Nashville Blues
Nashville Blues | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Unclassified |
League | Southern League |
Minor league titles | |
Pennants (0) | None |
Team data | |
Name | Nashville Blues |
Colors | Light blue, white, red |
Ballpark | Sulphur Spring Park |
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Nashville Base Ball Association |
President | William M. Duncan |
Manager |
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The Nashville Blues were a
Managed by George Bradley, the team attained first place on May 9, approximately three weeks into the season, in the midst of a 12-game winning streak. The Blues stayed atop the standings for over a month, but were weakened by the resignation of Bradley on May 17 and the sale of ace pitcher Al Maul on June 13. Though little else changed with the roster, the team was not the same after these losses. Under new manager Jim Clinton, the Blues fell to fourth place out of five teams on July 19, where they remained until disbanding on August 6.
The Blues were operated by the Nashville Base Ball Association, which raised US$15,000 to fiance the team through the sale of stock. This capital and the revenue from paid attendance at Sulphur Spring Park was not sufficient to cover the $3,000 per month necessary to fund the team. After losing nearly $18,000, the directors chose to cut their losses and withdraw from the Southern League rather than spend the $6,000 needed to play the season to its completion.
A total of 21 players competed in at least one game for the Blues. Of these, 11 also played for major league teams. George Bradley, Jim Clinton, Larry Corcoran, and Jackie Hayes all came to Nashville with considerable big league experience. Among the players who went on to have notable major league careers afterward were Spider Clark, Mortimer Hogan, and Al Maul.
History
Formation
League representatives met at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville on October 7, 1886, to discuss the affairs of the previous season and lay the groundwork for a more principled league in the next. Nashville was represented by local baseball magnates John Morrow, who was elected to serve as the league's president, and William Cherry. It was decided that each team would pay monthly dues of US$150 plus a $2,000 deposit to guarantee they would play the entire season.[5] No limit was placed on player salaries.[6] The meeting adjourned without having finalized the league's membership, but at the January 20, 1887, meeting in Birmingham, teams were granted to Charleston, Memphis, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, and Savannah. Also, the guarantee was reduced to $1,000, as other candidate cities, finding the sum too high, refused to join.[7]
The Nashville Base Ball Association, a corporation which would operate and finance the local team with $15,000 of capital stock, met on December 21 to elect William M. Duncan as its president.[8] The group hired as the team's manager George Bradley,[9] a veteran player with 10 years of major league experience.[10]
Nashville's team has come to be known as the Blues.[11] There are no contemporary references of this moniker being attributed to the team, but it is likely an allusion to the light blue shirts and pants they wore.[12] Occasionally, they were termed the "White Sox" because of their white stockings.[13] As was common at the time, clubs were usually called by the names of their cities. Newspapers generally referred to them as simply Nashville, the Nashville club, or the Nashvilles.[14] There was a team of amateur players from Vanderbilt University known as the Blues concurrent to the professional team.[15]
Spring training
Their spring training regimen included several series of exhibition games against amateur, minor, and major league teams, many of which traveled south to prepare for their seasons in a warmer climate. The first series was against the minor league
The season
Under Bradley (April 16–May 17)
The Nashville Blues were slated to open the Southern League championship season of 1887 at Sulphur Spring Park on April 16.[38] Their Opening Day roster consisted of pitchers Larry Corcoran and Al Maul; catchers Bud Manion and Frank Nicholas; first baseman Michael Firle; second baseman Steve Matthias; third baseman/manager George Bradley; shortstop Robert Burks; left fielder Jim Clinton; center fielder Icicle Reeder; and right fielder Jackie Hayes.[38][39] An additional right fielder, Mortimer Hogan, began the season on the sick list.[37]
Playing against the
At the time, the state of Tennessee had a blue law which banned the playing of baseball on Sundays. However, with the encouragement of city, county, and state officials that the sport prevented crime and promoted good morals, the Nashville club endeavored to make up an April 22 rain-out with the Savannah club by playing on Sunday, April 24.[44] The park was so crowded with patrons who were normally unable to attend games on working days that several hundred were allowed to view the game from the field. Nashville won, 15–12, without incident or police interference.[45] A group of 35 ministers met two days later and resolved to circulate a petition among citizens demanding that the government enforce the law forbidding Sunday baseball.[46] The Davidson County grand jury later indicted the involved players as well as the directors and officers of the Nashville Base Ball Association.[47] Under examination, irregularities were found in the passage of the law's bill, leading lawyers in the service of the team to believe it to be unconstitutional.[48] Judge Granville Ridley ruled to the contrary, finding the law was passed legally.[49] Jackie Hayes was tried as a test case, convicted, and fined $25.[50] The case was appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court after a retrial was denied.[50] The higher court upheld the Sunday base ball law as being constitutional.[51] The locals made no further attempt to play on Sundays.[52]
Nashville's first roster changes began after the controversial Sunday game. On April 25, amateur Robert Greene was given a trial at shortstop but was not retained by the team.
