William Henry "Strawberry Bill" Bernhard (March 16, 1871 – March 30, 1949) was an American professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) from 1899 to 1907 for the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...

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, and Cleveland Bronchos / Naps. After his playing career ended, he became a manager in the Southern Association. He most notably managed the 1908 Southern champion

Nashville Vols The Nashville Vols were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1901 to 1963. Known as the Nashville Baseball Club during their first seven seasons, they became the Nashville Volunteers (regularly shortened to Vols) ...

Nashville

Ferdinand E. Kuhn Ferdinand Emery Kuhn (September 3, 1861 – March 17, 1930) was a shoe merchant known as the "Father of the Knights of Columbus in the South." He was also president of the 1908 Southern Association champion Nashville Vols baseball team. Early ...

hired him to the position as manager of the Nashville club.

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