List of Nashville Vols managers
The
Nashville's managers led the club for 9,015 regular-season games in which they compiled a
Larry Gilbert won 821 games from 1939 to 1948, placing him first on the all-time wins list for Vols managers. Having managed the team for 1,481 games, 10 full seasons, he was also the longest-tenured manager in team history. The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more was Rollie Hemsley (1949) at .625. Conversely, the lowest winning percentage over a season or more was .342 by manager Mickey Finn (1905–1906).
History
The
Jimmy Hamilton became manager in 1923.[26] He took the field for one game in 1924.[26] Hamilton stepped down as field manager on July 26, 1928, and made third baseman Tommy Taylor the acting manager while he toured the South scouting players.[27][28] Taylor remained in the role until being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans on August 3.[29] He was succeeded by Bill Black, who was brought in for the rest of the season and also played second base.[29][30][31] Pants Rowland guided the team from 1929 to 1930.[32]
The Vols became the Class A1 affiliate of the
In 1943, the Volunteers became the Class A1 affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.[47] Gilbert's men won two more playoff titles in 1943 and 1944, but the Dixie Series had been suspended due to World War II.[8] In 1946, the Southern Association was reclassified as a Double-A circuit.[7] Nashville won its seventh regular-season flag in 1948.[48] After 10 seasons as manager, Larry Gilbert retired from his post following the season but remained with the team in the role of general manager.[49] Gilbert had led the Vols for 1,471 regular-season games over 10 seasons, making him the longest-tenured manager in team history. He also sits atop the all-time wins list for Vols skippers with 821 wins.
Nashville became the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins in 1961.[58] They were led by Red Robbins, who also played as a third baseman, first baseman, and outfielder, in the only year of the affiliation.[59] Following the season, the Southern Association disbanding after 61 seasons due to the loss of some of its teams and the inability of others to secure major league working agreements for 1962.[60]
The Vols sat out the 1962 campaign, primarily due to the Southern Association's collapse,
Managers
No. | A running total of the number of Vols managers. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once. |
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G | Games managed |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Apps. | Postseason appearances: number of seasons this manager led the team to the postseason |
† | Indicates a player-manager
|
No. | Manager | Season(s) | Regular-season | Postseason | Composite | Ref(s). | |||||||||
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G | W | L | Win % | Apps. | W | L | Win % | G | W | L | Win % | ||||
1 | Newt Fisher†[n 1] | 1901–1905 | 574 | 313 | 261 | .545 | — | — | — | — | 574 | 313 | 261 | .545 | [65][66] |
2 | Mickey Finn[n 2] | 1905–1906 | 202 | 69 | 133 | .342 | — | — | — | — | 202 | 69 | 133 | .342 | [66][67][68] |
3 | John Dobbs† | 1907 | 137 | 59 | 78 | .431 | — | — | — | — | 137 | 59 | 78 | .431 | [69] |
4 | Bill Bernhard† | 1908–1910 | 408 | 221 | 187 | .542 | — | — | — | — | 408 | 221 | 187 | .542 | [70] |
5 | Bill Schwartz† | 1911–1915 | 710 | 350 | 360 | .493 | — | — | — | — | 710 | 350 | 360 | .493 | [71] |
6 | Roy Ellam† | 1916–1920 | 650 | 311 | 339 | .478 | — | — | — | — | 650 | 311 | 339 | .478 | [72] |
7 | Hub Perdue†[n 3] | 1921 | 71 | 29 | 42 | .408 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 29 | 42 | .408 | [73] |
8 | Chick Knaupp†[n 4] | 1921 | 50 | 18 | 32 | .360 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 18 | 32 | .360 | [25][73] |
9 | Larry Doyle†[n 5] | 1921–1922 | 183 | 71 | 112 | .388 | — | — | — | — | 183 | 71 | 112 | .388 | [25][74][75] |
10 | Jimmy Hamilton†[n 6] | 1923–1928 | 863 | 443 | 420 | .513 | — | — | — | — | 863 | 443 | 420 | .513 | [76][77][78] |
11 | Tommy Taylor†[n 7] | 1928 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | [78][79] |
12 | Bill Black†[n 8] | 1928 | 44 | 15 | 29 | .341 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 15 | 29 | .341 | [27][30][79][80] |
