1908 Nashville Vols season

January 2025 Nashville Vols 1908 1908NashvilleVols2.jpg 280px Team photo yes 75–56 (.573) Southern Association Sulphur Dell Nashville, Tennessee 1st Bill Bernhard Ferdinand E. Kuhn The 1908 Nashville Vols season was the 15th season of minor league baseball in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Nashville Vols' 8th season in the Southern Association.https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Nashville&state=TN&country=US Nashville, Tennessee Encyclopedia Baseball-Reference Sports Reference February 9, 2019 The Vols finished the previous season in last place, but this year won the league pennant, by defeating he New Orleans Pelicans 1-0 on the last day of the season in a game dubbed by Grantland Rice "The Greatest Game Ever Played In Dixie."https://archive.org/stream/reachofficialame19081phil#page/214/mode/2up The Reach Official American League Base Ball Guide For 1908 A.J. Reach Company 1908 215The Greatest Game Ever Played In Dixie John A. Simpson 2007 97807864305052013 Hub Perdue: Clown Prince of the Mound John A. Simpson McFarland 978-0786472253 This is also the season Rice dubbed the ballpark Sulphur Dell.https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/baseball/2015/08/04/sports-writer-grantland-rice-credited-sulphur-dell-moniker/31114009/ Sports writer Grantland Rice credited with Sulphur Dell moniker The Tennessean The team's player-manager was Bill Bernhard.https://books.google.com/books?id=r1VkYrbK2JcC&pg=PA37 Baseball in Nashville Skip Nipper February 10, 2007 Arcadia Publishing 9780738543918 Google Bookshttps://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/baseball/2015/04/14/nashville-baseball-history/25792305/ History of baseball at Sulphur Dell The Tennessean The team featured just two players from Tennessee: Pryor McElveen and Hub Perdue. First baseman Jake Daubert led the league in home runs with six. https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/leaders/l-SOUA/y-1908 1908 Southern League (SL) minor league baseball Leaders on StatsCrew.com Before the season The Vols finished last place in the Southern Association in 1907. A new group of men purchased the team, including Ferdinand E. Kuhn, James B. Carr, Thomas James Tyne, J. T. Connor, James A. Bowling, Robert L. Bolling, Rufus E. Fort, and William G. Hirsig. Well known attorney S. A. Champion supplied legal services. The group envisioned an ambitious project of stadium renovations at Sulphur Dell, and managed to cull $50,000. Kuhn was selected to head the Board of Directors.Simpson pp. 32, 180 He went on a trip to Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta to observe a modern park and plan renovations.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3956517/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean January 22, 1908 8 January 9, 2016 In Sulphur Dell Grantland Rice Newspapers.com Kuhn hired Bill Bernhard as manager. Schedule Game log background:#17468E; color:#fff 1908 Game Log (75–56) y background:#fff;color:#17468E April (4–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 1 || April 16 || @ Atlanta|| 1–3 ||Ford (1–0) || Sorrell (0–1) || ||Ponce de Leon Park|| 6,000 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 2 || April 17 || @ Atlanta || 3–0 ||Duggan (1–0) ||Castleton (0–1) || || Ponce de Leon Park|| 3,000 || 1–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb;" | || April 20|| Montgomery|| 3–3 || || || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 4,400 || 1–1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 3 || April 21 || Montgomery|| 1–5 ||Van Ada|| Sorrell (0–2)|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 2,000 || 1–2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 4 || April 22 || Montgomery|| 5–6 ||Cristall|| Duggan (1–1)|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500 || 1–3|| L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 5 || April 23 || Montgomery|| 4–2 ||Perdue (1–0)|| Helm|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500 || 2–3|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 6|| April 25 || Birmingham|| 3–0 ||Hess (1–0)||Robitaille|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 3,000 || 3–3|| W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 7 || April 27 ||Birmingham|| 7–6 ||Hunter (1–0)||McNeal|| — ||Sulphur Dell||| 1,500 || 4–3|| W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 8 || April 28||Birmingham|| 1–4 ||Fleharty|| Duggan (1–2)|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500 || 4–4|| L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 9 || April 29 || @ Montgomery|| 