Michael Jordan vs Nashville Xpress

Jordan Hitting At a .333 Clip Published: April 25, 1994
Michael Jordan extended his hitting streak to 11 games today, going 1 for 3 in the Birmingham Barons' 5-3 loss to the Nashville Xpress in the Southern League. Jordan had an infield single in the fourth inning. The former basketball star is batting .333, with 15 hits in 45 at-bats, for the White Sox's Class AA team. As a right fielder, Jordan is errorless in 17 chances.
On Saturday, Jordan went 2 for 5 with 2 runs batted in in the Barons' 9-4 victory over the Xpress.

1940 NASHVILLE VOLS (101-47)

In the 60-year history of the Southern Association, only a bare handful of clubs crossed the 100-win barrier. One of these select few played in 1940. This team, located in the league’s northernmost city, had the benefit of being piloted by the greatest manager in the annals of Southern Association history.

1980 NASHVILLE SOUNDS (97 - 46)

The Nashville Sounds of 1980, one of only two modern Southern League entrants on the top 100 list, was led by a pair of future major league managers. During the campaign, one did his job from the bench while the other contributed from the plate. Ten years later, one succeeded the other as manager for the same big league club

Greer Stadium

Beautifully engraved certificate from the Vols, Inc. issued in 1959. This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company's name. This item has the signatures of the Company's President, Herschel Lynn Greer and Secretary, Eddy Arnold and is over 46 years old.In 1901, while baseball was still in its infancy, minor league baseball came Nashville in the form of the Nashville Vols. The Vols were inaugural members of the Southern Association.Herschel Lynn Greer, Sr. (1906-1976). Born in Dickson County, Tennessee, Greer made his mark in the financial business when he co-organized Guaranty Mortgage Company in 1940 and served as President and Chairman of the Board until 1969. Mr. Greer was an avid baseball fan and one of the organizers of Vols, Inc., a corporation organized to keep baseball in Nashville. He headed the drive to sell stock in Vols, Inc. (in which there were 4876 stockholders). He served as the first president of the Nashville Vols, which was successful in retaining a baseball club in Nashville for several years. In 1978, the city of Nashville and Sounds president Larry Schmittou posthumously honored Mr. Greer by naming the home of the Nashville Sounds "Herschel Greer Stadium."