Tag: Ernie Shore Field

Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League

Winston-Salem Red Sox

March 2, 2020

Winston-Salem, North Carolina served as a long-time Carolina League outpost of the Boston Red Sox from 1961 until 1984. For all but the last of those seasons, the Winston-Salem club played under the Red Sox name. Future Red Sox stars who developed at Winston-Salem’s Ernie Shore Field included future Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, Dwight Evans, Bill Lee, George Scott, Cecil Cooper, Sparky Lyle and more. The franchise changed its name to the Winston-Salem Spirits in 1984 and parted ways with the Red Sox organization to become a Chicago Cubs affiliate in 1985.

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1989 Winston-Salem Spirits Baseball Yearbook from the Carolina League

Winston-Salem Spirits

June 14, 2014

The Winston-Salem Spirits were a Class A minor league baseball team in North Carolina during the 1980’s and early 1990’s. The club won back-to-back Carolina League crowns in 1985 and 1986 as a Chicago Cubs farm team. The Spirits’ were featured in the classic 1988 minor league baseball film Bull Durham in their distinctive purple and green uniforms.

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