Nashville Vols awards and league leaders

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Bob Lennon led the Southern Association in five categories in 1954 (batting average, hits, runs, RBI, and home runs) and was awarded the Southern Association MVP Award.

The Nashville Vols minor league baseball team played 62 seasons from its creation in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1901 through its final season of 1963. The club played in 9,019 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 4,571–4,448 (.507).[1][2] They had a post-season record of 110–77–1 (.588).[3][4] This list documents top players in particular statistical areas.

The Nashville Baseball Club was formed as a charter member of the newly organized Class B Southern Association in 1901.[5] The team did not receive their official moniker, the Nashville Volunteers, until 1908.[6] 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.[7]

Eight Vols players won the Southern Association Most Valuable Player Award, the league's only award. Of the 1,215 players to have played for the Vols, 103 players distinguished themselves by leading the league in statistical categories during a season. Bob Lennon led the Southern Association in five areas in 1954: batting average (.345), hits (210), runs (139), RBI (161), and home runs (64). In 1942, Charlie English led the league in four categories: batting average (.341), hits (217), RBI (139), and doubles (50). In 1943, Ed Sauer led the league in four areas: batting average (.368), runs (113), doubles (51), and stolen bases (30). Twenty-nine other players also led in multiple categories in single seasons.

Five players hold Southern Association records for single-season performances. Les Fleming holds the batting average record (.414 in 1941), Charlie Gilbert the runs record (178 in 1948), Jim Poole the RBI record (167 in 1930), Joe Dwyer the doubles record (65 in 1936), and Bob Lennon the home run record (64 in 1954).

Table key[]

Southern Association record
 Southern Association record
(#)
 Tie between two or more players in the league; number indicates total number of players with same performance
*
 Indicates a player played with another team in addition to the Vols that season

Award winners[]

Southern Association MVP[]

Bob Schultz won the Southern Association MVP Award in 1950.

Eight Vols were awarded the Southern Association Most Valuable Player Award, more than any other team in the league. Nashville players won the award for three years in a row from 1948 to 1950.[2]

Recipient Season Position Ref
Greek George[a] 1940 Catcher [8]
Ed Sauer 1943 Outfielder [9]
Chuck Workman 1948 Outfielder [10]
Carl Sawatski 1949 Catcher [11]
Bob Schultz 1950 Pitcher [12]
Jack Harshman 1953 Pitcher [13]
Bob Lennon 1954 Outfielder [14]
Stan Palys 1957 Outfielder [15]

All-time Vols teams[]

Nashville Banner sportswriters Fred Russell and George Leonard created all-time team lists of the top Nashville players from 1901 to 1919 and from 1920 to 1963.[16]

1901–1919[]

Jake Daubert was named first baseman on the 1901 to 1919 all-time team by Fred Russell.
Position Player
First baseman Jake Daubert
Second baseman Ed Abbaticchio
Shortstop Kid Butler
Third baseman Art Kores
Outfielder Tod Sloan
Outfielder Gus Williams
Outfielder Doc Wiseman
Catcher Ike Fisher
Catcher Gabby Street
Pitcher Pug Cavet
Pitcher Red Fisher*
Pitcher Hugh Hill
Pitcher Hub Perdue
Pitcher Tom Rogers
Pitcher War Sanders
Pitcher Carl Sitton
*There is no record of Red Fisher
having played with the Vols.

1920–1963[]

Larry Gilbert was the unanimous choice of both Fred Russell and George Leonard for manager of the 1920 to 1963 all-time team.
Position Fred Russel George Leonard
Player Player
First baseman Les Fleming Les Fleming
Second baseman John Mihalic John Mihalic
Shortstop Lonny Frey Woody Williams
Third baseman Charlie English Rance Pless
Outfielder Kiki Cuyler Babe Barna
Outfielder Phil Weintraub Kiki Cuyler
Catcher Greek George Smoky Burgess
Catcher Carl Sawatski Carl Sawatski
Right-handed Pitcher Tiny Chaplin Red Lucas
Right-handed Pitcher Red Lucas Pete Mallory
Right-handed Pitcher Jim Maloney Jim Maloney
Right-handed Pitcher Boots Poffenberger Boots Poffenberger
Left-handed Pitcher Jim O'Toole Jack Harshman
Left-handed Pitcher Bob Schultz Jim O'Toole
Left-handed Pitcher Boyd Tepler Bob Schultz
Manager Larry Gilbert Larry Gilbert

League leaders[]

Batting leaders[]

Ed Abbaticchio led the league in runs (127) in 1901 and in triples (18) and stolen bases (61) in 1902.
Gus Williams led the league in doubles (33) in 1916.
Kiki Cuyler led the league in stolen bases with 68 in 1923.
Lance Richbourg led the league in doubles (46) and stolen bases (30) in 1933.
Dale Alexander led the league with 42 doubles in 1937.
Hal Jeffcoat led the league in hits (218) in 1947.
Smoky Burgess was the league's batting champion with a .384 batting average in 1948.
Jack Harshman hit 47 home runs in 1957, more than any other player in the league.