1–4 ||Thomas|| Perdue (1–1)|| — || || || 4–5|| L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 10 ||April 30 || @ Montgomery|| 1–4 ||Stackpole|| Hess (1–1)|| — || || || 4–6|| L3 |- y background:#fff;color:#17468E May (11–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 11 || May 1 ||@ Montgomery || 5–0 ||Kellum (1–0) || Merriman || || || || 5–6 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 12 || May 2 || |@ Montgomery || 1–3 || || || || || || 5–7 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 13 || May 4 ||@ Birmingham || 3–1 ||Duggan (2–2) || McNeal|| || || || 6–7 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 14|| May 7 || @ Birmingham || 1–4 || Turner ||Perdue (1–2)|| || || 450 || 6–8 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 15 || May 8 || Atlanta || 1–4 || Ford ||Hess (1–2) || — ||Sulphur Dell|| || 6–9 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 16 || May 9 || Atlanta || 2–1 ||Kellum (2–0) ||McKenzie || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500 || 7–9 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 17 || May 11 || Atlanta || 4–2 ||Yerkes (1–0) ||Cummings || — ||Sulphur Dell||1,500 || 8–9 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 18 || May 12|| Atlanta || 5–6 || Ford ||Duggan (2–3) || — ||Sulphur Dell||2.000 || 8–10 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 19 || May 14|| @ Memphis || 6–2 ||Duggan (3–3) || Chappelle || ||Russwood Park|| || 9–10 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 20|| May 15|| @ Memphis || 5–1 ||Hess (2–2) || Savidge || || Russwood Park|| || 10–10 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 21|| May 16 || @ Memphis || 3–2 ||Hunter (2–1) || Garrity || || Russwood Park|| || 11–10 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 22 || May 18 ||@ Little Rock || 5–3 ||Perdue (2–2) || Connelly || || || || 12–10 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 23 || May 19|| @ Little Rock || 1–3 || Hart||Kellum (2–1) || || || || 12–11 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 24 || May 20 ||@ Little Rock || 1–10 || Eyler ||Hess (2–3) || || || || 12–12 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | || May 21 || @ New Orleans || 0–0 || || || || Athletic Park || || 12–12 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 25 || May 22 || @ New Orleans || 1–4 || Bartley ||Hunter (2–2) || ||Athletic Park || || 12–13 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 26 || May 23 || @ New Orleans || 1–10 ||Guese ||Perdue (2–3) || || Athletic Park || || 12–14 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 27 || May 24 || @ New Orleans ||0–5 ||Bartley ||Hess (2–4) || ||Athletic Park || || 12–15 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 28 || May 25 ||@ Mobile|| 2–1 ||Kellum (3–1) || Torrey || || Monroe Park || || 13–15 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 29 || May 26 ||@ Mobile|| 10–4 ||Duggan (4–3) || Beeker|| || Monroe Park || || 14–15 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 30|| May 29 || Memphis|| 9–1 ||Hunter (3–2) || Garrity|| ||Sulphur Dell||3,000 || 15–15 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 31 || May 30 || Memphis|| 0–1 || Savidge ||Duggan (4–4)|| ||Sulphur Dell|| 4,000|| 15–16 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 32 || May 30 || Memphis|| 2–5 ||Chappelle ||Hess (2–5)|| ||Sulphur Dell|| || 15–17 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 33 || May 31 || @ Memphis|| 1–4 || Shields ||Perdue (2–4)|| || Russwood Park || || 15–18 || L3 |- y background:#fff;color:#17468E June (15–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 34 || June 1 || Memphis|| 3–1 ||Kellum (4–1) || Garrity || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500 || 16–18 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 35 || June 2 ||New Orleans|| 2–5 || Guese ||Yerkes (1–2)|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,800 || 16–19 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 36 || June 4 || New Orleans|| 3–2 ||Duggan (5–4) || Clark|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500 || 17–19 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 37 || June 5|| New Orleans|| 5–2 ||Duggan (6–4) || Bartley|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,800 || 18–19 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 38 || June 6|| Mobile || 2–5 || Beeker ||Kellum (4–2) || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 2,800|| 18–20 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 39 || June 8 || Mobile || 8–1 ||Perdue (3–4) || Torrey || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,400|| 