1917 Nashville Vols Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: A
Team Record: 77-73
Finished 5th in the SL
Manager: Roy Ellam (77-73)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 79,018, Avg. 1,054
1917 Nashville Vols Statistics

The Nashville Vols of the Southern League ended the 1917 season with a record of 77 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the SL.

Roy Ellam served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike BurkeR
Pug CavetLLDecember 26, 18896'3"176McGregor, TX US
Art DecaturRRJanuary 14, 18946'1"190Cleveland, OH US
Roy EllamRRFebruary 8, 18865'10"203Conshohocken, PA US
William Ellis
Ernie HerbertRRJanuary 30, 18875'10"165Breckenridge, MO US
Claude JonnardRRNovember 23, 18976'1"165Nashville, TN US
Dick KauffmanSRJune 22, 18886'3"190East Lewisburg, PA US
Pete KniselyRRAugust 11, 18845'9"185Waynesburg, PA US
Art KoresRRJuly 22, 18865'9"167Milwaukee, WI US
Clarence MarshallLRApril 23, 1887188Saginaw, MI US
Johnny MeadorRRDecember 4, 18925'10"165Madison, NC US
Ray O'BrienLLOctober 31, 18945'9"175St. Louis, MO US
Jack ScottLRApril 18, 18926'2"199Ridgeway, NC US
Tom Sheehan
Gabby StreetRRSeptember 30, 18825'11"180Huntsville, AL US
Wiley TaylorRRMarch 18, 18886'1"175Wamego, KS US
E. A. Verrett
Frank Wells

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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