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 includes one perfect game. The feats were accomplished by a total of seven different pitchers.[4][5] Four are known to have 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 5–0 win over the Shreveport Giants at Nashville's Athletic Park on July 9, 1902.[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 |
(#) | Number of innings in a game that was shorter or longer than 9 innings |
¶ | Indicates a perfect game |
£ | Pitcher was left-handed |
No-hitters
Date |
Pitcher |
Score |
Opponent |
Location |
Notes |
Ref |
1902 !July 9, 1902 |
Dammann, BillBill Dammann£ |
08 !8–0 (5) |
Shreveport Giants |
Athletic Park |
- First Vols no-hitter
- First Vols no-hitter at Athletic Park (later Sulphur Dell)
- First Vols no-hitter by a left-handed pitcher
- Largest margin of victory in a Vols no-hitter (tie)
|
[4] |
1908 !September 10, 1908 |
Duggan, John !John Duggan |
01 !1–0 |
Little Rock Travelers |
Sulphur Dell |
- First Vols no-hitter by a right-handed pitcher
- Smallest margin of victory in a Vols no-hitter (tie)
|
[4] |
1909 !August 31, 1909 |
Case, CharlieCharlie Case |
01 !1–0 |
New Orleans Pelicans |
Pelican Park |
- First Vols no-hitter in a road game
- Shortest interval between no-hitters in franchise history
- Smallest margin of victory in a Vols no-hitter (tie)
|
[4] |
1916 !July 11, 1916 |
Rogers, TomTom Rogers¶ |
02 !2–0 |
Chattanooga Lookouts |
Sulphur Dell |
|
[4] |
1920 !July 25, 1920 |
Lohman, Zeke !Zeke Lohman |
06 !6–0 (7) |
Atlanta Crackers |
Sulphur Dell |
|
[4] |
1951 !July 21, 1951 |
Flammini, Umberto !Umberto Flammini£ |
02 !2–0 |
Atlanta Crackers |
Unknown |
- Longest interval between no-hitters in franchise history
|
[4] |
1963 !July 17, 1963 |
Kikla, Edward !Edward Kikla£ |
08 !8–0 (7) |
Augusta Yankees |
Unknown |
- Largest margin of victory in a Vols no-hitter (tie)
|
[4] |
References
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- ↑ 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. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ Weiss, Bill; Wright, Marshall (2001). "Top 100 Teams". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 McGill, Chuck. "Minor League No-Hitters". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved February 6, 2015.