19–20 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 40 || June 9 || Mobile || 1–3 ||Stockdale ||Yerkes (1–3)|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500|| 19–21 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 41 || June 10 || Mobile || 3–0 ||Duggan (7–4) ||Beeker || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,200|| 20–21 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 42 || June 11 ||Little Rock || 2–8 ||Eyler ||Bernhard (0–1) || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,599|| 20–22 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 43 || June 12 ||Little Rock || 7–0 ||Perdue (4–4) ||Walters || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,200|| 21–22 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 44 || June 13 ||Little Rock || 1–8 ||Eastman ||Kellum (4–3) || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500|| 21–23 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 45 || June 15 ||Birmingham || 0–6 ||Robitaille ||Duggan (7–5) || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,100|| 21–24 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 46 || June 16 || Birmingham || 5–3 ||Perdue (5–4) ||Turner || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,300|| 22–24|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 47 || June 17 || Birmingham || 6–0 ||Kellum (5–3)||Robinson|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500|| 23–24 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 48 || June 18 || Montgomery || 5–1 ||Bernhard (1–1)||Cristall|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500|| 24–24 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" |49 || June 19 || Montgomery || 7–2 ||Duggan (8–5)||Guese|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500|| 25–24 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 50 || June 20 || Montgomery || 8–0 ||Perdue (6–4) ||Juul|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 3,000|| 26–24 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" |51 || June 22 || @ Atlanta || 5–4 ||Kellum (6–3)||Schopp|| — || Ponce de Leon Park || ||27–24 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 52 || June 23 || @ Atlanta || 5–1 ||Perdue (7–4) || || — || Ponce de Leon Park || ||28–24 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 53 || June 23 || @ Atlanta || 1–4 ||Castleton ||Duggan (8–6)|| — || Ponce de Leon Park || ||28–25 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 54 || June 24 || @ Atlanta || 0–5||Ford ||Bernhard (1–2)|| — || Ponce de Leon Park || ||28–26 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" |55 || June 25 || @ Montgomery || 3–4 ||Guese ||Kellum (6–4)|| — || || || 28–27 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 56 || June 26 ||@ Montgomery || 1–2 ||Thomas ||Perdue (7–5)|| — || || || 28–28 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 57 || June 27 ||@ Montgomery || 3–2 ||Duggan (9–6) ||McCafferty || — || || || 29–28 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 58 || June 30 || Atlanta || 3–1 ||Duggan (10–6) ||Ford || — ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,500||30–28 || W2 |- y background:#fff;color:#17468E July (16–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 59 || July 1 || Atlanta || 5–0 ||Perdue (8–5) || Schopp || — ||Sulphur Dell||1,600 || 30–28 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 60 || July 3 || @ Birmingham || 5–2||Kellum (7–4) || || — || || || 31–28 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 61 || July 4 ||@ Birmingham || 5–2||Duggan (11–6) || || — || || 1,500|| 32–28 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 62 || July 5 || @ New Orleans || 1–2|| Clark ||Perdue (8–6) || — || Athletic Park || || 32–29 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 63 || July 6 ||@ New Orleans || 2–0||Kellum (8–4) ||Breitenstein|| — || Athletic Park|| || 33–29 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 64 || July 7 ||@ New Orleans || 3–1||Duggan (12–6) ||Bartley || — || Athletic Park || || 34–29 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb;" | || July 9 || @ Mobile || 0–0|| || || — || Monroe Park || || 34–29 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 65 || July 10 || @ Mobile || 3–2||Hunter (3–3) ||Gaskill|| — || Monroe Park || || 35–29|| W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 66 || July 11 || @ Mobile || 1–2|| Hickman ||Kellum (8–5)|| — ||Monroe Park || || 35–30 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 67 || July 12 || @ Mobile || 6–3||Bernhard (2–2)||Gaskill|| — || Monroe Park || || 36–30 