhard
1911	Southern Association		69-64	4th	Bill Schwartz
1912	Southern Association		67-70	4th	Bill Schwartz
1913	Southern Association		62-76	7th	Bill Schwartz
1914	Southern Association		77-72	5th	Bill Schwartz
1915	Southern Association		75-78	4th	Bill Schwartz
1916	Southern Association		84-54	1st	Roy Ellam
1917	Southern Association		77-73	5th	Roy Ellam
1918	Southern Association		30-40	7th	Roy Ellam
1919	Southern Association		55-83	8th	Roy Ellam
1920	Southern Association		65-89	7th	Roy Ellam
1921	Southern Association		62-90	6th	Hub Perdue
1922	Southern Association		56-96	7th	Larry Doyle
1923	Southern Association		75-77	6th	James Hamilton
1924	Southern Association		78-75	4th	James Hamilton
1925	Southern Association		81-72	3rd	James Hamilton
1926	Southern Association		83-68	4th	James Hamilton
1927	Southern Association		84-69	4th	James Hamilton
1928	Southern Association		59-94	8th	James Hamilton / Pants Rowland
1929	Southern Association		90-63	2nd	Clarence Rowland
1930	Southern Association		66-87	7th	Clarence Rowland
1931	Southern Association		51-102	8th	Joe Klugmann
1932	Southern Association		75-78	4th	Joe Klugmann (36-40) / Charlie Dressen (39-38)
1933	Southern Association		75-69	5th/3rd	Charlie Dressen
1934	Southern Association	New York Giants	87-65	1st/4th	Charlie Dressen (55-31) / Lance Richbourg (32-34)
1935	Southern Association	New York Giants	82-69	4th	Frank Brazill (24-25) / Lance Richbourg (1-0) / Johnny Butler (57-44)
1936	Southern Association	Cincinnati Reds	86-65	2nd	Lance Richbourg
1937	Southern Association	Cincinnati Reds	80-73	5th	Lance Richbourg
1938	Southern Association	Brooklyn Dodgers	84-66	2nd	Charlie Dressen
1939	Southern Association	Brooklyn Dodgers	85-68	3rd	Larry Gilbert
1940	Southern Association	Brooklyn Dodgers	101-47	1st	Larry Gilbert
1941	Southern Association		83-70	2nd	Larry Gilbert
1942	Southern Association		85-66	2nd	Larry Gilbert
1943	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	83-55	1st/3rd	Larry Gilbert	League Champs
1944	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	79-61	5th/1st	Larry Gilbert	League Champs
1945	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	55-84	7th	Larry Gilbert
1946	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	75-78	5th	Larry Gilbert
1947	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	80-73	3rd	Larry Gilbert
1948	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	95-58	1st	Larry Gilbert
1949	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	95-57	1st	Rollie Hemsley
1950	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	86-64	3rd	Donald Osborn
1951	Southern Association	Chicago Cubs	78-76	5th	Donald Osborn
1952	Southern Association	New York Giants	73-79	6th	Hugh Poland
1953	Southern Association	New York Giants	85-69	2nd	Hugh Poland	League Champs
1954	Southern Association	New York Giants	64-90	7th	Hugh Poland
1955	Southern Association	Cincinnati Redlegs	77-74	5th	Joe Schultz
1956	Southern Association	Cincinnati Redlegs	75-79	7th	Ernest White
1957	Southern Association	Cincinnati Redlegs	83-69	3rd	Dick Sisler
1958	Southern Association	Cincinnati Redlegs	76-78	5th	Dick Sisler
1959	Southern Association	Cincinnati Redlegs	84-64	3rd	Dick Sisler
1960	Southern Association	Cincinnati Reds	71-82	6th	James Turner
1961	Southern Association	Minnesota Twins	69-83	6th	Red Robbins
1963	South Atlantic League	Los Angeles Angels	53-86	8th/6th	John Fitzpatrick

External Link

• 1940 Nashville Vols

Further Reading

• John A. Simpson: "The Greatest Game Ever Played in Dixie": The Nashville Vols, their 1908 Season, and the Championship Game, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-3050-5
• Skip Nipper: "Baseball in Nashville, Arcadia Publishing, Mt. Pleasant, SC, 2008.