Nashville Vols

Nashville Vols
Nashville Vols
1901–1963; (1901–1961, 1963); Nashville, Tennessee ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	Double-A (1946–1961, 1963); Class A1 (1936–1945); Class A (1902–1935); Class B (1901);
League	South Atlantic League (1963); Southern Association (1901–1961);
Major league affiliations
Team	Los Angeles Angels (1963); Minnesota Twins (1961); Cincinnati Reds (1955–1960); New York Giants (1952–1954); Chicago Cubs (1943–1951); Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1940); Cincinnati Reds (1936–1937); New York Giants (1934–1935);
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (4)	1940; 1941; 1942; 1949;
League titles (9)	1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1949; 1950; 1953;
Pennants (8)	1901; 1902; 1908; 1916; 1940; 1943; 1948; 1949;
First-half titles (2)	1934; 1943;
Second-half titles (1)	1944
Team data
Name	Nashville Volunteers (1908–1961, 1963); Nashville Baseball Club (1901–1907);
Ballpark	Sulphur Dell (1901–1961, 1963)

The Nashville Vols were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1901 to 1963. Known as the Nashville Baseball Club during their first seven seasons, they became the Nashville Volunteers (regularly shortened to Vols) in 1908 in reference to Tennessee's nickname, "The Volunteer State". The Vols played their home games at Athletic Park, which had been home to the city's professional baseball teams since 1885 and was renamed Sulphur Dell in 1908.

The Nashville club was formed as a charter member of the Southern Association in 1901 and remained in the league until it disbanded after the 1961 season. The circuit operated at several classifications: Class B (1901), Class A (1902–1935), Class A1 (1936–1945), and Double-A (1946–1961). Over 61 seasons in the Southern Association, the Vols won eight league pennants, nine playoff championships, and four Dixie Series titles. The team sat out the 1962 season, primarily due to the league's collapse, but returned for a final campaign in the Double-A South Atlantic League in 1963 before ceasing operations altogether.

During 35 seasons, Nashville was not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team. Across 27 seasons, they served as a farm club for six major league franchises: the New York Giants (1934–1935, 1952–1954), Cincinnati Reds (1936–1937, 1955–1960), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1940), Chicago Cubs (1943–1951), Minnesota Twins (1961), and Los Angeles Angels (1963). A total of 28 managers led the club and its more than 1,200 players. Over 62 seasons, the Vols played 9,015 regular-season games and compiled a win–loss record of 4,569–4,446 (.507). They qualified for postseason playoffs on 16 occasions in which they had a record of 108–74–1 (.593). Combining all 9,198 regular-season and postseason games, Nashville's all-time record was 4,677–4,520–1 (.509).