These players led all other players in the league in particular statistical batting categories in a single season.

Statistic Player Record Season Ref
Batting average Harry Welchonce .325 1912 [17]
Batting average Moose Clabaugh .378 1931 [17]
Batting average Moose Clabaugh .382 1932 [17]
Batting average Phil Weintraub .401 1934 [17]
Batting average Doug Taitt .355 1935 [17]
Batting average Bert Haas .365 1939 [17]
Batting average Les Fleming .414Southern Association record 1941 [17]
Batting average Charlie English .341 1942 [17]
Batting average Ed Sauer .368 1943 [17]
Batting average Smoky Burgess .384 1948 [17]
Batting average Bob Borkowski .376 1949 [17]
Batting average Babe Barna .358 1951 [17]
Batting average Rance Pless .364 1952 [17]
Batting average Bill Taylor .350 1953 [17]
Batting average Bob Lennon .345 1954 [17]
Batting average Charles Williams .368 1955 [17]
Batting average Stan Palys .359 1957 [17]
Batting average Jim Fridley .348 1958 [17]
Hits Pug Bennett 166 1904 [18]
Hits Frank Norcum 157 1905 [18]
Hits Harry Welchonce 157 1912 [18]
Hits Bill Rodda 190(2) 1934 [18]
Hits Doug Taitt 194 1935 [18]
Hits Joe Dwyer 194 1936 [18]
Hits Arnie Moser 223 1940 [18]
Hits Charlie English 217 1942 [18]
Hits Hal Jeffcoat 218 1947 [18]
Hits Tookie Gilbert 197 1949 [18]
Hits Robert Ludwig 213 1951 [18]
Hits Rance Pless 196 1952 [18]
Hits Bob Lennon 210 1954 [18]
Hits Charles Williams 211 1955 [18]
Runs Ed Abbaticchio 127 1901 [19]
Runs Doc Wiseman 111 1902 [19]
Runs Frank Norcum 86 1905 [19]
Runs Jay Partridge 155 1930 [19]
Runs Bill Rodda 140 1932 [19]
Runs Joe Dwyer 127 1936 [19]
Runs John Mihalic 124 1942 [19]
Runs Ed Sauer 113 1943 [19]
Runs Charlie Gilbert 178Southern Association record 1948 [19]
Runs Tookie Gilbert 146 1949 [19]
Runs Bob Boring 108 1953 [19]
Runs Bob Lennon 139 1954 [19]
Runs Bob Hazle 114 1955 [19]
Runs Stan Palys 116 1957 [19]
Runs batted in Albert Bernsen 118 1923 [20]
Runs batted in Chick Tolson 143 1925 [20]
Runs batted in Jim Poole 127 1929* [20]
Runs batted in Jim Poole 167Southern Association record 1930 [20]
Runs batted in Stan Keyes 147 1932 [20]
Runs batted in Doug Taitt 132 1936 [20]
Runs batted in Gus Dugas 118(2) 1940 [20]
Runs batted in Charlie English 139 1942 [20]
Runs batted in Mel Hicks 107 1943 [20]
Runs batted in Chuck Workman 182 1948 [20]
Runs batted in Carl Sawatski 153 1949 [20]
Runs batted in Bob Lennon 161 1954 [20]
Runs batted in Chuck Coles 107 1958 [20]
Doubles Gus Williams 33 1916 [21]
Doubles Pete Knisely 42 1917 [21]
Doubles Fred Graf 31(2) 1919 [21]
Doubles Chick Tolson 44 1925 [21]
Doubles Lance Richbourg 46 1933 [21]
Doubles Bill Rodda 46 1934 [21]
Doubles Joe Martin 45(2) 1935 [21]
Doubles Joe Dwyer 65Southern Association record 1936 [21]
Doubles Dale Alexander 42 1937 [21]
Doubles Charlie English 50 1942 [21]
Doubles Ed Sauer 51 1943 [21]
Doubles William Manning 41 1946 [21]
Doubles Cy Block 50 1947 [21]
Doubles Bob Boring 42(2) 1953 [21]
Doubles Billy Gardner 42(2) 1953 [21]
Doubles Charles Williams 44 1955 [21]
Doubles Mel Corbo 31 1963 [22]
Triples Ed Abbaticchio 18 1902 [23]
Triples R Wickham 14 1919 [23]
Triples Bevo LeBourveau 20 1923* [23]
Triples Ultus Alvarez 12 1959 [23]
Home runs Tex McDonald 8 1919 [24]
Home runs Rip Wade 24 1928 [24]
Home runs Jim Poole 33 1929* [24]
Home runs Jim Poole 50 1930 [24]
Home runs Moose Clabaugh 23 1931 [24]
Home runs Stan Keyes 35 1932 [24]
Home runs Dutch Prather 23 1933 [24]
Home runs Doug Taitt 17 1935 [24]
Home runs Doug Taitt 20(2) 1936 [24]
Home runs Willie Duke 19 1937 [24]
Home runs Gus Dugas 22(2) 1940 [24]
Home runs Chuck Workman 29 1942 [24]
Home runs Mel Hicks 16 1944 [24]
Home runs Ted Pawelek 15 1946 [24]
Home runs Chuck Workman 52 1948 [24]
Home runs Carl Sawatski 45 1949 [24]
Home runs Jack Harshman 47 1951 [24]
Home runs Bob Lennon 64Southern Association record 1954 [24]
Home runs Bob Hazle 29 1955 [24]
Stolen bases Ed Abbaticchio 61 1902 [25]
Stolen bases Dave Callahan 54 1914 [25]
Stolen bases Kiki Cuyler 68 1923 [25]
Stolen bases Lance Richbourg 30 1933 [25]
Stolen bases Charlie Brewster 20 1942 [25]
Stolen bases Ed Sauer 30 1943 [25]
Stolen bases Don Nicholas 16 1957 [25]

