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Mayor West with proclamation for Nashville Vols at Sulphur Dell, 1957 April 11

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Mayor West with proclamation for Nashville Vols at Sulphur Dell, 1957 April 11

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Title	Mayor West with proclamation for Nashville Vols at Sulphur Dell, 1957 April 11
Personal name	West, Ben, 1911-1974; Turner, Jim, 1903-1998; Clement, Frank G., 1949-
Corporate name	New York Yankees (Baseball team)--History--Sources Nashville Vols (Baseball team)--History--Sources
Topical entry	Baseball players Sports--Tennessee--Nashville Sports teams--Tennessee--Nashville Athletes--American--Tennessee, Middle
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	Nashville Mayor Ben West at the Sulphur Dell ballpark (pictured center at the microphone) officially announcing “Jim Turner Day” circa April 1953. Standing to the mayor’s immediate right and left are Jim Turner, the New York Yankees Pitching Coach and Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement, with two unidentified men alongside them. James Riley Turner (August 6, 1903 – November 29, 1998) was a pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Turner, a native of Antioch, Tennessee, was known as “Milkman Jim” for working in his family's dairy business during the off seasons. Turner made his major league debut in 1937 with the Boston Braves, went on to pitch for the Yankees in relief, and finished his career as a pitching coach for the Yankees and the Reds. Most notably, he was pitching coach for the New York Yankees under Casey Stengel from 1949 to 1959, during which time they won seven titles. Turner also managed the Nashville Vols for one season in 1960. Apart from his baseball career, Turner was a lifelong resident of Nashville, Tennessee. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1953-04
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 3838 Sulphur Dell Jim Turner Day w officials Apr 1953 003
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
Coverage	1950-1959
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3