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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 1902 | Dammann, BillBill Dammann£ | 8–0 (5) | Shreveport Giants | Athletic Park |
|
[4] |
| September 10, 1908 | John Duggan | 1–0 | Little Rock Travelers | Sulphur Dell |
|
[4] |
| August 31, 1909 | Case, CharlieCharlie Case | 1–0 | New Orleans Pelicans | Pelican Park |
|
[4] |
| July 11, 1916 | Rogers, TomTom Rogers¶ | 2–0 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Sulphur Dell |
|
[4] |
| July 25, 1920 | Zeke Lohman | 6–0 (7) | Atlanta Crackers | Sulphur Dell |
|
[4] |
| July 21, 1951 | Umberto Flammini£ | 2–0 | Atlanta Crackers | Unknown |
|
[4] |
| July 17, 1963 | Edward Kikla£ | 8–0 (7) | Augusta Yankees | Unknown |
|
[4] |
References
- 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.
- 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. 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.