Pitching leaders[]

Hub Perdue led the league in wins (23) in 1909.
Heinie Berger led the league with 310 innings pitched in 1914.
Tom Rogers co-led the league with 24 wins in 1916.
By Speece led the league in wins (22) in 1936.

These players led all other players in the league in particular statistical pitching categories in a single season.

Statistic Player Record Season Ref
Wins Guy Sample 25 1901* [26]
Wins Hub Perdue 23 1909 [26]
Wins Tom Rogers 24(3) 1916 [26]
Wins Benny Frey 22(3) 1929 [26]
Wins Tiny Chaplin 24(2) 1935 [26]
Wins By Speece 22 1936 [26]
Wins Bill Crouch 21(3) 1938 [26]
Wins Boots Poffenberger 26 1940 [26]
Wins Pete Mallory 20 1949 [26]
Wins Bob Schultz 25 1950 [26]
Wins Jack Harshman 23 1953 [26]
Wins Bob Kelly 24 1957 [26]
Wins Jim O'Toole 20(3) 1958 [26]
Losses Walter Deaver 24 1903 [27]
Losses Wiley Piatt 22 1904 [27]
Losses Art Herman 21 1905 [27]
Losses Frank Bair 21 1912 [27]
Losses Art Decatur 11(2) 1918 [27]
Losses Emory Zumbro 19 1930 [27]
Losses George Milstead 24 1931 [27]
Losses Sharkey Eiland 16(5) 1935 [27]
Losses Ray Starr 20 1938 [27]
Losses William Padget 18 1954 [27]
Losses Bob Kelly 16 1956 [27]
Innings pitched Heinie Berger 310 1914 [28]
Innings pitched Lefty Willis 257(2) 1930 [28]
Innings pitched Alex McColl 257(2) 1930 [28]
Innings pitched Tiny Chaplin 304 1933 [28]
Innings pitched Ray Starr 276 1937 [28]
Innings pitched Bob Kelly 259 1957 [28]
Innings pitched Jim O'Toole 280 1958 [28]
Strikeouts Claude Jonnard 134 1919 [29]
Strikeouts Oscar Fuhr 103(2) 1927 [29]
Strikeouts Jackie Reid 135 1933 [29]
Strikeouts Ace Adams 122 1940 [29]
Strikeouts Russ Meers 161 1941 [29]
Strikeouts George Jeffcoat 146 1942 [29]
Strikeouts Boyd Tepler 147 1944 [29]
Strikeouts Dutch McCall 179 1946 [29]
Strikeouts Ben Wade 145 1947 [29]
Strikeouts Al Worthington 152 1952 [29]
Strikeouts Jim Constable 183 1953 [29]
Strikeouts Joe Margoneri 184 1954 [29]
Walks Cy Warmoth 151 1921 [30]
Walks Sharkey Eiland 96 1935 [30]
Walks Ray Starr 121 1938 [30]
Walks Russ Meers 167 1941 [30]
Walks Dutch McCall 128 1946 [30]
Walks Al Worthington 140 1952 [30]
Walks Jack Harshman 116 1953 [30]
Walks Joe Margoneri 124 1954 [30]
Walks Jerry Davis 146 1957 [30]
Walks Jim O'Toole 132 1958 [30]

Notes[]

References[]

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