Through the first month of the young season, the Blues were playing well and held an 8–3 (.727) record, putting them in second place.
A 10-day break in the schedule began on May 17 with Bradley resigning as manager, but retaining his playing position, thinking it best for his own health and that of the club.[64] He had been sick since May 7,[59] and was granted a leave of absence to attended to himself and his seriously ill child at home in Cincinnati.[64]
Under Clinton (May 18–August 6)
Jim Clinton, then the team's captain, was selected to manage the club after Bradley's resignation.[64] Hogan, now fully recovered, was made the new captain.[65] Looking to remain sharp for the resumption their championship schedule, the Nashvilles defeated the H. W. Gradys, an amateur team from Atlanta, 17–6 and 9–6, on May 25 and 26.[66][67] Beginning with the May 27 game at Charleston, telegraphed descriptions of road games would be provided at the Masonic Theater in Nashville.[65]
The league experienced some contraction in the latter half of May as financial problems forced Mobile to drop out after May 17 and Savannah to fold after May 28.
Additional team changes included the release of pitcher Mountjoy on June 1.
Nashville, however, soon hit a slump with no sign of improvement. A six-game losing streak to Charleston and Memphis dropped the team to third place by July 4,[80] and more losses caused them to fall to fourth by the end of the homestand on July 16 at 30–21 (.588).[81] They completed the series at home with a 9–2 win over the Pelicans.[82] The team that had done so well in the early part of the season had not been the same since Bradley stepped down as its manager.[83] The loss of Maul, for both his on-field performance and encouragement given to players, was a follow-up blow.[83][84] The shorthanded and strained pitching corps was the area most in need of improvement. Gibson dislocated his ankle on July 8 and was done for the season.[85] Poor outings by Kelly and Masran and a failure on the part of the team's directors to bring in new twirlers seemed to hint at Nashville's fate.[86] Rumors began to circulate through the city that the ball club would disband before hitting the road, but the team's directors met and resolved to play the season through to the end.[13]
Two new players were added to the roster, although briefly, in late July. Amateur outfielder Tom Ford joined the team for a three-game series in Birmingham from July 19 to 21.[87][88] In dire need of new arms, pitcher Alexander joined the team on July 25,[89] but he was released on July 31 after three disastrous outings.[90]
The Blues lost their August 2 game at New Orleans, 8–4, in 11 innings.[91] The August 3 game was rained out, so the team returned to Nashville that night to wait for their next-scheduled home game on August 10.[92] The team, still standing in fourth place with a 33–31 (.516) record, had taken to the field for the last time.[93]
Dissolution
On August 6, the directors of the Nashville Base Ball Association decided to withdraw from the Southern League after having lost nearly $18,000 on the venture.[94] This meant the forfeiture of their $1,000 guarantee, but saved them the approximate $4,000 to $6,000 that would have been necessary to finish the season.[94][95] Unlike the poorly patronized Nashville Americans in late 1886, who were so far down in the standings as to be virtually out of pennant contention, the Nashville public did not support the Blues even when they held a sizable first-place lead in the early goings of the season.[94] Attendance at Sulphur Spring Park, less than an average of 600 people per game, was not enough to cover the $100-per-day-minimum required to run the team.[94] It would have taken an average of at least 1,000 fans to adequately cover daily expenses.[94]