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | || July 13 || @ Little Rock || 3–3|| || || — || || || 36–30 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 68 || July 14 || @ Little Rock || 1–4|| Hart||Hunter (4–3)|| — || || || 36–31 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 69 || July 15 ||@ Little Rock || 1–2|| Eastman||Duggan (12–7)|| — || || || 36–32 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 70 || July 15 ||@ Little Rock || 5–4||Kellum (9–5)||Buchanan|| — || || || 37–32 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 71 || July 17 || @ Memphis || 3–2||Perdue (9–6)||Chappelle|| — || Russwood Park || || 38–32 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 72 || July 18 || @ Memphis || 6–1||Bernhard (3–2)||Shields|| — || Russwood Park || || 39–32 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 73 || July 20|| Little Rock || 2–1||Duggan (13–7)||Neuer|| — ||Sulphur Dell||3,000 || 40–32 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 74 || July 21 ||Little Rock || 0–3||Buchanan||Perdue (9–7)|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| || 40–33 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 75 || July 22 || Little Rock || 15–8||Hunter (5–3)|| || — ||Sulphur Dell|| || 41–33 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 76 || July 23 || Mobile || 0–2||Hickman||Kellum (9–6) || — ||Sulphur Dell|| || 41–34 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 77 || July 25 || Mobile || 4–2||Perdue (10–7)||Torrey || — ||Sulphur Dell||1,800 || 42–35|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 78 || July 26 ||@ Memphis || 2–1||Bernhard (4–2)||Garrity|| — || || || 43–35 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 79 || July 27 ||New Orleans|| 3–1||Kellum (10–6)||Bartley|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 3,000|| 44–35 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" |80 || July 28 || New Orleans|| 5–7||Clark||Hunter (5–4)|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 3,500|| 44–36|| L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 81 || July 29 || New Orleans|| 2–0||Bernhard (5–2)||Fritz|| — ||Sulphur Dell|| 2,500|| 45–36|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 82 || July 30 || Memphis || 2–5|| ||Perdue (10–8)|| — ||Sulphur Dell||2,000 || 45–37 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 83 || July 31 || Memphis || 0–1||Savidge||Duggan (13–8)||— ||Sulphur Dell||1,800 || 45–38 || L2 |- y background:#fff;color:#17468E August (17–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 84 || August 1 || Memphis || 3–0 ||Kellum (11–6) || Schwenk || ||Sulphur Dell|| 3,500 || 46–38 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 85 || August 3 || Birmingham || 2–6 || Bauer ||Perdue (10–9) || ||Sulphur Dell|| 1,400 || 46–39 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 86 || August 4 || Birmingham || 15–2 ||Hunter (6–4) || Robitaille || ||Sulphur Dell|| 2,000 || 47–39 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 87 || August 5 || Birmingham || 13–1 ||Kellum (12–6) || Ford || ||Sulphur Dell|| 2,000 || 48–39 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 88 || August 5 || Birmingham || 4–5 || Turner||Duggan (13–9) || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 48–40 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 89 || August 6 || Atlanta|| 6–0 ||Bernhard (6–2)||Radabaugh || ||Sulphur Dell|| 2,000|| 49–40 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 90 || August 7 || Atlanta|| 2–1 ||Sitton (1–0)||Maxwell || ||Sulphur Dell|| 3,500|| 50–40 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 91 || August 8 || Atlanta|| 2–0 ||Hunter (7–4)||Viebahn|| ||Sulphur Dell|| || 51–40 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 92 || August 10|| Montgomery|| 6–1 ||Duggan (14–9)||Bliss|| ||Sulphur Dell||2,400|| 52–40 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 93 || August 11 || Montgomery|| 1–3 || Guese||Kellum (12–7) || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 52–41 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 94 || August 12 || Montgomery|| 1–0 ||Bernhard (7–2)|| Thomas || ||Sulphur Dell|| 2,500|| 53–41 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 95 || August 13 || @ Atlanta|| 2–5 || Viebahn||Hunter (7–5)|| || Ponce de Leon Park || || 53–42 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 96 || August 14 || @ Atlanta|| 5–1 ||Sitton (2–0)|| Ford|| || Ponce de Leon Park || || 54–42 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 97 || August 14 || @ Atlanta|| 2–3 || Johns||Duggan (14–10)|| || Ponce de Leon Park || || 54–43 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 