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List of Nashville Vols Opening Day starting pitchers

The Nashville Vols were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1901 to 1963.[4] They were established as charter members of the Southern Association in 1901.[5] Known as the Nashville Baseball Club during their first seven seasons, they became the Nashville Volunteers (regularly shortened to Vols) in 1908.[6] Nashville remained in the Southern Association until it disbanded after the 1961 season.[5] The team sat out the 1962 campaign but returned for a final season in the South Atlantic League in 1963 before ceasing operations altogether.[4] The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starting pitcher is an honor which is given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season,[7] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day.[8] The Vols used 55 different Opening Day starters in their 62 seasons.

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Opening Day ceremonies at Sulphur Dell in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 15, 1909
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Art Herman, the Opening Day starting pitcher in 1903 and 1905, is one of seven Nashville pitchers with two Opening Day starts.
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Wiley Piatt started Opening Day for the National League's Philadelphia Phillies in 1899 before starting for Nashville in 1904.
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Tom Rogers pitched a perfect game for the Vols on July 11, 1916, after starting Opening Day.[1]
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Waite Hoyt, the Vols' 1918 starter, was inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.[2]
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George McQuillan made Opening Day starts for the National League's Philadelphia Phillies (1908 and 1910) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1915) before doing so for Nashville in 1923.
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Jack Harshman, the 1953 starter, won that season's Southern Association Most Valuable Player Award.[3] He also started on Opening Day for the American League's Baltimore Orioles in 1959.
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Aubrey Gatewood made the start in the Vols' final Opening Day game in 1963.

Nashville's first Opening Day game was played against the Chattanooga Lookouts at Stanton Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on May 2, 1901.[9] Ted Corbett was their starting pitcher that day; he took a no decision in the 15–14 loss, which lasted 10 innings.[9] Their first Opening Day game held at home was against the Birmingham Barons at Athletic Park on April 10, 1907.[10] Starter John Duggan pitched a complete game for the 3–0 victory.[10] Nashville's Athletic Park became known as Sulphur Dell in 1908.[11] The Vols' final Opening Day at the Dell occurred on April 8, 1961, against Chattanooga.[12] Albert Johnston started the game, a 5–3 defeat, and was charged with the loss.[12] On April 19, 1963, the Vols opened their final season versus the Knoxville Smokies at Bill Meyer Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.[13] Starting pitcher Aubrey Gatewood did not figure in the decision in the 8–4 win.[13]

Nashville's Opening Day starting pitchers had a combined Opening Day record of 28 wins, 23 losses, and 11 no decisions, including 1 tie, in 62 seasons. At Sulphur Dell, they had a record of 11 wins, 10 losses, and 6 no decisions, including 1 tie, in 27 Opening Day starts. Vols pitchers had a record of 17 wins, 13 losses, and 5 no decisions in 35 Opening Day starts on the road.

Seven Vols made two Opening Day starts: Art Herman (1903 and 1905), Frank Bair (1911 and 1912), George Milstead (1929 and 1932), George Jeffcoat (1940 and 1941), Leo Twardy (1946 and 1947), Pete Mallory (1948 and 1949), and Jerry Davis (1957 and 1959). Six Nashville Opening Day starters also started Opening Day games in Major League Baseball: Wiley Piatt for the Philadelphia Phillies (1899);[14] George McQuillan for Philadelphia (1908 and 1910) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1915);[15][16][17] Waite Hoyt for the New York Yankees (1927), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932), and Pittsburgh (1935);[18][19][20] Red Lucas for the Cincinnati Reds (1929 and 1930);[21][22] Russ Meyer for the Chicago Cubs (1948);[23] and Jack Harshman for the Baltimore Orioles (1959).[24]