There was concern across the remaining Southern League cities that the loss of Nashville, the third team to drop out after Mobile and Savannah, would spell the end of the circuit,[94] but league directors met on August 10 in Birmingham and voted to complete the season with a new schedule.[96] The four-team league concluded the season on October 10 without losing any more members. New Orleans won the pennant.[93]
Nashville baseball magnates desired to field a team in 1888, but their decision to do so hinged on their ability to play Sunday games.[52] This would generate additional revenue beyond what was brought in from playing the other six days of the week.[97] On January 10, 1888, the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld the "Sunday base ball law", making it a misdemeanor to play on Sundays.[97] Potential investors consequently refused to finance a team.[97] Nashville did not field another professional baseball club for the next five years until the city was awarded a franchise in the 1893 Southern League called the Nashville Tigers.[98]
Season results
Nashville dropped out of the Southern League on August 6.[94] They were preceded in disbandment by Mobile on May 17 and Savannah on May 28.[63][68] Records for these three disbanded clubs are given as they stood on their last days of competition. Birmingham took Mobile's place in the schedule, but entered the league with a clean slate.[69]
Team | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | GB |
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New Orleans Pelicans | 111 | 72 | 39 | .649 | 1st | — |
Charleston Quakers
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107 | 66 | 41 | .617 | 2nd | 4 |
Memphis Browns | 108 | 63 | 45 | .583 | 3rd | 7+1⁄2 |
Birmingham Ironmakers
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80 | 17 | 63 | .213 | 4th | 39+1⁄2 |
Nashville Blues | 64 | 33 | 31 | .516 | DNF | DNF |
Savannah | 29 | 5 | 24 | .172 | DNF | DNF |
Mobile Swamp Angels
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22 | 5 | 17 | .227 | DNF | DNF |
Ballpark
The Blues played their home games at Nashville's
The facility, known as Sulphur Dell from 1908,[3] was demolished in 1969 after serving as the home of the Nashville Vols from 1901 to 1963.[101] Since 2015, the site has been the location of First Horizon Park, the home stadium of the Triple-A Nashville Sounds baseball team.[3]
Uniforms
The Nashville Blues wore two sets of uniforms, one for home games and one for games played on the road. Both outfits consisted of light blue shirts and pants.
Players
A total of 21 players competed in at least one game for the Blues during the 1887 season. Only 9 of the 12 men on the April 16 Opening Day roster remained with Nashville for the entire season. Eleven also played for major league teams during their careers.[17]
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Name | Position(s) | Notes | MLB | Ref. |
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Alexander | P |
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No | [103] |
George Bradley | 3B |
|
Yes | [10] |
Robert Burks | SS |
|
No | [104] |
Spider Clark | 2B |
|
Yes | [105] |
Jim Clinton | LF |
|
Yes | [18] |
Larry Corcoran | P |
|
Yes | [19] |
Michael Firle | 1B |
|
No | [106] |
Tom Ford | CF/RF |
|
Yes | [107] |
Albert Gibson | P |
|
No | [108] |
Robert Greene | SS |
|
No | [109] |
Jackie Hayes | 2B |
|
Yes | [20] |
Mortimer Hogan | RF |
|
Yes | [110] |
Patrick Kelly | P |
|
No | [111] |
Bud Manion | 2B |
|
No | [112] |
Joseph Masran | P/OF |
|
No | [113] |
Steve Matthias | 2B |
|
Yes | [114] |
Al Maul | P/RF |
|
Yes | [76] |
Bill Mountjoy | P/RF |
|
Yes | [115] |
Frank Nicholas | C |
|
No | [116] |
Icicle Reeder | CF |
|
Yes | [117] |
Perian Smith | P |
|
No | [118] |
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External links
- Media related to Nashville Blues at Wikimedia Commons