98|| August 15 || @ Atlanta|| 3–1 ||Kellum (13–7)||Maxwell|| || Ponce de Leon Park || || 55–43 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 99 || August 17 || @ Montgomery|| 3–8 || Thomas||Sitton (2–1)|| || || || 55–44|| L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 100 || August 18 ||@ Montgomery|| 11–6 ||Perdue (11–9)||Juul|| || || || 56–44|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 101 || August 19 || @ Montgomery|| 6–3 ||Bernhard (8–2)||Guese|| || || || 57–44|| W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | || August 20 || @ Birmingham|| 1–1 || || || || || || 57–44|| W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 102 || August 21 || @ Birmingham||2–6 || Ford||Kellum (13–8)|| || || || 57–45|| L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 103 || August 21 || @ Birmingham|| 4–5 || Thomas||Sitton (2–1)|| || || || 57–46|| L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 104 || August 22 ||@ Birmingham|| 3–1 ||Perdue (12–9)|| Robitaille|| || || || 58–46|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 105 || August 22 ||@ Birmingham|| 0–7 || Fleharty||Perdue (12–10)|| || || || 58–47|| L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 106 || August 24 || @ Little Rock|| 1–2|| Eyler||Bernhard (8–3)|| || || || 58–48|| L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 107 || August 25 || @ Little Rock|| 5–3||Duggan (15–10)|| Eastman|| || || || 59–48|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 108 || August 26 || @ Little Rock|| 4–0||Perdue (13–10)||Buchanan|| || || || 60–48|| W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 109 || August 26 ||@ Little Rock|| 3–2||Kellum (14–8)|| Hart|| || || || 61–48|| W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 110 || August 28 || @ Memphis|| 1–2|| Schwenk||Sitton (2–3) || ||Russwood Park || || 61–49|| L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 111 || August 29 || @ Memphis|| 1–5|| Savidge||Bernhard (8–4)|| ||Russwood Park || || 61–50|| L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb;" | || August 30 ||@ Memphis|| 2–2|| || || ||Russwood Park ||5,000 || 61–50|| L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 112 || August 31 ||@ New Orleans || 2–0 ||Kellum (15–8) ||Bartley || — ||Athletic Park || 3,300 || 62–50 || W1 |- y background:#fff;color:#17468E September (13–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 113 || September 1 || @ New Orleans || 1–0 ||Sitton (3–3) || Fritz || — || Athletic Park || 3,500 || 63–50 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 114 || September 2 || @ New Orleans || 0–3 || Breitenstein ||Duggan (15–11) || — || Athletic Park || 3,500 || 63–51 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb;" | || September 2 || @ New Orleans || 0–0 || || || — || Athletic Park || || 63–51 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 115 || September 3 || @ Mobile || 0–1 || Hickman||Perdue (13–11) || — || Monroe Park || || 63–52 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 116 || September 3 || @ Mobile || 2–0 ||Perdue (14–11)||Hixon|| — || Monroe Park || || 64–52 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 117 || September 5 || @ Mobile || 1–4 || Fisher||Kellum (15–9)|| — || Monroe Park || || 64–53 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 118 || September 5 || @ Mobile || 10–0 ||Hunter (8–5)|| || — || Monroe Park || || 65–53 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 119 || September 7 ||Memphis || 1–4 || Schwenk ||Sitton (3–4) || ||Sulphur Dell|| 3,500 || 65–54 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 120 || September 7 || Memphis|| 6–3 ||Duggan (16–11) || Garrity || ||Sulphur Dell|| 7,500 || 66–54 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 121 || September 8 || Memphis|| 10–0 ||Perdue (15–11) || Savidge || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 67–54 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 122 || September 9 ||Little Rock|| 2–3||Hart ||Kellum (15–10) || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 67–55|| L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 123 || September 10 || Little Rock|| 1–0||Duggan (17–11) || Buchanan || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 68–55|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 124 || September 11 || Little Rock|| 20–1||Sitton (4–4) || || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 69–55|| W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 125 || September 12 || Little Rock|| 11–1||Perdue (16–11) || Hart|| ||Sulphur Dell|| || 70–55|| W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 