Pitchers

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Key
Pitcher (#) Number indicates multiple appearances as a Vols Opening Day starter
Score (#) Game score with Vols runs listed first; number of innings in a game that was shorter or longer than 9 innings in parentheses
Location Stadium in italics denotes a Vols home game
W Win earned by starting pitcher; Vols won game
L Loss earned by starting pitcher; Vols lost game
ND (W) No decision by starting pitcher; Vols won game
ND (L) No decision by starting pitcher; Vols lost game
ND (T) No decision by starting pitcher; game resulted in a tie
Pitchers
Season Pitcher Decision Score Opponent Location Ref.
1901 Ted Corbett ND (W) 15–14 (10) Chattanooga Lookouts Stanton Field [25]
1902 War Sanders W 8–2 (7)[n 1] Atlanta Crackers Piedmont Park [26]
1903 Art Herman (1) W 4–1 Birmingham Barons West End Park [27]
1904 Wiley Piatt L 0–2 Birmingham Barons West End Park [28]
1905 Art Herman (2) L 0–8 Atlanta Crackers Piedmont Park [29]
1906 Rube Geyer L 0–3 Birmingham Barons West End Park [30]
1907 John Duggan W 3–0 Birmingham Barons Athletic Park [31]
1908 Bill Sorrells L 1–3 Atlanta Crackers Ponce de Leon Park [32]
1909 Thomas Gilroy ND (W) 4–3 Montgomery Climbers Sulphur Dell [33]
1910 Charlie Case[n 2] L 2–4 Memphis Turtles Russwood Park [35]
1911 Frank Bair (1) L 2–3 Memphis Turtles Russwood Park [36]
1912 Frank Bair (2) W 3–1 (12) Memphis Chickasaws Russwood Park [37]
1913 Earl Fleharty L 3–4 Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field [38]
1914 Forrest More L 5–6 Atlanta Crackers Ponce de Leon Park [39]
1915 Heinie Berger W 8–5 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [40]
1916 Tom Rogers L 0–3 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [41]
1917 Frank Wells W 9–2 Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field [42]
1918 Waite Hoyt W 7–0 Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field [43]
1919 Gus Helfrich W 7–5 Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field [44]
1920 Shovel Hodge W 5–2 Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field [45]
1921 William Statham L 3–4 (14) Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field [46]
1922 Red Lucas W 6–5 Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field [47]
1923 George McQuillan W 2–1 Atlanta Crackers Sulphur Dell [48]
1924 Johnny Enzmann W 3–2 Atlanta Crackers Sulphur Dell [49]
1925 Ole Olsen W 8–3 Birmingham Barons Sulphur Dell [50]
1926 Axel Lindstrom W 12–3 Atlanta Crackers Sulphur Dell [51]
1927 Ernie Alten L 2–10 Atlanta Crackers Sulphur Dell [52]
1928 Del Lundgren W 5–1 Atlanta Crackers Sulphur Dell [53]
1929 George Milstead (1) L 4–13 Birmingham Barons Sulphur Dell [54]
1930 George Boehler L 7–9 Birmingham Barons Sulphur Dell [55]
1931 Lefty Willis L 2–3 Birmingham Barons Sulphur Dell [56]
1932 George Milstead (2) W 6–3 Atlanta Crackers Sulphur Dell [57]
1933 Jackie Reid L 7–13 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [58]
1934 Jim Brillheart W 6–4 Atlanta Crackers Ponce de Leon Park [59]
1935 Sharkey Eiland W 6–5 (10) Chattanooga Lookouts Engel Stadium [60]
1936 By Speece W 11–7 Knoxville Smokies Smithson Stadium [61]
1937 Linville Watkins L 2–6 Atlanta Crackers Ponce de Leon Park [62]
1938 Ray Starr L 2–8 Chattanooga Lookouts Engel Stadium [63]
1939 Ace Adams ND (T) 8–8 (12)[n 3] Knoxville Smokies Sulphur Dell [64]
1940 George Jeffcoat (1) W 12–8 Atlanta Crackers Ponce de Leon Park [65]
1941 George Jeffcoat (2) ND (L) 3–4 Chattanooga Lookouts Engel Stadium [66]
1942 Vito Tamulis W 10–4 Knoxville Smokies Smithson Stadium [67]
1943 Glenn Gardner W 7–3 Atlanta Crackers Ponce de Leon Park [68]
1944 Mack Stewart L 0–4 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [69]
1945 Russ Meyer L 0–13 (6)[n 4] Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field [70]
1946 Leo Twardy (1) W 9–7 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [71]
1947 Leo Twardy (2) W 6–0 Chattanooga Lookouts Engel Stadium [72]
1948 Pete Mallory (1) ND (L) 14–15 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [73]
1949 Pete Mallory (2) ND (L) 9–11 Chattanooga Lookouts Engel Stadium [74]
1950 Tony Jacobs ND (W) 6–4 (10) Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [75]
1951 Bobo Holloman L 1–7 Little Rock Travelers Travelers Field [76]
1952 Umberto Flammini L 6–9 Little Rock Travelers Sulphur Dell [77]
1953 Jack Harshman W 7–2 Little Rock Travelers Travelers Field [78]
1954 Dick Libby ND (L) 5–7 (10) Little Rock Travelers Sulphur Dell [79]
1955 Ralph Birkofer ND (L) 4–5 (10) Chattanooga Lookouts Engel Stadium [80]
1956 Bob Kelly W 9–3 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [81]
1957 Jerry Davis (1) W 5–2 Chattanooga Lookouts Engel Stadium [82]
1958 Robert Dobzanski L 4–10 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [83]
1959 Jerry Davis (2) ND (L) 12–13 Mobile Bears Sulphur Dell [84]
1960 Tom Gibson W 12–5 Memphis Chickasaws Sulphur Dell [85]
1961 Albert Johnston L 3–5 Chattanooga Lookouts Sulphur Dell [12]
1963 Aubrey Gatewood ND (W) 8–4 Knoxville Smokies Bill Meyer Stadium [86]

