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Larry Gilbert managed the Vols from 1939 to 1948 and led the team to win four pennants, five play-off championships, and three Dixie Series titles.
John Dobbs, manager of the 1907 Nashville Baseball Club
Bill Bernhard, manager of the Vols from 1908 to 1910
Roy Ellam, manager of the Vols from 1916 to 1920

The Nashville Vols minor league baseball team employed 25 managers during its 62 seasons of play from its creation in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1901 through its final season of 1963.[1] These managers led their team in 9,019 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 4,571–4,448 (.507).[2] They had a post-season record of 110–77–1 (.588) in 188 games.[3][4] Playing in an era when it was common to have player-managers, 16 men managed the team at the same time as they were playing on the field. Originally known as the Nashville Baseball Club, the team did not receive their official moniker, the Nashville Volunteers, until 1908.[5] However, the team was, and is, commonly referred to as the Vols.

Seven managers guided the team to win the Southern Association pennant or win the league's post-season championship. Ike Fisher (1901 and 1902), Bill Bernhard (1908), Roy Ellam (1916), and Larry Gilbert (1940, 1943, 1948, and 1949) managed the Vols to win the pennant. Larry Gilbert (1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, and 1944), Rollie Hemsley (1949), Don Osborn (1950), and Hugh Poland (1953) led the team to win post-season Southern Association championship tournaments. Larry Gilbert (1940, 1941, and 1942) and Rollie Hemsley (1949) managed the Nashville team to win the Dixie Series, a best-of-seven playoff series between the Southern Association and Texas League.[1][2]

Larry Gilbert won 818 games from 1939 to 1948, placing him first on the all-time wins list for Vols managers. Having managed the team for 1,478 games, 10 full seasons, he is also the longest-tenured manager in team history. The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Rollie Hemsley, whose 1949 team had a .625 winning percentage. Conversely, the lowest winning percentage over a season or more is .338 by manager Mickey Finn from 1905 to 1906.

Table key

#
 A running total of the number of Vols managers. Thus, any manager who had two or more separate terms is only counted once.
W%
 Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed in the regular season
PA
 Playoff appearances: number of seasons this manager led the franchise to the playoffs
PW
 Playoff wins: number of wins this manager accrued in the playoffs
PL
 Playoff losses: number of losses this manager accrued in the playoffs
PT
 Playoff ties: number of ties this manager accrued in the playoffs
PW%
 Playoff winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed in the playoffs
†
 Indicates a player-manager

Managers

# Manager Years Games Wins Losses W% PA PW PL PT PW% Ref
1 Ike Fisher† 1901–04 508 292 216 .575 — — — — — [6]
2 Mickey Finn 1905–06 272 92 180 .338 — — — — — [7]
3 John Dobbs† 1907 137 59 78 .431 — — — — — [8]
4 Bill Bernhard† 1908–10 408 221 187 .542 — — — — — [9]
5 Bill Schwartz† 1911–15 710 350 360 .493 — — — — — [10]
6 Roy Ellam† 1916–20 650 311 339 .478 — — — — — [11]
7 Hub Perdue† 1921 152 62 90 .408 — — — — — [12]
8 Larry Doyle† 1922 152 56 96 .368 — — — — — [13]
9 Jimmy Hamilton† 1923–27 762 401 361 .526 — — — — — [14]
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10		 Jimmy Hamilton
Pants Rowland		 1928[a] 153 59 94 .386 — — — — — [14][15]
— Pants Rowland 1929–30 306 156 150 .510 — — — — — [15]
11 Joe Klugmann† 1931–32 306 126 180 .412 1 1 3 0 .250 [16]
12 Chuck Dressen† 1933 146 77 69 .527 — — — — — [15][17]
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13		 Chuck Dressen
Lance Richbourg†		 1934[b] 152 87 65 .572 1 2 3 0 .400 [17]
[2]
14
15
—		 Frank Brazill†
Johnny Butler
Lance Richbourg†		 1935[c] 151 82 69 .543 1 0 3 0 .000 [18]
[19]
[2]
— Lance Richbourg† 1936–37 304 166 138 .546 1 2 3 0 .400 [15]
— Chuck Dressen 1938 150 84 66 .560 1 4 6 1 .400 [17]
16 Larry Gilbert 1939–48 1,478 818 660 .553 8 64 33 0 .660 [20]
17 Rollie Hemsley† 1949 152 95 57 .625 1 12 7 0 .632 [21]
18 Don Osborn† 1950–51 304 164 140 .539 1 11 6 0 .647 [22]
19 Hugh Poland 1952–54 460 222 238 .483 1 10 7 0 .588 [23]
20 Joe Schultz 1955 151 77 74 .510 — — — — — [24]
21 Ernie White 1956 154 75 79 .487 — — — — — [25]
22 Dick Sisler† 1957–59 457 246 211 .538 1 4 6 0 .400 [26]
23 Jim Turner 1960 153 71 82 .464 — — — — — [27]
24 Red Robbins† 1961 152 69 83 .454 — — — — — [28]
25 John Fitzpatrick 1963 139 53 86 .381 — — — — — [29]
Totals 25 managers 62 seasons 9,019 4,571 4,448 .507 17 110 77 1 .588 —

Notes

  • a Jimmy Hamilton and Pants Rowland both managed the Vols in 1928. As no information is available as to each manager's individual records, their records for this season are combined.
  • b On July 30, 1934, Chuck Dressen took over as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Outfielder Lance Richbourg was named as his replacement.[2] As no information is available as to each manager's individual records, their records for this season are combined.
  • c Frank Brazill, Johnny Butler, and Lance Richbourg all managed the Vols at some point in 1935. As no information is available as to each manager's individual records, their records for this season are combined.

References

General
  • Nipper, Skip (December 30, 2013). "Managing the Nashville Baseball Club, 1901–1961". 262 Down Right. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Nashville Vols Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2015 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. Nashville Sounds. 2015. pp. 200–1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Timeline" (PDF). Southern Association Baseball. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. ^ O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, pp. 306–308, ISBN 0890159521
  4. ^ Nipper, Skip (2007), Baseball in Nashville, Arcadia Publishing, p. 25, ISBN 9780738543918
  5. ^ Nipper, Skip (October 1, 2013). "Name That Team". 262 Down Right. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Ike Fisher Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "Mickey Finn Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "John Dobbs Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. ^ "Bill Bernhard Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  10. ^ "Bill Schwartz Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  11. ^ "Roy Ellam Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  12. ^ "Hub Perdue Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  13. ^ "Larry Doyle Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Jimmy Hamilton Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d Nipper, Skip (December 30, 2013). "Managing the Nashville Baseball Club, 1901–1961". 262 Down Right. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  16. ^ "Joe Klugmann Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  17. ^ a b c "Chuck Dressen Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  18. ^ "Frank Brazill Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  19. ^ "Johnny Butler Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  20. ^ "Larry Gilbert Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  21. ^ "Rollie Hemsley Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  22. ^ "Don Osborn Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  23. ^ "Hugh Poland Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  24. ^ "Joe Schultz Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  25. ^ "Ernie White Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  26. ^ "Dick Sisler Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  27. ^ "Jim Turner Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  28. ^ "Red Robbins Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  29. ^ "John Fitzpatrick Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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