126 || September 14 || Mobile|| 10–2||Duggan (18–11) || Beeker || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 71–55|| W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 127 || September 15 || Mobile|| 8–2||Sitton (5–4) || Fisher || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 72–55|| W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 128 || September 16 || Mobile || 10–1 ||Perdue (17–11) || || ||Sulphur Dell|| || 73–55|| W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 129 || September 17 ||New Orleans || 1–5 ||Bartley ||Bernhard (8–5)|| ||Sulphur Dell|| 5,000 || 73–56|| L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 130 || September 18 ||New Orleans || 6–2 ||Duggan (19–11)|| Phillips || ||Sulphur Dell|| 5,000 || 74–56|| W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 131 || September 19 || New Orleans || 1–0 ||Sitton (6–4)|| Breitenstein|| ||Sulphur Dell|| 10,700 || 75–56|| W2 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = No decisionBold = Vols team memberReference:Simpson, pp. 237-248 Game summaries April Opening day Sportswriter and Vanderbilt baseball coach Grantland Rice accompanied the team to Atlanta. President Kuhn ordered a line score hung up on a slate board outside Sulphur Dell, for local fans to follow the game.Simpson, p. 60 June Mike McCormick leaves On June 15, team captain Mike McCormick had a heated exchange with fans and ultimately abandoned the team.Simpson, p. 96 Despite this, the Vols changed the team and went on a winning streak as a result. On June 20 in an 8–0 win over Montgomery, Butler hit a then-rare, outside-the-park home run.Ibid, p. 101 July Seventeen inning contest The seventeen-inning game on July 9 against Mobile was declared a tie. Both pitchers received praise, and Hamilton Love wrote Perdue "has done more than any one man to hold up the team."Ibid, p. 112 August Carl Sitton's debut On August 7, Southern Association rookie Sitton debuted against the Crackers, winning a close game 2–1 and striking out eight.Ibid. p. 129 September Hub Perdue's doubleheader On September 3, Hub Perdue pitched a shutout until the final inning, when he let a run across. He then insisted on pitching the second game of a doubleheader, and pitched a shut-out win.February 2024 John Duggan's no-hitter On September 10, Nashville's John Duggan pitched a no-hitter, the second in team history, against the Little Rock Travelers at Sulphur Dell. Only two Little Rock batters reached base, one via walk and another on a fielding error. Nashville's Pryor McElveen, who had earlier misplayed the ball at third, drove in Doc Wiseman in the sixth inning for the only run of the game, a 1–0 win.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AscmKoVLYjYPdE9MLXIzNVo4VnRFc2lpaW4yUF91aFE&authkey=CL_3m-cC&authkey=CL_3m-cC#gid=0 Minor League No-Hitters McGill Chuck Baseball-Reference Sports Reference September 17, 2015https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44053146/no_hit_game_for_j_duggan_1908_vols/ No Hit Game for J. Duggan Nashville Banner Nashville September 11, 1908 February 11, 2020 12 Last game vs. New Orleans According to one account, "By one run, by one point, Nashville has won the Southern League pennant, nosing New Orleans out literally by an eyelash. Saturday's game, which was the deciding one, between Nashville and New Orleans was the greatest exhibition of the national game ever seen in the south and the finish in the league race probably sets a record in baseball history".Hamilton Love October 10, 1908 South Sayings http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1908/VOL_52_NO_05/SL5205016.pdf Sporting Life 16 February 10, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213123734/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1908/VOL_52_NO_05/SL5205016.pdf February 13, 2015 dead Carl Sitton's spitball defeated Ted Breitenstein 1–0 in the "Greatest Game".https://www.milb.com/nashville/news/looking-back-nashvilles-baseball-championships/c-21917584 Looking Back: Nashville's Baseball Championships MiLB.com Sitton pitched a complete-game, nine-strikeout, four-hit, shutout. Nashville scored in the bottom of the seventh inning. With two outs, catcher Ed Hurlburt hit a single. Then Sitton did too. Harry "Deerfoot" Bay bunted perfectly down the third base line to load the bases, Bay's fondest memory in his long baseball career.Simpson 2013 62 Doc Wiseman then drove in the winning run. Sitton was thrown out at home after Hurlburt scored. The time of the game was one hour and forty-two minutes. Nashville Vols vs New Orleans Pelicans 9-19-1908.jpg 700px The decisive Nashville-New