13 | Pants Rowland | 1929–1930 | 306 | 156 | 150 | .510 | — | — | — | — | 306 | 156 | 150 | .510 | [32] |
14 | Joe Klugmann†[n 9] | 1931–1932 | 229 | 87 | 142 | .380 | — | — | — | — | 229 | 87 | 142 | .380 | [34][81] |
15 | Chuck Dressen†[n 10] | 1932–1934 | 321 | 177 | 144 | .551 | — | — | — | — | 321 | 177 | 144 | .551 | [34][37][82][83][84] |
16 | Lance Richbourg†[n 11] | 1934 | 54 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 59 | 28 | 31 | .475 | [37][84][85] |
17 | Frank Brazill†[n 12] | 1935 | 49 | 24 | 25 | .490 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 24 | 25 | .490 | [86] |
— | Lance Richbourg†[n 13] | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | [87] |
18 | Johnny Butler[n 14] | 1935 | 101 | 57 | 44 | .564 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 105[n 15] | 57 | 47 | .548 | [89][90] |
— | Lance Richbourg† | 1936–1937 | 304 | 166 | 138 | .546 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 309 | 168 | 141 | .544 | [38][91] |
— | Chuck Dressen | 1938 | 150 | 84 | 66 | .560 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 160 | 88 | 72 | .550 | [83][92] |
19 | Larry Gilbert | 1939–1948 | 1,481 | 821 | 660 | .554 | 8 | 63 | 33 | .656 | 1,577 | 884 | 693 | .561 | [93][94][95][96][97][98][99] [100][101][102][103][104][105] |
20 | Rollie Hemsley† | 1949 | 152 | 95 | 57 | .625 | 1 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 171 | 107 | 64 | .626 | [106][107][108] |
21 | Don Osborn† | 1950–1951 | 304 | 164 | 140 | .539 | 1 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 321 | 175 | 146 | .545 | [109][110][111] |
22 | Hugh Poland | 1952–1954 | 460 | 222 | 238 | .483 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 477 | 232 | 245 | .486 | [112][113][114] |
23 | Joe Schultz Jr. | 1955 | 151 | 77 | 74 | .510 | — | — | — | — | 151 | 77 | 74 | .510 | [115] |
24 | Ernie White | 1956 | 154 | 75 | 79 | .487 | — | — | — | — | 154 | 75 | 79 | .487 | [116] |
25 | Dick Sisler† | 1957–1959 | 454 | 243 | 211 | .535 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 464 | 247 | 217 | .532 | [117][118] |
26 | Jim Turner | 1960 | 153 | 71 | 82 | .464 | — | — | — | — | 153 | 71 | 82 | .464 | [119] |
27 | Red Robbins† | 1961 | 152 | 69 | 83 | .454 | — | — | — | — | 152 | 69 | 83 | .454 | [120] |
28 | John Fitzpatrick | 1963 | 139 | 53 | 86 | .381 | — | — | — | — | 139 | 53 | 86 | .381 | [121] |
Totals | 28 managers | 62 seasons | 9,015 | 4,569 | 4,446 | .507 | 16 | 108 | 74 | .593 | 9,198 | 4,677 | 4,520 | .509 | — |
No. | Manager | Season(s) | Regular-season | Postseason | Composite | Ref(s). | |||||||||
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G | W | L | Win % | Apps. | W | L | Win % | G | W | L | Win % | ||||
15 | Chuck Dressen† | 1932–1934, 1938 |
471 | 261 | 210 | .554 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 481 | 265 | 216 | .551 | [34][37][82][83][84][92] |
16 | Lance Richbourg† | 1934, 1935, 1936–1937 |
359 | 193 | 166 | .538 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 369 | 197 | 172 | .534 | [37][38][84][85][87][91] |
Notes
- ^ Newt Fisher stepped down as manager on July 17, 1905, after selling the team on July 12.[11][12]
- ^ Mickey Finn became manager on July 17, 1905.[12]
- ^ Hub Perdue was dismissed on June 25, 1921.[22]
- ^ Chick Knaupp became manager on June 26, 1921,[22] and was replaced on August 20.[25]
- ^ Larry Doyle became manager on August 20, 1921.[25]
- ^ Jimmy Hamilton stepped down as field manager on July 26, 1928.[27]
- ^ Tommy Taylor was the acting manager from July 26 to August 3, 1928, upon being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.[27][29]
- ^ Bill Black was made acting manager on August 3, 1928.[29]
- ^ Joe Klugmann was dismissed on July 7, 1932.[34]
- ^ Chuck Dressen became manager on July 7, 1932.[34] He left after being hired to manage the Cincinnati Reds on July 28, 1934.[37]
- ^ Lance Richbourg became manager on July 28, 1934.[37]
- ^ Frank Brazill was dismissed on June 5, 1935.[40]
- ^ Lance Richbourg served in an interim capacity for one game on June 6, 1935.[40]
- ^ Johnny Butler became manager on June 7, 1935.[40]
- ^ An additional 1935 postseason game ended in a tie.[88]
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