Invited to a Nashville tryout, Morristown’s Warren “War” Sanders made the team and remained with the club for two seasons.

Instrumental in Nashville’s first two Southern Association championships in 1901 and 1902 when the left-hander was 21-9 and 22-12, his contract was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals for the 1903 season.

He did not have the same success in his later career; his baseball story is in this episode!

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You will probably not have a clue who the my choice is as  “Father of Nashville 19th Century Baseball.” His name is Will Bryan, and he did not even start out as a baseball man. 

His exploits are remarkable albeit he was also a bit of a scoundrel. He is still on my list because he not only helped found the inaugural Southern League in 1885, he helped form the first professional Nashville baseball team for the new league.

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The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team was established in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1978, after Larry Schmittou and a group of investors purchased the rights to operate an expansion franchise of the Double-A Southern League. The Sounds played their home games at Herschel Greer Stadium fromryschmittou #herschelgreerstadium #nashvillebaseball

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Negro Leagues baseball history, with emphasis on the last five years or so, which has generated interest among fans throughout the country, has a way to go.

The year 2020 celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League. COVID-19 postponed much of the attention to the recognition of baseball’s Negro League past.

There is still much catching up to do.

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I have had folks ask me how I came up with the handle “Mr. Sulphur Dell.” You may be surprised that I did not give it to myself.

In this episode, I tell how it came about while filling you in on the importance of other baseball nicknames.

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Raymond Johnson spent many years in the sports department at the Nashville Tennessean, the local morning newspaper.

He would often revisit the past in his "One Man's Opinion" sports columns. Although he loved all sports, from football to horse racing, and from basketball to softball, I particularly enjoy reading what he writes about baseball.

My admiration for Johnson does not end there, because he was also a visionary!

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Nashville high school baseball goes way back, as far back as there have been school teams, helping to set the foundation of local sports.

One of the more exciting years I have read about was in 1956, when a few of the high school teams that no longer exist have strong programs, excellent athletes, and paved the way for the continued love of baseball in Nashville.

I often want to relive those days myself, and that post-season in 1956 was a good one to tell you about in this episode.

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Nashville's unique baseball charm is evident in its rich history of amateur leagues, some dating back to the 19th Century. These leagues were not just about competition, but also about the whimsical "for the championship of the city" challenges that added a special flavor to the game.

Listen to one of the great years for amateur baseball was 1928, a year that saw the continuation of older leagues and the formation of new ones, as five leagues were established and kept Sulphur Dell and all those city ballparks busy!

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To attract fans to Nashville's opening day in 1947, the Nashville Tennessean published a report on the history of Sulphur Dell by J. D. Brown. I read this article in the podcast; it gives a detailed account of when the ballpark was transformed into its present configuration at the time.

Moreover, opening day marked a significant milestone in Buster Boguskie's career as a Vols player. His first home game was a hit with the fans, setting the stage for his illustrious career in Nashville!

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In 1938, a consolidation of farm clubs between Brooklyn and Nashville was agreed upon at an all-day conference in Cincinnati between Larry MacPhail, the new Dodgers boss, and Nashville owner, Fay Murray.

But for the outbreak of World War II and Murray’s death, the new relationship could have rivaled Branch Rickey’s farm system.

In this episode, I tell about MacPhail’s career decisions impacting Nashville baseball.

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