Orleans game Panorama of baseball field and packed stands Standings Season standings thumb|160px|Bill Bernhard, the team's manager. TeamWLPct.GBNashville Vols7556.573—New Orleans Pelicans7657.571—Memphis Egyptians7362.5414Montgomery Senators6865.5118Mobile Sea Gulls6767.50091 2Atlanta Crackers6372.46714Little Rock Travelers6276.449161 2Birmingham Barons5382.39324 Source:https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=86ddb31b 1908 Southern Association Baseball-Reference Sports Reference February 12, 2020 Record vs. opponents thumb|upright=1.5|A game at Sulphur Dell, 1908 TeamATLBIRLRMEMMOBMTGNASNOAtlanta—11–812–89–107–1210–106–138–11Birmingham9–11—11–97–1310–96–129–102–18Little Rock8–129–11—10–911–98–129–107–13Memphis10–93–79–10—12–910–98–1111–7Mobile12–79–109–119–12—11–76–1211–8Montgomery10–1012–612–89–107–11—10–98–11Nashville13–610–910–911–812–69–10—10–8New Orleans11–818–213–77–118–1111–88–10— Source:https://archive.org/stream/reachofficialame19081phil#page/214/mode/2up The Reach Official American League Base Ball Guide for 1908 A.J. Reach Company 1908 213 Roster thumb|160px|Doc Wiseman, "The Hero of the Dell". Twenty-four players competed for the Vols over the course of the season.https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=974ab487 1908 Nashville Volunteers Statistics Baseball-Reference Sports Reference February 17, 2020 Of these, Daubert, Butler, Wiseman, Perdue, and Sitton were named by Nashville Banner sportswriters Fred Russell and George Leonard to an all-time team consisting of top Nashville players from 1901 to 1919.http://www.milb.com/documents/4/2/6/116711426/2015guide_part_8_6pc1mhlu.pdf Nashville Vols Year-by-Year Results 2015 Nashville Sounds Media Guide Nashville Sounds 2015 September 11, 2015 201 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150407212114/http://www.milb.com/documents/4/2/6/116711426/2015guide_part_8_6pc1mhlu.pdf April 7, 2015 1908 Nashville VolsRosterPitchers Bill Bernhard John Duggan Win Kellum Hub Perdue Carl Sitton Bill Sorrells Stan Yerkes Catchers Jack Hardy Ed Hurlburt Warren Seabough Infielders Kid Butler Jake Daubert Walter East John Hess Henry Jansing Mike McCormick Pryor McElveen Frank Morse Outfielders Harry Bay Al Decker Jim Duggan George Hunter Johnny Siegle Doc Wiseman Manager Bill Bernhard Player stats Batting Starters thumb|160px|"Deerfoot" Bay was the team's leadoff hitter.Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging percentage; SB = Stolen bases Batting orderBy August, the team's batting lineup had been settled as follows:Simpson, p. 132 Pos Position Player G Games played AB At bats R Runs H Hits AVG Batting average SLG Slugging percentage SB Stolen bases1 LFHarry Bay 103 415 45 112 .270 .289 197SS Kid Butler infielder 136 480 36 127 .265 .321 1361B Jake Daubert 138 473 49 124 .262 .368 1332BWalter East 43B Pryor McElveen 138 514 66 146 .284 .372 15 5CFJohnny Siegle 122 428 52 114 .266 .339 162 RFDoc Wiseman 138 525 77 132 .251 .301 30 Others Pos Position Player G Games played AB At bats R Runs H Hits AVG Batting average SLG Slugging percentage SB Stolen bases CFAl Decker CJack Hardy catcher 60 194 22 40 .206 .289 12 CEd Hurlburt 3BHenry Jansing SS Mike McCormick third baseman 48 173 16 45 .260 .283 12C Seabough, Warren Warren Seabough 96 334 16 90 .269 .290 5 Pitchers Pos Position Player G Games played AB At bats R Runs H Hits AVG Batting average SLG Slugging percentage SB Stolen basesP Bill Bernhard 15 51 2 10 .196 .216 0P Duggan, John John Duggan 33 97 6 17 .175 .186 0P/IF Hess, John John Hess 7 19 0 4 .211 .211 1 P/OFGeorge Hunter baseball 60 201 33 53 .264 .333 18P Win Kellum 26 78 10 14 .179 .218 0P Hub Perdue 34 101 8 16 .158 .168 0 PCarl Sitton 10 33 2 6 .182 .182 0 PStan Yerkes 6 12 0 3 .250 .250 0 Source: Pitching Starting pitchers thumb|160px|Hub PerdueNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; W% = Winning percentage Player G Games pitched W Wins L Losses W% Winning percentage Duggan, John John Duggan 34 19 12 .613 Win Kellum 24 15 9 .625 Hub Perdue 32 16 12 .571 Other pitchers Player G Games pitched W Wins L Losses W% Winning percentage Bill Bernhard 14 7 6 .538 Jake Daubert — — — — Hess, John John Hess 7 2 5 .286 George Hunter baseball 14 8 5 .615 Carl Sitton 10 6 4 .600 Sorrells, Bill Bill Sorrells — — — — Stan Yerkes 6 — — — Source: Notes January 2025 References Specific General https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=974ab487 1908 Nashville Volunteers Baseball-Reference Sports Reference February 12, 2020 Category:1908 in sports in Tennessee Category:Nashville Vols Category:20th century in Nashville, Tennessee Category:1908 in baseball