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  Nashville

Southern League (1886–1895)
Southern Association (1901–1960)

Nicknames

Americans (1885–1886)
Blues (1887)
Tigers (1893–1894)
Seraphs (1895)
Volunteers (1901, 1903)
Grey Sox (1902)
Vols (1904–1960)

Where They Played

Sulphur Spring Bottom (1865)
Athletic Park (1865–1906)
Sulphur Dell (1906–1960)

Pennant-Winning Teams

Year
Won
Lost
Pct
Manager
1901
78
45
.634
Newt Fischer
1902
82
42
.661
Newt Fischer
1908
75
56
.573
Bill Bernhardt
1916
84
54
.609
Roy Ellam
1940
101
47
.682
Larry Gilbert
1943
83
55
.601
Larry Gilbert
1948
95
58
.621
Larry Gilbert
1949
95
57
.625
Rollie Hemsley


Where They Finished


1st
8
0.129
2nd
8
0.129
3rd
9
0.145
4th
7
0.113
5th
11
0.177
6th
6
0.097
7th
9
0.145
8th
4
0.065
 
62
1.000

 

1958
1959
1955
1953
1957
1951
1956
1949
1942
1953
1935
1946
1945
1948
1941
1950
1932
1937
1961
1930
1943
1938
1947
1927
1915
1960
1922
1940
1936
1944
1926
1914
1954
1920
1931
1916
1934
1939
1924
1912
1952
1918
1928
1908
1929
1933
1915
1910
1923
1913
1919
1902
1909
1925
1911
1904
1921
1906
1907
1901
1895
1886
1887
1903
1894
1905
1893
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th


Notable Managers


Name
Years
Won
Lost
Pct
Pennants
Newt Fischer 1901–1904
292
216
.575
2
Bill Bernhardt 1908–1910
221
187
.542
1
William Schwartz 1911–1915
350
360
.492
Roy Ellam 1916–1920
311
339
.478
1
James Hamilton 1923–1927
401
361
.526
Larry Gilbert 1940–1948
821
660
.554
3


Notable Players

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