Nashville Volunteers

Nashville Vols 1901–1963 (1901–1961, 1963) Nashville, Tennessee
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Previous	Double-A (1946–1961, 1963) Class A1 (1936–1945) Class A (1902–1935) Class B (1901)
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues	South Atlantic League (1963) Southern Association (1901–1961)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Los Angeles Angels (1963) Minnesota Twins (1961) Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds (1955–1960) New York Giants (1952–1954) Chicago Cubs (1943–1951) Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1940) Cincinnati Reds (1936–1937) New York Giants (1934–1935) Chicago White Sox (1920) Cleveland Indians (1908)
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (4)	1940 1941 1942 1949
League titles (9)	1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1949 1950 1953
Pennants (8)	1901 1902 1908 1916 1940 1943 1948 1949
Team data
Nickname	Nashville Volunteers (1908–1961, 1963) Nashville Baseball Club (1901–1907)
Ballpark	Sulphur Dell (1901–1961, 1963)

The Nashville Vols were a minor league baseball team that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1901 to 1963. Known only as the Nashville Baseball Club during their first seven seasons, they were officially named the Nashville Volunteers (often shortened to Vols) in 1908 for the state's nickname, The Volunteer State. The Vols played their home games at Sulphur Dell, originally known as Athletic Park.

The Volunteers played as charter members of the Southern Association through 1961 and in the South Atlantic League in 1963. They were classified as Class B (1961), Class A (1902–1935), Class A1 (1936–1945), and Double-A (1946–1961 and 1963). During their 62-year existence, the Vols won eight Southern Association pennants and nine playoff championships, won four Dixie Series championships, and were affiliated with eight different major league teams. The 1940 Vols were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.

Nashville has hosted Minor League Baseball teams since the late 19th century. The city's professional baseball history dates back to 1885 with the formation of the Nashville Americans (1885–86) of the original Southern League who played their home games at Athletic Park, later to be called Sulphur Dell. This ballpark was the home of all of Nashville's early minor league teams. In 1887, Nashville's Southern League team was called the Nashville Blues. The Nashville Tigers competed for the city in the same league from 1893 to 1894. In 1895, the Nashville Seraphs won the city's first professional championship in the Southern League. The Nashville Centennials played in the Central League in 1897, but relocated to Henderson, Indiana, during the season before the league's collapse.