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Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast

Baseball history in Nashville and interviews with local baseball figures as told by Skip Nipper - researcher, author, writer, and historian...

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11:27

LBJ Throws Out the First Pitch in 1961

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/07/22

The first ceremonial opening day “first pitch” took place in National Park, later to be named Griffith Stadium, on April 14, 1910, by William Howard Taft, preceding the game between the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Nationals.It began a tradition by presidents, dignitaries, entertainers, and other special guests before games in the major leagues. Many teams have started games throughout the season with the custom, including Nashville’s minor league teams.On April 8, 1961, Vice Preside...

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9:13

Recollection by a Player of an 1868 Base Ball Game

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/07/15

Scrolling through online sources for baseball games (whether one word, “baseball,” or two “base ball,” every once in a while I come across something with added interest.I am going to take you back to October of 1868, Saturday, the 3rd, and then fast-forward to an article in the Sunday, July 10, 1927 edition of the Nashville Banner, entitled “C. S. Caldwell Relates Baseball Happenings of 59 years Ago.”You see, Caldwell played in the game in 1868, and you will learn about his recollection of th...

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19:45

Revisiting the Career of Whiz Kid Dick Sisler

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/07/08

Before Dick Sisler was Nashville Vols manager, his claim to fame was secured several years before as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.In a previous episode I told about his career and events during his Nashville tenure. But his feat on October 1, 1950, his home run that sealed the National League pennant, broke the spell of expectations for the son of a Hall of Famer, and I felt more needed to be said.Sisler’s story continues beyond his minor and major leagues managing career until he re...

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14:12

Where Was Tom Wilson Park?

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/07/01

Tom Wilson built a ballpark for his Nashville Elite Giants and opened it in time for the 1929 Negro Southern League season. It became an venue for not only baseball, but family gatherings, festivals, and all sorts of events for all people, Black or White.In this episode, I give background about Tom Wilson's life, including when he demolished his ballpark and built the Paradise Ballroom to his passing in 1947.Listen as I give you the precise location of Tom Wilson Park!Want to stay in touch? F...

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16:54

Hometown Great Bobby Tillman

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/06/24

I want to tell you about a great baseball player who came out of the ranks of the Nashville Interscholastic League and made his way to the major leagues for nine seasons and had about as much talent as anyone who came out of Nashville.That player was Bobby Tillman, a 6’4” right-hander, signed out of Middle Tennessee State College by Red Sox scout, George Digby in 1958. Tillman passed away on June 23, 2000, of a heart attack at the age of 63; but his legacy in sports, especially baseball, live...

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10:44

New Life, or Near Death? The 1955 Nashville Vols

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/06/17

Even though the Nashville franchise would exist until the demise of the Southern Association after the 1961 season, the handwriting was on the wall. The excitement of a new era of Nashville baseball possibly being ushered in for 1955 seemed fleeting, even with a new Vols/Reds affiliation.Were the opening-day rainouts the precursor to the last years of a storied franchise?Want to stay in touch? Find me here:Twitter: Skip's CornerInstagram: @skipscornerFacebook: Skip NipperEmail me: 262downrigh...

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13:34

Stearnes and Kimbro: Major Leaguers at Last

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/06/10

Negro Leaguers statistics for past years have been elevated equal to that of Major League players. Not all years, but in particular, seven leagues for various seasons. No easy task for researchers and historians who have been working on this project, it now brings to light the on-the-field efforts of many Black baseball players, as the stats now change leaderboards in many categories.Two native Nashville players, Norman "Turkey" Stearnes and Henry Kimbro, recognized for the talents but not wi...

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9:27

Nashville’s Knuckleballers

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/06/03

This week I wondered about the number of knuckleball pitchers with a Nashville connection.I have seen videos of thrown knuckleballs with little or no rotation, haven’t you? Besides kids in your neighborhood, or having a catch in Little League practice, how many of them were thrown by someone with a connection to Music City?In this episode, I tell about ballplayers who called knuckleballs their “go to” pitch, and about the one from around here.Listen in!Want to stay in touch? Find me here:Twit...

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12:16

19th Century Nashville Maroons

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/05/27

Once the Civil War was over, local teams began to flourish in Nashville. These base ball clubs formed the foundation of future teams in the late 19th Century, including the non-professional Nashville Maroons.One of the claims for the earliest teams included a long-time battery, Robert "Lefty" Corbitt and Ed Mrzena, in 1891. I have the photograph that shows both men, along with teammates.Fast-forward to today, a team in the Tennessee Vintage Baseball Association has taken on the name "Nashvill...

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11:12

1914 Chinese Baseball Team at Vandy

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/05/20

Today’s subject is the Chinese University of Hawai‘i and its baseball team – in 1914. I am sure you are wondering what this team has to do with Nashville, and I know you know I always talk about Nashville’s baseball connections.There is one.Vandy’s 1914 baseball schedule listed May 18 and 19 against the “Chinese Team of Hawaii.” Wait a minute. Did I read, that right, “Chinese Team of Hawaii?This seemed to be an oddity, certainly, and no team I had ever heard of before. I had to do a bit of re...

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12:29

Nashville's Outfield Artist: Julius "Doc" Wiseman

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/05/13

In a rare occurrence, the pennant-deciding game between Nashville and New Orleans on the last day of the 1908 season was halted in the middle of the seventh inning for a ceremony to honor Nashville’s most popular player: Doc Wiseman. He was awarded a gold pocket watch for eight years playing with the local team. It was inscribed with the following:“Presented to Julius A. Wiseman for Efficient Service, Nashville Baseball Club, 1901-1908."Wiseman was more than that, playing three more season to...

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18:25

Revisiting Sulphur Dell

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/05/06

Sulphur Dell was not just a baseball venue. Concerts by Tex Ritter, Jackie Wilson, and James Brown were held at what was Nashville's event center. Dick Clark’s Cavalcade of Stars, Esther Williams’ Water Follies, and the Shrine Circus drew large crowds, and barn-storming baseball exhibitions were held at the memorable ballpark before its demise.In the episode, I tell how the ballpark became Nashville's baseball home, who hit the first home run in the "turned around" Sulphur Dell, how far away ...

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8:57

1966 Nashville Babe Ruth League Memories

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2024/04/29

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9:21

Baseball Slugfests for the Record Book

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/04/22

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8:40

Off-season Jobs for the 1952 Nashville Vols

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/04/15

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9:55

Was Hugh Hill’s .416 in 1902 Legitimate, or Not?

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/04/08

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8:34

Baseball on April 1st

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/04/01

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11:53

Destination Cooperstown: Another Trip of a Lifetime

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/03/25

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25:23

Remembering Our 2016 Spring Training Trip with Dave...

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2024/03/18

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27:13

Betty-Jane Taylor: A Woman for All Seasons

Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast ·

2024/03/11

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