List of Nashville Vols no-hitters
The Nashville Vols minor league baseball team was established in 1901 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville Baseball Club, as it was known through 1907, was formed as a charter member of the newly organized Class B Southern Association in 1901.[1] The team did not receive their official moniker, the Nashville Volunteers, until 1908.[2] However, the team was, and is, commonly referred to as the Vols. Their last season in the Southern Association was 1961. After sitting out the 1962 season, the Vols returned for a final season as a part of the South Atlantic League in 1963.[3] During the Vols' 62 seasons of play, its pitchers pitched seven no-hitters, which include one perfect game. The feats were accomplished by a total of seven different pitchers.[4][5] Four occurred at Nashville's home ballpark, Athletic Park, better known as Sulphur Dell from 1908.[6] Three occurred while the team was a member of the Southern Association and one as a member of the South Atlantic League.
The team's first no-hitter was Bill Dammann's 8–0 win over the Shreveport Giants at Nashville's Athletic Park on July 9, 1902, in a rain-shortend 5-inning game.[4] The second was thrown by John Duggan on September 10, 1908.[4] The third was pitched by Charlie Case on August 31, 1909.[4] On July 11, 1916, Tom Rogers pitched the first and only perfect game in Vols franchise history. In all, Rogers struck out 4 of the 27 Chattanooga Lookouts batters he faced.[5] The fifth no-hitter was pitched by Zeke Lohman on July 25, 1920.[4] The sixth occurred nearly 30 years later on July 21, 1951, when Umberto Flammini fired a no-hitter against the Atlanta Crackers.[4] The eighth and final no-hit game was Edward Kikla's gem on July 17, 1963.[4]
Table key
Score | Game score with Vols runs listed first |
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BR | Number of base runners by the opposing team |
(#) | Number of innings in a game that was shorter or longer than 9 innings |
£ | Pitcher was left-handed |
† | Perfect game |
No-hitters
No. | Date | Pitcher | Score | BR | Opponent | Location | Catcher | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | July 9, 1902 | Bill Dammann£ | 8–0 (5) | 5 | Shreveport Giants | Athletic Park | Ike Fisher |
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[7] |
2 | September 10, 1908 | John Duggan | 1–0 | 2 | Little Rock Travelers | Sulphur Dell | Ed Hurlburt | [8] | |
3 | August 31, 1909 | Charlie Case | 1–0 | 7 | New Orleans Pelicans | Pelican Park | James Seabough | [9] | |
4 | July 11, 1916 | Tom Rogers† | 2–0 | 0 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Sulphur Dell | Gabby Street |
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[10] |
5 | July 25, 1920 | Zeke Lohman | 6–0 (7) | 3 | Atlanta Crackers | Sulphur Dell | Bubber Jonnard |
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[11] |
6 | July 21, 1951 | Umberto Flammini£ | 2–0 | 1 | Atlanta Crackers | Ponce de Leon Park | Bob Brady |
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[12] |
7 | July 17, 1963 | Edward Kikla£ | 8–0 (7) | 3 | Augusta Yankees | Jennings Stadium | Ray Bond |
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[13] |
References
- Specific
- ^ Traughber, Bill (May 23, 2011). "Looking Back: The 1901 Nashville Vols". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Nipper, Skip (October 1, 2013). "Name That Team". 262 Down Right. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Weiss, Bill; Wright, Marshall (2001). "Top 100 Teams". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g McGill, Chuck. "Minor League No-Hitters". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Tom Rogers' Perfect Game - July 11, 1916" (PDF). 2015 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. Nashville Sounds. 2015. p. 204. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Nipper, Skip (January 14, 2015). "Grantland Rice Named "Sulphur Dell" On This Day". 262 Down Right. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ "Rain Could Not Save Shreveport". The Nashville American. Nashville. July 10, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "No Hit Game for J. Duggan". Nashville Banner. Nashville. September 11, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "No-Hit No-Run Game Pitched". The Nashville American. Nashville. September 1, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Perfect Game by Tom Rogers". Nashville Banner. Nashville. July 12, 1916. p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ Horn, Blinkey (July 26, 1920). "Zeke Lohman Hurls Fourth No-Hit Game of Year in Dixie". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 6. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Flammini Foils Crax with No-Hitter". The Tennessean. Nashville. July 22, 1951. p. 19-A. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Vols' Kikla No-Hits Augusta". The Tennessean. Nashville. July 18, 1963. p. 48. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- General
- McGill, Chuck. "Minor League No-Hitters". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- "Tom Rogers' Perfect Game - July 11, 1916" (PDF). 2015 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. Nashville Sounds. 2015. p. 204. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.