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.