Notes

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  1. ^ The April 26, 1902, Opening Day game was called after seven innings due to darkness.[26]
  2. ^ The April 14, 1910, Opening Day game was postponed due to a thunderstorm. Hub Perdue was scheduled to be the starting pitcher, but Charlie Case was given the start for the next day's game.[34]
  3. ^ The April 14, 1939, Opening Day game was called after 12 innings due to darkness.[64]
  4. ^ The April 27, 1945, Opening Day game was called after six innings due to rain.[70]

References

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  26. ^ a b "Fisher's Team Takes the First". The Nashville American. Nashville. April 27, 1902. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "First for Fisher". The Nashville American. Nashville. April 28, 1903. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Nashville Shut Out". The Nashville American. Nashville. April 22, 1904. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Atlanta Wins First". The Nashville American. Nashville. April 20, 1905. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Southern League Season Opens". The Nashville American. Nashville. April 12, 1906. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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  33. ^ "Flag Flies Down in the Dell". The Nashville American. Nashville. April 16, 1909. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "Memphis Fans Disappointed". The Nashville American. Nashville. April 15, 1910. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ "First Down for Nashville". The Nashville American. Nashville. April 16, 1910. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ "Memphians Put One Away". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. April 16, 1911. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ^ "Bair Wins the Opening Game for Nashville—Dozen Rounds". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. April 10, 1912. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ "Home Runs are Vols' Undoing". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. April 12, 1913. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ Brown, Innis (April 16, 1914). "Vols Lose Opener to Crackers by Close Score". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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  41. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 15, 1916). "Martina Invincible and Vols Blanked in Opener, 3-0". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 13, 1917). "Crippled Vols Stage Onslaught On Barons in Opening Fray". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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  44. ^ "Crowd of 10,500 See Vols Beat Barons in Opening Fray, 7 to 5". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. April 25, 1919. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  45. ^ "Jinx Battle Won by Vols from Barons in Opener". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. April 15, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  46. ^ Newman, Zipp (April 14, 1921). "Ten Thousand See Vols Lose Thrilling Contest". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  47. ^ Newman, Zipp (April 13, 1922). "Statham Weakens and Vols Win in Ninth 6-5". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  48. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 18, 1923). "McQuillan, in Rare Form, Allows 2 Hits; Cuyler's Bat and Glove Big Factors". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  49. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 17, 1924). "Vols Break Into Win Column as They Oust Niehaus Jinx and Win". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  50. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 15, 1925). "Baron Castoffs Figure Prominently as Vols Take Opening Game of Season". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  51. ^ McGill, Ralph (April 14, 1926). "Axel Lindstrom and Young Idea Star in Cracker Defeat". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  52. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 13, 1927). "Civic Clubs Fill Vols' New Park with 7,535 Cash Customers but Crackers Fill it With Woe for Hamilton". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  53. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 11, 1928). "Close to 7,000 Frigid Fans Watch Vols Get Hot in Box, in Field and at Bat". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  54. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 17, 1929). "Jiggy Black and Jack Farmer, Former Vols, Help Give Hasty Big Sendoff". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  55. ^ Russell, Freddie (April 16, 1930). "Vols Lose Opener to Barons, 9 to 7". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  56. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 15, 1931). "Clay Touchstone is Too Much for Klugman's Clan". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  57. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 13, 1932). "Gilchrist's Bat is Big Factor in 6 to 3 Triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  58. ^ Anderson, Tom (April 12, 1933). "Weather Causes Curtailment of Opening Day Festivities". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  59. ^ Russell, Freddie (April 18, 1934). "Vols' Victory a Demonstration of Mound Strength". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  60. ^ Russell, Freddie (April 17, 1935). "Holsclaw Hurls for Shirleymen in Chattanooga". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  61. ^ Russell, Freddie (April 12, 1936). "Smokies Unable to Score Until Spree in Sixth". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  62. ^ Horn, Blinkey (April 17, 1937). "Emil Leonard Knuckleball Proves Deadly". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  63. ^ Russell, Fred (April 15, 1938). "Dressen Orders Three-Hour Drill for Vols Today". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  64. ^ a b Johnson, Raymond (April 15, 1939). "Clubs Battle 12 Frames, Four Hits Clear Fence". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  65. ^ Johnson, Raymond (April 13, 1940). "Hockett, Rocco Smack Homers in Cold Opener". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  66. ^ Johnson, Raymond (April 11, 1941). "'Noogans Tally Deciding Runs on One Bingle". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  67. ^ Johnson, Raymond (April 11, 1942). "Tamulis Cops Opener Although Hit for 16". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  68. ^ Johnson, Raymond (April 25, 1943). "Hamrick's Double Big Blow in 4th Uprising". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  69. ^ Russell, Fred (April 29, 1944). "Clearly Shuts Out Dellers on 7 Blows". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  70. ^ a b Russell, Fred (April 28, 1945). "Ernier Balser Hurls Final Game Sunday". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  71. ^ Johnson, Raymond (April 16, 1946). "Local Gang Connects for 16 Hits in Opener". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  72. ^ Johnson, Raymond (April 14, 1947). "'Nooga Cops Nightcap 5 to 4 Before 13,896". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  73. ^ Johnson, Raymond (April 17, 1948). "Gilbert, Grantham Pop HRs; Boguskie Stars". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  74. ^ Leonard, George K. (April 16, 1949). "Vet Pitchers Drop Opener While Rookies Sparkle Afield, At Bat". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  75. ^ Leonard, George K. (April 15, 1950). "Lookouts Remain for Pair Sunday—Forecast Warmer". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  76. ^ Witt, Bob (April 14, 1951). "Pete Mallory Faces Ex-Vol Dutch McCall". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  77. ^ Williams, F. M. (April 13, 1952). "Waiting Dell Tense". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  78. ^ Williams, F. M. (April 11, 1953). "Harshman, Lennon, Golich Spark Poland's Club to 1st Triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 13.
  79. ^ Williams, F. M. (April 10, 1954). "5,705 Watch Trav Triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  80. ^ Williams, F. M. (April 8, 1955). "Error Scores Winning Run in 5 to 4 Opener". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  81. ^ Williams, F. M. (April 11, 1956). "Vols Smack". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  82. ^ Williams, F. M. (April 13, 1957). "Nashvols Win Opener, 5 to 2". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  83. ^ Williams, F. M. (April 12, 1958). "Night Uprising Gives Nashvols Split". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  84. ^ Given, Ed (April 11, 1959). "Mobile's Meeks Hits Safely in Opener 1st Time in 14 Seasons". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  85. ^ Williams, F. M. (April 17, 1960). "Vol Power Sinks". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  86. ^ Leonard, George (April 20, 1963). "Vols Show Encouraging Hitting in Opener". The Nashville Banner. Nashville. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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